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Butter

Lately I've been very motivated to be in the kitchen. I've always enjoyed making meals from scratch...baking and cooking. I'm also very practical and frugal. I've never been good at baking bread but try every now and then. I find it silly to buy my sandwich bread, I think it's just water oil flour, but I couldn't get it just right no one would really eat it...well for sandwiches. So I came across "The Bread Bible" I read through it and just took some of her techniques ...and the first loaf of bread was great! we could put jelly, and penutbutter on it with out the bread falling apart & it cut smooth....I used my own recipe but her techniques and it was great. So now I've got bread and the best thing is my husband says he'll eat it! So to go along with it I made cinnamon and sugar butter....heaven! So simple 1/2 lb (2 sticks) butter (room temp. butter) 4 Tablespoons Sugar about 3 teaspoons cinnamon Whip it in the mixer and put it in a con...

Shampoo-less "no poo" for me

So I've tryed going with out shampoo before...and it was bad. Very greasy hair just not working, but for the past year or so I've come across different articles with people saying how it's wonderful and they are never going to use shampoo again. I thought I must be missing something , and when I came across this article   http://simplemom.net/how-to-clean-your-hair-without-shampoo/  I thought okay I'll give it one more try . It hasn't been long but from the start I'm impressed. I got out of the shower the first time and I thought, every thing feels the same , AND that's what I had been looking for. I don't wash my hair everyday so I was concerned that it would feel oily the next day, but it didn't. So if your like me and want to give it a try.......or another try do it! 1 Tablespoon backing soda 1 C. Water Mix in a bottle For a conditioner to help with the PH balance 1 Tablespoon natural vinegar 1C. Water Mix in a bottle ...