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Homemade Butter
Homemade butter. It sounds like a delicious luxury, doesn’t it? Our great grandmothers who had no choice but to sit at the butter churn if they wanted butter would probably…
Skillet Jambalaya Recipe
I hope I never get to a point in life where I want to stop learning. I’m fully aware that as life moves along, it’s all too easy to get…
Homemade Cajun Seasoning Blend
I love seasoning blends. They’re such a simple way to add a little flavor and fun to your home cooking. A few shakes of this spice or that spice can…
Can You Microwave Fels Naphtha Soap?
Update December 2025: I no longer add Fels Naptha bar soap to my homemade laundry mixtures and so have no need anymore to grate or microwave my bar soaps. I…
When Convenience Isn’t Convenient
The past few weeks I’ve been browsing through a book called “Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House“. It’s author, Cheryl Mendelson, set out to write a modern…
DIY Picture Frame Jewelry Organizer
One of the gifts my daughter had on her Christmas gift idea list for me last year was some kind of jewelry organizer she could hang on her bedroom wall…
4 Resourceful Ideas for DIY Seed Starter Pots
One of my favorite things about “Make Your Own” projects is that they are so often born of a resourceful spirit. Rather than just accepting the traditional way, or the…
Homemade Glass Cleaner
One of the quickest and simplest homemade solutions I use for cleaning glass and mirrors around the house is to just use club soda as a glass cleaner. I’ve been…