Lucky Charm Treats

These were not my favorite all though I ate plenty of them but the kids loved them.  Having one of the favorite cereals mixed in with marshmallows and butter was the perfect mixture for the kids to be in heaven.  They were good and they were super easy to make, as easy as rice krispie treats.

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Original pin can be found: http://momspark.net/st-patricks-day-recipe-lucky-charms-treats/

Crock Pot Manicotti

When I saw this pin I have to admit I was really skeptical, seriously even manicotti can go into the crock pot and turn out good.  I thought for sure my noodles would be mushy but they were not at all, they turned out like perfect noodles.  I had read the hardest part was filling the noodles but I did just as the blogger said and it worked perfect.  Although I did need to double the batch to make enough to feed my family of six.  These did turn out really good and the whole family loved them.  I am a huge fan of crock pot meals, the easier the better!!!

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Original pin can be found here: http://momonamission.me/?p=5612

Glitter between Nail polish

This pin only works if you have a really, really thick glitter.  I had just a normal glitter and it did not work at all so I am assuming that if you had a thicker glitter it would turn out more like the picture.  I always love when I already have the products that a pin calls for so it is always a bummer when only a specific product will work for the pin which is what happened in this case.  For those reasons I am giving it a pins down.

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Cornbread

If this isn't the best cornbread you will ever eat, I am not sure what is.  This simple and easy trick to making your cornbread so yummy is the best.  You just add in a cake mix with the cornbread and then you have the best tasting cornbread ever.  I made this for an event and it was gone in 2 minutes, flat!! So yummy, easy, cheap and fast, all of the best elements for making something.

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Original pin can be found here: http://thesistersdish.blogspot.com/2009/04/boston-market-cornbread.html

Zebra Cake

This really works, I could not believe it but it really did and it was super easy!!!!  You just follow the directions as shown in the pictures just by layering white and brown and the cake turns out with a zebra pattern.  It was super easy to do, cheap, and fast!!! This is a fun twist on making the inside of the cake something different than the usual.

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Original pin can be found here: http://www.recipebyphoto.com/zebra-striped-cake/

Avocado Trick

I have always just squeezed my avocados to see if they were ripe or not, soft meant they were and hard meant they were not but this trick works so, so much better.  Often times when you squeeze them the soft ones are often too ripe and the hard ones are perfect but it is really hard to tell.  I have been using this trick for weeks now and it has not failed me, it works every time.  It is definitely something I will use all of the time when trying to choose out my avocados.

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Original pin can be found here: http://www.recipebyphoto.com/how-to-pick-out-perfect-avocados/

Peachy Keen Bars

I have to tell you, I have tried a lot of different peach cobbler recipes(this is very much like a cobbler), even Paula Dean and they all have not turned out and I have been so disappointed.  Let me tell you that I was not one bit disappointed with this cobbler.  Oh MY GOSH it was so, so, so, so, so, so(is that enough so's) GOOD!!! and it was dang easy to put together.  It only has a few ingredients, comes together really fast and is really, really good.  We all loved this and will definitely make this over and over again.

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Original pin can be found here: http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/cake/peachy-keen-bars.html#.T2CUyHsx2zh.pinterest

Using Vaseline with Mascara

I have to say I absolutely hated this pin.  It states that if you use vaseline it will lengthen your lashes and that the mascara will not cake or clump. The reason I did not like this was that I had to have a whole other wand to use for the vaseline, it was super hard to get the vaseline on the wand and it was a mess plus it really did not make my lashes look that much different.  Baby powder works so much better and is so much easier than this pin.

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Ham and Cheese Pretzel Bites

We made these for snacks at the super bowl and while they are a little difficult to put together they are YUMMY! We loved them and could not stop eating these little bites. They are a little difficult to put together but other than that they are good, cheap and pretty fast.

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Original pin can be found here: http://www.recipebyphoto.com/megans-ham-cheese-pretzel-bites/

Getting your towels fluffy

I always wonder how the same recipe or something ends up on Pinterest but with a totally different use.  This pin for getting your towels fluffy again is the same exact pin for getting rid of the mildew smell out of your towels and I am here to tell you that it does not work.  You are not going to get the results you are looking for with this pin.   Plus I am so weary of using baking soda in much else other than cooking ever since I used it to unclog my drains and it clogged them and to clean my shower head and it made it worse or to clean my stove and it left huge white streaks for months.  Baking soda is my nemesis and it does not work on things that have to do with cleaning.  There is a reason our parents quit using it and waited for something more advanced to come out for cleaning around the house, it's because it is the worst at cleaning around the house.  So if you happened to miss my point here, this does not work and you will not get the results you are searching for.

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EGG SEPARATION TRICK

IT CAN BE SUCH A PAIN WHEN YOU NEED JUST THE WHITE OR THE YOLK FOR COOKING.  THERE ARE MANY WAYS THAT YOU CAN SEPARATE THEM BUT MOST OF THEM ARE SOMEWHAT MESSY.  I HAVE TO SAY I WAS SKEPTICAL WHEN I SAW THIS PIN SO I SET OUT TO SEE IF IT REALLY WORKED OR NOT.  THE FIRST TIME I DID IT, IT DID NOT WORK, IT WAS A HUGE MESS BUT THE SECOND TIME I TRIED, IT TOTALLY WORKED!!!! YOU JUST HAVE TO BE SURE THAT YOU SQUEEZE THE BOTTLE ALL THE WAY, LIKE YOU ARE SMASHING THE MIDDLE OF THE BOTTLE,  SO THAT WHEN YOU RELEASE THE AIR TO SUCK UP THE YOLK THAT THE BOTTLE HAS ENOUGH AIR TO RELEASE TO PICK IT UP.  THE FIRST TIME I DID THE TRICK I DID NOT SQUEEZE THE BOTTLE ALL OF THE WAY SO THAT IS WHY IT MADE SUCH A MESS.  I HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE, IT WILL MAKE MORE SENSE WHEN YOU TRY IT.  GREAT TRICK, EASY, CHEAP AND FAST. THE ONLY DOWNFALL IS MAKING SURE YOU HAVE AN EMPTY WATER BOTTLE WHEN YOU NEED TO SEPARATE YOUR EGGS OTHER THAN THAT THIS IS AN AWESOME TRICK AND TOTALLY WORTH USING WHEN YOU NEED TO SEPARATE YOUR EGGS.

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ORIGINAL PIN CAN BE FOUND HERE: http://thehousebythesea.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/the-most-brilliant-way-to-separate-egg-yolk-from-the-white/

Sugar Cookies Comparable to Lofthouse Cookies

For me saying that your cookie is comparable to a Lofthouse cookie is a huge claim and one that would be hard to fulfill since Lofthouse cookies are so dang good.  But when I went to this blog it is actually pinners that make that claim not the lady who made the cookies.  She does say that they are as soft as Lofthouse cookies but does not claim that they are better than Lofthouse cookies.  I have to agree with her, these were very, very soft but I was not a huge fan of the taste.  I think I did not like the taste of the white cake mix but when I gave these to others they loved them and thought they were really good.  So I have mixed feelings on them.  They were good cookies no matter what the claim was but, to me, they do not compare to the taste of Lofthouse cookies.  Oh, and they were super fast and easy to put together.  These are good for when you need a fast, easy and yummy sugar cookie put together.

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Original pin can be found here: http://homeiswheretheholmansare.blogspot.com/2010/09/soft-and-thick-sugar-cookies.html