Category: ecofriendlykitchen
For Cheap Salad Dressing , Make Your Own
| February 23, 2013 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under diy, ecofriendlykitchen, food, home, household, kitchen, kitchencrafts |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom I'm thrilled to be able to share with you today the concept of making your own salad dressings. Many of you probably already do this, but for me, it's something of a revolution. I'm used to paying a few bucks for cheap salad dressings that are full of corn syrup. I love salad so I go through a bunch of salad dressing… more
Cheapest, Easiest & Best Bread in the Whole Wide World
| November 12, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under diy, ecofriendlykitchen, fall, food, household, kitchen, kitchencrafts |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom CHEAP EASY BREAD RECIPE….(without a bread machine) Now that the cold weather is starting to set in, we've been eating a lot of hearty crockpot stews and soups. That means we've been wanting bread to enjoy with it – and the cheapest breads can really add up (plus they've got some not so awesome ingredients in them). Making bread, though – often seems… more
Cheap Glass Top Stove Cleaner
| August 15, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under cleaning, diy, ecofriendlykitchen, environment, home, household, kitchen |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom Glass Stove Top Cleaner That's Cheap & Non-Toxic ! When we moved into our new apartment way back when – I was so happy to finally have a modern, stylish and flat glass top stove. It gleamed – it really made our kitchen stand out and made me feel like we were coming up in the world (I know – it's the little… more
Cheap Diaper Pails
| July 11, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under baby, ecofriendlykitchen, environment, kidsandpets |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom When my husband and I had our baby , we didn't have much money. The last thing we needed to do was run out to the store the week before our son was born to buy a diaper pail (but we didn't know that at the time! I thought it was SUCH a neccesity…). If only I had taken to the internet to… more
Five Great Ways To Save Money With Baking Soda
| June 13, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under cleaning, diy, ecofriendlykitchen, environment, home, household |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom As a staunch believer in non-toxic and affordable cleaners – I have been having a love affair with baking soda for some years now. I’ve moved beyond keeping a box of baking soda in the fridge to eat up odors – I now have two HUGE boxes of baking soda as a back up to my open huge box. Yep, I’m that big… more
Homemade Finger Paint Fun
| June 10, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under crafts, diy, ecofriendlykitchen, entertainment, fun, kidsandpets, kidscrafts, kitchencrafts, repurpose, sensory, summer |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom Food Coloring Paint Recipes + Paint Holder Ideas Did you know you can make kids paint – whether it is finger paints or watercolors – with food coloring? I'm excited to share with you a few recipes I found and made tonight – plus a clever tip for reusing those cardboard coffee cup drink carriers and empty tea light candle votives! Paint Recipes:… more
Reusable Swiffer Cloths
| May 28, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under cleaning, crafts, ecofriendlykitchen, features, home, household, reusable |
by Jennifer Lorenzetti, from Fast, Cheap and Good: Sustainability, One Choice at a Time The good folks at Swiffer were really onto something when they created the Swiffer mop. Sure, there had been other mops that could be used to dust or scrub, depending on the amount of liquid you used, but the Swiffer mop had one feature I’d never encountered before: that universal joint that attaches the handle to… more
