Could you use a little more relaxation in your life? If so, a Zen garden may be just what you need. After, all Buddhist monks have been using them for centuries. In fact, the Zen gardens that you may be…
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Gardening Design Ideas: How To Create a Zen Garden
Gardening Design Ideas: How To Create a Zen Garden
Lemony Broccoli Rabe with White Beans
Lemony Broccoli Rabe with White Beans 
Years ago, I was with a group of friends talking about the dishes that our mothers made all the time and that became our idea of comfort food. One of the women said that her Italian-American mom made broccoli rabe and cooked it with lots of lemon and white beans.
We all quizzed her like crazy: Was this a dish her grandmother had made, too? (Yes!) Was it a weeknight dish? (Yes!) Did her mom make it for holidays? (Yes!)
We were so intrigued that something bitter, tart, and garlicky would be considered comfort food—the rest of us had been thinking about creamy, toasty, cheese-y things!
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14 Stations of the Cross List – Free Simple Lenten Reflection Printable
While I was working on another Stations of the Cross project, I made this 14 Stations of the Cross list to include as part of it. I liked the simplicity and usefulness of it so much that I decided to make it available as a free instant download. While I know that this is not
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8 Recipes I Know My Kids Will Love
8 Recipes I Know My Kids Will Love 
Ah, children. They can be our biggest fans and also our biggest challengers when it comes to cooking. Getting a meal on the table that they will eat sometimes feels like a Herculean task.
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Editable Calendar 2018 March Printable Pack - Frugal Family Home
March is quickly coming, are you ready? If you need printable calendar sheets for March, you can grab a copy of the editable calendar for March below.
Keeping track of everything going on can be troublesome from appointments for yourself to things your family needs to do too it can be a lot.
Having a printable calendar can really help. You can print off multiple copies and have them ready to go to organize what everyone needs to do. Instead of trying to fit it all in on one small square.
Below you can download the editable calendar pack for the month of March. There are two calendars. One in the vertical format and one in the horizontal format. You can edit both before printing.
Get the Editable Calendar Pack for MarchJust enter your email below to get a copy of the March editable calendar pack sent right to your in-box. Plus, you’ll get recipes and money saving ideas sent to you too.
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Get organized now before the month is here. Grab your printable calendar pages for the month of March.
Get not only the calendar pages but also many other pages to get your day organized one page at a time with the 2018 Homemaking Planner. See all the pages included plus see if it’s right for you.
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Monday, February 26, 2018
Easy Chicken Mac and Cheese
Easy Chicken Mac and Cheese 
As I’ve grown as a home cook, prioritizing flexibility in recipes is something I’ve learned to truly cherish. Especially now that I’m a busy parent, I find myself asking a series of questions any time I approach a recipe:
Can I substitute leftovers for an ingredient in a recipe I want to make? Can I serve this meal in a variety of ways? Is it doable to make this on a weeknight, or can I change it a bit to make it special for a weekend dinner party?
When it comes to this Easy Chicken Mac and Cheese, the answer to all of those questions is “yes!”
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Gardening Tips: What You Need to Know about Garden Fertilizer 
When it comes to gardening, you probably have one goal: to make sure your garden thrives and produces plenty of healthy fruits and vegetables. But how do you do this? With the right garden fertilizer, of course. After all, if…
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Busy Week Meal Plan - Frugal Family Home
It’s Monday and time to make our meal plans for this week. Having a meal plan ready and waiting for you can make getting dinner done so much easier. If you need a few easy dinner ideas, scroll down to see what’s cooking this week.
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This week is a little of a busy week so I’m sticking to some easy to make recipes. If you haven’t tried to make your own pizza at home you need to give it a try.
The pizza dough recipe I use is super easy and doesn’t even need to rise. I can get a couple pizzas made in about 30 minutes.
I’m also serving a few meals from the freezer, meatloaf, and cherry chicken skillet. The cherry chicken skillet recipe is from the book, Fix, Freeze, Feast.
It’s a great freezer cooking book. I’m made quite a few recipes from this book and we have loved them all.
