Recipes for Kids... PLAYDOUGH

Basic Stove-Top Playdough Recipe...

I got this recipe from Feed Me, I'm Yours by Vicki Lansky

1 cup white flour
1/4 cup salt
2 TBSP cream of tartar
1 cup water
2 tsp vegetable food coloring
1 TBSP oil

I mix it all in a saucepan and cook it on medium heat until it starts to form a ball and then I put it out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth. Store it in an airtight container. Here are the results...

Literally hours and hours of fun for my boys and when it dries up you just toss it and make a new batch. It is SO much cheaper than buying the stuff at the store. We love this one!!!

The latest....

I have been taking lots of pictures and I finished my baking practical so I thought you might like to see some of what I have been up to...

Some stuff from my own kitchen...


homemade pasta


Chicken Parmegiano


dinner on Monday of this week... Chili Rellenos, millet and salad


Photo finish to my pastry class...

Tart, Linzer Torte, Genoise and Raspberry Jam Torte, Chocolate cream pie, English tea cookies, Vegetarian Quiche and a pastry shop creation (tasted great looked... iffy... LOL)

Making more than food....

Told you I am crunchy... a real granola girl most days. Here is a little something I make from time to time with which to wash our clothing.

First, here is the website I got my recipe and information for making my own laundry detergent.

Secondly, before you think I spend all my days making such things I must tell you I made it in the time it took for my French bread loaves to bake - all of 20 minutes!!!

I started with this...

and one of these...



This bucket holds a double recipe of detergent from the site above.

Ignore that yucky floor it got mopped as soon as I was done making the soap.

I grated the Ivory Soap and then added the water and dissolved it on the stovetop.


Then I added the powdered detergents (Borax and Washing Soda)


This is what it looks like dissolved...


Then the water was added to the bucket along with the lavendar oil




Finally I added the last of the water and then it will sit
for 24 hours and I can use it tomorrow afternoon.

It is the consistency of a runny gel substance or an eggdrop soup of sorts.

It works FANTASTIC!!! I won't go back to the storebought stuff.