Crispy Baked Buffalo Wings

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 20 chicken wings
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup hot pepper sauce

1.  Using paper towels, squeeze chicken and get all water out, and dry wings. 
2. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, and place cooling rack over it. Lightly spray rack with cooking spray.  
3. Place the flour, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and salt into a resealable plastic bag, and shake to mix. Add the chicken wings, seal, and toss until well coated with the flour mixture. Place the wings onto the rack, and place into the refrigerator. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
4. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Bake wings for 25 minutes, turn and bake for another 25 minutes.  Remove from oven.
5. Whisk together the melted butter and hot sauce in a small bowl. (Or use your own hot sauce.) In a bowl, coat the wings with the hot sauce, and place back on the rack and broil for 4-5 minutes, turn wings over and broil for another 4-5 minutes. Done!

Replace Your Keypad, Not Your Car Key Fob And Save $$$

if you have a car or truck remote with some loss of functionality, you're going to find this helpful. My brother did some testing and he discovered that switching key pads between remotes is a great way to repair your remote, and save money. All functions including "remote engine start" can be initiated depending upon which key pad is installed in the remote keyless entry key fob.

This proves that replacing the key pad $9.95 (Free shipping) will solve the problem! It's a lot less expensive than replacing a perfectly fine remote, which needs to be programmed by the car dealer at a total cost of $90.00-$150.00 or more! Hope this helps others. 

You can buy a keypad at carandtruckremotes.com

Reuse Christmas Cards

Don't know what to do with all of those Christmas cards you received this year?  Don't throw them out!  You can reuse them.  No, I don't mean for you to send them to someone else next year. Here's what you can do.

Tear the card down the middle on the fold and discard the right side with the salutations and signatures.  Only keep the left side (The front of the card).  There are so many beautiful pictures on the front of  the cards that it's a shame to throw them out.  Here are some ideas I've come up with as a means of reusing the cards.

They make great gift tags! Turn the picture over and write your own personal greeting on the back of the card.  Punch a hole in the top of the card, take some skinny ribbon or string and thread it through the hole, cut it to desired length and tie it off. Then tape the top of the string to your package, leaving the tag slightly dangling. These also look so pretty dangling from the handle of a gift bag! Some cards can be trimmed to fit smaller packages.  (You can also use this idea for birthday cards you receive. Turn those into gift tags and you won't have to buy a card!  Most cards already say Happy Birthday on the front of the card.  All you would have to do is write To: and From: on the back.) 

Some of the art on the cards is so beautiful, you could put it in a pretty silver or gold tone frame...an instant decoration for your counter top, coffee table or tv stand, on your desk at work...or wherever! 

For a Secret Santa party, number one set of cards and tape them to the gifts. Then number a second set of cards, shuffle, and holding them face down have everyone draw one. You must match the number you drew to the package with the same number.

Use the cards as invitations to your Christmas party.  You can run them through your printer or hand print the date, time and place of your party on the back of the card.  The tiny cards you receive work best for this idea. Don't forget you can trim them to fit standard small envelopes. 

Next year let your young children write their own Christmas messages on the back of the cards and pass them out when guests arrive. It makes for a cute keepsake. 

I hope you like and try my ideas. Does anyone else have any ideas to reuse their Christmas or greeting cards?  Please share.

Natural Drain Cleaner

Got a slow kitchen or bathroom sink drain?  Try this natural drain cleaner.  I tried it and it really works!  Remember, this is only for a drain in which you notice to be slower than normal.  Like when you're brushing your teeth and then run the water and the sink starts to fill up even though the drain is open.  That's when I notice our bathroom drain is slowing down. Now I'm able to prevent this from happening without the use of toxic chemicals.

I used 4 tablespoons of baking soda, 3/4 cup vinegar, and a gallon of boiling water.  I followed the directions from the link below. I didn't use their recommended measurements because I didn't think the drain was slow enough to use that much ingredients. But you might want to use more if your pipes are running really slow!

Make sure to pour the vinegar "very slowly" to get a chemical reaction. I poured a little, about a tablespoon, then waited a minute. Then poured a little more, waited. I did this until all of the vinegar was gone. The drain bubbled, fizzed, and foamed.  A few minutes after I poured the boiling water...the drain was running clear again!

Read all instructions before using this method. If you do this once a month you will never have a slow drain again!

http://www.household-management-101.com/natural-drain-cleaner.html

I hope you have good luck clearing your sink drain!

Use K-Cups Twice

Here's a tip: Have you ever tried using the same K-Cup twice in your Keurig Coffeemaker? I have a 16 oz. coffee mug. First I brew on the large cup setting, then using the same K-cup I allow the water to reheat and then push the small cup button and brew it again.

The coffee is still strong and very good! It actually tastes better than just brewing it once. This is a great idea if you have a 2 cup thermos to take on the road with you. I used the Dark Magic Decaf. Gonna try the Donut Shop Decaf tomorrow.

After all of our K-Cups are gone I'll be utilizing my re-usable K-Cups because I like to make my own coffee blends.

Please Help Feed The Hungry

I like to donate edible canned goods or boxed goods a few times a year to our local food pantry in order to help my neighbors through tough times.  It doesn't take much effort and at this time of year (The Holiday Season) canned goods and boxed goods go on sale quite frequently.

Please don't forget about those less fortunate than you. These are tough times for everyone. Your donation of even one canned good priced a dollar or under will help feed someone's family. God Bless You!

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