Here’s our meal plan for this week,
Our Menu,Dinners
Pizza and Salad
Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, and Salad
Cherry Chicken Skillet, Mashed Potatoes, and Green Beans
Pancakes, Eggs, and Sausage
Enchilada Shells, Salad, and Fruit
Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup with Rolls and Fruit
Crisp and Soft Tacos, Refried Beans and Salsa and Chips
Lunches
Leftovers most days
Sandwiches with Soup
Tuna Sandwiches with Chips and Fruit
Snack type lunch with fruit, cheese, vegetable sticks, lunchmeat and crackers
Breakfast
Toast and Eggs
Sausage Omelet with Hash Browns and Toast
Breakfast Biscuit Sandwich with Fruit
What’s cooking at your house this week?
Do you need help planning your menu? Find my menu planning tips here with a free printable menu planner page and here for my frugal menu planning tips.
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Gluten-Free Chocolate Banana Cupcakes
Gluten-Free Chocolate Banana Cupcakes 
Growing up, my mom always made her famous chocolate potato cake for each of our birthdays. I know, I know: it sounds very odd, but the truth is you never actually tasted the potato and it really just ensured that the batter was super moist, which I probably never appreciated as a kid but certainly do now.
These days when birthdays arise in our household, I’ve found my own tricks to achieve a really moist, super chocolatey cake and cupcakes. This recipe uses one of our son’s favorite foods: bananas.
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Vegan Chocolate Frosting 
When I’m baking, I love having a few reliable back-pocket recipes that don’t take a lot of fuss (no candy thermometers, please!) and that have an equally fuss-free ingredient list. But a thick and fudgy chocolate frosting that spreads easily and is dairy-free? This has proven to be an elusive thing.
However, I was determined to find a good chocolate frosting recipe to go with my Gluten-Free Chocolate Banana Cupcakes, so I got to work! And I must confess that I’m mighty pleased with the results.
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Meal Plan for February Week 4
Meal Plan for February Week 4 
I often try to keep Monday dinners super simple, but lately I’ve found that it’s Wednesday nights that have been the troublemaker. By this time in the week, everyone’s starting to get tired from the pace of the work (and daycare) week, and yet it’s just not quite close enough to Friday to let our guard down and get excited about the weekend.
So this Wednesday, I’m keeping it simpler than usual with a make-your-own Twice Baked Potato situation! This will go over well with small and large palates alike.
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St. Patrick’s Day Mini Books – Free Printable Emergent Readers
St. Patrick’s Day Mini Books – Free Printable Emergent Readers Post Preview: This post contains a set of three free printable St. Patrick’s Day mini books for beginning readers. St. Patrick’s Day is coming up and I thought I would share these fun and free St. Patrick’s Day Mini Books that I made for emergent
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How to Make Creamy Homemade Potato Soup, Simple and Easy Recipe - Frugal Family Home
How to Make Creamy Homemade Potato Soup, Simple and Easy Recipe - Frugal Family Home
Soup is a good and satisfying meal, it can also be a meatless and a frugal meal too. If you haven’t tried homemade potato soup before this one is our favorite. So creamy and delicious!
When it’s cold outside a nice bowl of soup can warm you up from the inside out. But some soups need to simmer a long time.
When you are in a hurry for a yummy homemade soup, give this easy, creamy homemade potato soup a try.
When I was young, my grandma would make a batch of this homemade potato soup for us for lunch. It was a creamy and delicious simple potato soup I loved.
It was like a hug from my grandma from the inside.
I now make this yummy creamy potato soup recipe for my family. I love that even though my grandma never got to meet my kids, I can share special memories with them about her, through the food she used to make for me.
But more than that this soup is a great frugal soup to make too. No meat is needed. But if you want to beef it up, add a few strips of crisp crumbled bacon on top. Or cook sausage with the onions or even ground beef.
Those additions can make this soup even great for those who love meat in their soup.
With only 5 ingredients needed this truly is a simple soup to make. Keep on scrolling down for the recipe video and the printable creamy potato soup recipe too.
3-4 Potatoes
1 Onion
1 tablespoon Oil
1 cup Milk
1/2 cup Cheese, shredded (optional)
3 tablespoon Fresh Chives, chopped (optional)
If you like to see recipes made, take a peek at the recipe video. It’s only about 2 minutes long. If watching a video isn’t for you, no problem keep on scrolling for creamy potato soup recipe tips below the video.
Tips for Making this Creamy Homemade Potato Soup RecipeThe tips below can help when making this creamy homemade potato soup recipe. It’s a few tips I think make the soup so fantastic.
✶ When cutting the potatoes cut them a little big if you want chunks of potato in your soup. If you like a smoother soup chop the potatoes small so they break up more.
