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Browsing Archive: July, 2013

Soda crackers Really Good

Posted by Melody Willment on Friday, July 5, 2013, In : Baking

Soda Crackers

2 tsp yeast

2/3 cups cold water

1 ½ c flour

½ tsp Salt

½ tsp Soda

2 tbsp melted butter

Combine to make dough

Refrigerate for one hour

Roll out and fold repeat four times this makes

The layers in the crackers

Roll out thin but not too thin lay rectangular dough on cookie sheet prick into squares

Then prick individual crackers

Sprinkle with salt

Bake @ 425* until golden

Break gently or cut with sizzlers if they are too soft allow to sit in a slightl...

A Half Baked Idea On half Jobs

Posted by Jeremy & Melody Willment on Friday, July 5, 2013, In : home making

A half baked Idea on half jobs

In our home like all other homes, there are times when it isn’t all done unto the lord if you get my drift. So after much prayer seeking advice from the lord one morning I awoke with a revelation I would like to call my Half-Baked Idea. Firstly, I would like to state for the record that my husband pre-approved my plan.

It all started one creative morning when the Lord Impressed upon me a creative way to deeply impress upon the minds of our children and our u...
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Hair spray

Posted by Jeremy & Melody Willment on Friday, July 5, 2013, In : homemade beauty

Healthy homemade beauty is easier than you think

Want healthy hairspray this is it !!!!
I found this little jewel

Homemade hairspray
1/2 cup water
2 teaspoons sugar
2 Tablespoons rubbing alcohol
6-8 drops essential oils (optional)
Heat water to a boil and turn off heat source. Add 2 tsps of sugar and stir until completely dissolved. Then add 2 tablespoons rubbing alcohol and 6-8 drops of your favorite essential oil scent (optional).

1) Find the right concentration for you.
2) Use a spray bottle wit...

Dried Onion

Posted by Melody Willment on Friday, July 5, 2013, In : Spice Mixes

slice the onions and hank rings on a slacks hanger

Hang in a dry place or over a wood stove until really dry

Chop fine and jar or grind to powder in a blender this is a great way store fresh produce for winter that might not keep other wise
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Homemade Noodles

Posted by Melody Willment on Friday, July 5, 2013, In : Main Dishes

This is a recipe i was given by my mother form an old Hutterite cook book i love it as it is so easy whether it done by hand in in a noodle maker

21/2 c flour
1 tsp salt
4 eggs
4 tbsp water
combine the liquids
then gradually add the dry to make a smooth dough this can be done in a mixer and then pressed out by a noodle maker
A little advice for the noodle maker
try to keep them separated
when making macaroni... , slice directly into boiling water then strain out and as parboiled. store for fr...
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Seasoning salt -low sodium mix

Posted by Tammy Kelly on Friday, July 5, 2013, In : Spice Mixes

Seasoning Salt

Makes 3-1/2 cups

1/2 cup each...

• Table salt

• Ground black pepper

• Onion powder

• garlic powder

1/4 cup each...

• Chili powder

• Paprika

• dried parsley

• crushed red pepper flakes

• Cayenne powder

• Ground cumin

1. Mix all spices in a medium bowl until well combined, or pulse a few times in an electric food processor.

2. Pour into an airtight jar, label with ingredients and store in a cool, dry place away from sunlight.

3. Stored...

Taco spice Mix

Posted by Jeremy & Melody Willment on Friday, July 5, 2013, In : Spice Mixes

Homemade Taco Seasoning Oh Wow this was soo good

1 part chili powder
1 part ground cumin
1 part garlic powder
1 part onion powder
1/4 – 1/2 part crushed red pepper

Mix all the spices together and store in an airtight container - can store in freezer as well.

Granola

Posted by Melody Willment on Thursday, July 4, 2013, In : Breakfast

A great start to the ultimate homemakers challenge is creating your own homemade breakfast cereal easily with out having to always cook, Granola is a great and easy way to do that
12c oats
1c
Honey
11/2 c sugar
2c coconut
2c butter or one block
Bake slowly at 350* stirring every 5 min until browned all over
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My own Bread recipe

Posted by Melody Willment on Thursday, July 4, 2013, In : Baking

Making Bread can be one of the simplest things in the Word to make if you can understand a few basic components. The first is that your basic ingredience have to stay somewhat the same. For a 4-loaf recipe, you need five cups of liquid to 2 tbsp of yeast the rest you can play with up and down until you add all the yummy things your family likes so here is my own personal recipe after 16 yrs of marriage