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Decadent Homemade Brownie Mix: Bake Bliss in Every Bite

Bymiranda September 2, 2024November 5, 2024

Ingredients: I just put everything in a Gallon sized Ziplock bag, and shook it like crazy to get everything mixed together. When your ready to whip up a batch of Brownies, your amount of ingredient is dependent on what size of a pan your using. For example, I am using a 9×9 pan, because traditionally,…

DIY | Life

$185, Food Stamp, One Income.

Bymiranda September 2, 2024September 2, 2024

Times are tough; you can either spend your time crying about how stressed you are, or you could look for a solution. I decided instead of ‘surviving’, I was going to find ways to use everything I do have to their greatest potential. What can I do to make things last longer? What combinations of…

Cooking/Recipes

End of the Month Quesadilla’s

Bymiranda September 2, 2024September 11, 2024

It’s the end of the month. You got a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Maybe you could do tacos. But maybe you don’t’ have all the toppings you really like on them. In my case, that was it. I had one pound of hamburger in the fridge, Some Corn Tortillas…

Cooking/Recipes | DIY | Gardening

Fresh Tomato Cucumber Salad

Bymiranda September 2, 2024September 2, 2024

Well, the heat is here to stay for a while, so prepare yourselves for my Summer Food Series. This recipe is a new one in my book, thanks to my Aunt. It was under sad terms, a death in the family, but it was a memory I’ll never forget. We got into town in the…

Cooking/Recipes | Gardening

Kitchen Hacks

Bymiranda September 2, 2024October 21, 2024

Recently, for reasons I’ve already discussed in THIS post, our families food budget has been reduced a bit, and were looking for ways to make things last longer. And my ritual when I get home from work is to sit, and check my blog views, and video views, while watching a video that has been…

Gardening

Garden Update-June

Bymiranda September 2, 2024September 2, 2024

Its June, and my garden is doing Amazing things! I’ve even started harvesting a bit! Its been so exciting how well its been doing so far. But I can already tell the heat is going to be a struggle. Now, you might wanna go read my other posts about my gardens so you know what’s…

Cleaning | DIY | Gardening | Storage and Organizing

DIY Lavender Fabric Softener: A Simple Guide to Fresh, Natural Laundry

Bymiranda September 2, 2024October 21, 2024

When I saw this recipe in my homesteading book, I saw the measurements and at first was like ‘man, I don’t think I have enough at the moment’ . I was fully prepared to go out to my lavender plant, which, I don’t think is really enjoying this Redding heat, and grab some more lavender…

Cooking/Recipes | DIY

Chocolate Cake from Scratch

Bymiranda September 2, 2024

Remember a few posts ago when I made my very own cake mix? Well its time to give it a try! I was excited to make my first cake completely from scratch, and got started right away. The first thing I noticed was how dense it was. The batter was extremely thick, much, much thicker…

Cooking/Recipes

The GOOD coleslaw

Bymiranda September 2, 2024

I am very particular when it comes to coleslaw. I think that 90% of the ones I’ve had put far too much sugar in it, or worse. They use that absolutely horrid ingredient……miracle whip. But one time I made shrimp tacos, and something felt wrong about topping it with the traditional taco toppings. So, I…

DIY | Sewing

DIY Bowl Covers

Bymiranda September 2, 2024September 2, 2024

Growing up my grandma always had a hack, buying shower caps and using them as bowl covers. Over the years I’ve seen DIY’s take it upon themselves to make super cute ones with their machine. And I’ve been wanting to do a simple quick project with my machine and I thought these would be perfect….