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Baby Gift Baskets
The whole point of Baby Gift Baskets is that they are personalised making them a lovely bespoke baby gift. They start with a pretty white wicker basket which is fully lined with pink or blue gingham. These delightful Baby Gift Baskets are ideal for use in the nursery afterwards for baby`s toiletries. Then there is a 100% white cotton Bib with Velcro fastening and gingham appliqu� teddies in Blue or Pink. The Bib will be embroidered with your chosen name and date of birth to add that truly personal touch! If you know baby`s birth weight and time of birth, that can be put on too this is great idea! Then there is a traditional fully-jointed teddy along with a pair of gorgeous bootees with either Pink or Blue trim, as well as an essential baby soft Brush and Comb set. To complete all of the Baby Gift Baskets there is a stunning Silver Plated First Tooth Box, embossed with a teddy design in either pink or blue enamel and individually boxed.

Button Badges
Button Badges are easily caught by the eye, by many people when worn. A simple badge can display your message in either a simple one colour or various colours. It is very inexpensive to do, so you can give them away with very little cost to you. It is a fantastic way to get your advert or message across whether it`s for charity events, conferences or business use. 2`5mm button badges are ideal for all of the following; music promotions, fundraising campaigns and corporate promotions. You can easily access ideas from using an internet badge store. Many will give you a sample badge free of charge. The people who receive your badge will usually keep it for length of time to furthering your advertising potential. Children love badges so they would be great at a party to make it much more unique. Buying on the web can save you money as there are no costly out goings for an internet store. Take a peek on line to shop for your Button Badges and look at the current offers available. Advertising your shop, party, event or products could not be any easier. It has proven to be a very popular way of advertising of late as it is very cost effective way to get your message across to Joe public.

So how can you save time in the kitchen? Try out these pieces of advice.

Kitchen Tools

Get a nice brand new pair of scissors just for the kitchen. These scissors can be used to cut green onions, herbs and mushrooms, plus large lettuce leaves. You can also use them to cut chicken stribs, or trim bread. Make sure you only use these scissors for your kitchen. Hand wash with warm soap and water.

Butter

Microwave your butter for 10 seconds on 50% power, then flip it over and do another 10 seconds on 30% power. Nice soft butter, ahh?

Boiled Water

So how do you get your water to boil faster? Tired of waiting like me? Use fresh cold water and put a lid on your pot. It will boil very quickly.

Skin Removal

It?s pretty easy to remove chicken skins. Get a dry paper towel and pull towards the base of the chiken leg or wing. It will peel right off.

Defrosting

Always put food types in separate containers. You don?t want to freeze your chicken and other items together. They can then be put in plastic freezer bags and you can use what you need from each type of food.

Roasting

If you don?t have or like using a rack to roast, get two extreme sized onions, cut them in half and place on a roasting pan. Set the roast on top of the onions and the fat will drain. In addition the onions add flavor to your meat!

Garlic

The best way to remove garlic screen from fresh garlic cloves is to microwave the clove(s) for 10 seconds and they will slip right off.

Sliding

Have you ever had your bowl or cutting board slide on the counter top? An easy fix for this it to put a damp towel under the cutting board or bowl. No more movement.

Tomato Skin

If you need your tomatoes peeled, try cutting them in half and microwave them. Microwave for about 3 minutes on the high setting. The skin will peel away with no hassle.

Freezing Wine

Have three fourths of a bottle of wine left from cooking? You can fill up ice cube trays with the leftovers. Makes great serving sizes for future sauces and/or casseroles.

Grating

Spray a tiny amount of oil on the grater before you use for cheese or any other type of sticky food.

Chilling Cheese

To stop semi-soft cheeses, like mozzarella and monteray jack, from sticking to itself, freeze for 5 minutes. This will help out nicely during the shredding process.

Kitchen Inventory

Ever been halfway through cooking a meal and find you?re missing an ingredient? Check your recipe list before starting and save yourself a lot of time and head aches.

Rice

It?s always best to cook rice in extra quantities then you expect. It holds up well in the refrigerator (up to one week) and you can heat it easily in the microwave for a minute as leftovers.