SENIOR MOMENT 4 WOMEN

  I was preparing to bake banana bread for breakfast. The cake mix box felt lighter when I got it out of the cabinet. I was suspicious of package size and content shrinking again! I had been anticipating further  manipulation  of consumer products.  Food prices at  the grocery stores  had been  increasing since the  Pandemic. I was finally  getting used to the cake mix in the box  shrinking from 18 oz to  15.25 oz.   Now most brands of cake mix size is 14.25 oz. I developed a plan to combat the Shrinkflation/  Shrinknation cake mix dilemma. I started buying  extra b oxes of vanilla and chocolate cake mixes  when  they were on sale.  I used the extra box of cake  mix for  portion control.  Measurements of 1/3 cup -  1/2 cup  o f cake mix was added to my bowl of dry cake  mix, when I baked.   The amount of cake mix I added  depended on whether  I was ...

   Years ago, I had to learn to stretch my budget. I was the only female in a house full of hungry teenaged boys and my husband.  They really  loved breakfast and sometime I served it as the dinner meal.   I had to figure out how t o make my eggs last all  week long. I wanted to avoid grocery shopping after work.    The noticed how the  eggs  looked on my fast food  breakfast sandwich.  The  egg was folded over.  It  reminded me  of the  eggs I had at college.  A food  service worker told me they were liquid  eggs which  came in a large carton. The eggs were cooked on a  griddle and sliced into single sized  portions.  Her  comments made me wonder if this method was the  answer to m y egg problem. I experimented with this  method and tweaked it also. I realized that  I could  almost double my egg servings. COPY CAT STYLE EGGS 4 Extra large...

I love all types of lilies. I buy a pot of White Easter lilies  every year. The blooms start to look brown after a few days.They are added  to a landscaped area in my   front yard.  These lilies are perennials, so I have  a large array   of  Easter lilies. They are in full blooms  by the  end of the   Spring season.  Cala lilies are my favorite. The market where  I buy   them sell several colors. The new vibrant  colors are   hybrids. Unfortunately, the blooms don't  last very   long. I am left with a vase full of green leaves after   a few days.  I read an article which suggested buying faux Cala lilies.   They are beautiful but expensive.  I wondered  if  there   were DIY (DO IT YOUR SELF) instructions for making Cala  lilies. There were several craft videos online with easy and complex instructions. I reviewed several videos   and developed my own version....

  I remember when Valentine's Day colors were  just red and white. I was able to recycle my red and white Christmas decor.  I saved  all of my red and white ribbons, lace, garland, and berry picks for Valentine's Day. These embellishments were added to wreaths, T-shirts, and cards. The retail stores have shades for  pink, red, and purple  on their  Valentine's Day decor, cards, and clothing.   I am  glad this is the recent trend. I love the color purple.  I no  longer feel uncomfortable when I wear purple  clothes  and accessories on Valentine's Day.   I was happy to f ind a scarf, pair of socks, and a gift  bag with purple  hearts and letters. I will probably treat myself to a gorgeous bouquet  of purple flowers. This arrangement will include  purple roses, irises, lavenders, carnations,  a sters, hyacinth, and daisies. I make sure Bells of Ireland  are mixed in. They have a lovely ...