✶ If you want to make this a vegan potato soup, use a dairy free milk in place of the milk. We like soy milk or the pea protein milk. They both work great. And use a vegan cheese to sprinkle on top or skip the cheese altogether.
✶ If onions are a problem for others in your family, you can chop the onions tiny before sauteing them. They will be less noticeable.
✶ If you have picky eaters who won’t eat onions and can spot the tiniest speck in a dish, leave them out and add in a little onion powder instead.
✶ If your family really wants meat in the soup cook a few strips of bacon in the pan before adding the onions. You can use the bacon fat rendered to sauté the onions in instead of oil. Crumble the cooked bacon on top of each bowl of soup.
✶ If you like sausage cook it with the onions until browned and cooked through. Proceed with the recipe. I find a half of a pound is plenty in the soup but if you have real meat lovers, you might need closer to a pound.
✶ I kept this recipe super simple, but if you have leftover steamed vegetables, add them in when adding the cooked potatoes back into the soup. It will add a boost of vegetables and those little odds and ends of vegetables won’t go to waste.
✶ If you don’t have leftover vegetables and want to add other vegetables in the soup. You can cook them with the potatoes. Chop the vegetables and add to the potatoes before you cook them.
✶ If you prefer a smoother soup, use an immersion blender to blend the soup to the desired consistency. You can see the immersion blender I have and love on my Amazon page. (my referral link, see my disclosure policy for more information)
Here’s the printable recipe,
Creamy Homemade Potato Soup
Author: Shelly
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 3-4 Potatoes, chopped
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 1 cup Milk
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- ½ cup Cheese, shredded
- 3 tablespoon Fresh Chives, chopped
Instructions
- Place chopped potatoes into a saucepan and covered with water. Boil until the potatoes are softened. Drain the water off and set potatoes aside.
- Place the chopped onion in the same saucepan you cooked the potatoes in. Add the oil. Saute until the onions are brown and softened. You can skip this step but I think it mellows the flavor of the onions and adds more flavor.
- Add the cooked potatoes back into the pan with the browned onions.
- Add the milk and salt and pepper.
- Heat and stir until warmed through. To make the soup thicker smash a few of the potatoes on the side of the pot and stir them in.
- Place the soup into bowls and sprinkle with cheese and chives if desired.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
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Knowing how much a recipe costs to make, can help you to fit it into your meal planning and keep your food cost lower. I’ve broken down how much this recipe will cost to make for you.
This recipe makes 4 average sized servings.
Below I’ve given the price for just the amount of the item called for in the recipe. But I also give the price paid at the store for a package or per pound.
Potatoes $.30 /$1.99 for 10 pounds
Onion $.10 /$1.99 for 15 pounds
Milk $.16 /$2.59 for 1 Gallon
Oil and Seasonings $.15
Cheese $.75
Which brings the cost of this whole recipe to $1.46. And just $.37 a serving. That makes for quite a frugal lunch or dinner.
If you add in bacon at $2.99 for 12 ounces or a pound of sausage for $2.99 a pound that brings this recipe cost up to $4.45 for 4 serving or $1.11 as serving. Still not a bad deal.
What to Serve with This Creamy Potato SoupWe enjoy having a side salad and breadsticks or homemade biscuits with this soup. They are so good and really round out the meal.
On the next cold and stormy day, make a batch of this homemade potato soup. I’m sure your family will love it and it will warm them from the inside out.
What’s your favorite soup to make?
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Slow Cooker Taco Soup
Slow Cooker Taco Soup 
A Cold-Weather Favorite
A Cold-Weather Favorite
This slow cooker taco soup with ground beef is one of my favorite recipes to make in the slow cooker, especially in the fall and winter months.
The soup is so hearty and flavorful, and the beef gets so tender over the long hours of cooking. Let it cook all day and it just gets better.
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10 March Activities for Catholic Families Printable
10 March Activities for Catholic Families Printable Post Preview: This post contains two versions of a free printable with faith formation and activities to promote family togetherness that can be used by Catholic families. Most of the activities are also perfect for non-Catholic families. There are also additional resources for faith formation activities in March.
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Outdoor Heater Buyers Guide
Outdoor Heater Buyers Guide 
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Black Rice Bowls with Tofu and Veggies 
Welcome to the world of grain bowls!
