Tuesday’s Tip

For Do-It-Yourself People

Since we live in Tanzania, there are some things that we are not able to easily obtain, or, if we can, they are quite expensive.  Lately I’ve not had any taco seasoning, and so have been on the hunt for a home-made recipe to make my own.  There is one store that I can buy little packets of taco seasoning here, but they are really expensive, and I really don’t want to spend $3 for a tiny seasoning packet.  I found several recipes for making a home-made seasoning mix, and I plan on trying one of them soon.

I am a cook from scratch person anyway, and I’ve been thinking that even if we lived in the States, there are so many things that can be made, such as different kinds of seasonings, laundry soap, etc. as opposed to buying so many things already mixed up and expensively packaged.  This is one way that we as homemakers can contribute to our family’s income, and not only can we save some money by making some things ourselves, but it can help your family be a little healthier in the process.

I’ve tried to find ingredients to make laundry soap, but I so far I’m not able to find what I think I’ll need. I have 2 bars of fels naptha, I can buy baking soda, but not washing soda, and I have not been able to find borax.  Does any one have any other suggestions for me?  I may try it anyway, using just the fels naptha and baking soda, and see what results I get.

Are there certain things that you make for your family home-made?  Soap, seasonings, etc.?  I’d love to hear what you do, or your ideas.

Here are some websites that you might find useful.
http://www.easy-homemade-recipes.com/
http://homemadelaundrysoap.net/
http://www.frugalicity.com/home-made.html

Have a great week everyone!