Dog Treats

DIY Dog Treats  Have you ever looked at the ingredients of most dog treats?   My new puppy has become a big part of my family and I like to feed my family healthy food.  There are a lot of treats you can buy without all the extra ingredients, but they are more money then I want to pay.  Is there a way to have cheap...

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Goat Cheese Spread

This really is the easiest and most yummiest cheese spread EVER! My sister in law and I make it for just about every get together bc we love it so much. It was down to the last bit on Thanksgiving, and I was like, "I have to share this recipe with the WORLD!!" So I took a quick photo of the last lil bit before I devoured it. LOL. ...

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Cooking Beans

I have always been a bean fan, but it wasn't until I became a vegetarian that I started to make a large batch weekly and using them almost every day. This is a basic recipe that Heather and I use that isn't over powering so you can use in many different dishes, but has enough flavor to eat on its own. WHY make & eat BEANS? You might ask....

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DIY Banners

I love making banners for just about every occasion. Sometimes it takes me a really long time that could be spent doing other things. Until, I found a great Blog called Shanty-2-Chic that provides you with any letter, number or symbol that you may need to make your own banner! Its really is super cheap, easy and doesn't take much time at...

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DIY All Purpose Cleaner

 Why waste your $ with buying a store bought, chemical spray when you can make your own for Pennies and its safe for your family?!! Have you ever read the back of a store bought all purpose spray????? Precautionary Statement:rHazards to Humans and Domestic Animals Are you serious?? Spraying it on counters where our families eat???...

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DIY Canopy Curtains

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Easy DIY Dishwasher detergent

 I know that dish washer detergent isn't really all that expensive, but what if you can make it yourself and cost you even less??? You can, and I do! Using the ingredients I make my laundry detergent (previous post), I can make my dish detergent too!                                               ...

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2 Weeks of Lunches in Under 30 Minutes

 First off, let me say that my husband has to be one of the pickiest eaters EVER!  He doesn't like sandwiches from home, beans, mushrooms, lentils, gravy, eggs, soup, shredded chicken, yogurt, potato salad, pasta salad, most salads, eggplant, tuna, roast beef, and the list goes on and on and on!  He would be happy with a hot pocket...

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DIY Laundry Detergent

Did you know that you can make your own laundry detergent and its easy and sooooo cheap? Well, ya can!!! After trying a few different recipes, I have found the one that works best for me and my families clothes. I found every one of the ingredients at our local Walmart and made it in my kitchen in 10-15 minutes. Interested???? ...

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A Stress-Free Christmas

video by Heather Christmas I have always enjoyed the rush of black Friday and getting as many gifts as possible for a bargain. Waiting for the ads to come out and circling all the things that I wanted to buy and wrap for my family. Waking up at 5am and racing to get that “perfect gift”. I think it might have stemmed from not having much as a kid. I remember calling my friends to see what Santa brought them, only to find that there list was way longer then mine. Did that mean I was bad that year???...

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Healthy Cheesy Popcorn recipe

video by Heather   Ok, so let me start off by saying that I LOVE me some popcorn!! Heather knows since we were kids that I am a huge cheese fan and when she said she was going to make me "Cheesy Pop" I was like heck yea, bring it on. Then she whipped out some flaky stuff that said nutritional yeast on it, I was like, "Hold up, wait!...

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Best Brown Rice Recipe

I have tried quite a few brown rice recipe, but once I made this one there was no turning back! It really is the best brown rice ever! I make a double batch at the beginning of each week and freeze half of it in a few different labeled baggies and use the rest for dinners or lunches during the week. I also make a big batch of beans (recipe soon to...

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Pumpkin Puree for Everyday

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Egg Nog Ice Cream

The kids had the day off from school so we decided to fill our day up with fun activities using CLUB DAY (an earlier Sparkly Polliwog post). My oldest son chose "Cooking Club" and that's when we started to search the cabinets and recipe box for something to make. Being that it was a Monday and is my food shopping day, the cupboards were pretty bare....

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Citrus Degreaser & Cleaner

Here at Sparkly Polliwog, we are always looking for ways to become more green. This recipe for a degreaser and cleaner is eco-friendly as well as easy and effective. We came across this all natural cleaner and its way cheaper to make then the toxic store bought products that may harm kids, pets, adults and the environment. Not only are the ingredients to this natural cleaner not poisonous or hazardous to your health they are completely safe if ingested!...

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Spot Cleaner

  Do you Have a pet that has accidents on your carpet or rugs ? :( Or a Stain you just cant get up?Hopefully not, but if you do, I found a natural, make it yourself, Cheap, SPOT CLEANER!             Don't let these lil faces fool you! They are pee accidents just waiting...

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