Soap making time...

My ingredients...

With Rolled Oats...

With Quick Oats...

This was my week to make sure that I did my soak making in time for Christmas. Just four weeks. I know... bit late as ideally the soap should cure for about six weeks. Four will have to do... This morning was the day... Joshua loved the smell of it.

This time I used a different recipe and am still chicken about using Lye... So I googled recipes without Lye and came up with one from 'The Notebook' that is easy enough even for kids to do it...

1 cup of Pure Soap Flakes

1 teaspoon of Sunflower/Olive Oil

1 tablespoon Rolled Oats/Quick Oats

2 drops of Essential Oil

I did two lots. One with Rolled Oats and one with Quick Oats so that I can see what the difference in texture is... I also used Sunflower Oil as that is what I already had. Had plenty of Soap Flakes from the last time I made soap last year. :)

So all you do is get the flakes and mix 1/4 cup of hot water with it, mix, put into microwave for 30 second intervals and stirring till smooth consistency. Then add the Oil, Oats and Essential Oil. Mix again and then put into oiled (I used spray oil) container. I used cake tins... Put aside with towel on top so it doesn't dry out too quickly and then just turn out after a day and then cut into whatever size you want. I will do square chunks as that way it is easier to hold in the palm of your hand. Then turn every day for the first week, then every second day till you use it...

Joshua asked at one stage if I was putting in the oats so people had something to eat while in the shower... Smarty pants. hehe

Will see how it turns out... Can't wait to use it. Now for Christmas all I have left to do is in the last week just before Christmas I need to make a whole heap of Fudge... Yummmm (Failsafe off course. :) hehe)

Cheers Damaris

My best friend...

This book has become my best friend. Along with the DVD and the Failsafe Cookbook. They are all brilliant. Love to watch the DVD with friends and get them to see what we are doing and they can then clearly see why.

I read allot out of the books at the moment and all recipes come from there as well. We are eating very well and enjoying the variety. In allot of ways I wish that this variety and research had been done 10 years ago when I first started looking into doing the Elimination Diet. Back then there was hardly any foods you could eat and Carob tasted Horrible... Today it is a much easier project. And that is how I am looking at it for us. We are doing a project together. Our little family.

Once we have ironed out reactions on the Elimination Diet we can go on and do Challenges. That I am not looking forward to as much. Why rock the boat??? Things are starting to get good with Joshua as a whole. I am getting better too. Russell and I are still sick and I must say after being sick for five days now I am so over it. I am not the world's greatest patient. I want to do things. I can't understand the waste of time. But it has taught me to listen to my body more. I needed the rest of I would not be able to sleep at night. No problems there. So I will keep listening. That will also be good for this project as our bodies must be listened to I believe.

Timothy in the meantime at the moment is actually getting worse. He is as high as a kite first thing in the morning and at night... He is going through withdrawals a week later than Joshua but better late than never. hehe

Here is hoping we have a good weekend. We have not planned anything as Russell and I are still recovering from being ill but may do a spot of shopping tomorrow...

Cheers Damaris

Biscuits, everywhere...

Yummy, yummy for my tummy...

A couple of months ago I joined Simple Savings. Great place for information on making it simpler living wise. Also a great place for fabulous recipes. One that I got off there was for:

120 Biscuits for $4.00

I did a double batch and made allot of mine a bit too large so didn't quite get that number but very close. Will next time also use sprinkles on top and Timothy wants me to use some chocolate chips in them as well. If you don't use all of the dough you can always form into a roll and cover and freeze. That easy. Was a fun Sunday afternoon activity with many disappearing over the course of the afternoon and since off course.

Will make sure the boys make them next time. Such an easy recipe that I can just sit back and watch...

Cheers Damaris