Fake Betty Crocker Mixes

May I say that I love Pinterest? Or that I love making things on the cheap? Here's an opportunity to use both! I found an incredible blog via Pinterest with recipes to copy Betty Crocker mixes using ingredients that I always have on hand! Now that's handy! The best part? They're super cheap to make. This afternoon, I made 5 mixes in 1/8 of the time it takes to go to the store and buy them and for a whole lot less money. You can find the recipes here:

http://fakeitfrugal.blogspot.com/2012/02/fake-betty-crocker-cookie-mixes.html

You can also find a very nifty recipe to make your own Febreze for about 30 cents per bottle. That's next on my list of things to try! I figure that a huge part of trying to make ends meet while still eating well is definitely making from scratch. The moral of the story is...eat your cookies and feel good about how they cost next to nothing! My husband loves this idea!

Peach Pie and Heat Reprieves

This is before I baked it!

This is after I baked it!

It has been in the 100 degrees Fahrenheit range lately, which is just a bit much for a Canadian like me. Therefore, I haven't been cooking much. Today, that all changed! Last night, I awoke to some serious rain (for the High Desert), and it cooled off for a few hours today. The result? Voila! A peach pie for my father in law, who has been deprived of my baking since the Fourth of July. Hopefully, David doesn't get home and decide that this pie will never make it to his parents' house.



I used this recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/peach-pie-the-old-fashioned-two-crust-way/detail.aspx

It sounded good to me because it said "old fashioned", and the ingredients/method were similar to my apple pie recipe. I also make some teeny peach pie bites with some cream cheese, leftover filling, and leftover crust, but they didn't make it to the photography stage. Moment of silence.

I might make this pie for the much anticipated "white Easter" that I'm planning with Marybeth...We shall see. However, if you're looking for a peach pie recipe, this one was delish!