How To Make Pancakes Like IHOP - Pancake Recipe

Ever wanted to make pancakes like IHOP® pancakes? Now you can! If you've never tried IHOP® pancakes, you don't know what you've been missing out on. This easy pancake recipe takes about a half hour to make, from the bowl to your plate.



Pancakes Like IHOP® Recipe

• 1 - Cup Flour (All-Purpose)



• 1 1/4 - Teaspoon Baking Powder



• 1 - Teaspoon Baking Soda



• 1 - Cup Buttermilk



• 1/4 - Cup Sugar



• 1 - Large Egg



• 1/4 Cup Vegetable Oil

Mix all of your dry ingredients thoroughly. Add the buttermilk, oil and egg. Whisk all ingredients until thoroughly blended. Heat a skillet on medium. Using a coffee cup, pour a small portion of the pancake batter into the skillet to form your pancakes. (I like my pancakes about 6 inches wide.) Once the edges begin to brown, gently flip the pancakes. Finish cooking until nice and golden brown on both sides. Makes about 4 servings. Just add butter and syrup. Enjoy your delicious treat of pancakes like IHOP®!

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How To Hide Blemishes - Secret

You can honestly learn how to hide blemishes once and for all...but it's a secret and you have to promise not to tell another soul. Promise? OK. As a kid, I grew up with acne. Not bad acne, mind you. I probably made my acne worse by worrying over it so much. Washing my face over and over again. Trying every new acne treatment that came out. Benzoyl Peroxide - Retin-A The list of tried treatments goes on and on. In the end, my main concern was to conceal my blemishes when I went out in public. Then one day, as a kid starving for information, I was reading a magazine. I won't name the magazine for fear that my mother ever reads my blog, but I found the secret for hiding blemishes and I've been using it ever since. What is the big secret, you ask? Remember, you promised you wouldn't tell... Visine.

How does Visine hide blemishes? Simply apply a drop to your index finger, then apply that drop to your blemish. Let it evaporate on your skin. When it's gone, so too should be your blemish. Sometimes it takes another application over the first to really hide your blemish, but it does work. I can't count how many times over the years that this blemish treatment has saved the day. Who ever thought Visine would be a life-saver? Just remember, we have to keep this secret to hiding blemishes to ourselves. OK?

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How To Make Buttermilk Substitute Recipe

So, you need to learn to make a buttermilk substitute in a pinch for a recipe? This buttermilk substitute will get you back to cooking so you don't have to go running to the grocery. Simply grab one cup of milk and a tablespoon of either vinegar or lemon juice. Add either the vinegar or lemon juice to the milk and let sit for about 10 minutes. That's it! Now you're all set to use this easy buttermilk substitute to any recipe that calls for buttermilk.

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How To Use Newspaper for Mulch

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. That's what many of us try to do to make a light footprint on mother earth. If you buy and read a newspaper, whether daily or even just once weekly, you can reuse them in your garden as a mulch to keep down weeds. Newspapers are best used under another natural mulch when used in garden beds. Not only are they somewhat unsightly when used alone, but they can also blow all over the homestead if they are allowed to become dry during the growing season. Newspaper is good at holding in moisture during dry periods when used under a natural mulch. When using newspaper as a mulch, use about three or four layers over the soil being sure to overlap the edges about 5-6 inches to keep weeds from poking through. After laying out the newspaper spray it down well with a garden hose and then cover with your natural mulch.

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How To Test Soil pH

You can learn how to test your soil pH by following these simple instructions. Take a trip to your local garden center. Purchase a soil ph test kit. To analyze your garden soil pH simply follow the directions on the test kit package. Most of these kits are very easy to use. The majority of vegetable plants and flowers grow best in a slightly acidic garden soil with a pH of around 6.5. Some plants such as blueberries and rhododendrons require a slightly more acidic soil. Once you find out what your pH level is you can adjust your soil pH by adding the appropriate amendments.

