How to Make Almond Milk
Do you remember the dairy free sour cream I made last year? Who knew that making a casein free alternative to sour cream was even possible? Inspired by another visit from my gluten free and casein free best friend, I needed an alternative to the milk I use to make Cafe con Leche each morning. I added almond milk to my grocery list and then I remembered that I could make it instead. I've been hearing for years now that making almond milk at home was a simple thing. How to Make Almond Milk Yield: 4 cups(printable recipe) 1 cup raw almonds 4 cups filtered water pinch of salt Optional: 1 teaspoon vanilla and honey, to taste Soak the almonds overnight in filtered water. Rinse the soaked almonds with water and place in the blender. Set a fine mesh strainer over a bowl and then line it with a thin tea towel, cloth napkin or cheesecloth. Carefully pick up the cloth by the corners and wring the rest of the milk through the strainer into the bowl.
How to Stop Wasting Food
How much food do you throw away because of improper planning? During this process of Selling Our Home, we have been doing all we can to cut corners. I started noticing how much food we were wasting and we started a mission to stop throwing our money away! Here is how our family tries to use everything that we buy. Each month, I start with a menu plan. With just about an hour of prep work, you can have your pantry and freezer stocked! When we get home from the store, I separate out my items. Here's a tip! I cut out the bar codes from the packaging and make sure they are visible for easy scanning. Some of you don't know, but my boys are HUGE. I buy the larger tubes of sausage from Sam's. We measure out the serving size (remember, being healthy) and freeze them making sure to mark the date. The best part is, you can break off only what you need as defrost overnight. We measure all our meats and lay them flat in the freezer. *Tip* You can freeze all your vegetable scraps as well.
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Creatively Domestic: Homemade OxyClean
What a great inexpensive laundry fix! This came from The Grocery Cart Challenge and I was so excited to give it a try. I feel like I go through gallons of Shout at a time, so I needed to step up my spot removal a notch. *Updated 9/28/11* I've been using this concoction for over two years and I've had ALOT of questions about this Homemade Oxyclean, so I thought I'd show everyone exactly how I use it. Here is my plastic dishpan that I have stashed in my laundry room and a batch of the Oxyclean mixed up and ready to go. As for baking soda vs. washing soda: I use baking soda and have found it to work really well. Here is one of my son's jumpers that I want to get some weird funk out of. So I pour some directly on the stain (probably a 1/4 of the whole amount in the jar depending on how many items I need to soak), fold the item on top of itself, put another clothing item on top, and repeat. I also have a free download for a Laundry Stain Cheat Sheet, and this recipe is included on it!
Curing Warts, Removing Splinters, and 19 Other Bizarre Uses for Banana Peels
Popular in Food & Drink It all started with a rumor that banana peels could be used to polish silver and a bet among friends that it couldn’t. In trying to discover if there is any legitimacy to the silver-polishing properties of banana peels, I found dozens of other unusual applications for them, including splinter removal and wart treatments. Since banana peels aren’t particularly hot commodities, being able to put them to good use adds value to any household (and saves money on alternative treatments). Without further ado, here are 21 applications for banana peels, plus seven bonus uses for banana flesh. Please note that any instruction to apply banana peel to anything (such as in many of the health & beauty applications) involves using the inside of the banana peel after ridding it of the stringy bits. Health and Beauty Banana peels are chock-a-block with antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins, so they're a natural cure for many an ailment and an aid for cell regeneration. Bug Bites Warts
Baking Soda Uses |
I just bought a huge….GI-normous bag of Baking soda and I am thrilled at all the possibilities. Marvin at LiveHackery.Com came up with these 75 Good Ideas and Uses for Baking Soda! Baking soda is a chemical compound that appears as a fine powder. It releases bubbles of carbon dioxide when it interacts with an acid and a liquid. Health Uses 1. 3. In the Home 18. In Cooking 35. 37. 43. Cleaning Purposes 44. 45. 73. The most amazing thing about baking soda is that it’s super cheap. Author: Amy Allred is the Creator of GoodIdeasandTips.com.
Secret Beauty Ingredient? Lemons | Beauty on Shine
Who knew lemons could make you looks so good? You should always keep a few lemons in your kitchen. No, not for cocktails, dressings, or marinades. These sour fruits are a beauty secret weapon that can soften your skin, heal acne, and even whiten your teeth. More on YAHOO! 1. More on YAHOO! 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Related The 5 Best Beauty Products Made With FoodTop 10 Beauty FoodsAn Instant Facial In Your Kitchen
50 uses for vinegar…who knew?
Did you know vinegar could possibly be the last household cleaner you’ll ever need? Click through the slideshow to see all the uses for vinegar. Holy cow! Who knew?! I better go buy a few gallons of vinegar. Disclaimer: Please use all tips at your own risk. So let’s hear it… what do you use vinegar for?!
