Isn't it beautiful? :) This is the recipe: 2 cups masa 1 1/3 cups water 1 tsp salt squashed in a cut-up sandwich bag with my new tortilla press cooked in dry hot skillet 30 seconds, flip, 30 sec, flip, 30 sec. Done. How easy is that? I say "ha!" to the $4 dry corn tortillas at the supermarket. A 3 kg bag of masa cost just ... Continue reading...
Gluten Free Recipe
Frozen Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Bites
I couldn't think of a better name. PB-Ba-Cho Bites? Anyhow, I thought I read this somewhere in a new cookbook I have to review, but I can't find it ANYWHERE, in that cookbook or anywhere else, but I'm pretty sure in my skimming, and reading last chapters, and flipping pages of magazines, I saw this somewhere. And I tried it. Frozen banana ... Continue reading...
Home-made Leg Wax
Sep 08
Hello Mommies, Here's what I'm doing this saturday morning: Hot coffee - yum! PJ's all morning. Kids? What Kids? (it's a good tv morning) And hot leg wax - yeah, baby. Leg Wax Recipe: 2 cups white sugar 2 Tbsp lemon juice 3 Tbsp water Microwave on high: 2.5 minutes, stirring after each minute. You want it at soft ball stage - on a ... Continue reading...
Home-made Laundry Soap
Aug 20
So far, I've tried this recipe of laundry detergent. HOWEVER, we have switched to store-bought, chemical-filled for awhile, to get rid of an infection that has plagued several of my peeps. OR, you could once in a while add a couple tablespoons of bleach to the water. With this recipe, I found that it didn't do a great job on whites - but ... Continue reading...
Gluten Free White Bread
Jan 21
Edited again! January 21, 2008: Completely new recipe was needed. This one is still inexpensive to make. However, it doesn't rely on the dried milk pwd, as this was not as much of a cost-saver as I had originally thought! In our area, regular milk and powdered milk are the same price! This loaf rises to the top of the pan in the bread-maker ... Continue reading...