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Healthier Homemade Coleslaw Dressing
Back in the early days of this blog I published a recipe for “Make Your Own KFC Coleslaw” that was an easy DIY copycat of that fast food favorite. We…
DIY Notepads and Padding Compound
One of my favorite ways to have some small scratch paper around for notes or lists, is to cut a piece of 8.5×11 paper into four pieces (I cut the…
Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe
I’ve been trying to make the switch to brown rice, which is going much better now that I’ve switched to my new method that has turned out to be the…
How I Cook Brown Rice
It was only a few years ago that I had never cooked rice at all. I was a potatoes person and maybe occasionally used Minute Rice, but other than that…
Homemade Disposable Cleaning Wipes
If you like the convenience of those pop-up cleaning wipes, here’s a way you can just make your own by soaking paper toweling in a cleaning solution and then storing…
Fast Hack: DIY La Croix Water
Today’s post isn’t really a recipe. Instead it’s just a quick little work-around idea to make a copycat version of one of my favorite store bought drinks for summer –…
5 Ways To Keep Apple Slices Fresh
Back in the early days of this blog I wrote a post about how to make your own Apple Dippers. This was a copycat idea of an item on the McDonald’s…
How To Dry Herbs In The Microwave
If you grow your own herbs and have some healthy well-growing plants, you may eventually find yourself in the predicament of wondering what to do with all that basil, or…