Mantras to Live By and How to Keep Your Cheese from Molding

I learned some true principles while I was delivering pizzas:
You can't completely ignore your own needs while meeting the needs of others.(Also applies in parenting. You're going to be cranky if you're hungry or sleepy, and if you're cranky the kids will suffer.)


The primary goals of a business should be to serve customers' needs and make money, in that order.


Quality oriented businesses are cheaper to run and more successful.


An inexperienced new employee can see underlying flaws in a business that management is blind to.


Now for the cheese part (hints from Darleen Zaehringer):
Separate your bananas when you get home from the store. They will ripen faster if left connected at the stem.


Store open chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh longer and will not mold.


Bell Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with four bumps are firmer and better for cooking.


Weed control your plants with overlapping sheets of wet newspaper. Cover with mulch. Some weeds will get through some gardening plastic, but they will not get through wet newspaper.


Reheat pizza in a non-stick skillet on med-low heat until warm. The crust will stay crispy.


Add garlic immediately to a recipe for a light garlic taste and at the end of the recipe for a stronger garlic flavor.