I had some scrap fabric left from past projects and I whipped this up in an afternoon.
It has a magnetic closure.
Felt lining for a bit more cush.
And a few cute little flowers of course!
Do you love "As Seen On TV" stuff? I do!
I started with a small portion just for myself. I had some leftover spaghetti sauce and it was a perfect opportunity.
Measure out your noodles according to the book. The handles on the side of the boat are pasta measures, and they are accurate in my opinion.
Add the amount of water required. I sprayed the noodles with some non stick spray. It helps the noodles not stick together.
Put it in the microwave and set it to the required minutes. Wait. Drain it with the handy boat lid. Whala! Perfect noodles. No over boiling. No mess to clean. No watching the pot.
They are not very good for you, but who cares!
Recipe, makes 50 muffins (can be halved):
Moist, yummy, sweet and chocolaty!
She likes them. I bet you will too!My mother came to visit a few weeks ago and I asked her to show me how to can applesauce.
I was a bit scared but I wanted to have applesauce for my bread recipes. I grew up watching my mother and her sisters can every summer. They did peaches mainly. I remember thinking it was just not worth it. It took all day and it looked really hard. Now I realize that it was probably fun for my mom and aunts. They got to spend time together, talk about their families and with all of them there it really wasn't hard, just time consuming. I also have learned that money is precious, so why waste it when you can get something cheaper. A very good lesson. Thanks Mom!
I had a ton of fun making these and I want to share it with you guys. It was really not that hard and I plan on doing it again...alone!
Doesn't that look yummy! I love applesauce, and homemade applesauce is even better!
Here is my oldest trying to be silly.
And my middle child as well. He is concentrating very hard...
So let's get started.
With this method (my moms) we cut the apples in quarters, leaving the skin and core. 
Put about an inch of water in the bottom of a heavy (no cheap pots) soup pot with a lid. We used about three pots and had them all cooking at the same time. The water will keep the apples from burning to the bottom.
Fill to the top. Cover and bring to a boil. Not too high, above medium temp.
Cook till they turn soft.
My mom brought her ANCIENT apple masher. It takes the good stuff and the bad stuff and separates them. Her is my mom pushing the apples through the separator.
Good stuff out the front and bad stuff (skin, seeds, core) off the the side.
It already tastes yummy!Crock pot Recipe:
10-12 apples (medium to large in size)
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
Cook on low for about 8 hours.
Take your SUPER CLEAN mason jars and rings (wash on high heat in the dishwasher while you are cooking the apples). I used wide mouth jars. Fill the jars to the top of the bend/first line of rings. 
Here is a better picture.
Clean the sides and the very top rim of the jars VERY well. This will help the seal stick.
Boil your new lids. Follow the directions on the package. When done remove one at a time, be careful not to touch the red part. Quickly put the lid on the CLEAN jar.
Screw on your lid. Do not make it tight. Really loose is best.
This is a caner. They cost about $18 bucks at Walmart. A great investment if you plan on doing this more than once. This is my moms. My mother in law didn't use hers anymore and gave hers to me. SCORE!
Place your jars very carefully in the slots of the wire rack. Slowly let the rack go to the bottom of the caner pot. Make sure the water goes over the tops of the lids. Bring water to a boil and then boil for 20 minutes, then remove the jars very carefully and place on several layers of towels (or placemats in my case).
Use the special lifer device that comes in the caner pot. Let cool. You may hear the lids pop but I never heard mine. This tells you the seal took and your jars are sealed. (if you don't hear it it doesn't mean it didn't work) I was very disappointed that I didn't hear the pop, oh well...
All of these ingredients can be found in your supermarket. Walmart has Borax and gallon bucket with lids. Smith's has Washing Soda, Borax and the Fels Napth bars.
In a soup pan start to boil 4 cups of water.
In the morning it will look like this.
Mix it up good and disperse it into leftover containers.
TIP: Cut the bottom off of a milk container and use it as a funnel.
This recipe filled the equivalent of 4 containers of detergent/16 cups.
