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Strawberry Salad with Homemade Poppy Seed Dressing 23 Jul 2012 | 03:00 am
A big fresh salad is a welcome addition to any meal during the hot days of the summer. In fact if the day is a real scorcher, I'm happy to make my whole meal out of the just the salad. It's crisp, r...
Homemade Montreal Steak Seasoning 15 Jul 2012 | 09:51 am
Homemade spice blends are a quick and simple way to add a boost of flavor when cooking a meal. Of course there's lots of ready made spice blends and rubs to choose from at the stores, but it's really...
My Favorite Cleaning Cloths 6 Jul 2012 | 01:03 am
In the last post I shared my favorite homemade all purpose cleaner. As promised in that post, I thought I would also share my favorite type of cleaning cloths which I think work especially well with ...
My Favorite Homemade All Purpose Cleaner 1 Jul 2012 | 03:20 am
The internet is a wonderful thing with its vast resource of free information. But have you found sometimes that all this wonderful information can be just so overwhelming? And now we have added Pinte...
Make Your Own Rotisserie Chicken (In the Crockpot!) 25 Jun 2012 | 09:39 am
I have always been intimidated by cooking a whole chicken and I don't really know why. I always had my excuses for not giving it a try which sounded something like this . . . ~ The boneless, skinle...
Homemade Microwave Chex Mix 16 Jun 2012 | 10:28 am
Homemade Chex mix is a favorite snack around our house. Many years ago I started using this recipe because it had instructions for cooking the Chex mix in the microwave, and it has been a tried and tr...
Homemade Microwave Cleaner 11 Jun 2012 | 03:18 am
One of the easiest and most versatile homemade cleaners you can make is a simple mixture of equal parts vinegar and water. A vinegar and water combination can be used on counter tops, sinks, bathroom...
One Muffin Mix - Endless Possibilities! 7 Jun 2012 | 08:44 am
Tired of cold cereal for breakfast? Me too. How about some delicious homemade muffins - and maybe some fresh fruit, and juice too? *Yum - that's better * To help you whip up some frugal homemade m...
Semi-Homemade Deodorant 3 Jun 2012 | 03:24 am
I've tried lots of different Make Your Own type of recipes since starting this blog a couple years ago. Some things I've tried have turned out wonderfully, some have been disappointments, and some hav...
How to Make Homemade Amaretto - Plus a Bonus Cocktail Recipe 28 May 2012 | 01:40 pm
My mother used to have a saying for folks who had expensive taste in things they really couldn't afford. She used to say they had "champagne taste and a beer pocketbook". I can relate. Guilty as cha...
