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Quick Mix Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
Who likes homemade cookies? Me! Who likes homemade cookies but doesn’t feel like baking them in the summer and would rather float around in the pool instead? Umm, me again…
What’s Up With The Weird Label on Dr. Bronner’s Soap?
As I’ve mentioned before, shifting to homemade recipes can sometimes send you in search of ingredients that are new to you. Even if it’s an ingredient that’s not totally new,…
Homemade Laundry Soap: The Update
I think people fall into two groups when it comes to homemade laundry soap. One group is pretty much freaked out by the idea and says “Thanks but no thanks…
Make a DIY Emeril Essence Spice Blend
One of the strategies I’ve used for increasing my “Make Your Own” recipe options at dinner time is to get more familiar with my jars of ground spices. It’s much…
Easy Punch Recipe for a Morning Brunch Shower
Today’s recipe might not exactly fall into the “make your own” category like many of the other recipes I’ve written about here, but it does have a couple important qualities…
Make Your Own Butter Spread
Back in the early days of this blog I tried a recipe for making your own margarine spread. And . . . it did not turn out so good. You…
10 DIY Recipes For Dummies (4th Edition) – Just 2 Ingredients!
Welcome to the fourth edition of my DIY for Dummies list! Once a year during my annual vacation at Lake Michigan, I take a little break from trying new recipes…
Let’s Make Sangria!
Warm summer nights and sangria – they’re quite a lovely pair if you ask me. That’s why when the perfect evening comes along for enjoying the patio in the balmy…