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How to Make Onion Skin Fabric Dye

Posted on June 16, 2023June 16, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
Cloth bags dyed with onion skin dye sit on top of the white cloth they were sewn out of

Revive tired clothing and drab fabric with onion skin dye that renders shades from golden to orange to brown.

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Egg Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sourdough

Posted on May 25, 2023May 25, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau

These oatmeal chocolate chip cookies contain a very small amount of sourdough discard and flaxseed meal to replace the egg.

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Quickly Turn Dry Bread Into Garlic Breadcrumbs

Posted on May 16, 2023May 16, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
A wooden spoon stirs toasting breadcrumbs in a stainless steel frying pan cooking on an induction cooktop

Grate up dry bread into breadcrumbs, cook in garlic-infused fat and sprinkle on top of savory dishes like salad and pasta.

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How to Sew a Garden Kneeling Pad with Fabric Scraps

Posted on April 5, 2023April 5, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
A denim garden kneeling pad outside. In the background are blooming orange California poppies.

If you have old jeans and lots of fabric scraps, you have the components to sew a kneeling pad for comfortably working in the garden.

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Easy 5 Ingredient Sourdough Biscuits That Gobble Up Discard

Posted on March 31, 2023November 11, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
Baked sourdough biscuits cooling on a metal rack

These 5-ingredient, flakey sourdough biscuits are one of the easiest and most delicious recipes you can make with sourdough discard.

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Easily Turn Baking Soda into Washing Soda in the Oven

Posted on March 8, 2023March 8, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
An open mason jar filled with washing soda sits on a marble counter top. A metal scoop of washing soda sits next to the jar.

Do you want to make your own cleaning products but can’t find washing soda? Easily transform baking soda into washing soda in the oven.

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How to Make a Compost Bin Liner Out of Newspaper

Posted on January 18, 2023April 9, 2024by Anne-Marie Bonneau
Hands hold open a compost bin liner made out of folded newspaper

Keep your compost pail cleaner with an easy-to-make newspaper bin liner. It saves money and adds brown matter to a compost heap.

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I Made a Sourdough Discard Flax Egg Because Why Not?

Posted on January 12, 2023February 15, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau

A sourdough discard flax egg works amazingly in cookies, rescues dough if you run out of eggs and saves money. Vegans and non vegans approve!

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How to Dye Fabric Pink With Mere Avocado Pits

Posted on January 3, 2023June 15, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
Five reusable cloth produce bags in varying shades of pink dry on a clothes line outside

Put avocado pits to work and dye fabric pink with them. All you need are a large pot, a handful of pits, water and something to dye.

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