Archives for November 2012

Winterizing your home

Winter-Proofing Your Home Fall may have just begun, but now is the best time to get your home ready for the winter season. Prepare your home now before the inclement weather is upon us. Things You Must Do To Prepare Your Home For Winter!   Seal drafty windows and doors: Drafts can waste 5%-30% of […]

Homemade Floor Cleaner

Homemade Floor Cleaner You know it is time to clean the hardwood floors, when you can’t walk across it without sticking. You can see milk drops from the baby’s bottle everywhere, and last night’s dinner is squished into the cracks and crevices of the hardwood (how does that even happen??), unfortunately it is long overdue […]

Happy Thanksgiving!

Homemade Vanilla Extract

I have fun each holiday season making homemade gifts for friends, teachers, neighbors and anyone else I need to give a holiday gift to.  This one is so easy to make, and I have fun finding creative bottles to use and best of all making creative tags to attach. Plan ahead if you plan to […]

Fabulous Vinegar Uses

Fabulous Vinegar Uses When you are prepared you know that re-using and repurposing items is very important. That’s why vinegar is such a great thing! Vinegar can be used for just about everything from daily use to cleaning, emergency situations, food storage and more! Clear dirt off PCs and electronics Computers, printers, fax machines, and […]

Homemade Ketchup Recipe

  Ketchup In emergency situations having food that tastes good is sometimes challenging. Long-term storage foods such as wheat, dried beans, and milk are great but having variety and comfort tastes are just as important. Everyone enjoys variety and different tastes in our diets. If your diet suddenly was based on just a few staples […]

Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream   This weekend my son begged and begged to please make homemade Ice cream, both my husband and I dreaded the thought of having to pull out the big Ice Cream maker, set everything up and listen to the motor roar for an hour or more as the Ice Cream was […]

Homemade French Upside down Apple Tart

Homemade French Upside Down Apple Tart 10 inch cast iron skillet or round pan 8-10 gala, pink lady or any high acid firm apple with a hint of sweetness, peeled, cored, and halved 1/2 cup salted butter 1/2 cup sugar 1 Tsp. vanilla or 1 vanilla bean, seeds extracted 1 recipe pie crust, rolled out […]

How to make Powdered Milk

Powdered Milk In my continued efforts to save money, I’ve decided to give powdered milk a try. Now I would never consider telling my family that we were going to be using powdered milk, I would never hear the end of it. I had spent some time in the months before hand researching different brands […]

DIY Emergency Repairs on the Road

DIY Emergency Repairs on the Road The sounds and smells of a car overheating or a flat tire are some you never want to hear. But here are a few easy fixes to help you get from the roadside to the car repair or home. Tool Kit Solving issues while on the road are easier […]

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