Egg Noodle Science

I ran into an old recipe and decided to make it. Like most grandmas this one didn't have clear cut instructions for how to measure the ingredients but I found it quite helpful. Instead it had ratios for how much to add. I think this is a great idea. Cooking and saving isn't always easy. Sometimes I want to make a big batch of something to store later and sometimes I want to make something small for one meal. I hope this egg noodle science helps you.

1 large egg = 1/2 cup flour = 1/8 cup milk or water

This is not an exact science but this almost always comes close. You want the dough to be buoyant but not overly sticky. If the dough is sticky add a little bit more flour and if the dough is to dry add a little bit more milk or water. You want to be able to press your finger to it and come out fairly clean.

Egg Noodles

Eggs

Flour

Milk or water

Pinch of salt

Mix all ingredients. Let rest in a boil for 10 minutes. On a floured surface take a workable portion of the dough and place it in the center. Dust the top of the dough and rolling pin with flour. Also for good measures you should dust your hands in flour. Roll out your dough to approximately 1/8 of an inch. Fold the dough in fourths and lay the dough to dry on newspaper unfolded. Wait an hour. With a pizza cutter, cut egg noodles. Flip noodles 30 minutes to an hour until dry. Store them in the freezer or refrigerator.

The Best Gourmet like Hot Chocolate

 

The Best Gourmet like Hot Chocolate

Swiss Miss

Coffee Matt Vanilla Creamer

Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup

Reddie Whip Extra Whip Cream

 

 

My husband and I love hot chocolate. I have to brag my husband makes a mean hot chocolate. On those cold nights when we finally get a chance to kick off our shoes and relax we like to make ourselves hot chocolate. So for all those              chocolate lovers out there this one goes out to you.

I usually make my chia latte tea, which is to die for.

Colored Water Lesson

 

Things you needs

 

4 shot glasses, candle holders or regular glasses

Food Coloring: Red, Blue and Yellow

Water

Spoon

 

 

 

1.       Put water in three of the glasses, and then put 1-2 drops of food coloring in each glass.

 

 

 2. Stir the colors. Use the remaining glass to mix colors.

 

Blue + Red = Purple

 

Red + Yellow = Orange

 

Blue + Yellow = Green

Canning Spaghetti Sauce

Recipe from Bell Canning Cook Book

2 c. Chopped onions
2 c. Chopped green peppers
1 c. Chopped celery
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tb. Oil
2 lbs. ground beef
3 (6-ounce) cans tomato paste
3 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (29-ounce) can whole tomatoes, chopped
2 bay leaves
2 tb. Oregano
1 tsp. Basil
1 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Sauté onions, green peppers, celery, garlic and onion in oil until onions are tender. Add ground beef; cook until browned. Drain off fat. Add remaining ingredients; simmer 1 hour. Remove bay leaves. Cool. Ladle sauce into plastic freezer bags, jars or containers. Leave 1/2 inch headspace. Seal, label and freeze.

My Canning Recipe

7-11 lbs Tomatoes
1 six pound jar or 3 one and one half jars of tomato sauce
1 Clove garlic
Choice: Zucchini, mushrooms, celery or peppers
1 Onion
1 tbs. Oregano
1 tbs. Basil
1 tbs. Parsley
3-4 tbs. Olive oil

Cook whole tomatoes in a shallow water either in the oven or on the stove for 20-30 minutes. Let cool and peel the tomato skins off the tomatoes. Put the tomatoes in a bowl for 2-3 hours or overnight.  Sauté onions, garlic, basil, oregano, and parsley in oil. Cook whole tomatoes either in the oven In a non- allumenum pan add olive oil to the bottom of the pan. Add the tomato sauce and cut tomatoes. This prevents burning on the bottom. Cook for 30-40 minutes. 4 quarts or 6 pints.

Own Fone: Should Be For The US

 

They should really make an own fone for America. This British phone is a light weight, credit card size phone that is great for children. I don’t know about you but I would never buy my child an expensive phone where they can call people their not supposed to, text or break the phone. Plus there are a lot of features on phones now days that are unnecessary for small children. With more and more parents buying cell phones for children either for safety or for emergency only it would be nice to know that their phones are being used for just that. The own fone is simple. It is made with the ability to call up to 12 people that you have already programed the phone to call. There is also really no incentive for anyone to steal the phone and use it because you can only call the people you have on your phone. So my question is why do we not have a phone like this hear?

 

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Children's Bench

 

 I found this bench on the side of the road. I am one who hates to see things that can be fixed up go to waste. So this is what I did. I went to a garage sale and got a wall self for $3. This wood was used for the seat of the bench. I had a friend cut the wood into the size I wanted. I scraped all the peeling paint off, sanded it, and washed it. I went to the store and found a small can of paint in the clearance section. You can find paint a lot cheaper if you don’t mind pre-mixed paint.

I used the arms of the shelf to nail in the back end of the seat so it would be sturdier. When I put it together the seat was a little off but it still worked just fine.

I finally used a piece of lace and some gold spray paint and made this neat design. I really like how this bench turned out. I think I will use it for putting on children’s shoes. I will call it a shoe bench.