Homemade Italian Bread Crumbs

HOMEMADE ITALIAN BREAD CRUMBS

So good& so easy!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup bread crumbs 

• 1 TBSP Butter

• 1 TBSP Italian Seasoning

(I did a whole loaf of bread which was about 9 cups so I did 3 cups at a time)

I used frozen bread and put in food processor then in blender to make sure all chunks were broken down fine.

Then just melt butter in pan, put in bread crumbs and Italian seasoning and fry/stir until bread is dry and crumbly. 

Then put on cookie sheet lined with foil and let cool/dry. (I used foil so I could just pick it up and dump it in bags) 

When cool, put crumbs into a freezer bag,label and put in freezer until you need to use them! 

Note: You can also use a recycled container, the bread bag you took the bread outof or Tupperware container to store them in freezer.

Can store for 6+ months in freezer! 

Money Saving Soaps & Lotions

I've been busy saving money the past month! Here are a few ways I did this:

1. I made my own bar soap. I got melt&pour and added essential oils to make custom, non toxic, natural soap! It was super easy& I can customize it with any scent, color, or add a little oatmeal or lavender! Possibilities are endless& it actually saves a little $! I got my ingredients& instructions from Brambleberry.com
I used recycled containers instead of buying molds too and they turned out great!!
I got my recipe from www.soapqueen.com



2. I made my own whipped Shea Butter. I made a TON and did 2 different scents. I used a couple jars& put labels on them for a nice gift too! I didn't even use all the Shea butter I got so ya! It was just coconut oil, Shea butter& essential oil of your choice, whip together & you have a nice lotion that's great for even the driest skin! I got my recipe from the Soap Queen (via Brambleberry.com) and the ingredients from Brambleberry.com ! I got my recipe from www.soapqueen.com
Click HERE for the direct link to the recipe I used

3. I made my own body wash/hand soap! All it takes is a bar of soap ( I used a bar of soap I made but u can use your fav natural bar of soap-Amazon is a great source), vegetable glycerin- liquid (you can get at your local drug store or off amazon. i got mine on amazon for a great price!) and 1 gal distilled water (or boil tap water or use a osmosis system , if you have one great!) Then just gather jugs/containers to store it all in. I used milk Jugs, water jugs& soap dispensers, but you can use glass containers or jars too! This is where I got the recipe: http://www.thefarmersnest.com/2011/11/liquid-hand-soap-diy.html

You can just search Pinterest for recipes too! There's a ton of recipes for homemade soaps, lotions, and even deodorant on there!
If I can do these things so can you! They were fun, easy, had no SLS or harmful chemicals and saved money! Can't go wrong! :)

All of my soaps and lotions

 



Shower Gel & Hand Soap

Above: Melt&Pour Soap in Wipes container--Lemongrass one. Half with Oatmeal on top

 

Below: Bar Soap (Lavender ones). I used old mushroom containers for these (the blue plastic ones) and the round one was just some plastic packaging I found lying around.

You can download labels at www.brambleberry.com

or search Pinterest. I think these were from Pinterest.



A look at the Whipped Shea Butter making process

Note: The higher quality shea butter like the one pictured works better for this project.