Author: Alan Ball

How to Recycle Leftover Peeps and Other Easter Candy

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Every Easter basket has some type of candy “peeping” over and you end up with more colorful marshmallows and chocolate candies than you know what to do  Turn that sugar into a special treat. Melt the chocolate in the microwave and dip fresh fruit like strawberries. Or use the M&Ms to spice up breakfast. Toss them into your pancake mix. …

How to Recycle Plastic Easter Eggs

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Easter wouldn’t be the same without those plastic Easter eggs. but what to do with them after the season?  Here’s a down and dirty way to put them to use.  Use them as a pot filler.  Dirt can get heavy when you fill a pot all the way.   Plastic eggs help fill pots without the added weight. so you can…