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Burns
Friday when removing my meatballs i spattered my face with the hot sauce and burned through several layers of skin. I also have a burn on my chest but its minor. The one on my face may scar i don...
Homemade meatballs and marinara
So i was having a hard time thinking of dinner and turned on a cooking show. Which lead me to making my own meatballs!! Ive never done this before haha So this is my first time! Of course i used ...
Herbal
Aside from seasonings its nice to know what medicinal properties herbs have. I just wanted to save this :)
Herbal bath salts
Ye old mason jar! So many uses. So much love. Fill a mason jar half way with large chunk Himalayan sea salt. Add in a few teaspoons of epsom salts. ( your measurements never have to be exact.) ...
Instant pot not so crisp peach crisp
So this was franken crisp and it did and did NOT turn out. 8 qt IP. 1 #10 can peaches ( the big one!!) 4 cups whole oatmeanl, None of that instant stuff!! 1 cup brown sugar. 1/2 cup melted but...
Instant Pot Lo Mein
Ok so this is another cook for my massive family recipe. But it can easily be adapted. Especially seeing i season to taste!! This is made as a side dish for chicken teryakki. 3 lbs pasta, I use...
The crafty front
Ive always been a crafter. unfortunately a few years back, knitting and crocheting became so mainstream EVERYONE i knew was trying to sell. Before that it was pretty easy to sell my life long cra...
Loaded Baked Potato soup plus extras
Pretty sure ive written down this recipie before but im going to do it again. For the family of 15, We did 10 lbs of potatoes. But adjust for your family. Cube all potatoes into 1 inch squares. ...
Tarot
I pulled out my tarot and oracle cards. As im slowly packing, im pulling out random things, thinking where can i put this, Do i need it now. Of course cards in hand i have to draw. Its always i...
Clover soap?
So i was thinking how wonderful red clover smells. Wouldent that be yummy in soap? perhaps red clover and marigold? I already have some marigold drying. Also need to dry out some mint! Ohhh the ...
Yarrow and Fireweed soap
I decided to make a new infusion for soap today. I was reading about yarrow and wild roses, But the wild roses stopped blooming weeks ago. What is blooming is our amazing fireweed! And yarrow ha...
Foray into natural dyes.
I want to try my hand at natural dyes. Just for funsies. To start im reading about marigold as a natural dye to dye fiber a sunshiney yellow tone. it says to harvest marigolds at its peak of he...
Cheesy Taco Casserole
Lets change gears here! Tonights dinner is something a WEEE bit new. Not really new so much as cooked a bit different. You will have to adjust the measurements for a smaller family if you want t...
The last day
My oil infusions should be ready. I mean the longer they sit the better, But its been a minimum number of days. So here is my take. Mint in coconut- Dont do it lol. It smells so… strange. I dont...
Lilac oil and peaceful afternoons
Today was a day of chores. We did a dump run and tossed the trash. Its been a few months. We do about 6 a year. Some closer together then others depending on yard clean up. We have a LOT of yard...
Kid made oil and salt scrub
My kid has like these scary hands. His skin peels up in these THICK chunks. I dont mean wide, i mean the layers of skin peeling off are thick. Like callous thick. Its painful and ugly. His hands ...
Oil progression
My auntie stopped me in the store and told me she was almost out of the soap i made her a few months ago. Ill be whipping up a batch of ( doterra brand) serenity oil and added clary sage to deal...
Rose petal infusion
Today i made my first rose petal infusion. I used domestic roses from my rose bush. They happened to be my beautiful bright orange sunset roses that i ADORE. The smell is amazing! I put 1 cup o...
Mint infusion
I decided to make a mint infusion today. I finely chopped mint from the garden ( AKA the wild yard) And topped with coconut oil. The light sent is minty and coconutty, Im not sure if i like it. ...
Honey bread
This is a recipe i found online. Ingredients: 1 cup Butter 3/4 cup Honey 1/2 cup Dark Brown Sugar 3 Eggs, beaten 2 cups Self-Raising Flour Cut the butter into pieces and heat slowly, adding the...
Plaintain salve
This is your basic all healing type salve. Good for burns, scratches and wounds. create an infusion of the leaf by doing the following. Collect fresh plantain leaves. These likely grow in your y...
Chest rub
This helps with my asthma attacks, as well as congestion Equal parts coconut oil and shea butter. ( 1 cup ish each) 3 tablespoons bees wax OR soy wax. Melt together in a double boiler slowly, ...
Chest rub
This helps with my asthma attacks, as well as congestion Equal parts coconut oil and shea butter. ( 1 cup ish each) 3 tablespoons bees wax OR soy wax. Melt together in a double boiler slowly, ...
Mixed Berry crisp
3 cups sugar 3 tablespoons cinnamon 3 tablespoons nutmeg mix well. 6 cups strawberries sliced 6 cups total of blueberries, black berries, raspberries 2 cups rhubarb Mix fruit together and put i...
