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Homemade Dishwashing Detergent – 2 New Ideas
It’s been a couple months since I first started trying out some homemade dishwasher detergent recipes. (Click here to read the original post: Homemade Dishwasher Detergent – What I’ve Learned…
Jiffy Corn Muffin Clone Recipe
What’s not to love about those little Jiffy Corn Muffin mixes? They’re cheap and tasty. That usually gets a thumbs up from me! At the moment however, I have a…
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…