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It's amazing all the things you can do with a big blob of beef fat. Once you render it into tallow, soap, candles, and the best french fries you've ever put in your mouth all become very real possibilities. It's really quite magical. I've been threatening to share a tallow soap recipe for a while now, and the day has finally arrived, my friends. Why Make Tallow Soap? Tallow has had a bad reputation for years, which is rather ...Continue Reading

Dear Pumpkin Haters, I realize this time of year has got to be difficult for you. No matter where you turn, "pumpkin spice" tends to whack you in the face. From coffee to beer to cereal to body products to candles, and everything in between, there's no escaping the pumpkin craze that hits August 31st at midnight... And I'm going to add to your misery with today's pumpkin soap recipe... Sorry. I'm not into chasing the latest ...Continue Reading

The million dollar question: Do REAL homesteaders use crock pots and stick blenders? Well, I'm still not exactly sure what qualifies a "real" homesteader, but I'm gonna answer that question with a resounding YES. I have a deep appreciation for my stick blender. And my dishwasher. And my washing machine. And I'm pretty sure Ma Ingalls would have loved them, too, if she could have fit them into her covered wagon. So, why I am ...Continue Reading

This little homemade dish soap recipe just about got the best of me... What originally was meant to be an "Oh, I'm out of dish soap, I'll just mix a homemade version up real quick," turned into a 3-week long ordeal that resulted in jar after jar of failed liquid dish soap experiments sitting on my kitchen counter. We had the thin-as-water variety, the gloppy variety, the so-thick-you-have-to-dig-it-out-of-the-jar-with-a-knife ...Continue Reading