Not food, but still allergy related!

This doesn't totally have to do with allergies, but it does. LOL!

Some people are very sensitive to the products in laundry detergent. This is a SUPER easy and cheap way to make your own!!! !

I got this recipe from

http://tipnut.com/10-homemade-laundry-soap-detergent-recipes/

She also lists a few others, AND dishwasher detergent recipes!!!

I used #4. It's a dry one and doesn't make a ton.

Powdered Laundry Detergent – Recipe #4

2 cups Soap (finely grated )
1 cup Washing Soda
1 cup Borax

■Mix well and store in an airtight plastic container.
■Use 2 tablespoons per full load.



I got a new food processor for xmas so I used my mini one for the soap. (yes it's now dedicated to this) I got my borax at Walmart for 2 something and my walmart sadly did not have the washer soda (NOT BAKING SODA!!!), But luckily my Price Chopper did! It was 3 something (sorry accidentally threw away receipts! BAD ME!) I bought dial anti bacterial soap the little 3 bar pack (I got mine at Price Chopper) It was a dollar and some change. Ended up being almost exactly 2 cups! I cut it into small pieces and put it in the processor. Then I put everything into a clean, empty Folgers coffee can. The big plastic ones. :) Made almost half a container.

You only use 2 tbls per load!! Plus I still have a full box of Borax and one of Washer Soda. So when we do run out in a month or longer all I have to do is buy another 3 pack of the little soaps!!! Should last me I'm gonna guess til maybe August? All for maybe 15 bucks after I buy all the soaps. :O Woooo! Takes me all of 5 minutes with the processor and even if I have to do it by hand with scissors it wouldn't take more than 10 or so. The bars crumble easy!

For you Robyn!!!! now you'd better become a follower!!!! :P

Egg noodles.

Today I made egg noodles. OH MY GOSH!!!! SOOOO GOOOD! Seriously they don't taste allergy free. They are divine with a little bit of butter. MMMM

Here's how I made them. :) Only thing I would change is next time I'll borrow my friends pasta roller so I can make it thinner. I rolled like crazy, but Sami didn't want to be put down and so I couldn't get them thin enough. Still yummy and SOO simple and not a big mess!!!!

2 cups rice flour
3 duck eggs

On a clean surface pile the flour and make a well in middle put in eggs. Mix well with hands. Add 3 tbls of water and mix well. Add more water if needed to make it a nice dough ball. Knead like crazy. Roll out. :) Cut into noodles. Put somewhere to air dry.

To eat add to boiling water until soft. Made about 65, but would probably make closer to 100 if rolled out better.

Ringing in the New Year Baking!

I'm on a roll today!!!

I made pie crust, poptarts, blueberry pie, marshmallows, monkey bars and rice krispy treats!!!!!

I also dug out a recipe for egg noodles and am going to make them using duck eggs!

What's even more impressive is I've even cleaned up already!!!! LOL! Off to post new recipes!!!

Sami got hives last night. I had a snickers bar. He got red blotches all over his face and then after a couple of hours it faded to a few spots. He also got VERY congested and a little wheezy. He's got a cold right now so it could be from that, but the congested wheezing went away same time as the hives. Don't worry I had the car keys, epi pens and cell phone on standby, but it never got that bad. Poor guy. Bad mommy. I shouldn't have eaten peanuts. He seems fine today though. Oh well add it to the list.

Just made the appt to meet with the allergist again. Fingers crossed we have some stuff fall off. Corn would be ideal. Actually it would be heaven. I want to also talk to him about the flea bite reaction. I wonder if there is any kind of a test for fleas. Plus I want to know if the cats one is worse.

I dunno. Maybe it will all be the same. Maybe we will have some good news. Knowing us it will be at least some that is worse. Blah.

Made it through the holidays without a single reaction. Yay us! We were prepared and did very well! Even had dinner out twice!!!! I'm so proud of us. We've come a long way in the past 12 months. It was this time last year that Gabe had his first reaction to a peanut butter sandwich. Last year for the holidays we still let him eat anything he wanted to......wow. That was only a year ago. Life sure has changed since then. I'm proud of how well he has done with it. And of myself for rising to the occasion. I'm certainly not perfect, but I think we've done pretty well. :)

I attempted the sugar tree last night. Yea I didn't give it enough time to cool and it fell apart so now I have sugar candy for the boys! LOL




AND!!!! I made Banana bread!!!! MMMMMMMMM!



Banana Bread 1/3 cup of butter 3/4 cup of sugar 2 bananas sliced 1/4 cup applesauce 2cups sifted rice flour 1/2 tsp cream of tartar 3/4 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 3/4 cup buttermilk 1 tsp vanilla

Cream together butter, sugar, and bananas. Add applesauce and beat until well blended.combine dry ingredients and gently stir into butter mixture alternately with liquid ingredients. Turn mixture into loaf pan which has been greased. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hr. (8"x4"x3")

I subbed baking soda and cream of tartar for the baking powder for the first time! It still rose well. I did 2 parts tartar per 1 part soda :)

I'm making this tonight! Oohhhh yea! It's gonna be cool!

http://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org/allergy-free-sugar-sculpture-Christmas-tree.php

A win
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/22/business/22food.html?_r=2&hp

A Major fail
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-allergic-death-cps-1221-20101220,0,6938627.story

It's great that the FDA Will have the power to do more to keep our food safe. SOOO damn sad that a child lost their life because of stupid laws!!! The school didn't have the right to give her an epi pen!!! What if there is no time to look up records?! What if it's a kids first ana reaction!!!!? Epi pens should be in the classrooms, nurses offices and cafeteria of all schools!!!! CT passed a law for this pretty recently, but there are still so many states who haven't. A preventable death. So tragic. Praying for her family tonight.

vanilla

Okay so I'm going to admit I still use store bought vanilla. Gabe seems to do ok with it, but I would like to try cutting it out. Sooo curtesy of AnneMarie

3 vanilla beans 1 cup or so of potato vodka and use a mason jelly jar cut the beans in half so they will fit in the jar and then slice the beans in half length wise, leaving about an inch of the top bean intact, so its not completly sliced in half toss them in the jar, pour in the vodka (add more if you need to so it covers slices of the beans)throw the lid on and let it sit for 8 weeks in a cool dark cupboard, shaking it every so often and then top off with more vodka as you use it up. Can go for at least 6 months on the same beans :)

So excited to do this!