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How To Fix a Garden Hose Pinhole Leak

Ever have a garden hose spring a leak at the peak of your garden season? Well now you can fix that pinhole leak in your garden hose with two, yes just two, pieces of material that most folks have stashed away in either a drawer or their garage. There's no need to make plans to go to the garden center to pick up another hose, especially if money is tight. Just locate a small hose clamp and a small piece of rubber (like a piece from an old bike inner tube). Or a tire patch would even work. Dry the garden hose off and place the piece of rubber over the pinhole and then place the hose clamp over the rubber. Tighten the hose clamp. Now just test your hose fix by turning on the water and making sure the garden hose doesn't leak. Now you can get back to gardening and make plans to buy a garden hose when you have the cash available.

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How To Remove Pine Tree Sap from Clothes

If you've ever been unfortunate enough to get pine tree sap on your clothes then you know how hard it is to remove. That is until you know the secret to removing pine tree sap from clothes. Shhh... Don't tell anyone now. It's simply rubbing alcohol. Just dab some rubbing alcohol onto the tree sap stain, throw the piece of clothing into the washer and watch the sap magically disappear. Now, next time you find yourself with pine tree sap on your clothing you'll know to reach for the rubbing alcohol. The rubbing alcohol will also remove pine tree sap from your hands!

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How To Clean Resin Patio Furniture

Cleaning resin patio furniture doesn't have to be a huge chore. If your outdoor resin furniture has stains, mold or is just plain weather-beaten you can have it looking fantastic again in no time at all. While there are many products made specifically for cleaning resin outdoor furniture you can use a few simple household chemicals to get the job done frugally.

The number one secret for cleaning your outdoor resin patio furniture is bleach. Mix a 25:75 mixture of bleach and water respectively, and then add a little dish washing detergent. Using a scrub brush, simply scrub the furniture lightly with the cleaning recipe and then rinse thoroughly. If you have problems removing stubborn stains, make a paste with some baking soda and water. With a cloth or scrub brush, work the paste over the stain until it disappears. If all else fails, a bottle of Tilex will pretty much clean the worst of stains from any resin patio furniture.

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How To Make Brown Sugar

Many people buy brown sugar at the grocery store, but you can make your own homemade brown sugar with just two simple ingredients:

Brown Sugar Ingredients:

1 - Cup of Sugar
1 - Tablespoon of Molasses

Pour the sugar into a bowl and drizzle the molasses over the sugar. Mix well. Store in an airtight container or Ziploc bag. Tastes wonderfully delicious. Enjoy!

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How To Mix Concrete

I've mixed concrete for many projects around the house. For everything from sidewalks to filling post holes. Learning how to mix it really isn't all that hard. For most small projects you can get away with using bags of pre-mixed concrete from your local hardware store. But if you have a really large project like a house slab, you'll need to have concrete hauled in on a truck.

If you're using bags of pre-mix, the instructions are printed right on the bag. You simply dump the concrete into a wheelbarrow or plastic tubs sold specifically for mixing concrete. Add a little water at a time, shoveling the mix thoroughly, until you come up with a mix that is the consistency of pancake batter.

If you have a larger project, it may pay to gather the essential ingredients for concrete and mix them all together at the project site. The main components for concrete are:

• Cement



• Sand



• Gravel



• Water

The appropriate measurements are: 1 Part Cement - 2 Parts Sand - 3 Parts Gravel - Water to Proper Consistency

You need to mix the cement, sand and gravel thoroughly before adding any water. Start out doubling all the ingredients (2 parts cement - 4 parts sand - 6 parts gravel) until you find out what size batches are easiest for you to mix. There is some labor involved in the mixing, but you'll have a stronger back when the project is finished. Once all the dry parts are mixed, simply add water while stirring until you come up with the pancake consistency. You don't want the concrete too dry or too wet. As a precaution, wear gloves when mixing concrete to minimize skin contact.

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