Homemade Baby Wipes

I found these courtesy of Life and Times with the Ehingers at: http://theehingers.blogspot.com/2010/10/homemade-baby-wipes.html

Ingredients:

1 roll Bounty Select-A-Size paper towels

1 1/2 tablespoons baby bath

1 tablespoon baby oil

2 cups water

Start with 1 roll of Bounty Select-A-Size paper towels.  They really need to be Bounty.  I use off brand paper towels for general use, but I tried them once as wipes and they fall apart and don't clean baby bottoms nearly as well as Bounty. 

 Pull the wrapper off and place on a cutting board.

 Using a sharp non-serated knife, cut the roll in half.

They will look like this.  Keep one and put the other one away for next time.  

You need a container to place the wipes in that is big enough to fit the paper towels.  The cover also needs to seal well so they don't dry out.  I found this one at Target.  It's a ClickClack 2.9 quart.  

Measure out 1 1/2 tablespoons of baby wash.

Then 1 Tablespoon of baby oil.  Add both to the container

Add 2 cups of water to the container.

Mix together

Place the roll of paper towl in the container.  I place the cut side down.

Place the cover on the container and turn the container upside down.  Keep it upside down until the paper towels are soaked through.

Open the container.  Pull the cardboard center out of the paper towels.

This is how they look!  We love them!

White Chicken Enchiladas

Chicken enchiladas with green chili sour cream sauce

*These are seriously so so good*

10 soft taco shells

2 cups cooked, shredded chicken

2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

3 Tbsp. butter

3 Tbsp. flour

2 cups chicken broth

1 cup sour cream

1 (4 oz) can diced green chillies

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a 9x13 pan

2. Mix chicken and 1 cup cheese.  Roll up in tortillas and place in pan.

3. In a sauce pan, melt butter, stir in flour and cook 1 minute.  Add broth and whisk until smooth.  Heat over medium heat until thick and bubbly.  

4. Stir in sour cream and chilies.  Do not bring to boil, you don't want curdled sour cream.

5. Pour over enchiladas and top with remaining cheese.

6. Bake 22 min and then under high broil for 3 min to brown the cheese.


This is thanks to Joyful Momma's Kitchen over at http://joyful-mommas-kitchen.blogspot.com/2011/09/white-chicken-enchiladas.html

Shopping Trip 1/5/12

My first big shopping trip of 2012 turned out very successful.  I was able to get all the items on my list and keep a great savings rate of 80% overall.  Below is a small summary of my transactions from tonight.  As well as a picture of everything I purchased.  Here is a list of all the items:

• 16 Old Spice Body Washes
•  4 Clearasil Face Wash
• 12 Secret Deodorants
• 8 Old Spice Body Wash (Trial Size)
• 4 Oral-B Floss
• 4 Ivory 3-pack Bar Soaps
• 12 Olay 2-pack Bar Soaps
• 2 Coke Zero 20 oz bottles
• 20 Friskies Cat Treats
• 9 New York Texas Toast Croutons
• 10 Brooks Chili Beans/Mix
• 20 Yoplait yogurts
• 4 Frozen Vegetables
• 3 Hautly String Cheese
• 1 8lbs bag of Oranges
• 1 Butterfinger Christmas Candy
• 1 Whopper Christmas Candy