Monthly Archives: February 2008

Betty Crocker Cookies

I enjoy the smell of fresh baked cookies as well as the taste. I have found the packages of Betty Crocker cookies are just the right size for my husband and me. I think it makes about two dozen. We eat a few hot out of the oven with a cold glass of milk. Then I put the rest away in a Tupperware container with a slice of bread to keep the cookies soft.

Sometimes, I freeze some cookies if I am forcing myself to be good and not eat all of them up in a matter of days.  I put them in individual baggies with three cookies and they were always ready to pack in my husband’s lunch.

I appreciate companies making smaller portions of goodies. I seldom make cakes anymore (I make cupcakes instead, again freezing the cup cakes with no icing) because there is so much waste.  I either end up throwing a lot of it away or I try to give half of it away right away. I find making these cookies means less waste and less chance that we will overeat.

Get rid of fleas

My neighbor was telling me if you use green Palmolive dish detergent to wash your dog, it will kill fleas.  She actually said the fleas seem to explode.  Is that possible?

I usually use baby shampoo to wash my dogs. Fleas haven’t been a problem in the past years but I have noticed my dogs scratching more this year. It didn’t get very cold here in Florida this year so maybe the fleas didn’t get killed off.

She also said that you can put the Palmolive dish detergent in the Miracle Grow container and use the water hose, and spray your yard to kill fleas.

I haven’t tried this yet but I intend to try it. Anyone out there tried it besides my neighbor?