DIY Frugal Floor Cleaner

If you're anything like me, you hate spending money on unnecessary things. 

I hate buying floor cleaner. 

I feel like floor cleaner is basically a combination of the other cleaners I already purchase, but in a bottle labelled 'floor' just to get you to buy it.

So, I decided to make my own.

And let me tell you. 

It works wonders. 

Living in an apartment has its perks, but what is the most annoying about our apartment is that the entry way leads right into the kitchen. 

And this is Canada. 

We get a lot of snow. 

So we are constantly tracking in snow, slush, dirt, salt, and who knows what else!

I needed a super cleaner that was going to get the job done the first time.

Ingredients;

4 cups hot water (*if your tap water doesn't get hot enough, boil some or use water directly from the keurig!)

2-3 tablespoons of Dishsoap (I prefer sunlight for this!)

1/2 cup of vinegar 

1/8 cup of baking soda

the juice of 1 lemon

Homemade Cheesy Scallop Potatoes

I love me some scallop potatoes. 

I'm usually a cheater and will buy the boxed kind, or if I am feeling extra cheater-y I will buy the frozen kind.

I know, I know. 

But, I wanted to try to make my own scallop potatoes. 

I've wanted to do it for awhile now and I finally decided to do it the other day. 

I also discovered something. 

All the ingredients to make the potatoes were cheaper than the boxed ones, and a lot cheaper than the frozen kind. 

I estimate for this recipe its about $3-$4 depending on where you purchase your ingredients.

Ingredients;

3 - 4 Russet Potatoes (washed and sliced very thin)

2 tbl of butter 

2 tbl of flour

1 1/2 cups of milk

1 1/2 cups of grated cheddar cheese 

salt and pepper to taste

Cheese Sauce

In a small sauce pan, melt butter and mix in flour. 

Stir until completely incorporated. 

Add milk and whisk. 

Add salt and pepper to taste. 

Bring to a boil stirring occasionally. 

Stir in cheese until melted and smooth. 

In the bottom of a casserole dish, make a layer of potatoes that completely covers the bottom. 

Add half the cheese to cover the potatoes. 

Add another layer of potatoes to cover the cheese sauce. 

Add remaining of cheese sauce. 

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour until golden brown and bubbly. 

Finished Product. Yum-o.

February Week #3

This weeks menu is up lovelies! 

Recipes for this week that will be posted; 

 ~ Cream of Broccoli Soup 

~ Classic Chili 

~ Vegetable Quesadillas with Spicy Rice

Keep your eye out for them! :)