I have heard that these are amazingly good diaper wipes, and SO inexpensive!
~Alicia
Ingredients:
- 1 half-roll of white Viva or Bounty paper towels * see note below
- 2-3 cups water
- 1 tablespoon baby oil
- 1 tablespoon baby shampoo or baby bath
Directions:
- Combine the water with the oil and shampoo in a medium to large bowl. Stir gently.
- Place the half-roll of paper towels in the bowl. Once the water soaks up about halfway, turn the roll over and let it sit for a few minutes until the roll is completely saturated.
- Tear off the individual sheets and place them in an airtight container. Another option for storage is to leave the roll intact, and simply place the entire roll in an airtight container, removing the sheets as needed.
*To get a half-roll, cut a roll of paper towels in half so that you end up with two rolls about the size of bath tissue. A large serrated knife works well for this.
I'm pretty sure this recipe came from my Aunt Etie. Either way, these are the best refried beans I've ever had! And it makes quite a bit. So I put them in containers and freeze them!
- 1 onion, peeled & halved
- 3 cups dry pinto beans, rinsed
- 1/2 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded & chopped
- 2 TBSP minced garlic
- 1 TBSP salt
- 1 3/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper
- 1/8 tsp ground cumin, optional
- 9 cups water
Directions:
- Place the onion, rinsed beans, jalapeno, garlic, salt, pepper, and cumin into a slow cooker. Pour in the water and stir to combine. Cook on high for 8 hours.
- Once the beans have cooked, strain them and reserve the liquid. Mash the beans with a potato masher, adding the reserved liquid as needed to attain desired consistency. (my sister in law likes these NOT mashed, just like pinto beans. So in that case, I would chop the onion)
And that's it!! SOOO yummy, and so easy!
Okay, so this isn't my recipe, but I'm sure my mom won't mind! She came up with this after we had one similar at Chevys, and it's DELICIOUS, and more importantly, EASY!
- Cooked chicken cut up in cubes
- can of rinsed black beans
- frozen corn- thawed
- romaine lettuce (you can really use any kind, but the crunch is real nice!)
- flavored tortilla strips
- onions
- tomatoes
- BBQ sauce
Mix the chicken with the BBQ sauce until well covered.
Dressing: mix together ranch dressing and salsa. I used more ranch than salsa... but just mix until you have the taste/consistency you want. For two people with left overs, I used about 1/2 cup ranch and 1/3 cup salsa.
That's it! It's sooo yummy, and my favorite thing about this, is you can make it hours ahead of time and stick it in the fridge cause you eat it cold anyway!