What’s a grain bowl? These are bowls filled full with fresh and delicious vegetables, some protein, and a cooked whole grain. The components can often be made ahead of time, so grain bowls make a great assemble-and-go meal.
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Awesome Oreo Desserts: 20 Amazing Oreo Dessert Recipes You Need to Make
Oreos are such a great, simple cookie. They now come in all kinds of varieties and with such a selection of cream filling amounts. While they are a tasty snack on their own, these amazing Oreo desserts are sure to wow. You’ll definitely want to pick at least one of these Oreo dessert recipes to try
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9 Meals to Double and Freeze
9 Meals to Double and Freeze 
There’s something so wonderful and welcoming about coming home after a busy day, knowing you have a well-stocked freezer and can just pull out a casserole to reheat for dinner.
You’ve already done the hard work of making the meal. Now you just get to enjoy the benefits of your prior planning.
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Bathroom Cleaning Hacks: How to Clean the Bathroom - Frugal Family Home
Cleaning the bathroom isn’t a job you look forward to, but it needs to be done. These bathroom cleaning hacks can help.
These are bathroom cleaning hacks I’ve used to get and keep my bathroom looking great. I know they can help you too!
Sometimes the bathroom can be overwhelming. You walk in and towels are on the floor. There is toothpaste on the counter, the mirror, and in the sink. And the smell don’t even start.
Cleaning is needed, but you dread it. But it has to be done. If only it would stay clean.
Your bathroom can stay company ready. Well at least a quick run through and be company ready when you use these bathroom cleaning hacks and a regular cleaning schedule.
I’ve included cleaning hacks and how to clean the bathroom tips. Plus, you can get the free printable cleaning checklist too.
Be sure to scroll down to grab a copy of the checklist. It has two sheets. One sheet with all the bathroom hacks to do a full deep cleaning of the bathroom.
And also a quick 5 minute bathroom cleaning sheet for those quick cleaning tasks to do weekly. Now lets get to the bathroom cleaning tips!
How to Clean the BathroomCleaning the bathroom doesn’t have to be a messy, dirty job. When you clean regularly with these bathroom cleaning hacks, your bathroom can stay nice and clean.
If your bathroom needs a good cleaning, these hacks will help you get it done. Then follow the 5 minutes tasks in the checklist you can download below to keep your bathroom looking great., even when you are short on time.
Now for the bathroom cleaning hacks for each area of the bathroom…
Best Way to Clean BathtubCleaning the bathtub or shower area is so much easier to do when you are showering. You don’t have to lean over the side of the tub to reach. Plus when you clean the shower while you bathe, you can take a longer shower or bath guilt free.
But there is a few steps to do before entering the bathtub or shower…
︎ Remove all the items from your bathtub before you clean. It’s so much easier with all the shampoo and body wash bottles out of the bathtub.
︎ If there is mildew or mold that needs to be removed between tile or at the base where the tub meets the tile. Spray cleaner on it.
Take an old toothbrush and scrub it. Then let it sit. I leave it for 5-7 minutes while I pick up the floor and clear out any clutter.
I’ve found that the Clorox Bleach Cleaning Gel works great to get rid of mildew and mold that forms in the bathtub or shower. It’s one of only a handful of chemical cleaners I use.
︎ After the cleaner has had time to sit, you should notice the mildew or mold is gone or almost gone. If it’s not gone, give it another scrub then rinse.
︎ Now is the time to hop into the shower along with your cleaning tools. I like to use an e-cloth to clean my tub and surround. There are no chemicals and these cloths clean well.
Start by wiping down the tile walls. Feel the tile to make sure they feel nice and smooth. If they feel a little rough, do a second pass. It will all depend on how much is built up on the tile or walls.
If you have a shower or tub door, clean it now with the e-cloth too. If it’s a curtain, you might need to wash it in the washer. Depending on how dirty or mildewy it is.
Once the walls are finished use, the cloth to wipe down the lip of the tub and then go down the sides. Finally for the bottom or floor of the tub, I’ll lay the e-cloth down and use my foot to scrub it.
︎ After exiting the shower, place the shampoo, soap, etc back into the bathtub area and pull the curtain shut so it can dry if you have a shower curtain.
If you clean your toilet with a toilet brush each week, you’ll have no need for any chemical cleaners. But if your toilet is in need of a good cleaning the two cleaners below work great, depending on how much of a deep cleaning you need.
