As much as I like making my own stuff, I also like doing things quick and easy. Homemade is great, but there comes a tipping point where if things get too time consuming, tedious, or confusing, I feel it’s just not worth my precious time and energy. I’m always onRead More
New Uses for Old Containers
Sometimes one of the most challenging things about making your own cleaners, condiments, and other homemade goodies is figuring out what kind of container to keep your mixture in. Sometimes I buy new spray bottles or use those little ziploc containers, but other times I find recycling a bottle or jar from another productRead More
10 Foods Worth Doing Homemade
What’s not worth doing homemade? This question was posed last week on the Cheap Healthy Good website in their post Ask the Internet: What’s Not Worth Doing Homemade? Their “Worth It” items were marinades, rubs, spice mixes, soup, baked goods, dips, and dressings. Their “Not Worth It” items were pasta, crackers, and bread. InRead More
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 Cake Recipe. (Update: Click here for two more updated DIY Birdseed Cake recipes with lard) I don’t knowRead More
The 4 Best Reasons for Making Your Own Stuff
Sometimes my family thinks I’m crazy. They’ll see me busy making something and ask “What’s that?” I usually respond with an answer like “I’m trying to make my own chocolate syrup” or “This is going to be my homemade Febreeze”. This invariably results in them looking at me andRead More
10 Lessons I’ve Learned from my Homemade Lifestyle
I’ve always enjoyed finding new and creative ways to make homemade versions of things, especially if I can save money in the process. Since I’ve started this blog, I’ve spent even more time trying new ideas. All this activity has helped me realize that it’s important to keep yourself grounded in reality because the thingsRead More