1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup oil (I use coconut oil)
1 cup applesauce
1/2 cup honey
1-3/4 cup whole grain pastry flour
1/2 tsp soda
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
Mix egg, oil, applesause, and honey in small bowl and set aside. Put the dry ingredients in a seperate, little larger bowl, and mix well. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk gently. If adding nuts and/or raisins, fold in gently to avoid over-stirring. Filled oiled or lined muffin cups 3/4 full and bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Makes 12 muffins.
What I do with these muffins is make them ahead of time and keep them for a quick and easy breakfast! They will freeze easily if you want to throw them in the freezer for a future use. Just take them out the night before and voila!...added with some fresh fruit and a glass of milk, you have a quick, healthy, and delicious breakfast in a flash!! :)
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Laundry Soap
Yes! I do make my own laundry soap....it's SOOOOO easy and SOOOOO cheap!!! It costs about a penny per load! (Based on about 1/4 cup, but even if you use double or triple that, it's only 2 or 3 cents a load :) My friend gave me the recipe and her recipe made 5 gallons! Well, I didn't need QUITE that much so I halved it and it made about 2-1/2 gallons. This is the recipe for 2-1/2 gallons and if you want, you can halve it again, or double it or whatever fits your needs! Otherwise this recipe filled up about 4 (I think?-maybe 3-1/2) empty liquid laundry jugs. I just kept them as they got empty or asked friends for their empty ones, etc.
Laundry Soap
1 bar soap
1 to 1-1/2 cups Borax
1 cup powder laundry detergent
about 2-1/2 gallons water
pail big enough to hold 2-1/2 gallons liquid
*optional--few drops of an essential oil like lavendar to make your clothes smell pretty :)
Directions: Dissolve bar of soap in about 2-3 quarts boiling water. Add Borax and laundry detergent to boiling water. Mix well until all dissolved. Dump into clean pail. Fill rest of pail with warm water to make 2-1/2 gallons. Stir well. Voila! You have a WHOLE bunch of laundry detergent! :)
Notes:
*I use a glycerin bar of soap and that dissolves on it's own in the water, otherwise if you get a bar like irovy or something I'm pretty sure it has to be ground up before you put it in the water.
*You can add more Borax/detergent if you think it's going to be for really soiled clothes (although Nathan's clothes are DIRTY when I wash them and it seems to do just fine!), or add it to the load that you are doing at the time...ex) you are washing a load of heavy soiled whites...well, just add a dash more borax to just that load)
*I wait until the mixture is cooled before I put it into the jugs to store, although I'm not sure if you need to, it's just what I do :)
* I usually use about 3/4 of the cap of the laundry jug per wash, so about 1/2 cup per load.
*The detergent I use is Arm and Hammer Fresh Scent powder detergent.
How I figured the price per load using the ingredients I used:
1 bar of soap= $1.20
Box of borax (55oz) $2.23 = .04/oz x 10 oz = .40/batch
Box of detergent (128 oz) $10.00 = .078/oz x 8oz = .625/batch
1.20 + .40 + .625 = $2.23/batch
2-1/2 gallons = 320 oz/batch
$2.23 / 320 = .00696875 cost per oz .
00696875 x 4oz (1/2 cup soap) = .027875
So a little over 2 cents for 1/2 cup!!! Now THAT'S cheap laundry soap!! 320 oz/4 oz = 80 loads of laundry!! Although if you use 1/4 cup like my friend who gave me the recipe, that's 160 loads!!! Either way, it's a good deal!!
Feel free to pass this on to friends, family etc that might benefit from saving some $$$ on their laundry!!
Laundry Soap
1 bar soap
1 to 1-1/2 cups Borax
1 cup powder laundry detergent
about 2-1/2 gallons water
pail big enough to hold 2-1/2 gallons liquid
*optional--few drops of an essential oil like lavendar to make your clothes smell pretty :)
Directions: Dissolve bar of soap in about 2-3 quarts boiling water. Add Borax and laundry detergent to boiling water. Mix well until all dissolved. Dump into clean pail. Fill rest of pail with warm water to make 2-1/2 gallons. Stir well. Voila! You have a WHOLE bunch of laundry detergent! :)
Notes:
*I use a glycerin bar of soap and that dissolves on it's own in the water, otherwise if you get a bar like irovy or something I'm pretty sure it has to be ground up before you put it in the water.
*You can add more Borax/detergent if you think it's going to be for really soiled clothes (although Nathan's clothes are DIRTY when I wash them and it seems to do just fine!), or add it to the load that you are doing at the time...ex) you are washing a load of heavy soiled whites...well, just add a dash more borax to just that load)
*I wait until the mixture is cooled before I put it into the jugs to store, although I'm not sure if you need to, it's just what I do :)
* I usually use about 3/4 of the cap of the laundry jug per wash, so about 1/2 cup per load.
*The detergent I use is Arm and Hammer Fresh Scent powder detergent.
How I figured the price per load using the ingredients I used:
1 bar of soap= $1.20
Box of borax (55oz) $2.23 = .04/oz x 10 oz = .40/batch
Box of detergent (128 oz) $10.00 = .078/oz x 8oz = .625/batch
1.20 + .40 + .625 = $2.23/batch
2-1/2 gallons = 320 oz/batch
$2.23 / 320 = .00696875 cost per oz .
00696875 x 4oz (1/2 cup soap) = .027875
So a little over 2 cents for 1/2 cup!!! Now THAT'S cheap laundry soap!! 320 oz/4 oz = 80 loads of laundry!! Although if you use 1/4 cup like my friend who gave me the recipe, that's 160 loads!!! Either way, it's a good deal!!
Feel free to pass this on to friends, family etc that might benefit from saving some $$$ on their laundry!!
Monday, February 2, 2009
TV!!---(no longer for sale)
TV for sale!!
Here is a great TV at a great price!
JVC 32" Model # AV-32432
We bought it in 2004 for $360 and never have had any problems with it. Picture is great and if it were up to me, we'd keep it! But since we move every few months, we needed to find a smaller/lighter TV to make moving easier. Asking $50.
This is what the product description said: "Affordably priced, this feature packed 32" Stereo TV offers something for everybody. With superior standard features this 30 Series unit offers JVCs exclusive Hyper Scan, MTS Stereo with SAP, 3-Line Digital Comb Filter, Component Video Input, 2 AV Inputs, S-Video Input, XDS Auto Clock Set, and a Unified Remote Control make this unit very attractive and affordably priced."
They also gave these dimensions:
Width: 30.25 in
Depth: 21.5 in
Height: 26.25 in
Weight: 112.8 lbs
Since I am NOT going to be shipping this puppy, you may purchase it from us if either 1) you currently live by us OR 2) you live in the St. Cloud area. If #2 is the case for you, I can bring it with me when I come to visit in March and drop if off for ya!
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