Toilet Bowl CleanerYou can use this shower cleaner recipe, it works wonders on toilets too. It cleans well for a homemade cleaner. Or if you need mildew killing power, I’d recommend the Clorox bleach cleaning gel if you don’t mind using bleach. This is a great all around cleaner that works wonders on mold and mildew.
Steps to a Sparkling Clean Toilet…
Start with the top/outside of the toilet and work down.
︎ Dust and wipe down the tank, behind the toilet lid and clean the handle. The handle is an area easy to forget but probably the most yucky and germy part of the toilet.
I use a damp e-cloth for this job. It picks up dust, hair, and grime and kills germs as it goes. Plus again no chemicals too.
︎ Clean the lid, we are working from the cleanest areas to dirty. Start with the toilet lid and go around the outside. Lift he lid and clean below then do the ring lid in the same fashion. Finally wiping the top of the bowl.
If you are using an e-cloth place it in the sink and grab the toilet brush. You can use the e-cloth to clean the inside of the bowl, I do it. But if you’d rather keep your hands out of the bowl use, the toilet brush to clean the bowl.
Get under the rim and down in the drain area and the water line. Then place the brush with on the rim of the toilet bowl and close the ring lid on it. This will suspend the brush over the water and let it drip dry while you work on other areas of the bathroom.
No more dripping toilet water out of the toilet. Yeah!
︎ Next step is to clean around the base of the toilet. I usually rinse the e-cloth I placed in the sink to use again. Just rinse well with hot water and ring out. Or I grab a clean one and wet it.
Wipe around the outside of the toilet base, warning this could be bad if you have kids who miss the bowl. And around the base where the bolts to hold the toilet down come through.
The dust builds up there. And while you are on the floor clean back behind the toilet base. It’s an area that can get missed easily.
Keep Your Bathroom Smelling Fresh with This Toilet Hack…Place a few drops of essential oil on the inside of the toilet roll, on the cardboard liner. This will help the scent stay longer in the bathroom. And keep the bathroom smelling great!
Cleaning the bathroom sink can be a nasty chore if you let it go. With dried on toothpaste, mildew starting around the edge of the faucet and who know what else it’s good to get it clean.
︎ Start by clearing any clutter on the vanity top. You might as well clean the top as you clean the sink.
︎ Wipe down the counter and sweep any dust into the sink. I again like my e-cloth for this task but a rag with cleaner sprayed on it works great too.
Fill the sink with hot water while you are wiping down the counter. This will help to make cleaning it easier.
Be sure to get behind the faucet and clean around the faucet handles too. Toothpaste and other crud can build up around them. Making them less than sanitary. If you give them a good wipe down each time, you clean it won’t build up.
︎ Drain the sink and spray your cleaner if using the let it sit for 5 minutes to do its work. While you are waiting for the cleaner to work, wipe down the mirror and place items back on the counter.
If I need the cleaning power of a chemical cleaner, I prefer, Clorox Bleach Gel Cleaner. But you might have guessed that already. If you need scrubbing power, baking soda and water can help or use a commercial product like Bon Ami.
If you don’t need any chemical cleaning power e-cloths work great for this task. Scrub around the edges. If you have an under counter mounted sink, clean around where to countertop meets the sink. It’s a haven for things to get trapped.
Scrub the sides and clean well around the drain. It’s amazing the muck that can build up just under the plunger.
How to Clean Bathroom FloorThe last place that needs to be cleaned is the floor. Save the floor for the last of your cleaning so any dust or items that drop can be picked up as you do the floor.
If you have bathroom rugs, now is the time to pick them up. Either vacuum them and then pick them up or if they need to be washed, throw them into the washer and start it. Along with your cleaning rags or e-cloths and any towels and washcloths that need to be washed.
Once they are done in the washer throw them into the dryer.
If you are wondering, can a bathroom rug go into the dryer?
I’ve washed my bathroom rugs in the washer and dry them in the dryer. But if your bathroom rug has a rubber backing, check the tag to see what it says. I know some of them can take the heat and some can’t it’s better to be safe than sorry.
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The Best Way to Clean Hair off Bathroom FloorHair can build up easily on the bathroom floor. I’ve found the best way to clean hair off the bathroom floor is to use a dusting mop. I have an e-cloth mop with a dusting head. It works great to trap hair and remove them off the floor.
