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Cake Batter And Oreo Rice Krispy Treats Recipes

If your kids love rice krispy treats, try these yummy recipes for a delicious variation!

Cake Batter Rice Krispy Treats

6 cups Rice Krispies
4 1/2 cups (1 10 oz. bag) marshmallows
1/4 cup margarine
1/3 cup yellow cake mix
sprinkles

Melt the marshmallows and margarine. Mix in the cake mix one spoonful at a time. Add Rice Krispies and half of the sprinkles. Press into a greased pan and add the rest of sprinkles.

Here’s another rice krispy treat recipe for the chocolate lover in your family!

Oreo Rice Krispy Treats

1 pkg. ( about 6 cups) Oreos, coarsely crushed
5 cups of marshmallows
4 Tbsp. margarine

Melt marshmallows and margarine. Add Oreos and press into a greased 9×13 pan.

Photo By: Karl Baron

Wrapping Paper Holders

How to keep wrapping paper from unrolling. . . . → Read More: Wrapping Paper Holders

I have been buying sweet orange cinnamon tea for a long time. I love the smell of it. One day a few years back I was dumping the tea leaves out and they still smelled so good I really hated trashing them. Then it dawned on me– Why not put them in a pot of water and simmer them for potpourri?

Each time, when I am finished with my tea leaves, I dump them . . . → Read More: Free Homemade Potpourri

How to Save Money On Meat

Anne, one of our readers, asked me the question, “How do you save when your husband is a meat and potatoes man and meat prices are going up so high?”

Anne, I know it is frustrating that prices are rising a bit. I told Tawra the other day I never thought I would see the day when I would crave hamburger. It is so expensive now that I hate to buy it.

Here . . . → Read More: How to Save Money On Meat

Storing and Cooking Potatoes

I was washing some potatoes this morning so I could dehydrate them and, boy, were they dirty. A couple of them had clods of dirt covering one side of the potato. When I washed it off, the part that had been covered in the dirt was a different color than the rest of the potato. Most of the potato was getting a greenish tint but the part under the dirt still looked fresh and . . . → Read More: Storing and Cooking Potatoes

Cleaning Like the Pros

Have you ever had one of those Duhhhh!!! moments when you ask yourself, “Why didn’t I think of that sooner?” I have several articles all over the website about cleaning and organizing but I thought I would take a moment to give you a few more tips that will make your cleaning and organizing easier, faster and more pleasant for you.

Do a big messy job first thing in the day.

If you . . . → Read More: Cleaning Like the Pros

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Texas Roadhouse Honey Butter

Texas Road House Honey Butter
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, very softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup honey
2 tsp. cinnamon

Add everything in the order listed, whipping well. Oh Yum!

We know to use this on rolls and bread but it also tastes great on:

oatmeal
pancakes
French toast
hot rice cereal
pumpkin bread
zucchini bread

Photo By: Luke Gilliam

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