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Over the past two years, I have begun weeding out more and more of my expensive and toxic household cleaners and replacing them with homemade substitutes that work as well, or even better. You’ve all probably seen my homemade laundry detergent recipe (20.4¢ for homemade vs. $12-$14 retail) and I’ve recently added a homemade “shout” laundry stain remover [...]
Apple butter is a thick, fruity, cinnamony spread that is simple to make from just a few ingredients if you have your own apple trees. We don’t have trees and only picked up enough apples for some apple crisp baking, this year. So no canning for me. Fortunately, apple butter is readily available, year-round, in [...]
It’s no secret to any of you that one of my favorite taste sensations is chocolate. As a matter of fact, it’s sort of a family joke, and tradition, all wrapped into one. My sister and I, being firm believers in establishing family stories and traditions, have worked hard on keeping this one alive. :) [...]
Thursday night is Grandkids Night. No matter what other hubbub and chaos are happening the rest of the week, I know that Thursday night is just going to be smiles, hugs, fun and laughter and I never get tired of it. I love having this established tradition and feel so blessed to have the grandchildren [...]
It’s been a crazy summer and fall shows no signs of easing the strain, but I can’t let October pass without telling you how much I appreciate all of you and the support you have shown as the blog has grown and evolved, these last three years. Busy-at-Home readers rock! There’s no doubt about it! [...]
I have loved Taste of Home magazine, for years, and have often tried, and experimented, with the recipes featured in each new issue. When I was in New York, this summer, at the BlogHer conference, I had the great pleasure of previewing their new Best Loved Recipes cookbook and meeting with Taste of Home’s Food [...]
I love recipe creation challenges; and with fall turning the leaves on the trees in the front yard, and cooling the breeze coming through my open windows, my mind always turns to casseroles, comfort food and hearty fare to satisfy my family. That’s a perfect recipe genre for my #DipDipHooray recipe challenge! Have you heard [...]
Recipes for laundry stain removers are floating all around the Internet and there are quite a few on Pinterest. I have donned my lab goggles and rubber gloves and mixed up several of the formulas promising miraculous results, only to be disappointed by the cost to make them, the lack of results, the bleach spot [...]
