Make a cake with your child

Most children love to create things, so it would be the rare child that doesn't want to get in the kitchen with mom and dad and find out what baking is all about. Kids get so excited about their creations; parents can encourage this by letting them help bake a cake. By helping in the kitchen, kids learn the basics of nutrition and cooking which will guide them the rest of their lives. It's also one of the best ways to spend quality time with your youngsters.
Pick out a simple cake recipe to get them started; a chocolate chip cake recipe is something that just about every child loves. Simple butter cream frosting that's brightly colored will keep their attention and be fun to frost the cake with. Candies, such as gumdrops, jelly beans and Lifesavers will bring out the artist in every child when they arrange them on the cake after it's frosted.
Go through the cake recipes with your child step-by-step and be sure and supervise any contact with the oven. Teach them how to measure correctly with measuring cups and spoons and the correct ways to mix the batter. If you have small children it's best that you use an electric mixer if one is called for.
After the cake has finished cooling, set up a frosting station with bowls of different colored frosting and different colorful, small candies. This is a great idea for slumber parties, also. Just use cup cakes instead of one large cake; each child can have their own little cake to decorate the way they like. And the kids will love eating their artistic creations!
So many parents don't get to spend much time with their children these days. Between work, school and activities, family time is put on the back burner. Take some time out of the rat race and spend it with your kids in the kitchen. Your children will be so proud of their baking accomplishments and you'll be creating memories that will last you and your children a lifetime.

Grillied Steak, Tips to grill the Steak.

One of the very popular dish in all over the world which is we prepare by the method called “grilling foods” is “steak” but, it is very easy to spoil when grilling is out of house or a open “picnic place”. If you follow the tips as under, you can learn how you can prepare amazing and unique beef steaks any time and any where, tips are as follow.

Tip 1,
This one is a no-brainer - choose and use quality ingredients. Buy a quality cut from a quality supplier. A good steak will be tender and tasty so whatever you do to it you will be starting from a better position. Some of the better cuts are tenderloin, Porterhouse, T-Bone, top loin, rib, top sirloin, rib eye, chuck eye and chuck top blade steaks.

Tip 2,
Avoid flare-ups whilst cooking. Flare ups are caused when fat from the meat drips onto the burners. They can impart an unpleasant taste of burnt grease to an otherwise perfect beef steak. So make sure that you trim the fat from the steak before cooking.

Tip 3,
Turn the steak properly. Use turning tongs, NOT a fork. A fork will pierce the steak and it will lose juices from inside that enhance its flavor.

Tip 4,
Marinade the beef before grilling. If you buy a tender, good quality steak, marinade for no more than one and half hours. That will be plenty of time for it to take up the flavors. If you have chosen a tougher cut or lower quality steak, you will need to marinade for longer, at least four hours to have any appreciable effect.

Tip 5,
This one may take some practice before you get it right. Smoke the steak. On a gas grill, if you have a smoker box. Then decide on your hardwood chips for the flavor, hickory is a popular one but why not try something a little different like cedar or mesquite if you can get hold of them - talk to the guy in the store for advice. The chips will need to be soaked before use, but drained first so that they are not dripping. Smoke with the lid down for maximum effect.

Tip 6,
Use a thermometer to check the internal temperature, if you have set the grill heat too high, the steak may look cooked but the centre may not have achieved an appropriate internal temperature - 150 F is recommended as a minimum temperature.

Oil and Grease Stains Removal.

Oil and Grease Stains on your Carpet.
After blotting oil from the carpet as much as possible, cornmeal is applied to absorb the remaining spill. Talcum powder can also be used instead. It is then removed with a brush. A commercial dry-cleaning solvent like “K2r Spot Lifter” is sponged onto the grease or oil spot, followed by the application of a dry spotter.
A dry spotter is prepared by mixing one volume of coconut oil with 8 volumes of dry-cleaning solvent.A pad moistened with dry spotter is placed over the stained area until the stain continues to be removed. The stain is then flushed with a dry-cleaning solvent.
If the stain continues to be visible, it is sponged with water and then applied with a wet spotter and white vinegar. A pad containing wet spotter is placed onto it, until the stain vanishes. It is then washed and dried.

Oil and Grease Stains on Cotton.
The procedure for removing oil stains from fabrics like cotton, linen and spandex is essentially the same as that for carpets except that ammonia drops are used instead of white vinegar, in combination with the wet spotter.

Oil and Grease Stains on your Driveway.

In order to remove oil or grease stains from a driveway, the soiled area should first be covered with Portland cement so that it sucks the excess fluid. The practice is carried out several times. Stain is wetted and sprayed with an engine degreaser or applied with a full strength concentrated cleaning powder.

The floor is scrubbed thoroughly with a hard brush and washed with a water hose. An alternate method for cleaning oil stains from a garage is to scrub the floor using a hard wire brush after absorbing the excess oil.

It is then wiped off with a rag that has been soaked in oil turpentine. Then a paste is prepared by mixing 2 volumes of hydrated lime and one volume of oil turpentine. A 5 mm thick layer of this paste is used to cover the stain while covering a considerable area around the stain as well. A plastic sheet is placed over it and left overnight.

The paste is removed and the affected area is rinsed with a water hose. Yet another technique employed to clean oil and grease stains from a concrete driveway is to spread sawdust or cat litter above the affected area to suck excess liquid from the surface. It is allowed to remain over there for one or two days, and then swept away. Dried cement is then poured over the area. After a few days, the cement is swept away, leaving no stain behind.

Oil and Grease Stains on Leather and Suede.

A thick paste is prepared by mixing fuller’s earth with water. The paste is rubbed into the grease stain on a leather surface. After the applied paste has dried out, the resultant powder is removed with a brush. If it doesn’t serve the purpose fully well, commercial leather cleaner may also be employed. An oil stain on a suede surface can be treated first with lemon juice and then with steam, followed by scrubbing with a brush.