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Post by Valerie on Jul 24, 2012 9:02:59 GMT -5
Michelle, You can dip the casserole dish in a bit of warm water, just enough to get the food to release and dump out. Then you can wrap the food (without the dish) real good and put it in the freezer. When you're ready to bake it, drop it back in the dish. I do it all the time with mac & cheese, and never do remember to start with a cold oven. So far so good. Also, it keeps from having your dish tied up in the freezer where you can't use it.
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Post by meemo on Jul 24, 2012 9:10:18 GMT -5
You can line the casserole dish with foil and spray it with cooking spray. After you freeze it solid take out the food and wrap it in more foil. When you want to cook it take the foil off and put it in the same dish to bake. I would still start it in a cold oven but theres lots less chance of the dish breaking.
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Post by meemo on Jul 24, 2012 9:11:35 GMT -5
OK, Valerie, I reckon our great mind was making our fingers type at the same time too. Funny...
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Post by michelle on Jul 24, 2012 9:52:54 GMT -5
Thanks ladies. If we like how this turned out, I'll try freezing it out of the dish.
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Post by Valerie on Jul 25, 2012 19:27:19 GMT -5
Peggy, two great minds can't be wrong! Becky and I tried making moisturizer cream for the eczema on her legs today. It didn't come out quite as thick as we would have liked, but we put it in the fridge and it was VERY nice. Smelled good, too. Didn't taste bad either! Recipe called for 1/3 cup of aloe gel, and I didn't have any, so we just bumped up the water by 1/3 cup. I think that made it thinner than it would have been. Still works good, though.
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Post by Granny Smith on Jul 25, 2012 19:49:44 GMT -5
I'm still testing the shower spray, but I don't think I like it. I guess it works well enough, but who wants to spray the whole shower everyday? Not me! I'm going to find a better way. Stay tuned.
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Post by Valerie on Jul 26, 2012 10:03:59 GMT -5
LOL, that's what I thought, too, Gayle when they first came out with those shower sprays. Plus we had hard water, and I was spraying it on fiberglass. It didn't really do a darn thing. It might have worked better on tile with soft water, though.
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Post by Granny Smith on Jul 26, 2012 11:09:50 GMT -5
I have fiberglass walls, too. I started by cleaning the walls with spray foam cleaner and a magic eraser. They were shiny and still are, but it seems silly to have to do this everyday and the spray makes the tub a little slippery. I'm considering trying two things. First I want to try wiping the whole enclosure with shaving cream and buffing it back. If that doesn't work, I'm going to try car wax. In case anyone doesn't mind spraying the shower everyday, I posted the recipe because it really does do what it's supposed to~ grandmaw.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cleaning&thread=7989
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Post by Valerie on Jul 26, 2012 11:39:26 GMT -5
I did the car wax on a brand new tub surround one time. It worked pretty good for a while, but I didn't really have time and inclination to wax the shower every couple weeks. I tell ya what works excellent on fiberglass is white vinegar warmed up in the microwave and sprayed on. A little bit hard on the eyes and throat, but hard water and soap scum cannot stand up to that!
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Post by Granny Smith on Jul 26, 2012 12:22:41 GMT -5
You know what really gets me about this? I rarely even take a shower. I prefer baths. So, this ain't my mess.
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Post by Valerie on Jul 27, 2012 8:55:16 GMT -5
Tried something new just now and it works great! I saw a thing on Organic Authority where you can make your own pan spray by mixing 4 parts oil (they said olive; I mixed with grapeseed) with 1 part water (as a propellant) in a spray bottle.
No more spraying soy lecithin all over stuff, which also means you could use it on stuff that regular pan spray would mess up.
Nifty, huh?
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Post by Granny Smith on Jul 28, 2012 20:24:18 GMT -5
How would you get the oil and water to mix? Also, wouldn't water be a problem with a lot of things (like cake), actually making them stick?
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Post by Valerie on Jul 28, 2012 20:47:05 GMT -5
I've used it several times this weekend. I just give it a good shake before I spray. The amount of water is so tiny I don't think it'll be a problem. It's just to help the oil get through the sprayer. I'll let you know if my cake sticks tomorrow.
I'm trying something else new now. I have tomato seeds (yellow pear) fermenting on the kitchen counter. The only two tomatoes on the one plant that survived the flood (but has now died).
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Post by Granny Smith on Jul 28, 2012 20:50:19 GMT -5
Keep me updated on the oil spray, Valerie. I had one, but never had much luck keeping it spraying. This might be the ticket.
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Post by Sheila on Jul 28, 2012 22:06:18 GMT -5
Am trying for the first time drying chicken,I've done beef so will see what happens.
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