Tag archives for frugal
Homemade Foaming Hand Soap
This is by far the easiest, homemade, frugal On Guard foaming hand soap I have made. You don't have to use the branded soap dispenser. It is just what I had on hand. I actually plan on using these. Much cuter in my kitchen and bathroom, they just aren't foaming. I am still in search of the Foaming Hand soap dispenser for Mason Jars. Why use On Guard Foaming Hand Soap? On Guard protects against…
How to Dehydrate Onions
Sliced up in the food processor Lay them out on the thinner than this. This was just a quick picture. You don't want them overlapping. I left them in overnight. Boy did my house stink! All shriveled up and ready to be stored Then I vacuum seal them to store long term. I also made Homemade Onion Powder I use this dehydrator and this Food Saver Subscribe to our Occasional Newsletter ********************************************************** Thank you for…
Natural Remedies for “That” Time of the Month
Let's face it ladies, we all suffer from it in one form or another. That time of the month. Some call it Aunt Flo, Shark Week, or Code Red. Whatever you want to call it I think we can all agree we would rather not have to deal with it, or her friends headache, cramps, and crabby, on any ;I have suffered from PMS and PMDD most of my adult life. Some months worse…
Pressure Canning Bacon
Yes! You can safely pressure can ; Line the bacon up on parchment paper and then fold over Roll it up like a sleeping bag, tucking as you go. Put it in the larger wide mouth may have to force it in. It will be a tight fit. All snug in the pressure canner. This is what you get That grease will harden and look gross. But it will be super yummy on…
No Poo Shampoo
*update* I use 1T Apple Cider Vinegar with 1C water as conditioner every other washing. **upadte #2** I have since added Clary Sage and Ylang Ylang essential oils. They help with hair growth. Bonus? They also help with hormones. This is a VERY good thing. I read a fellow blogger had gone poo'less. Meaning she decided to quit using shampoo! I decided to try this as well. What could I lose? So easy. So frugal!…
Homemade Yogurt
I made yogurt! Using my new to me dehydrator! I used Organic whole milk and Chobani with live cultures. bring to 180ish degrees. Enough to scald it. After it gets to 180ish degrees let it cool to removed it from the heat for this. The add 2T of live culture yogurt. After this first batch I will use some of THIS yogurt. I then put it in quart size Mason jars …
Homemade Candles
We bought soy flakes at Hobby Lobby 2 pounds was $10. Looking online we found it to be cheaper. Melted down and poured into whatever container you would like to use. Popsicle sticks to hold the wicks up All you do is melt the soy flakes down. We added some old, not doterra essential oil that I had on A few drops each of orange and clove. So fun. So easy! They burn clean and…
Pressure Canning for Long Term Food Storage
Pressure Canning Raw Chicken Breast It is much easier than you might think to pressure can raw chicken breast at home. It can be done safely and ;I love to have pressure canned chicken breast on my prep shelf. Why Pressure Can Chicken? I have taken to canning my meat because, if we were ever to lose power for an extended period of time I might lose my freezer contents and that could be…
Marshmallow Chocolate Chip Goodness
I know I just wrote about A New Kind of S'more and something I saw on Pinterest. Don't worry, I am not going to become a food blogger. I just want to share with you this yumminess. They are similar to the homemade Pop Tarts. Refrigerator Pie Crust Chocolate Chips Marshmallows Cut the pie crust into squares or triangles. Load up with the marshmallows and chocolate. We learned you need the bottom larger than the…
Homemade fire starters
As part of our journey to self sufficiency we made fire starters. These will be great for camping or just bon-fire starting. We use egg cartons dryer lint candle wax wood chips We received 2 black garbage bags FULL of wood wouldn't purchase these otherwise. The fire-starters are fine with just the lint, which I have an abundance of. For candle wax I just purchased a used candle from a thrift store and melted it…