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Xtreme Home Entertainment is the contracted provider for Dish Network, DirecTV, and Safelink internet on the Gramercy Villas property. Please contact Chad at Xtreme Home Entertainment to establish service or for technical issues and/or questions. You can reach him to schedule installations or for assistance at (208)899-4490.
Ballet Idaho Presents Sleeping Beauty at the Morrison Center April 4th and 5th. www.balletidaho.org for tickets Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles – Fred Meyer Broadway in Boise at the Morrison Center April 15th. http://mc.boisestate.edu/broadway 4th Annual Idaho Green Fest – Downtown Boise at 8th and Bannock April 23. www.greenfest.com 3rd Annual Treasure Valley Kite Festival in Kleiner Park April 30th www.tvkitefesstival.com Lantern Festival at the Meridian Speedway – April 30th www.thelanternfest.com/location/boise/#222 National Take Back Day – April 30 – 10 am – 2 pm - Drop off expired or unused prescription medications at the drop off location at The Village on the corner of Eagle Rd. and Fairview.
Kitchen Touch-Ups Made Easy
EASIEST EVER BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE RECIPES FOR A SPRING BRUNCH. IT’S EASY AND DELICIOUS! Ingredients: 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix ¼ cup white sugar 3 eggs 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature ½ cup vegetable oil 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 ¼ cups blueberries Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan. 2. In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in eggs, cream cheese, oil and vanilla. Beat on low speed until blended. Scrape bowl and beat for 4 minutes on medium speed. Stir in blueberries. Pour batter into prepared pan. 3. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
Cleaning the flat top cooking surface can be difficult if you don’t know what to use to clean it. You don’t want to scour and scratch it, but you definitely need something that will remove built up residue and gunk that has adhered itself to the surface. Well, this tried and tested method works great and will make that cooktop shine. Using a small bowl, add baking soda and just enough hydrogen peroxide to make a paste. Work the paste around in a circle on your flattop cooking surface, concentrating on the areas that have cooked-on residue. Allow the baking soda mixture to sit on the surface for about 5 minutes. The baking soda will absorb the grease and the hydrogen peroxide will help to lift the residue. Then wipe the surface to gather up the baking soda and dispose of it. Using a wet, warm cloth, wipe it down to remove any remaining baking soda or residue. Buff with a dry rag. While you’re at it, you can get to the inside of that microwave that’s gotten food splattered on it. It’s as easy as taking a microwaveable bowl with 1-2 cups water combined with 2 tablespoons of vinegar. Put the bowl in the microwave and turn it on for 4 minutes. When the timer goes off, don’t open the door. Keep the microwave closed for an additional two minutes to let the steam do its thing. After two minutes, carefully remove the bowl with a kitchen mitt, as it will be hot. Wipe down the inside of the microwave with a warm, wet cloth. Take the glass turntable from inside the microwave and wash it with warm water in the sink. Do not use cold water, as this can crack or break the glass. Replace it in your sparkling clean microwave and enjoy!