Saturday, February 19, 2011
Kombucha Project: SCOBY fail
I am giving up on growing my own SCOBY. There are a number of reasons it didn't turn out. Not the least of which was it being cold where I live. My next step is to order a SCOBY from Cultures for Health.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Laundry Detergent
I used the information posted on Simple Dollar Blog (http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/15/how-to-make-your-own-laundry-detergent-and-save-big-money/) as a guideline. However, I don't want to make 5-10 gallons of detergent at a time. This guideline makes enough for 1 gallon of laundry solution. By my calculations the cost is roughly $0.50 per gallon. This detergent gets cloth diapers clean. It hasn't noticeably faded any of my dark clothes.
Materials:
1/8 C laundry bar soap (I used Zote)
1/8 C Borax
1/4 C washing soda
-Boil 3/4 gallon water.
-Add shaved or shredded bar soap.
-Stir until soap dissolves.
-Turn off heat. Remove from heat.
-Place borax and soda into a 1 gallon pitcher.
-Add soap soup to soda mixture.
-Stir until borax and soda are dissolved.
-Add enough ice to make 1 gallon total of solution.*
-Stir
-Place by your washing machine.
I usually use about 1/2 C of solution per load of laundry. I have a top loading washer.
*You can let the soap soup cool before adding to soda mix. If you do this add enough cold/room temperature water to make 1 gallon of solution.
Materials:
1/8 C laundry bar soap (I used Zote)
1/8 C Borax
1/4 C washing soda
-Boil 3/4 gallon water.
-Add shaved or shredded bar soap.
-Stir until soap dissolves.
-Turn off heat. Remove from heat.
-Place borax and soda into a 1 gallon pitcher.
-Add soap soup to soda mixture.
-Stir until borax and soda are dissolved.
-Add enough ice to make 1 gallon total of solution.*
-Stir
-Place by your washing machine.
I usually use about 1/2 C of solution per load of laundry. I have a top loading washer.
*You can let the soap soup cool before adding to soda mix. If you do this add enough cold/room temperature water to make 1 gallon of solution.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Recipe: Quick & EZ Pizza Crust
Be warned: After making this you may never want to buy pizza from a pizzeria again.
Quick & EZ Pizza Crust
Yields 1 twelve inch pizza
.25 oz. pkt. active dry yeast
1/4 tsp. granulated sugar
3/4 cup 110 degree water
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
-Dissolve yeast and sugar in water. Let it sit for 8 minutes.
-In a separate bowl, combine flour and salt.
-Pour yeast mixture into flour mixture and mix well with a spoon or clean dry hands.
-Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead for 2 minutes.
-Roll dough into a shape that will fit your baking pan or baking stone.
-Place dough on a lightly greased pan and stretch dough to edges.
-Top with desired toppings.
-Bake in a 500 degree oven for 8-12 minutes, or until edges are golden.
Note: Using white flour produces a pizzeria style crust. Using all or partial whole wheat flour makes a more cracker like crust. I suspect it has to do with gluten content.
Suggestions:
-Use your favorite homemade or store bought spaghetti sauce.
-Try using pesto sauce in place of red sauce.
-Make a s'more pizza by using chocolate chips, mini marshmallows and crumbled graham crackers for toppings.
-Make an apple pie pizza by topping with thinly sliced apples, raisins, brown sugar and butter. If you're feeling adventurous you can top it with crumbled or shredded cheddar cheese.
Quick & EZ Pizza Crust
Yields 1 twelve inch pizza
.25 oz. pkt. active dry yeast
1/4 tsp. granulated sugar
3/4 cup 110 degree water
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
-Dissolve yeast and sugar in water. Let it sit for 8 minutes.
-In a separate bowl, combine flour and salt.
-Pour yeast mixture into flour mixture and mix well with a spoon or clean dry hands.
-Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead for 2 minutes.
-Roll dough into a shape that will fit your baking pan or baking stone.
-Place dough on a lightly greased pan and stretch dough to edges.
-Top with desired toppings.
-Bake in a 500 degree oven for 8-12 minutes, or until edges are golden.
Note: Using white flour produces a pizzeria style crust. Using all or partial whole wheat flour makes a more cracker like crust. I suspect it has to do with gluten content.
Suggestions:
-Use your favorite homemade or store bought spaghetti sauce.
-Try using pesto sauce in place of red sauce.
-Make a s'more pizza by using chocolate chips, mini marshmallows and crumbled graham crackers for toppings.
-Make an apple pie pizza by topping with thinly sliced apples, raisins, brown sugar and butter. If you're feeling adventurous you can top it with crumbled or shredded cheddar cheese.
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