#MIDDLEBURY
By JoAnn Derson
- Cold weather and quick dinner? Baked potato four ways: broccoli with cheddar cheese; sausage crumbles and Alfredo sauce; BBQ pulled pork with corn; or the Italian with sliced meatballs, pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese and Italian seasoning.
- “Attach shower rings to the bar of a coat hanger to organize scarves or even baseball caps. Thread the adjustable strap through the rings and secure to hang hats.” – M.W. in Kansas
- Reusables are the way to go for school lunches. Grab assorted forks, spoons and even metal containers at the thrift store and use just for lunches. That way, if the flatware gets left behind one day, you won’t miss a piece of your everyday set.
- Baby bottle-drying racks can find a new life airing out reusable water bottles, many of which are better suited to hand-washing.
- If you use a pad mop (think Swiffer), here’s a great tip from T. in Kentucky for making your own reusable pads: “I repurposed my cloth diapers to use on my mop. Just sew hook-and-loop tape to the edges of a cloth diaper so that you can wrap it around the pad, and secure it on the top.”
- Make a fun coffee-can shoe storage rack by nailing clean, empty coffee cans to a section of scrap wood. Lean it against the wall on the porch to collect dirty, muddy shoes, or mount it inside the bottom of a closet for indoor storage.
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