If there's one thing I love, it's free stuff.
Right now Cardstore.com is giving away free cards to the first 10,000 people who use the code FREECARD121.
I picked out a cute one for Valentine's Day!
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Weird tip #1
If you're like me and you have a tendancy to spill stuff on yourself no matter what you're doing or how careful you are, this tip will definitely come in handy.
The other day I got some olive oil on my BRAND NEW t-shirt while I was cooking. Everyone knows how hard it is to get greasy, oily stains out of clothes, and I went into panic mode. I scoured the internet for the solution to my oily problem. Most things I'd already tried before on other clothing with little to no help. And then I found it. The weirdest sounding treatment yet. WD-40. No kidding.
I was reluctant at first, so I got an old shirt and dabbed a little oil on it. I waited until it dried, then I grabbed my WD-40 and went at it. You just spray it on the grease stain (make sure you have something between the stain and the other side of clothing so as not to make matters worse) and let it soak in for a few seconds.
Next, pour some DISH soap (the kind that fights grease) on the blobs and let that soak in. If you must spread it around, do it gently. BUT make sure not to rub it in. Let that soak for a few minutes, then wash as normal.
This will absolutely save me from having to buy expensive and ineffective stain removers! YAY!
The other day I got some olive oil on my BRAND NEW t-shirt while I was cooking. Everyone knows how hard it is to get greasy, oily stains out of clothes, and I went into panic mode. I scoured the internet for the solution to my oily problem. Most things I'd already tried before on other clothing with little to no help. And then I found it. The weirdest sounding treatment yet. WD-40. No kidding.
I was reluctant at first, so I got an old shirt and dabbed a little oil on it. I waited until it dried, then I grabbed my WD-40 and went at it. You just spray it on the grease stain (make sure you have something between the stain and the other side of clothing so as not to make matters worse) and let it soak in for a few seconds.
Next, pour some DISH soap (the kind that fights grease) on the blobs and let that soak in. If you must spread it around, do it gently. BUT make sure not to rub it in. Let that soak for a few minutes, then wash as normal.
This will absolutely save me from having to buy expensive and ineffective stain removers! YAY!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
$15 free credit = get something cool for free!
I know I missed the holidays with this one, but you never know when a free $15 credit will come in handy. I recently discovered through a friend the joy of OneKingsLane.com. It's a site that sells fairly unique items at a discount. Supplies are limited, and sales open pretty early in the morning. So you have to act fast! I recently got a very cool (and larger than expected) handle holder...for FREE. I paid somewhere in the neighborhood of $7 for shipping, but I saved $15 on the pretty blue terra cotta holder by using the free credit I got for signing up.
It is going to stay in my gift stash. Not a bad money-saving gift idea, if you ask me.
It is going to stay in my gift stash. Not a bad money-saving gift idea, if you ask me.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Midnight Chocolate Cake
The other night I was up watching TV with the roommate when suddenly it hit me. That niggling craving for chocolate. It just wouldn't go away. But, being as I'm very broke, I couldn't just hop over to ye olde 7-11. So, after searching my pantry for supplies, I decided to bake a chocolate cake.
Thankfully I had enough supplies left over from my holiday baking to do so! I discovered a recipe for chocolate cake on the back of my Hershey's cocoa box. Sounded good, but I was missing a few things. So, I improvised!
Here is my altered version:
2 cups white sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup HERSHEY®'S Cocoa Powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup melted butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
Grease (and flour, if desired) 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350 F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely. Frost.
I used the Cake Doctor Fluffy Chocolate frosting recipe for this cake, also. They go very well together!
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
6 tablespoons boiling water, plus additional if needed
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
3 cups sifted confectioner's sugar, more if needed
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Place the cocoa powder in a large mixing bowl and pour the boiling water over it. Stir with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until the cocoa comes together into a soft mass. Add the butter and blend with an electric mixer on low speed until the mixture is soft and well combined, 30 seconds. Stop the machine. Place the confectioner's sugar and vanilla in the bowl, and beat with the mixer on low speed until the sugar is incorporated, 1 minute. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat until the frosting lightens and is fluffy, 2 minutes more. Add more boiling water, a teaspoon at a time, or more confectioner's sugar, a tablespoon at a time if the frosting is too thick or too thin to your liking.
So, this will be my new go-to recipe when I want chocolate. Even at midnight :)
Thankfully I had enough supplies left over from my holiday baking to do so! I discovered a recipe for chocolate cake on the back of my Hershey's cocoa box. Sounded good, but I was missing a few things. So, I improvised!
Here is my altered version:
2 cups white sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup HERSHEY®'S Cocoa Powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup melted butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
Grease (and flour, if desired) 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350 F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely. Frost.
I used the Cake Doctor Fluffy Chocolate frosting recipe for this cake, also. They go very well together!
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
6 tablespoons boiling water, plus additional if needed
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
3 cups sifted confectioner's sugar, more if needed
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Place the cocoa powder in a large mixing bowl and pour the boiling water over it. Stir with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until the cocoa comes together into a soft mass. Add the butter and blend with an electric mixer on low speed until the mixture is soft and well combined, 30 seconds. Stop the machine. Place the confectioner's sugar and vanilla in the bowl, and beat with the mixer on low speed until the sugar is incorporated, 1 minute. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat until the frosting lightens and is fluffy, 2 minutes more. Add more boiling water, a teaspoon at a time, or more confectioner's sugar, a tablespoon at a time if the frosting is too thick or too thin to your liking.
So, this will be my new go-to recipe when I want chocolate. Even at midnight :)
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