What are some things I can do on a rental home to help with energy costs? We have put some of that clear wrap stuff over some of the windows to help with insulationWe are waiting till winter to do the rest b/c we can open them and prevent using the air conditioner right nowOur rent house is very oldThe windows we already sealed off were actually coming unglued from the frames or had cracked glassIt is very difficult to reglue b/c of the storm windows/screensThe house has floor ventsAny ideas? Preferably things that are reversible or the landlords will appreciate.
the best way to increase energy saving is to increase the insulation in your attic (todays standards call for R38 which is 12 inches )and your crawl/or basement ceiling which should have a R19 in there also if you can seal any holes in your attic that goe in toward your living space
Spray some non stick spray in a deep baking dish Place the sliced bread in it in one layerMix some low fat milk, a couple eggs (this all depends on how much bread it is, about 1 egg for each slice), and vanilla essence in a bowlPour over the bread and soak it completely Cut up some apricot or peaches and place on top of the breadDrizzle some brown sugar and cinnamon on top Cover and put in the fridge overnight The next morning, warm up oven to 350 degrees and bake for 30 - 40 mins Serve with real maple syrupThat's some yummy healthy french toast It's great to have this prepared from the night beforeI also sometimes add blueberries with the apricot or peaches.
If I have any left over bread I make homemade breadcrumbsTake the bread out of its wrapper and let air dry until its completely dryIf you leave it wrapped up or not completely dried out it will turn moldyPut the slices into a food processor and whirl it up until all the slices have been processedPut into a plastic bag or containerIt will last for yearsIf you want a finer crumb so put the bread crumbs thru a strainer rubbing the crumbs with your fingers and just throw away the big piecesRemember that what you have is unseasonedIf you like it like that it's fine to useIf you want to jazz it up a bit separate the amount you want to use and add: garlic powder onion powder, paprika italseasonings salt pepper or any other seasoning that you likeThe more the merrierOnce you make these bread crumbs you will never use the canned ones againAnd you don't throw out any more stale breadThis works with any stale bread itemBagels rolls, hot dog buns etc.
Bread Pudding II INGREDIENTS 6 slices day-old bread 2 tablespoons butter, melted 1/2 cup raisins (optional) 4 eggs, beaten 2 cups milk 3/4 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract DIRECTIONS 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) 2Break bread into small pieces into an 8 inch square baking panDrizzle melted butter or margarine over breadIf desired, sprinkle with raisins 3In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanillaBeat until well mixedPour over bread, and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture 4Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped.
You put it in your freezer and then pull it out for chicken or turkey stuffing, or if you want to stuff a pork tenderloin or flank steakMmmmmm.good! Stale bread is perfect for this as it won't absorb the grease the way fresh bread does When a restaurant takes the left over bread that you haven't used from the bread basket on your table, that's what they do with itI used to work in a hotelWhen you cleared a table, you'd throw the bread in a big cardboard box and at the end of the shift you'd take the box up to the banquet kitchen and put it on the top shelvesOnce they got around to doing Christmas banquets, that's what they'd use(sickening as there were plenty of mice in the kitchenI won't tell you the hotel chain except that the name began with H and rhymed with follyday gin)
