Old frosting can keeps wrappers contained
Dear Heloise: My cupcake wrappers used to be all over the place in the cupboard. Finally, I used an empty frosting can to hold the wrappers. No more wrappers spread all over the shelf.
Corrine K., Amarillo, Texas
Dear Heloise: You have a recipe for Shrimp Dijon that I dearly love. However, I’ve lost the recipe. Would you repeat that in your column? My brother is coming for a visit, and I’d like to make that recipe for him.
Mary Ellen C., Sedona, Arizona
Mary Ellen, this is one of my most requested recipes! Here it is. You’ll need: 1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 1/2 pounds peeled, deveined shrimp 1 medium onion, thinly chopped
1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cups milk
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 6-ounce package cream cheese, softened
Melt butter or margarine in frying pan,
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add shrimp and onions, and saute for 3 minutes; do not brown. Sprinkle flour into mixture while thinning the mixture with the milk a little at a time to avoid lumping. Add mustard, nutmeg, salt and pepper and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in cream cheese until blended and warmed through, but DO NOT BOIL. Serve over rice.
If you enjoy this recipe, I think you will like all the recipes in my pamphlet “Heloise’s Main Dishes and More.” There are so many ways to invigorate a meal with a new recipe. To get a copy, just go to www.heloise.com or send $3 along with a stamped, self-addressed long envelope to: Heloise/main Dishes, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 782795001. Nothing feels more like home than a hot, delicious meal at the end of the day.
Heloise
Dear Heloise: I used to have waffle batter dripping all over my counter, until I made a discovery. After I pour the batter into the waffle iron, I leave the top of the waffle iron open for about 30 to 40 seconds and then close the top. No more mess on my counters.
Allison D., Santa Rosa, California
Dear Heloise: Whenever I made crab cakes for dinner, I used to use breadcrumbs. One night I discovered that I was out of breadcrumbs, so I replaced the breadcrumbs with instant potato flakes. They proved to be a good binding agent, and my family seemed to enjoy the instant potato flakes a little more than the breadcrumbs.
Sarah T., Oakdale, Louisiana