Thanks to Danielle at Blissfulanddomestic.com I have learned that you can freeze MILK! Whole gallons of milk. Yep, you read that right! Those indents on the side of the milk expand and pop out as milk freezes. Pretty neat huh. So if you have a chest freezer you can buy the milk when it goes on sale and keep it all month long! It takes a day or 2 to thaw enough to use, but I'd rather that than pay the $3 it goes up to here sometimes! Check out Blissfulanddomestic.com for all sorts of money saving tips and tricks from grocery shopping to crafting to clothes! Love her blog!
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Update and new Tip of the Day!
So I have been using my homemade dishwasher detergent and wanted to update how it has been working! It cleans the dishes great, but the Lemishine has caused it to cake, which means I am chiseling dishsoap everytime I run my dishwasher. So I may rework the ingredients and remove the Lemishine and see how it works. I was using that new Oxiclean power booster stuff, but you go through it FAST if you use it every wash. So when it ran out I refilled the bottle with white distilled vinegar....and I think it works better! (Not to mention cheaper!) I will update once I rework the detergent, and hopefully there will be no more chiseling!
Thanks to Danielle at Blissfulanddomestic.com I have learned that you can freeze MILK! Whole gallons of milk. Yep, you read that right! Those indents on the side of the milk expand and pop out as milk freezes. Pretty neat huh. So if you have a chest freezer you can buy the milk when it goes on sale and keep it all month long! It takes a day or 2 to thaw enough to use, but I'd rather that than pay the $3 it goes up to here sometimes! Check out Blissfulanddomestic.com for all sorts of money saving tips and tricks from grocery shopping to crafting to clothes! Love her blog!
Thanks to Danielle at Blissfulanddomestic.com I have learned that you can freeze MILK! Whole gallons of milk. Yep, you read that right! Those indents on the side of the milk expand and pop out as milk freezes. Pretty neat huh. So if you have a chest freezer you can buy the milk when it goes on sale and keep it all month long! It takes a day or 2 to thaw enough to use, but I'd rather that than pay the $3 it goes up to here sometimes! Check out Blissfulanddomestic.com for all sorts of money saving tips and tricks from grocery shopping to crafting to clothes! Love her blog!
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
DIY Coffee Creamer!
Love homemade coffee creamer? Hate not being able to pronounce some of the ingredients on the label? Hate spending an arm and a leg on all natural coffee creamer??? Check out several ways I have discovered to make your own!
#1
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1-2 cups milk (skim,2%,whole...whatever!)
1 1/2 tbsp Vanilla extract
Pour all ingredients into a jar or container and SHAKE! Thats it! It tastes great but sometimes it's a little hard to get it really well mixed...So I tried the next recipe!
#2
3/4 cup dry milk
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup hot water
1-2 cups milk (any kind you like)
1 1/2 tbsp Vanilla Extract
Combine dry milk, sugar and hot water in a jar. Shake until combined. Once cooled add milk and vanilla. Shake again and thats it! It was ok...I would probably try it again will less sugar because it was SUPER sweet. The last thing I tried was....
#3
4 cups Half and Half
1/3 cup sugar
1 tbsp Vanilla
1tsp almond
Warm up 1 cup of half and half with sugar until melted, you can do this on the stove or in the microwave. Once sugar is melted add flavorings and let cool slightly. Pour remaining 3 cups of half and half into mixture and combine. Best part of this recipe? Pour your liquid BACK into the half and half container. Thats it and its FABULOUS! I think #3 is my FAVORITE one so far. I like it best because you don't have to find a new container to put your mix in and you can buy 2 half and halfs and create 2 different flavor combos! I think next I may try a chocolate almond for myself!
#1
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1-2 cups milk (skim,2%,whole...whatever!)
1 1/2 tbsp Vanilla extract
Pour all ingredients into a jar or container and SHAKE! Thats it! It tastes great but sometimes it's a little hard to get it really well mixed...So I tried the next recipe!
#2
3/4 cup dry milk
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup hot water
1-2 cups milk (any kind you like)
1 1/2 tbsp Vanilla Extract
Combine dry milk, sugar and hot water in a jar. Shake until combined. Once cooled add milk and vanilla. Shake again and thats it! It was ok...I would probably try it again will less sugar because it was SUPER sweet. The last thing I tried was....
#3
4 cups Half and Half
1/3 cup sugar
1 tbsp Vanilla
1tsp almond
Warm up 1 cup of half and half with sugar until melted, you can do this on the stove or in the microwave. Once sugar is melted add flavorings and let cool slightly. Pour remaining 3 cups of half and half into mixture and combine. Best part of this recipe? Pour your liquid BACK into the half and half container. Thats it and its FABULOUS! I think #3 is my FAVORITE one so far. I like it best because you don't have to find a new container to put your mix in and you can buy 2 half and halfs and create 2 different flavor combos! I think next I may try a chocolate almond for myself!
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