I bought some organic green onions a few weeks ago, but I forgot to chop them up to put on the Southwestern casserole I made, so the onions just sat in the fridge until I could figure out what to make with them--if I got around to it before they rotted.
But last Tuesday I saw this pin that says you can regrow green onions. I dug out the green onions and chopped off the green part and put the bulbs in a jar of water, as the blogger says to do (you can also plant them in soil, which would probably increase the number of times you can regrow). It's supposed to take two to three weeks. It's been one week, and I've taken photos of the growth during the past week. Check it out.
I apologize for the bad photographs. I'm a terrible photographer. Maybe I should look up photography tips for the novice on Pinterest.
When they finish growing, I have big plans for these little green onions. I like to make Gina's (of Skinnytaste fame) carne guisada, and that recipe calls for a bunch of green onions.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Removing stains from cookie sheets with inexpensive household items
When I took these cookie sheets from my father's house, they were in pristine condition. My mother had likely never used them. I knew he would never use them either, so with his permission, I took them home. My old cookie sheets were stained and gross. I was determined to take good care of these.
After a few months, my shiny and pretty cookie sheets started getting these weird oily, yellowish-brown stains that just kept getting worse. Plain old blue Dawn, which cures so many other ills, couldn't touch the stains at all. I was considering buying new ones when I found and re-pinned this post this morning. The original blog post is at "One Good Thing" by Jillee. I swear Jillee is a genius--check out her other cleaning tips.
So I had baking soda and peroxide on hand. Both are cheap, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I (liberally) sprinkled baking soda on the worst sheet. Then I squirted some hydrogen peroxide on it. I expected it to fizz, but it didn't. Then I scrubbed. I admit that it took a while to scrub, but I began seeing results immediately, so I continued to scrub. At first I used a dish scrubber I picked up at Target or Walmart or somewhere. Then I used a washcloth. Then I used a scouring pad.
See the results for yourself. These are the photos I took before, during and after the process, so they're in order.
I'd say it worked!
After a few months, my shiny and pretty cookie sheets started getting these weird oily, yellowish-brown stains that just kept getting worse. Plain old blue Dawn, which cures so many other ills, couldn't touch the stains at all. I was considering buying new ones when I found and re-pinned this post this morning. The original blog post is at "One Good Thing" by Jillee. I swear Jillee is a genius--check out her other cleaning tips.
So I had baking soda and peroxide on hand. Both are cheap, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I (liberally) sprinkled baking soda on the worst sheet. Then I squirted some hydrogen peroxide on it. I expected it to fizz, but it didn't. Then I scrubbed. I admit that it took a while to scrub, but I began seeing results immediately, so I continued to scrub. At first I used a dish scrubber I picked up at Target or Walmart or somewhere. Then I used a washcloth. Then I used a scouring pad.
See the results for yourself. These are the photos I took before, during and after the process, so they're in order.
I'd say it worked!
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