A rainy or snowy day is a good time to have a rich, piping hot onion soup. As with so many hearty soups, this one requires only a crispy salad and fresh homemade bread to turn it into a gourmet lunch or supper.
Onion Soup Makes 4 servings
1 teaspoon butter 1 teaspoon bacon drippings [...]
If you put too much salt in a dish you’re still cooking drop in a peeled potatoe and it will absorb the excess salt.
To heal a fever blister, combine 1 tsp. baking soda with a drop of warm water to make a paste. Using a cotton swab, apply the mixture to the fever blister and let harden for 10 minutes. Rinse off with cool water. The baking soda’s sodium bicarbonate helps reduce bacteria around the sore, speeding healing [...]