Provident?!

Thanks to Alicia Mickleson (a friend in my ward) I now make my own baby wipes. "What's that?" you ask, skeptical but intrigued. Yes, that's right, my own baby wipes. And though that may seem weird, strange, even a little granola of me, it will (according to calculations) save me about $100 a year. I love them, my picky sister loves them, my kids' bums love them. So here you are:

INGREDIENTS
Tupperware (the size of half a paper towel roll)*
Bounty Paper Towel Roll**
2 Tbl Baby Shampoo
2 Tbl Baby Oil
2 Cups Water

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Cut roll of Towels in half . Remove cardboard center.
2. In Tupperware combine water, shampoo, and oil.
3. Place cut towels in Tupperware. Seal, turn up-side-down, and let stand for 5-10 minutes.
4. Pull towel from center and use.

*I had trouble finding this so mine is 1/3 the size, thus I cut my paper towels into thirds.
** Mine are just the cheapest I found at Costco.

Soft Sugar Cookies

(only a year late- sorry Bree!)
INGREDIENTS

Mix & Set aside:
5 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Beat:
1 cup softened margarine
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
3/4 cup sour cream

Add flour mixture

Bake @ 350* for 5-7 minutes

Barbecue Beef Sandwiches

A new favorite since I can put it in my crockpot and walk away. I bought soft rolls from Kneaders, a small roast, and halved the sauces for the original recipe I found in The Essential Mormon Cookbook (listed below). It was just right for a small family.

Barbecue Beef Sandwiches

Ingredients from Mormon Cookbook
1 (6 lb) beef roast, sirloin tip works well
1 onion, chopped
2 tbl butter
2 c ketchup
1 c packed brown sugar
2 tbl Worcestershire sauce
1/2 c barbecue sauce
1 dozen large soft rolls

Alexie's directions for 3-lb Roast in Crockpot:
1- Saute chopped onion in butter. Move to crockpot.
2- Brown roast on each side then place in crockpot.
3- Turn crockpot on low. Cook roast and onions for 1-2 hours then combine ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, barbecue sauce and pour into crockpot. Cover and let cook for about 4 hours (remember I used a small roast and 1/2 the sauce listed above).
4- Remove roast (leave sauces in pot) and cut or shred in very thin slices. Return to crockpot to soak up the sauces.
5- Serve on sliced rolls. Makes about 8 medium-sized sandwiches.