The Lazy Faire

No, the two certainly don’t look like they are related. And they aren’t. I don’t put laundry soap in the baby’s food and I don’t wash the laundry with baby food - although the latter is more often something the baby attempts to do. I have become rather pleased with myself because I’ve learned to make these two items myself, at home, using simple, easy to find ingredients.

Laundry Soap:

• 2 cups Borax
• 2 cups Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
• 1 cup Baking Soda
• 4 oz favorite soap

Shred the soap - I’ve found a food processor with the grating attachment works best for this. Then grind up the shreds in the food processor. Mix all 4 ingredients together. Use 1/4 cup or less per load.

As for whether or not this actually comes out to a considerable savings is something I’ll have to work out for a later post. By the way, don’t forget to wash your food processor thoroughly after making the laundry soap.

As for baby food. After the food processor dries, put it back together. You’ll need it. I’ve come to learn that the food processor is better for the job of making finely pureed baby food than a blender is. A blender is nothing more than frustrating with all the stopping, pushing the air pockets out and contents down, lid back on, start up, stop, repeat. No cooking is required for some foods like avocadoes, and bananas. Other foods like string beans, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, and so on do need cooking. Use your preferred method. I recently roasted butternut squash and pureed, then put a heaping tablespoon of the squash into each cube of an ice cube tray, and freeze. Voila! Fresh, homemade baby food. Feel good about food you made yourself for your baby, that you know what went into it!