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Dear Heloise: My
husband complains that
our dinners aren't varied
enough, and he wants more
variety with fruits, meat and
vegetables. I work full-time
and take care of the laundry,
house cleaning and a hundred
other small tasks. Our
careers keep us busy, and
our two children are grown
and gone. Meal planning is
not very high on my list of
things to do.
Got any hints to help me
out here? — Leah S., Los
Angeles
Leah, how about both of
you share the dinner preparation?
You make dinner
three days a week, and he
makes dinner three days a
week. One night a week,
you two go out to dinner or
order takeout. This way, you
both make things you like,
and there will probably be
more variety in your dinners.
You might also want
to look into buying cookbooks
with recipes from
other countries to spice up
your dinners.
You can also get my
pamphlet "Heloise's Main
Dishes and More." It contains
simple, tasty recipes
that don't take long to prepare.
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
78279-5001. It's a handy
little tool to help you find
recipes that taste great, but
don't take up all of your free
time. — Heloise
Send a great hint to:
Heloise
P.O. Box 795001
San Antonio, TX 78279-
5001
Fax: 1-210-HELOISE
Email: Heloise@Heloise.
com
ALUMINUM
FOIL TRICK
Dear Heloise: I came
up with a hint I would like
to share. I hadn't been able
to go to the store to pick
up a metal pad to clean my
oven, so one of my oven
trays was getting "cruddy
looking." I took aluminum
foil, bunched it up and
started scrubbing. I was so
surprised! It cleaned it up
beautifully. It removed the
baked-on stuff and left the
tray shining. In a pinch, this
works great. — Gloria D'A.,
Geneva, New York
Gloria, be sure to use a
little dishwashing soap with
this method so that the aluminum
foil moves across
the metal smoothly. After
scrubbing, dry the part you
cleaned with a soft cloth
as well to avoid any rust
or mold that might occur.
Never use salt with this or
any other cleaning method
for your oven or oven trays.
— Heloise