Slight Deviation

As indicated by the title, this post is not about food, but about other things I have prepared. I have successfully made my own fire ant bait, laundry detergent, and most recently, dishwasher detergent.

I have been trying to make my own cleaning products in an effort to save some money and feel good about knowing the ingredients.

I did a half batch of this recipe:
http://m.fabulesslyfrugal.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffabulesslyfrugal.com%2F2012%2F02%2Fhomemade-dishwasher-detergent-for-06-a-load-picture-tutorial.html&dm_redirected=true#1210

I was quite pleasantly surprised. My glasses came out very clear and shiny. Just ignore the disorder of my dishes. I would recommend this, though.

If you happen to have any successful cleaning recipes, I'd love to hear about them.

Success!

I apologize for my lack of update. I endeavor to improve.

Good news! A little idea that had been floating around in my mind finally got a trial run with great success!

I used a muffin pan with aluminum cupcake foils, and I layered jiffy corn muffins, bacon bits, canned veggies, mashed potatoes, and smoked Gouda for a play on shepherd's pie. Not completely original since it was inspired by an episode of cupcake wars, but it was a successful dinner.

It's a little difficult sculpting all of it in cupcake form, but it was pretty. For simplicity's sake, in the future, I may just layer it in a 9x9 pan if I don't feel like putting forth the extra effort. We'll see. I'm looking forward to varying it, though.

Anyone else had any successful experiments lately?