Other Cleaning products :)

So first of all I have to tell you guys that I couldn't find my book with all the recipes for my cleaning supplies so picture me running around the house gathering up all the bottles (because I write the recipes on the outsides of the bottles.) and now they are all sitting here by my feet waiting their turn.

@;-- first of all the one I use the most is liquid dish soap and water in a spray bottle. I know it doesn't sound like much but it will take care of most grease type messes
* water
*about 1-2 Tb of liquid dish soap

Spray it on the surface and give it time to break down the grease.
My favorite use for this to clean my stove top I sprinkle baking soda on the stove top and then spray it with my dishsoap spray untill it's all wet... then I leave it over night :) the next morning I spray it somemore because it hardens like plaster and then wipe it off. It's amazing!

I also use the dish soap spray to clean the bath tub... grease is grease

@;-- Vinager Water

1 part Vinager
1 parts water

I use this when I don't want to worry about soap suds and making sure all the soap is gone. Vinager also removes bio-type matter although not as well but it is also a disinfectant I use this for quick clean ups int he Kitchen
I also use it as an air deoderizer....I know I know your thinking "right like the smell of vinager is better than whatever I'm trying to get rid of" but it's amazing how fast the smell disapates (sp?) and the other smell (the one yoor trying to cover up) goes with it :)

@;-- Window Cleaner

1 1/2 tsp Cornstarch
1/4 c Vinager
2C water
2-3 drops Lemon Juice

I will never go back to store bought cleaners again!!! this stuff is awesome!! just one thing to remember...Shake before each use the cornstarch settles in the bottom.

@;-- All purpose cleaner

ok this one is good for that deep cleaning. it is alot harsher then the others and does have a slight smell but it will remove Sharpie marker so I keep it around :P

1t Borax
1/2 t Washing Soda
2Tb Lemon Juice
1 C Hot water

I usually mix this in a jar and then pour it in the spray bottle. It turns a dark yellow color this is normal.  It can be used on any hard surface.

@;--hope I have covered everything... please don't be shy about questions :) @;--

Dish Soap

I also make my own dish soap and it's so easy you will never imagine!!!

Equal parts
@;-- Washing Soda
@;--- Borax
and 1-2 packages of unsweetened Lemon Kool-aid

I mix these together in large amounts at a time because the container I use is pretty big... I put 2 packages of Kool-aid in mine but and I make almost a gallon at a time :)

needless to say you don't need very mush of the Kool-aid but for some reason it doesn't work quite right without it.

Homemade Laundry Soap

@;-- ok so I have been making my own laundry soap for about a year now and I think I have finally found what works best for me.  I found a recipe on the Duggars web page for home made laundry soap they have a liquid version and a dry. First I made the liquid and it's wonderful the only problem is the space it takes up. it requires a 5 gal bucket plus something else to dispence/dilute it in. so about 2 months ago I tried the powdered version and I love it! it's the same ingredients as the liquid minus the water and it fits in a quart jar on the dryer!

1   Fels-Naptha soap bar
1  Cup - Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda*
½  Cup Borax

grate the Fels-naptha into small chunks/fine pwoder (think b-bs or smaller) then add the other ingredients and mix together :) small loads 1 Tbs for large loads 2-3Tbs

@;-- another thing I have started making is pretreater

equal parts Cascade compleat and Clorox2 this is great for all Biological stains :) about 1-2 Cups per load and let it set overnight to soak. it's wonderful

@;-- you can also use White vinager instead of fabric softener in the washer.  I have not had static in my laundry since I've started doing this.

@;-- I have started mixing 1/2 c of the finished pretreater and 1/2 c oxyclean in when I make my laundry soap. I'm really liking the mix...I do double the amount I put in the washer to make sure there is enough soap though

Cream Cheese Cupcakes

here is another recipe that I get asked for alot so I'll just post it :P

http://www.mindikamoments.com/2009/09/rainbow-bright.html

It can also be make into a cake but it is really soft and the one time I tried it it fell appart :(
Definantly better for cupcakes :)

I think I'm in Heaven!!!!

I just (ok not Just about 2 days ago) tried a new recipe that I got off justapinch.com (it's one of my favorite sites) anyway here is the recipe Please try it!

http://www.justapinch.com/recipe/kristin-miller/pecan-pie-stuffed-french-toast/other-breakfast?

ok so I'm lazy and don't want to post the whole thing :) if theres problems viewing let me know and I will....

I did make a few changes to this recipe... first I soaked the bread longer and it only made 7 not 8 (I had to make another half batch of the egg for 2 peices of toast :S)

also you can half the pecan mixture and still have enough so if you only have 1/4 c pecans you can still make this no sweat.

another change I made I like my French Toast Crunchy so I fried the finished peices in the frying pan after they cooked in the oven :)

they can also be frozen and 2 min in Microwave makes them just like new :)

oh the lady that originally posted this recipe has alot of others that look good too so make sure you check them out too :)

ok so this is for all the things that I think are cool that I forget to tell people, mostly recipes :) but other stuff too