When I used to visit my grandparents in the Midwest Breaded Pork Tenderloins were sold at all the local restaurants more so than hamburgers.  I loved them! My Mom used to make them for us at home in the East.

Ingredients:

• Thin, boneless pork chops
• Bread crumbs, cracker crumbs or Panko Flakes (I used Panko Flakes)
• Eggs
• Solid shortening

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions:

1. Cut fat off of the chops
2. Pound out each chop with a meat tenderizer hammer
3. Mix eggs (2 eggs for 8 chops)
4. Dip each chop into eggs
5. Dip each chop into bread crumbs on both sides
6. Refrigerate for an hour so breading will stay on
7. Fry in solid shortening until browned on both sides

I eat mine with cheese, mustard and dill pickles on a Kaiser roll.  I make them for my family and now my grown children make them for their families.

It was so strange to go to a local restaurant in the Midwest ans see “Breaded Tenderloins” as the main fare. I never understood why I couldn’t find them at my local restaurants.

I feel in love with this Naan Bread and I had lots of bacon and cheese on hand so I made a BLT.

Ingredients:

• Naan Bread (Got it for $.49 Harris Teeter)
• Shredded Cheese (B2G3 at Harris Teeter)
• Bacon (Got it for $1.50 Lowes Foods)
• Tomatoes (From my garden)
• Mayo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just cooked the bacon and crumbled it after it cooled. I covered the Naan bread with shredded cheese and the bacon. Bake at 350 degrees until the cheese is melted. Add tomatoes and mayo and eat!

I love salad but was becoming bored with the same old lettuce, carrots, cucumbers etc.  This salad was a refreshing change from the old greens salads.

Ingredients:

• Green cabbage
• Romaine lettuce
• Onions
• Carrots
• Red Cabbage
• Won Ton or Chow Mein Noodles
• Sliced Almonds
• Ken’s Asian Sesame Dressing with Ginger and Soy  (Or other sweet dressing)

Be sure to check if there are coupons for the items you want in your salad: Coupon Database

Chop up all the vegetables in small pieces. I add the dressing and toss the salad right before serving then sprinkle with almonds and noodles. I think I might add chopped eggs and maybe some to it next time. Enjoy!

 

 

My daughter needed a new chicken coop so we thought we would give it a try. We made this chicken coop for 4 chickens for under $100.00. We made it 2ft wide x 4f long 18″-24″ tall.

Materials:

• 3/4″ Plywood
• 2×4
• 1×4
• Metal roofing
• Hinges
• Clasp
• Cinderblocks
• Roofing nails with rubber washers
• Drywall nails
• Barn & fence paint

We put the coop on top of cinder blocks and filled it with bedding. One chicken laid an egg inside the new coop within minutes!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I save everything and this time it really paid off because I had everything in my garage that I needed.

Materials:

• Piece of wood
• Old air vent cover
• Old faucet
• Brass plumbing pipes
• Paint
• Dowel rods
• Wood Glue
• Brass washers and screws

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions:

1. Paint the vent cover
2. Cut a piece of wood to fit under the vent cover
3. Glue a dowel rod into the back of the faucet and brass parts to give you something to screw into to
4. Attach the faucet and brass plumbing parts with screws form the back
5. Put two brass screws and washers thru the front into the wall where you want it to hang

I put this in my office and hang my purse on it.

 

 

 

 

I get tired of trash thrown all over my car so I made a trashbag for each child. It hangs on the back of the seat and it can be wiped clean inside or even thrown in the washer and hung up to dry.

Materials:

• Material (I bought pre-cut squares at my local fabric store) The final project was 9″x11″
• Sewing machine
• Thread to match material
• Shelf liner roll
• Straps (I took them off of old bags but you can buy the same strap material at your local fabric store)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of the shelf liner 1/2″ longer on the the side to allow for the seam 1/2″ longer on the bottom to allow for the seam but 1″ shorter on teh top as you want the bag to be
2. Put both sides together sew a seam along the side of the liner
3. Sew a seam along the bottom of the liner
4. Repeat with the material
5. Turn the bag right side out
6. Leave the liner inside out
7. Put the liner inside of the bag with the seams matching (When you look inside of the liner you will not see your seam)
8. Fold the top of the material down over the liner and sew it
9. Add handles to the inside top of the bag on the side where there is a seam

That is it. Take the headrest off and slide the bag on and put the head rest back.

 

 

I was tired of the dog bowls being knocked over all the time. I used some palette wood and plywood I had.

Materials:

• Palette wood
• Saw
• Jigsaw
• Stain
• Sand paper
• Leftover plywood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions:

1. Cut three pieces of plywood the size and width you want the holder to be to form a frame
2. Cut palette wood the size needed to cover all four sides and the top (Leave the bottom open in case water or foods gets spilled)
3. Glue and nail all pieces onto the plywood
4. Use a jigsaw to cut two holes smaller than the dog bowls to allow them to lie flush with the top of the holder
5. Sand and stain/varnish the entire box

This is great because now I don’t have a mess all over my floor every day.

 

 

 

It is so cool how easily you can update an old piece of furniture.

Materials:

• Sander
• Primer
• Brushes
• Enamel paint
• Spray paint for metal
• Metal inserts

Instructions:

1. Remove all hardware
2. Sand and paint them with spray paint for metal and let dry
3. Remove old screening on doors
4. Sand all surfaces of furniture
5. Paint with primer and let dry
6. Paint with enamel paint and let dry
7. Attach hardware
8. Attach metal inserts in back of doors

You can take almost any piece of furniture and update and extend it’s life and keep it out of the landfill!

 

 

 

 

 

This is a quick project to give the kids something fun that they can play outside and you don’t have to clean anything up or worry that it will get wet!!

Materials:

• Piece of a tree trunk
• Paint
• Rocks

Instructions:

• Paint a checkerboard on the tree trunk with outdoor paint
• Paint 1/2 the rocks any color of your choosing with outdoor paint

That is all except to go have fun!