DIY Laundry Soap Detergent: Images & Recipes Homemade laundry soap is quick, easy and cheap. What other reasons do you need to make either a laundry powder or soap for your front loader or top loader washing machines? I will teach you how to make laundry detergent and a laundry soap liquid with step-by-step instructions, and you will never want to buy another box of expensive, commercial washing powder again. I don't know about you, but when the children were still at home I had a mountain of washing to do each week. As a result, one of the most expensive part of my fortnightly shop was buying laundry detergent. If only I knew then what I know now! A country washing day So What is inside Commercial Laundry Soap? Basically 2 Things: A surfactant that removes dirtA builder that softens hard water There are of course a lot more ingredients in commercial washing detergents but a lot of them are just fillers which is basically what you are paying for. By using pure laundry soap we are providing the cleaning agent. 1 bowl 1 wooden spoon
Make Your Own Lip Balm Make Your Own Lip Balm Article courtesy of: Mountain Rose Herbs Lip balm is truly one of the easiest and most inexpensive products to create. Lip balm is almost fool-proof. Basic Lip Balm Preparation Coarsely chop or grated your beeswax (vegans may use Carnauba Wax as an alternative), and place it in a small pot or glass pyrex measuring cup with your butters and carrier oils in the top of a double boiler, and melt gently over heated water. Below are some specific recipes for you to play with. Lemon Coconut Lip Balm This recipe will fill 8-9 lip balm tubes! 1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil 2 Tablespoons Sunflower Oil 1 Tablespoon & 1 teaspoon Beeswax 10 drops Lemon essential oil Peppermint Cocoa Lip Balm 1 Tablespoon Cocoa Butter 2 Tablespoons Sweet Almond Oil 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil 5-10 drops Peppermint essential oil Healing Herbal Lip Balm (Unscented) 1 Tablespoon Shea Butter 2 Tablespoon Calendula Infused Olive Oil 1 Tablespoon Jojoba Oil 5 drops Vitamin E Oil All-Purpose Lip Balm 1 oz Sunflower Oil
Cajun Mango Chicken Salad | the moodie foodie Serves 4 Warm spiced chicken tossed through fresh salad greens and sweet mango, topped off with a hot, salty dressing. It’s a holiday on a plate. Per serve: 957.7kj (228.7cal); 5g total fat (1.4g saturated fat); 3.7g fibre You’ll need 300gms chicken breast, skin removed/thinly sliced 1 tbsp water 2 tbsp Cajun seasoning Pinch cinnamon 4-6 handfuls mixed greens/lettuce – choose your faves but I like cos and rocket 1/2 cup parsley, chopped 4 tbsp fresh mint, chopped 1 red onion, thinly sliced 2 mangoes, peeled and sliced Dressing 1 large garlic clove, minced 1-2 red chillies, chopped 4 tbsp white balsamic vinegar (or any good white vinegar) 1/2 cup water Juice of 2 limes 2 tsp brown sugar Let’s go Toss together lettuce, parsley, mint, onion and mangoes and arrange on 4 plates. Why it’s good for you You would be surprised at how much fat goes into a restaurant salad – meat cooked in lots of oil, oily dressings….
Homemade Lip Gloss and Lip Balm: From Simple Two Ingredient Recipes to The More Advanced Homemade Lip Balm for The Most Cracked, Chapped and Miserable Lips! My kids get the absolute worst chapped lips in the winter. They have this awful tendency to lick them once they're chapped, which only makes matters worse. They'd begin to develop rashes on the skin just above their top lips from the saliva. I couldn't find a lip balm that could keep up with this vicious cycle. I read Emu oil (from the Australian Emu bird) is a great chapped lip protector and moisturizer. So, here's my bar-none best recipe for the driest. most cracked and chapped lips: 4 tsp. olive oil- liquid oil2 tsp. almond oil- liquid oil2 1/4 tsp. cocoa butter- brittle/hard oil3 3/4 tsp. coconut oil- solid oil3 tsp. beeswax (make sure to get cosmetic grade)5 vitamin E capsules or 5 drops of Vitamin E oil for a preservative. This will yield 15 tubes or containers of the world's best chapped lip balm! Process: Depending upon your preference, you can adjust the consistency of the lip balm fairly easily.
