Are you headed somewhere this summer? Whether you’re hopping on a plane or in a car, here is my top travel hack! As someone who travels a lot, usually with kids in tow, trust me when I say this is a game changer! It’s easy, free and best of all, it works!
Go left. We want to go to our dominant side. It’s in our nature! Don’t do it. See a crowd? Go left. It works like a charm at security, clearing customs, and all those escalators!
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What’s your favorite cereal? If you’re like me, you have more than one, which usually leaves me with half eaten boxes. Let’s take those guys and reinvent them! This leftover cereal hack is going to take you back to your childhood Saturday mornings! It’s also the perfect summer dessert because you don’t even turn on the oven! Only 4 affordable ingredients that will have you saying Yabba Dabba Do! An additional bonus: you can make this with with ANY ice cream, chocolate chips and cereal! Make it low carb, keto, paleo, sugar free, GF and even DF if you’d like!
LORAfied No Bake Cereal Cake
Ingredients:
4 cups any cereal
3 T. Coconut Oil
1 bag of chocolate chips (any flavor, I used white)
1 Carton (1/2 gallon), any flavor ice cream, softened in refrigerator
Directions:
Melt chocolate and oil in microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until melted. Pour chocolate over cereal and mix until well coated.
Spread onto parchment lined cookie sheet. Freeze for about 5 minutes until set. Put cereal bark into gallon baggie and break into little pieces.
Take 2 cups of coated cereal and mix into soft ice cream. Spread into the bottom of a 9” pan, either spring form or lined cake pan. Top with remaining 2 cups of coated cereal, cover and freeze until set, around 4 hours.
Could this be one of the best cereal hacks ever? Slice & enjoy!
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Do you own dental floss? Go grab it, you’re going to need to cut that watermelon! Here are 5 crazy easy hacks that will make prepping your summer fruit fun! This year, sign up to bring the fruit platter to the BBQ!
For a quick and easy way to pit cherries or remove strawberry leaves, grab a straw! Push through the bottom and watch the magic happen.
Do you want to slice watermelon quickly? Grab your dental floss! You’ll want to cut a large slice out of the watermelon first, then grab the floss at both ends and pull down once for the whole slice, then horizontally for pieces. You can even let the kids handle this one!
Go ahead and pick up a bag of those kiwis. Cut off each end then grab a tiny spoon and scoop the fruit right out of its skin!
Last but not least, a great lemon juice hack! Grab a tooth pick and stick it into the bottom of the lemon. Give it a little twist, then squeeze juice right out of the hole. You’ll be using these fruit hacks for years!
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While I understand the fear of ruining your favorite jeans, there’s just no way I can get my head around not ever washing them! With blue jeans turning 149 years old this week I thought it was time we all learned the best way to clean them. Here’s a hack that will make washing denim super easy and not so scary after all!
Make sure your jeans are zipped and turned inside out. Use 1/2 white distilled vinegar (helps retain the color), poured into fabric softener dispenser or added during the rinse cycle. DO NOT ADD with the laundry soap. Use 1 tsp of mild detergent only if your jeans are visibly dirty, otherwise the vinegar is fine. Wash on delicate cycle on cold. Hang to dry OR tumble on delicate, cool cycle.
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Quick Tip Tuesday: 5 Pizza Hacks I can’t live without! These work for keto, low-carb, GF and vegan pizza, too!
Put your pans in the oven to heat up. Preheating your pans and stones is the key to a crispy crust!
You know how it goes all gooey at the top of the spoon? Use the bottom! Less will stick to it.
Parchment paper. It’s great for rolling out gluten-free crust and always assembling your pizza on top.
Put the pesto in a baggy and snip off the end for even distribution!
Flip your preheated cookie sheet over to create a makeshift pizza stone.
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Do you buy precut veggies because the idea of deconstructing them is just too daunting and time consuming? Then this veggie hack is for you! I’ll show you how to core lettuce, cauliflower and even cabbage in less than 3 seconds!
