Use the small complimentary soaps that are put out by motels and hotels, also the ends of your soap bars that are probably slivers in design as sachets in your linen cupboard or in your clothing drawers to give them a pleasant scent.

The small soaps are also great to rub on the rails of drawers or edges of doorways that stick. It will make them slide and open and closed easily.

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CRISPY PARMESAN CHICKEN

RECIPE FOUR SERVINGS
2 4 Boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 2 Eggs
3 Tbl. 6 Tbl. Grated Parmesan cheese
3 Tbl. 6 Tbl. Finely crushed saltine or bbutter-flavored cracker crumbs

Optional:
To taste To taste Season salt, or ground Italian seasoning, or poultry seasoning or herb/seasoning of your choice
For frying:
1 Tbl. 2 Tbl. Vegetable oil
Meat mallet for flattening chicken

cFlatten chicken breasts to 1/4-inch thickness.

Beat egg in a shallow bowl.

Combine Parmesan cheese and cracker crumbs in another bowl. (If additional seasoning is desired, mix with the crushed cracker crumbs.)

Dip chicken in egg, then coat with the crumb mixture.

Heat oil in a skillet; cook chicken for 2-3 minutes per side or until juices run clear.

a This same recipe can be used with fresh fish fillets.
b Townhouse or Ritz or similar type cracker
c For less mess, place chicken fillets in a sturdy plastic bag before pounding.

Yield: 2 servings (4 servings see above)

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I bought a wild rice blend from the bulk foods section at Copps and twice I've cooked it and it was either still very raw or it all stuck together. I used 2 cups to one cup of rice and it all cooked away and the rice was still hard. I heard you were not supposed to stir rice as it gets sticky and I didn't but that didn't work either. What am I doing wrong?

CAROUSELS

1 Large apple
2 Tbl. Peanut butter
8 Small animal crackers
8 Pretzel sticks
2 Large gumdrops
Apple corer
Sharp knife
Butter knife
Cutting board

Core the apple, and slice into 6 rounds. Discard top and bottom round.

For each carousel, spread 1 apple slice with peanut butter. Stand 4 animal crackers in peanut butter around edges of apple. Insert 4 pretzel sticks, evenly spaced, into apple. Push the second apple slice into top of pretzel sticks, and add gumdrop over top hole.

Yield: 2 Carousels

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