These three recipes combined cost about 50 cents per month to make and can last a family of four nearly two weeks of daily showers.
How to Pickle Watermelon Rinds
I really hate to see food go to waste, and as I was cutting up a watermelon this year, I thought what a waste it was to put the watermelon rinds in the trash. I don’t have chickens anymore, and I don’t have a compost, so I really do feel like I am wasting them […]
How to Make Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar is a valuable ingredient for good health, and it’s easy to make at home. I don’t enjoy peeling and coring apple after apple to make a pie or a cobbler, but I do love being able to make something valuable out of the scraps. Apple cider vinegar helps to fight inflammation and […]
Bread and Butter Pickles
I’ve been wanting to make my great-grandmother’s recipe for bread and butter pickles. Her recipe takes two full days to make. I think that’s a lot of work now, so I can’t imagine how it was done before refrigeration, fancy kitchen appliances, and most of all air conditioning. I decided to do a very similar […]
Golden Honeydew Jelly
I love the taste of fresh, summertime melons. Unfortunately, melons are not in season year long. This summer, I sought out jelly recipes that featured some of my favorite summertime melons. Since jellies keep for a year, it’s an easy way to bring that favorite, summertime fruit into the cold of winter. A lot of […]
How to Make Kefir
Using Vinegar as an Eco-friendly Household Cleaner
Cleaning a home in an eco-friendly fashion is not just easy to do but also quite cost-effective. This is the first in a series of articles on eco-friendly cleaners. Find out simple ways on how to use vinegar to give your house a good clean while avoiding any abrasive chemicals.