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One Muffin Mix – Endless Possibilities!

Tired of cold cereal for breakfast? Me too. How about some delicious homemade muffins – and maybe some fresh fruit, and juice too? *Yum – that’s better * To help…

How to Make Homemade Amaretto – Plus a Bonus Cocktail Recipe

My mother used to have a saying for folks who had expensive taste in things they really couldn’t afford. She used to say they had “champagne taste and a beer…

Homemade Leave-in Hair Conditioner and Detangler

Update: 2026: This post was originally written as a guest post in 2012 by Jen who at the time had a blog called Here We Go Again. She had a…

Sometimes It’s Not About Cute – Part 3

Have you ever made a layered baking mix in a canning jar for gift giving? I’ve made several over the years, as well as having received them too. They’re handy…

Make Ahead Mixes (Or – It’s Not About Cute Part 2)

Life gets busy sometimes. And when life gets busy it’s easy to think we don’t have time to make baked goods from scratch anymore and we just want to grab…

Sometimes It’s Not About “Cute” – Part 1

Have you gotten hooked on Pinterest yet? Pinterest, for those who are not yet familiar with it, is a site where you can “pin” onto your virtual bulletin boards, all…

Homemade Bisquick Baking Mix Recipe

Making your own baking mix with pantry ingredients is quick and simple to do, saves money, and can be used in any recipes calling for a store bought baking mix…