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HERE ARE SOME REALLY GREAT TIPS:

*Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to pick the little
"stringy things" off of it. That's how the primates do it.

*Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.

*Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much
longer and not get moldy!

*Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating.
Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.
who knew...and who figures this stuff out?

*Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. It will help pull the
grease away from the meat while cooking.

*To really make scrambled eggs or omelets rich add a couple of spoonfuls of
sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream in and then beat them up.

*For a cool brownie treat, make brownies as directed. Melt Andes mints in
double broiler and pour over warm brownies.. Let set for a wonderful minty
frosting.

*Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic and
at the end of the recipe if your want a stronger taste of garlic.

* Snickers bars from make a delicious dessert. Simply chop
them up with the food chopper. Peel, core and slice a few apples. Place them
in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the apples. Bake
at 350 for 15 minutes!!! Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream. Yummy!

*Reheat Pizza -Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza (as seen on the cooking channel).


*Reheating Refrigerated Bread - To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins
that were refrigerated, place them in the microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.

*Broken Glass - Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of
glass you can't see easily.

*Flexible Vacuum - To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum.
It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings.

*Reducing Static Cling - Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and
you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks and -- ta da! -- static is gone.

*Measuring Cups - Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup,
fill with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry cup. Next, add
your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right
out.

*Reopening Envelope - If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to
include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer
for an hour or two. Viola! It unseals easily. (your coupon trades will just take a little longer getting in the mail!)

*Conditioner - Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's a lot cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It's also a great way to use up the conditioner you bought (or got free in your stockpile!) but didn't like when you tried it in your hair...

*Goodbye Fruit Flies - To get rid of fruit flies, take a small glass fill it 1/2" with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing liquid, mix well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever! This is one of my personal favorites. I can't stand those pesky little things.

*No More Mosquitoes - Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the
mosquitoes away.

*Squirrel Away! - To keep squirrels/rabbits from eating your plants sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant and the squirrels won't come near it. You have to reapply after it rains.

*Get Rid of Ants - Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat
it, take it "home," can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works & you don't have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!

Some very good tips-i plan on using some of these.