This is an update of a 2014 post with some newer photos -- but I've only changed my method up slightly from the original post and have been making homemade fire roasted tomatoes this way every year since, using Roma tomatoes from my garden. They're View Post
How to Make Homemade Lunchables (Make It or Buy It?)
Recently one of my local grocery stores had basic Lunchables on sale five for $5.00, and Mr. 10 was begging me to buy them. For some reason he loves these things -- I think it's the novelty, perhaps, because I generally refuse to pay for them. (And View Post
DIY Beeswax Lip Balm
Here's another tutorial from MashupDad, who's been busy lately making his own DIY beeswax lip balm. It's actually taken quite a while to collect and render enough pure beeswax from his beehives to use in crafts and cosmetics, but he'll tell you a View Post
Homemade Sunflower Butter (Make It or Buy It?)
Homemade sunflower butter may not be the prettiest recipe in the world to photograph, but it's darn tasty. So: Let's talk a bit today about how to make your own homemade sunflower seed butter, and about whether it's better to make it... or buy it! View Post
Make It or Buy It? Cheese Crisps
So the other day I walked by Mrs. Cubbison's baked cheese crisps in the store and saw that they were on sale at $2.49 for a 1.5 oz box -- and that the only ingredient in them is: Cheese. $2.49 for a 1.5 oz box of cheese crisps works out to a whopping View Post
Make It Or Buy It? Whipped Cream
Welcome back to Make It or Buy It! Up today: Homemade whipped cream vs. store-bought. Because I'm doing this no sugar thing, store bought whipped cream is right out. But beyond sugar, let's check out the ingredient listings of two of the most View Post
