Just a little talk.

Do you ever have those days that you have so much to do that you have no idea where to start.  That's my day today, have a house that I need to finish cleaning, have a cast iron pot I am trying to clean up( got rust on it and I am not sure how), bread to make, cookies to be made and some canning that I should be getting to. So I thought I would take a few minutes and sit and write a little blog.

It's not always easy making everything that you eat, but it does pay for it in so many ways. You know what's in it, you can make changes to things as you go, your not eating things that were made in a lab. 
I plan on making post about the different things I make so you to can make changes in your house.  If you do then great if not while its all up to you.
Some things that no one really thinks of are:
onion soup mix
sweetened condensed milk
honey garlic sauce
sweet and sour sauce
taco mix
chili mix
even cake and brownie mixes ( I like making up a few its like a cake you get in the store)
white sauce
cheese sauces
gravy
The lists goes on and on. Making the change is sometimes hard,but once you do it, you will wounder why you didn't do it earlier. Another thing that makes things easier is to make two at a time a freeze one, might as while you already have everything out and those pots and pans dirty.
I am home 6 days a week but this can be done for people who do work more then I.  Just take one day a week or even a month and send the day cooking, you would be amazed with the amount you can do in just one day.  Some people start with baby steps and others jump in with both feet. It's all up to you.

Hope you enjoyed this little post, Will be back soon And don't forget to follow me on here, that way you will not miss any post I put up.

Waffles For the freezer

Today I made some waffles for the freezer so the kids and just grad and go.  Its super easy to do and the kids will thank you for, they are much better then the store bought ones.  You can make them how ever you want with whatever your family enjoys.

1 1/4 cup milk
6 Tablespoons of melted butter
2 eggs
1/4 Teaspoons salt
3 teaspoons of baking powder
1 3/4 cup flour

Just mix everything up I always add some vanilla to it.  Then cook, its that easy then let them cool down and freeze I always put them on a cookie sheet then freeze this way first just so they dont stick while in the bag, then I put them in one large bag.  There we go waffles for the freezer for the kids to enjoy.

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Hope you all enjoy.

November meals

This month I am trying to clean out the freezers so we can defrost them and give them a good cleaning.  So here is the meals for the month using what I have in there.

Today is November the 12 so I will start there

12. Salbury steaks with mashed taters and carrots
13. Meats balls and pasta
14. Oven chicken with oven taters and beans with buns
15. Sloppy joes
16 hubby cooks
17 Pork roast with "shake n bake taters" with french beans
18 pork pot pie ( using leftovers)
19 chili
20 chili fries and chili dogs
21 pizza
22 shepherds pie
23 hubby cooks
24 meat loaf with mashed taters and corn
25 schnitzel with "shake n bake taters" and green beans
26 pulled pork and fries
27 pizza ( using leftover pulled pork)
28. chicken fried steak with mashed taters and french beans
29 pork chops with oven taters and a veggie

This is for this month I am hoping to have it cleaned out but we will have to see.

Enjoy your day

Meal Meau

Finally got the meal menu done for February.

1. Chicken noddle soup
2.  Hubby cooks
3. Hubby cooks
4. Boneless chicken wings
5. Beef stew (crock pot)
6. Schnitzel with fries
7. Shepherds pie
8. Fried egg sandwicks
9. Hubby cooks
10.Hubby cooks
11. Pork roast with mashed taters ( crock pot)
12. Pancakes ( cuz its pancake Tuesday) 
13. leftover roast with veggies and fries
14. oven fried chicken with fries
15. steak strips with peanut sauce veggies and rice
16. Hubby cooks
17. Hubby cooks
18. pasta and meatballs ( crock pot)
19. leftovers
20. meatloaf with mashed taters
21. orange sauce chicken with rice
22. breakfast for dinner
23.Hubby cooks
24.hubby cooks
25. chicken balls, egg rolls, stir fry and rice
26. sloppy joe's with fries ( homemade sauce)
27. pizza rolls
28. ribs and fries

I work on weekends so hubby does the cooking and I don't meal plan for him.

heritage bread

 This bread looks great I cant wait to try making it



http://www.foodnetwork.ca/guides/chefmichael/recipe.html?dishid=13274&titleid=282550

Washing Laundry

We got a HE washing machine 2 years ago. At first it worked great, but now? not so well I have notice that the socks do not come clean nor small hand towel and dish cloths.  So I started washing them by hand, went and got a wash board and clean those item that way.  Now the sock are super clean and they are not hard.  That is due to the soap that is being left on by washing machine.
So for the past few months I have have been doing research trying to find a better way to get my cloths clean and soft with out ruining the washer.  The first thing I looked into washing the laundry soap, using homemade soap is good for the machine due to the low to no suds, it doesn't gum up the pipes like normal soap.

http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/08/make-a-years-worth-of-laundry-soap.html

Next I looked into a new way of cleaning the washing machine, the thought of paying 10.00 for three of those washing pucks was killing me. I found that you can use vinegar to do the same thing! Use 1/2 cup in 1 gallon of water in the rinse/drain works great, also will clean the pipes out.
Another thing I do to clean dish towels is to boil (in water with vinegar) them, that helps remove any grease and soap being behind. I do this about once every two months.

http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/10/a-simple-solution-for-better-smelling-more-absorbent-towels.html

Next I looked into the fabric softer I was using. There are many different home made ones you can use. Below I will post a few of them that I have used in the past, but I have just finished reading about using Epsom salt to freshen cloths, it helps removes any soap being left behind, also helps fabrics from bleeding. So this is something I will be trying, for every cup of Epsom salt you add 10 drops of essential oil or you can leave it with no smell. Then add 1 tbsp to each load. I have not tried this yet so I can not how it works yet.

http://thefrugalgirls.com/2010/10/homemade-fabric-softener.html

http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2013/01/make-your-own-fabric-softener-crystals.html