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Crockpot Vegetarian Chili
Here’s an easy crockpot vegetable chili recipe that’s a favorite homemade meal of mine during the cold weather months. This recipe makes a good sized batch but we love the…
My Top 10 Spices
The$5 Dinners website posed an interesting question today. What are your top 10 spices? Gosh, I don’t think I can narrow it down to just 10 but I’m going to…
Homemade Soft Scrub Cleaner
Homemade soft scrub cleaner is one of the quickest and easiest cleaners to mix together. It’s a simple combination of baking soda and dishwashing liquid. In fact, after you make…
Easy Homemade Hummus
I like to think I have a pretty well stocked recipe box, but it has never included a good hummus recipe. Hummus just wasn’t something my Dutch ancestors were whipping…
How To Make Your Own Foaming Dish Soap and Hand Soap
If you like the foaming dish soaps and hand soaps, you’ll be happy to know it’s easy to Make Your Own. What’s the secret? The dispenser . . . ….
Looking for Lard: Can you find it in a Grocery Store?
So often my “Make Your Own” recipes send me in search of ingredients that are unfamiliar to me. This week I wanted to purchase a pound of lard for a…
Homemade Birdseed Ornaments
Homemade birdseed ornaments are an easy way to make your own knockoff version of the store bought Bird Bells. Your birdseed ornaments can be small or large depending on the…
Make Your Own Homemade Birdola Birdseed Cakes
This year I have a new birdfeeder hanging from our tree which my Dad graciously passed along to me. Winters can be long and dreary here in Michigan and feeding…