Powder Laundry Soap

1 4 lb 12 oz box Borax
1 4 lb Arm and Hammer Baking Soda
1 55 oz Arm and Hammer Washing Soda
3 bars Fels Naptha Soap, grated as small as you can get it
at least 3.5 olbs of Oxyclean, you can use the generic
Mix all together.

1 to 2 tablespoons per load of laundry.

Dishwasher Detergent

Dishwasher Detergent

2 cups Borax
2 cups Washing Soda
2 cups Lemishine powder crystals
1 cup Kosher salt

Mix
1 tablespoon in each holder.

Fill Jetdry dispenser with plain white vinegar!

Easy Chicken Soup

1 can chunk chicken, drained and shredded
1 can corn, drained
1 can black bean, drained and rinsed
1 can chicken broth
1 can chilli ready tomatoes
2 cans water
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1 tablespoon chilli powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon mined onion or onion powder
salt and pepper to taste.
I also added a little cayenne pepper

Put all in a stock pot, bring to a roiling boil, turn heat to low, cover and simmer 30 minutes.
Serve with shredded cheese, tortilla chips, and sour cream.

Chocolate Cherry Cake

• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 can cherry pie filling
• 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup pecans, chopped (optional)

Preheat oven to 350. Combine first 7 ingredients and mix well. Stir in cherry pie filling, chocolate drops, and nuts. Pour into greased and floured bundt pan. Bake 1 hour. Cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pan, cool completely. sprinkle with powered sugar.

Apple Bread

Apple Bread

Bread

• 1 1/2 cups shredded peeled baking apples
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 3 cups All purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Glaze

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted

Preparation

Heat oven to 350 F. Grease bottoms of 2 (8x4 inch) loaf pans with cooking spray.

In large bowl, stir together apples, 1 cup brown sugar, the buttermilk, oil, and eggs. Stir in remaining bread ingredients just until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour into pans

Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes on cooling rack. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans and place top sides up on cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

In 1 quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in 1/4 cup brown sugar. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; reduce heat to low. Boil and stir 2 minutes. Stir in milk. Heat to boiling; remove from heat. Col to lukewarm, about 30 minutes.

Gradually stir powered sugar into glaze mixture. Place saucepan of glaze in bowl of cold water. Beat with spoon until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. if glaze becomes too stiff, stir in additional milk, 1/2 teaspoons at a time, or heat over low heat, stirring constantly. Drizzle glaze over loaves. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.

Taco Pasta

Taco Pasta

1 pound ground beef
8-12 ounces medium pasta shells or other small dry pasta shapes
1 small onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
1 clove garlic, minced
1 (14 oz.) can diced tomatoes with mild green chilies, drained (if making this for kids you might want to use just plain diced tomatoes)
1 packet (4 tablespoons) taco seasoning
3 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
Salt and pepper

Bring a large pot of water to boil. Cook pasta according to the package directions. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of pasta water. Set aside.

Meanwhile, in a large skillet or sauté pan, cook the ground meat over medium-high heat until no longer pink. A few minutes before the meat is cooked through, add the chopped onion to the skillet. Once the meat is cooked through, mix in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add in the diced tomatoes and taco seasoning and let simmer over medium heat for about 3-5 minutes.

Stir in the cooked pasta, cream cheese, sour cream and reserved pasta water, and continue stirring until the cream cheese is melted and the sauce is well blended. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Simmer over medium-low heat 3-5 minutes to reduce the sauce a bit if it is still too thin.

Toss in the cilantro right before serving for some fresh color and flavor.

Laundry Soap....adapted from Michelle Duggar

4 Cups - hot tap water
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup - Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda*
½ Cup Borax

- Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.

-Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tap water. Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken.

-Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use. (will gel)

-Yield: Liquid soap recipe makes 10 gallons.

-Top Load Machine- 5/8 Cup per load (Approx. 180 loads)

-Front Load Machines- ¼ Cup per load (Approx. 640 loads)