hot crab and artichoke dip

14 oz can artichoke hearts
1 cup miracle whip salad dressing
2 6 oz cans crab meat
1/8 tsp garlic powder
pinch pepper
1/2 cup 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
combine all ingredients except 2 TBS Parmesan cheese. Coat a 1 quart casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray and spread mixture in dish. sprinkle remaining cheese on top cover with foil and bake at 350 for 30 minutes uncover and bake for 10 more minutes

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quick and simple "dryer sheets"

I do like the smell of commercial fabric softeners. I also discovered that my HE washer rinsed most of the smell out. I buy my favorite liquid softner and then add equal parts hot water to the mix cut up sponges and there you go.

To use keep the sponges in the softner and take one out, squeeze out excess and place in dryer with your load. This will make your laundry smell great and save you some bucks in the long run.

homemade laundry soap

We go through so much laundry. Laundry soap can really cut into a budget so here is a recipe to help you save dollars and keep you family smelling good. I find all of these at Harps.
2 cups Borax (in the laundry section)
2 cups washing soda (in the laundry section)
2 bars castile soap (next to the Ivory)

1/2 cup oxi clean

I use an empty gallon ice cream bucket to keep this all in and you only need 2 tablespoons in the wash for this.

grate the soap then put it in the food processor and pulsate it into a fine powder. mix all of the ingredients and store in a covered tub. this will not form a lot of suds and will get your laundry clean.
1/2 cup of vinegar in the rinse cycle will freshen your load.