Archive for June, 2009

Recyle Reuse

Ways to Recycle

Got some great tips from Woman’s Day Magazine plus some of my own on recycling common household items. When you recycle household items you save money and the earth at the same time. A great thing to do and make you feel good about being an upstanding citizen of the planet Earth.

Old sheets and pillow cases - Fold them almost in half, leaving a top flap. Stitch up sides and use them to store blankets, comforters and pillows  dust-free. I use old sheets to protect my car seats and trunk when I am transporting plants from the nursery and also put them over plants in my yard to protect them from freezes.

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Posted by Madelaine - June 25, 2009 at 4:37 am

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Cheap Natural Weed Control and Homemade Concrete Cleaner

Weeds are always a problem in the garden. Sometimes they seem to do better than the plants we buy from the nursery. Graham and Rosemary Haley writing in Haley’s Cleaning Hints; have some clever ideas for getting rid of weeds cheaply and naturally. Here are some of their suggestions:

Weeds in spaces in between patio stones – A nice alternative to killing weeds between your patio stones is to replace the weeds with plants. Simply plant some attractive ground cover seeds between the walkway stones. They’ll stunt the growth of any weeds as they proliferate. My mother-in-law who lived in New Jersey said they always used Portulaca or Moss Rose. Purslane is related to the Moss Rose or Portulaca and would also be pretty.

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Posted by Madelaine - June 23, 2009 at 7:29 pm

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Homemade Facials

Benefits of Apple Juice

If you have apples that are bruised or soft and you don’t want to make applesauce – you can make a great homemade facial. Not a well known fact but apples are excellent for the skin. Check out our sister site Curepure.com and see our post on Benefits of Apple Juice for your Skin

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Posted by Madelaine - June 9, 2009 at 10:06 pm

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Easy Cheap Recipe – Crockpot Cooking for Beef Stew

Crockpot Cooking Recipes

beef stew

This recipe qualifies as a cheapskate winner because the ingredients are cheap and it is easy to make. Stew meat is one of your cheaper but tougher cuts of meat. The slow cooker does wonderful things to cheap cut of meats – the slow cooking process makes stew meat tender and tasty. I found this recipe on a mini-site. Here is the link Easy Slow Cooking Beef Mexican Stew and I have placed the recipe in this post for your convenience.

Beef Stew Mexican Style

Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs of good tender meat chunks, sirloin or your favorite cut

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Posted by Madelaine - June 7, 2009 at 8:41 pm

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