Mama's Nut House

Sometimes, it's very hard in the "trenches". Due to my son's divorce from a woman who willingly gave up custody of a beautiful 4.5 yr old and 13 mo old, I'm in the situation where I have my grand...

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Dear Linda and others that are struggling with finances (or rather lack thereof) and attitudes from kids. I know you have a lot on your plate, for a while before and just after I got married and ...

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Sometimes, I like the convenience of having a master mix but I don't want all the chemicals and whatnot that are in commercial mixes. Plus, I like the taste of the recipes I normally use and they...

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First off, I don't like a lot of chicken in my rice. I'm not that fond of chicken any more. Though I will say the organic stuff was GOOD and had I realized just how tasty it was, I would have use...

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 This recipe is a starting point for making your own homemade chicken strips or nuggets. Mix and match spices and cracker types to suit your family's tastes and budget. You can use powdered ...

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Darlene's Pressure Cooker split pea soup Made about 1 1/2 qts of soup. 6 Corelle-ware cereal bowls full. This method is different from most pressure cooking methods. We're not just dumping a...

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This past Aug, I moved from a 4 bedroom house to a 1 bedroom duplex. Not only is there fewer rooms, but the 4 rooms (bedroom/bathroom/livingroom/kitchen) I do have are MUCH smaller than their cou...

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Happy New Year to all of you. May this new year bring you happiness and prosperity.

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Primarily, I'm talking about knitting here. But these facts also apply to crocheting as well. Gauge is gauge.  And to do a proper gauge swatch, you're supposed to knit at least a 4"x4" (10cm...

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I have the "there's nothing to eat and I'm hungry" syndrome going on here. I want something quick. I want something hot. I want something creamy and smooth. I want potato soup. I want some BAKED ...

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(Like ME!) When I moved to my one-bedroom duplex from a four-bedroom house this summer, I had to downsize. A LOT! Some of the things that didn't make the mile trip to the new place was a lot of m...

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I received an email a while back asking me about washing upholstered furniture and curtains with soap to remove fire-retardant from them. (Soap as opposed to detergent. Detergent is what all of t...

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OH, my stars! Do you REALLY want me to teach you this trick??? Ok, here goes.  There's 2 ways of making cakes in a cup/mug/bowl. One requires a boxed cake mix and a small  box of instan...

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Darlene's Christmas simmering potpourri6 springs from Christmas tree (Frazer Fir is what I had) 1 orange skin in pieces. I had taken the skins off in about quarters. 1 grapefruit skin. I had take...

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One time about 25 years ago, my sister, her husband, my youngest sister and myself all got in the car in north Florida and drove to my parents house in northern Pennsylvania. It was about an 18 h...

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SOUP??? Spaghetti?? Yeah, that's right. Soup. Spaghetti soup.Why soup? Well....I have a cold. The monster cold of all colds. It's gone down into my chest - like it always does. Triggers the asthm...

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I have a tale to tell.Background: I WAS born in Philadelphia, PA. Only we left when I was 6.5 years old. Went to St. Petersburg, FL. The second year we were here in North Georgia, we had a really...

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Some of you may not know that I am a veteran. I was in the US Air Force for about 2 3/4 years and then in first the Utah Air National guard and then the Van Nuys Air National Guard for about anot...

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It seems we live in a day and age where people have either forgotten about or have not learned how, to be positive. We have been given more than any other people at any other time in history. Yet...

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For those days when you need something quick, I have a tasty recipe that lets you cook once and then making three or four different meals out of it. And you can make it in the crockpot if you wan...

https://mamasnuthouse.blogspot.com/2010/07/cook-once-three-meals-chili-chili-salad.html

Well, life has come full circle. The last of the at-home kids has flown the coop. He had the audacity to make Eagle Scout, turn 18 and move to dad's all in a matter of a few weeks. No more of my ...

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First some things you need to know. There are grains, "greasy" and "non-greasy" legumes; and "greasy" and "non-greasy" seeds that can be converted from their "seed" form to a flour or paste.Grain...

https://mamasnuthouse.blogspot.com/2010/03/grinding-your-own-flour.html

Laundry detergent, bath soap, baby soap, shampoo, baby shampoo, spray window cleaners, spray tub and tile cleaners, "general purpose" cleaners, dish washing liquid, dish washer detergent, the lis...

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Over on "Totally Ready" blog, they're having a giveaway for some neat preparedness items. You may be interested in some Ebooks on preparedness or the new version of "Making the Best of Basics". I...

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A while back, I joined a food storage website. It has really been a help to me become better prepared for emergencies of all types.There are lots of reasons to store food, but instead of typing a...

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