tomato, basil & ricotta salad (and pasta) « milliemirepoix (warning: skip this bit if you’re totally sick of earthquake stuff or if you’re otherwise not into musings on life and death and other topics that probably have no place in a food blog) On Tuesday last week I was headed to a potluck dinner and had planned to make something awesome with tomatoes inspired by the latest Cuisine magazine. Instead I found myself, a half hour before I was due for dinner, standing outside Moore Wilson’s in a crowd of people staring open-mouthed at the television screen. Now a week has passed. Though I can’t even begin to fathom what Cantabrians must be going through, for the rest of us it’s been a week of emotional extremes, from relief at learning that loved ones were safe, to heart-stopping panic at remembering a friend or acquaintance had just ventured South, to sheer despair and sadness at hearing the stories of those who weren’t so lucky, at seeing the images of a beloved city reduced to rubble. TOMATO, BASIL & RICOTTA SALAD (serves 2-3): Like this:
Make Your Own Laundry Detergent! It's Easy! Save BIG & Have Fresh, Clean Laundry! | Well, I did it! I have pinned various recipes for homemade laundry detergent for months, now, thinking that soon I would gather the exotic ingredients and muster the courage to make some. I should have paid a lot more attention to those recipes I was pinning. There is nothing exotic about the ingredients, nor is it difficult. Once I actually stopped to look at the details, I was shocked. My own DIY brand! The one thing that they all had in common was that they make gigantic batches – 10 to 12 gallons, at a time. Why would I bother to make laundry detergent when I could just conveniently grab a bottle off the shelf at the store? These ingredients are easy to find and very inexpensive! Still need a list of reasons to try this? 20¼¢!! Well, if you’re convinced, now; here’s the recipe that I used to make mine. Ingredients 1/4 bar of Fels Naptha soap 2 Tablespoons Borax powder 1/4 cup (4 Tablespoons) Arm and Hammer Washing Soda (not baking soda) Instructions Notes:
kale and ricotta salata salad | the whole nut Make Your Own Home Address Number Plates Need an address plate for your home? We did and so I decided to make our own. I happened to be at Lowe’s and noticed these pre-formed Wainscoting moulding frame. It just happened to be the perfect length and width to fit around five 4 x 4 inch tiles. Since the frame was backless, I cut out a piece of 1/4 inch PDF board {the same wood we used on our Wainscoting here} to the same measurements of the moulding frame…7 x 23 inches. Then I glued the frame to the PDF board with Gorilla Wood Glue and set it with some clamps to hold it in place and let it dry overnight. The next day, I spray painted the frame with black Satin Krylon Spray Paint {my favorite brand of Spray Paint}. Then I centered my tiles, 3 light colored tiles and 2 darker colored tiles, inside the frame where I wanted them to sit. Then I used my Silhouette machine and cut out some black vinyl letters and some flourish designs for the sides. Then display your new address plate so people can find your home. 135stumbleupon
Garlic Oil And Vinegar Dressing Recipes red wine vinegar, worcestershire sauce, garlic cloves, salt and 3 MORE B 25 mins, 7 ingredients red wine vinegar, mustard powder, salt, extra-virgin olive oil, dried oregano and 2 MORE B 130 mins, 7 ingredients anchovi filet, grated parmesan cheese, garlic, dijon mustard and 4 MORE B 35 mins, 8 ingredients mint, red wine vinegar, persian cucumber, green onions, tahini, grape tomatoes and 10 MORE B 30 mins, 16 ingredients fresh basil, dijon mustard, garlic cloves, vegetable oil, salt, sugar and 2 MORE B 20 mins, 8 ingredients pepper, fresh marjoram, olive oil, white wine vinegar, garlic and 4 MORE B 9 ingredients salad, anchovy fillets, egg yolks, anchovi filet, cracked black pepper, dressing and 11 MORE B 25 mins, 17 ingredients worcestershire sauce, dijon mustard, garlic cloves, freshly ground pepper and 2 MORE B 6 ingredients seasoned rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, chopped fresh cilantro, sesame oil and 14 MORE B 55 mins, 18 ingredients B 25 mins, 13 ingredients B 60 mins, 10 ingredients B 7 ingredients