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Liquid Laundry Detergent
Liquid Laundry Detergent 1 cup Washing Soda 1/2 cup Borax a bit of tea tree oil (to cut the mildew smell front loaders can have!) 1/4 cup or so of Dr. Bronner's Baby Castile liquid soap 4 cups hot water (first) then added about 8 more cups **My mom pointed out that...
Chili for what ails ya
(I really need to find my camera! My cell phone doesn't take the best pics.)ground turkey 1 1/2 lbs or so (you could use another meat or sub more beans for this if you wanted)1 onion (chopped finely)3 or 4 cloves of garlic (chopped)Olive OilChili powder (I used...
Pizza Crust
New York Pizza Crust(Makes 2 12” pies)¼ teaspoon sugar1 cup warm water1 envelope (¼ oz.) active dry yeast (I use the quick rising)1 teaspoon salt3 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting7 Tablespoons olive oilIf using a pizza stone, set it on lowest rack of...
Cinnamon Crispy Hearts
"Cinnamon Crispy Hearts"1 pkg. active dry yeast1/2 c warm water3/4 c flour3/4 c whole wheat flour1/8 tsp salt (I used salted butter and leave this out)2/3 c butter1 egg yolk1 Tblsp. melted butter2/3 c sugar2 tsp. ground cinnamon (I used the fresh, strong stuff so only...
Done!
Here is the cake from H & K's wedding yesterday. I have sugar everywhere, trying to get it out of my pores and off the furniture!
Patience, Puddles, and Pudding
Patience is a virtue (and not one of my strongest qualities- ask my family) but chocolate helps.The rain is back. Thank goodness it didn't rain yesterday while we were at Riverfest. Scott's cousin, Chris, was playing with Nik and Sam and his family sat with us and...