Don’t have a dusting mop, the next best thing is to use your vacuum floor attachment to vacuum the floor. Be sure to take the floor attachment off to get into the corners too with the wand.
︎ Once the floor is dusted mopped or vacuumed, take a damp mop and clean the floor. Paying close attention to the sealer in front of the tub as it can collect dust and dirt. Also around the toilet too. Be sure to get behind the toilet.
︎ Now that your floor is cleaned and mopped if there is any standing water on the floor, be sure to wipe it up with a towel or rug. Bathroom floors can be slick when wet and it’s not good to have wetness standing on the floor.
Now that your bathroom is looking great. The best way to keep your bathroom clean is to have a regular bathroom cleaning schedule.
Having tasks you do each day, other tasks you do each week, can keep your bathroom looking great.
Then save other tasks for just once a month or as needed. If you’d like a checklist of daily, weekly, and monthly tasks to tackle in the bathroom. Download a copy of the bathroom cleaning checklist.
To get the checklist, enter your email address in the form below and I’ll send it out to you right away.
It not only contains the daily, weekly, and monthly tasks but it has a 5 minute bathroom cleaning sheet. For those times when you need to get the bathroom clean and looking great but you’re short on time.
Bathroom Cleaning SuppliesAs you can tell by what I mention I use above I don’t use many cleaning supplies to clean the bathroom. I like to keep my use of chemicals at a minimum. And I find using the items below I can get my bathroom clean and looking great.
If you want to use just one bathroom cleaner, I’ve found that Clorox bleach gel cleaning works great in the bathroom. This is what I use to tackle mildew or mold forming in the bathroom. It plain works.
This homemade shower cleaning works well too. It’s easy and economical to make and it plain works.
If you are avoiding chemicals or bleach…
I love e-cloths. I use them for general cleaning in the bathroom and beyond. They clean great with just water and can be used on all surfaces in the bathroom. If I’m good about following my cleaning schedule, this is all I need to clean the bathroom.
These are my bathroom cleaning hacks and how to clean the bathroom. Keeping the bathroom clean if done regularly doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Following a regular schedule and using the right products can make a big difference.
Is there a bathroom cleaning hack you have to share? I would love to hear about it. Leave me a comment below!
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Outdoor Living: Easy Patio Decorating Ideas and Design Tips for Transforming Your Backyard 
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Menu Plan Monday, February 19th - Frugal Family Home
Menu Plan Monday, February 19th - Frugal Family Home
It’s been cold around here. I thought we were out of winter but we are having freezing temperatures this past week after a couple of months of beautiful 40 degree plus weather.
With the cold weather rolling in again, I’ve been craving more comfort foods. So this week we will be having a soup as well as a few oven baked meals.
I’ve included a breakfast for dinner this week. Why? Because it’s cheap and easy to make.
And finally, we’ll be having hamburgers with homemade fries. I think my son could eat hamburgers every day of the week and never tire of them.
Here’s our menu for this week.
Our Menu PlanDinners
Chicken Pot Pie Soup with Fruit
BBQ Meatballs, Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans
Teriyaki Chicken, Rice, and Vegetables
Omelets, Hashbrowns and Toast
Burritos, Salad, Chips and Salsa
Chicken Stir Fry with Rice
Hamburgers with Baked Fries
Lunches
Leftovers most days
Snack Type Lunch, crackers, lunchmeat, fruit, and vegetables
Sandwiches, Chips, and Fruit
Breakfast
Toast and Eggs
Strawberry Chocolate Chip Muffins, Eggs and Sausage
Sausage Biscuit Breakfast Sandwiches with Fruit
What’s cooking at your house this week?
Do you need help planning your menu? Find my menu planning tips here with a free printable menu planner page and here for my frugal menu planning tips.
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http://ift.tt/2CwxlK0Fettuccine Alfredo with Mushrooms
Fettuccine Alfredo with Mushrooms 
If you’re a beginner cook, or even an intermediate one, it may not cross your mind to try making alfredo sauce from scratch. For me, it seemed just a tiny bit out of reach for years. Then one day, I gave it a try and quickly found myself saying, “Oh. That was really easy.”
Alfredo is one of the most underrated sauces—it’s made with just a few pantry staples, it’s always satisfying, and it’s surprisingly easy to make at home.
Every home cook should have a recipe at the ready for quick weeknight dinners. It’s certainly not just for restaurant dining!
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