Making a grocery list is a big deal in our house. Everyone has their favorites that they want added, there are the staples that we use in most dishes each week and then any items that I need to try out new recipes. There are things that I buy weekly, monthly and yearly. I use a Google app called Keep. It allows me to make a running list and there are boxes that you can check and uncheck to populate your list but then when you buy it, it can be checked off til the next time you need to add it back to your list. You can even set reminders for the list to pop up to remind you to do something. It can be color coded for the different stores you visit. I usually only buy organic produce and believe or not, Costco has a large variety of organic produce, vegan and plant based items. On a Costco run, I buy garlic, onions, potatoes, mushrooms, corn, rice, lemons or limes and frozen berries and whatever else looks good. I make my own household cleaner, so when I see the vinegar I think there, I’ll pick up a jug or two of that along with the other secret ingredients. So today, I am going to give you my two secret recipes for household cleaners that Really Work!! They both involve vinegar and other everyday household items.
The first one is a bath, shower, chrome and window cleaner. You take equal parts of Vinegar and Dawn dish soap together in any size container. It must be Original Blue Dawn dish soap and I find Heinz Vinegar works the best. I make two large jugs at a time by keeping the empty vinegar bottle from the last batch, pouring off half the vinegar and then filling them both up with the Dawn, which is why the Costco size of dish soap comes in handy. You shake the mixture up and put into a spray bottle the you spray down you shower and let it sit all day or over night. I have hand shower hoses so it makes it super simple to rinse but you can also just use a small container to rinse down your shower walls and doors.
NOW for the windows, this is a cheat method but it is so fun to watch the magic happen. When you KNOW it is going to rain, you spray down your windows and let nature do the rest! Simple, right?! You will watch the dirt just side away. You could also get the hose out but that seems like a lot of work!
The second cleaner is a floor and counter cleaner that works wonderfully on laminate floors. I have been trying for about 4 years to find a cleaner at the store that doesn’t leave a sticky residue and only look good for about 10 minutes and I totally stumbled on it out of desperation. This one has a longer prep time but once you make it, it will last you quite a while. So you will need a large bottle of vinegar, 12 lemons, a cinnamon stick or anything that you like the smell of like cloves, rosemary, lavender etc, a large container, like a gallon milk jug or the vinegar jug and a carrot peeler. Peel the lemons and put the peels into the container along with the cinnamon and cover with vinegar. You will let this mixture set for two weeks. If you would like it to be ready faster, I have read that people heat up the vinegar and pore over the peels but the thought of vinegar steam filling my house turned me off so I’ve never tried it. If you did this method, the cleaner would be left to sit over night and ready to use the next day. Once the two weeks have past, you need to remove the peels. I have left them in longer but then the cleaner leaves a film when you use it. No thanks! You the Dilute with water, 1 part vinegar lemon mixture, 4 parts water. I hope you have a chance to try this earth friendly and plant based cleaner!!
Meatless, Wheatless and Cheatless 