Tag: creative
-
Transform Cake Mix into Delicious Cookies with This Simple Recipe
For years I always thought a cake mix had to be made as per the box instructions. Until years ago I remember my mother in law mentioning something about getting a box of cake mix and using it to make cookies. At the time, my mind didn’t fully process it until years later when my…
-
Turn Bread Heels into Homemade Breadcrumbs: Waste Less, Enjoy More!
Does anyone out there actually enjoy the heels of the bread ? For me, its my least favorite piece. And because I have the attitude “Waste not want not” When it gets to those pieces I will usually wind up putting them in the freezer. And very rarely will I use them. I don’t think…
-
Savory Sausage and Potatoes: A Budget-Friendly Delight
I feel like this is one of those recipes that everyone has their own twist to. To be perfectly honest? Its one of those dishes I’m not a huge fan of. But after the recent events of the last few days (see This post for more information) I figured I might as well find a…
-
Easy Parmesan Chips
Step One: Preheat oven to 350 Step Two: Lay out parchment paper on baking sheet (fun fact, if you crumple it first, it will lay on the sheet beautifully) Step Three: Lay out piles of shredded cheese on parchment paper (the bigger the pile, the longer it may take to cook) Step Four: Put into…
-
Garden 2024
I have a wanna be green thumb. By which I mean I can sort of keep plants alive, but my skills could use some improvement. Usually every year I improve upon my previous years garden, but am faced with new challenges. Over the years I’ve decided to keep trying to grow certain plants, giving up…
-
Transform Your Old Dress Shirt into a Stylish Apron
Recently, my husband noticed that a few of his shirts were ready to go in the garbage. One had a hole, and the other was too tight. Well, they were still perfectly good pieces of fabric otherwise, so I saved them from the landfill, putting them in my never ending project pile. I had seen…
-
Dandelion Oil
I decided that I wanted to do something with skin care. So I heard about how Dandelions actually have anti-aging properties when used in skin care, as well as loads of other benefits. So first I had to dry them (which was in the previous blog post: Drying Flowers ) And now that our flowers…
-
Preserve Nature’s Beauty: A Guide to Drying Flowers and Understanding Its Benefits
Flowers can be dried and used in many different things. Salves, Soaps, or even making teas and adding to bath salts or bath bombs. Many people will think about drying flowers as something hard and time consuming, but in reality, while it is time consuming, hard it is not. There are different types of ways…
-
Irish Soda Bread
One of the first traditions I started when I got married is making Irish Soda Bread for St. Patricks’ Day. I remember finding the recipe on Pinterest first, and the first year I made it I also made homemade butter with it. Normally, I always loose the normal Soda bread recipe I used, and scramble…
-
Homemade Applesauce
The thought of making applesauce from scratch I still remember was overwhelming. Until a friend of mine told me “Just think of it like making Mashed potatoes!” and then suddenly the thought wasn’t so scary. I never even thought about making applesauce from scratch until I had a constant supply of apples thanks to the…