All you’re going to do is slam the head of lettuce, cauliflower or cabbage down and watch the magic happen. This is going to save you time and money…plus, it’s kind of fun, too!
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Trying to cut back on sugar? Do you like Reese’s cups? Me, too! That’s why I started making this low carb dessert hack. Only 3 ingredients which are probably in your kitchen cabinet right now! Quick, easy and affordable, you’re going to love these guilt free goodies!
LORAfied Reese’s Balls
Ingredients:
1 cup peanut butter (or nut butter of choice)
1 cup cream cheese softened (8 oz)
1 bag chocolate chips (12 oz)
Directions:
Mix together peanut butter and cream cheese until smooth. Scoop onto lined tray and freeze for 20 minutes. Then, melt chocolate in microwave, stirring every 30 seconds.
Dip frozen balls in chocolate and freeze until set. Store in refrigerator or freezer.
Note: to make keto, use “No sugar added” peanut butter and sugar free chocolate chips. If the filing isn’t sweet enough for you, add 1/8 tsp powdered stevia or sugar free sweetener of choice to taste.
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How often do you use cooking spray? We reach for it almost daily around here. It’s one of the kitchen staples that’s always on my list. But I’ve always been bugged by how pricey it is and how quickly we run out of it, not to mention, the ingredients include a lot more than just oil! Here’s my money saving 2 ingredient DIY cooking spray hack!
Directions:
Pour 1 1/4 cup water and 1/4 cup any oil (I use Organic Avocado Oil) into a spray bottle (check out this Pack of 2 Sprayers from Amazon!) Shake and use. Does not need to be refrigerated. This is the easiest cooking spray hack ever!
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Do you love the idea of fresh baked goods, but just don’t have the time or energy to make it happened? I hear you! This half-homemade muffin hack is the answer – only 4 ingredients! And get this: no butter or oil!
Ingredients:
1 can cherry pie filling (21 oz.)
2 eggs
1 box cake mix (I used a GF chocolate one)
1 cup chocolate chips
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F. Place cherry pie filling (puréed or left whole), 2 eggs and cake mix in a large bowl and blend. Fold in chocolate chips and bake for about 25 minutes. Note: before baking, top with a few more chocolate chips, if desired.
Makes 24 tasty muffins!
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What do you think the hole at the top of your cutting board is for? Hanging? A handle? Then this cutting board trick might just have you saying Holy Moley! You’re never going to look at yours the same way again!
The opening in your cutting board directs food into the bowl instead of the counter!
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Are you giving flowers for any occasion? For Mother’s Day, I usually send my mom, 91 year old Norma Jean, something from a florist, but she called and asked me to skip it this year, because they were just too expensive. She said she’d rather pick them up at the grocery store where they are a much better deal and arrange them herself. Here’s her flower hack for making your market blooms look like they were delivered!
Grab some tape and your grocery store flowers. Fill your container with water and start making a grid based on the number of flowers you have. Now just trim your flowers and place them inside each tape square! You’ll be using this flower hack for years to come!
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Are you looking for a simple, quick and affordable baking hack? This is it: Cheesy Mexican Beer Bread. No yeast, no kneading, no rising!
Ingredients:
3 cups pre-sifted self-rising flour
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. garlic powder
2 1/2 cups Mexican shredded cheese
1/2 cup green onions chopped fine
Small can of mild chilies, drained (4 oz)
1 – 12 oz beer, any kind. Can sub seltzer
Directions:
Place all ingredients, except the beer, in a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine. Slowly add the beer, and stir just enough to make sure everything is combined, you don’t want to overstir.
Pour into prepared loaf pan then bake at 375F for 45-50 minutes. Note: you can make this Mexican beer bread GF and DF, too. Check out my recipe for the easiest DIY self-rising flour!
Special thanks to Taste And See for sparking the creativity on this one!
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