Laundry Soap

Yes - you read that right, I made laundry soap.

Here's what you'll need:
1 bar of soap
1/2 cup washing soda (different than baking soda)
1/2 cup borax

Grate your bar of soap fine. Use a food processer if you have one, it's a whole lot easier! Add your borax and washing soda to the food processor and mix away for a minute or so.

Use 2 tbsp. per load of laundry.

I've seen others on youtube video's who boil the soap, soda, and borax in a pot with one gallon of water to make liquid soap, but to be honest, I'm conserving my time and energy today and am going to keep it dry!

Tortellini Soup

1 lb. Italian sausage
1 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
6 cups beef broth (make with bullion)
28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
1 1/2 cups thinly sliced carrots
1 1/2 cups thinly sliced zucchini
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
1 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp. oregano
2 tbsp. parsley
8 oz. pkg. cheese filled tortellini

Make your beef broth with the bullion in a 5 quart pot. Brown sausage in a seprate pan, drain, and add it to the broth. Saute onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon of the drippings. Add to pot along with crushed tomatoes and seasonings. Bring to boil then let it simmer for 30 minutes. Add tortellini, green pepper, zucchini and carrots. Bring back to a boil just long enough to cook the tortellini (refer to package for time).