Homemade: How to Make Hundreds of Everyday Products Fast, Fresh, and Naturally

Great book! Great ideas. Simple to follow ideas

My book arrived with a personal letter directed at me personally. I've never had that before. Thank you for thinking of me and the "small" things. Thank you for the fast delivery and the amazing book. Much love.

I read this book cover to cover and have at least 1/3 of the pages flagged for use. There are many helpful hint, tricks and ideas in this book for everything from cleaning your fridge to baking cookies. I have already used some of the cooking recipes with great results. The homemade cleaning solutions have been used as well, and they do clean better than many of the chemical ones on the market. The best part is that they don't cause my hands to break out in a rash or to dry out. This book is well worth the purchase price and would make a great gift for anyone - such as a newly married couple, or someone purchasing their first home, or someone who just wants to "green" up their routine a little. Several guests to my home have picked up this book and become engrossed in it immediately and then gone online to order it before leaving. There is just SO MUCH in this book that I may have to buy another because my copy is already getting dog-eared.

Homemade is a really great book if you are looking for basic recipe ideas to make your own foods and household products. It's really the best way to know what is in the products your family is eating and using. You will find recipes for all kinds of things: fresh pasta, sauces and marinades, ice cream, deli-style foods, some home food preservation (though just a start-up guide for that), fast-food types things (like potato chips-bet you can't eat just one!, chicken nuggets, etc), jellies, jams, pickles, basic family comfort foods such as lasagna, many breads and rolls, salads, beverages, snacks and desserts. If you want to make your own ANYTHING this book is a really good place to start.Beyond the food items, you will find recipes and instructions for health and beauty items, garden helpers, cleaning products and more. This is truly a great resource book, and would be a terrific gift for a new couple just starting out or a young family trying to make ends meet.

Hey!This book is a treasure trove of recipes for those of us who are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious. There are recipes for your pets, for your health, for food, for beauty products, almost everything you'll need. Now, there is one complaint I have, and that's the frozen foods section. Seriously, they outline how to freeze different foods. In detail. And it takes up several pages. The ingredients lists are hilarious. Water and whatever fruit you are freezing. Seriously. I'm sorry, I think I could have figured out freezing foods on my own. Even if I couldn't, the internet would probably have more information and wouldn't cost as much as this book.However, other than that one section, this book has been a great help. I've only tried a few of the recipes, but they've all turned out great. Right now, my best friend has borrowed the book, and I'm ticked at her for not giving it back, she loves it so much. I guess I'll have to buy another one just for her.Hope this helps all you potential customers, and happy reading!Luv ya,Tashi :)

I got this book because we have found some allergies in my family to GMOs and formaldehyde among other things. We are trying to go green and increase the healthfulness of my family.I really like a lot of the recipes and ideas in this book - the one thing I dislike is that it will give you a recipe that states: for example, 1 cup shampoo - what kind of shampoo, where do I get it and how is making my own shampoo out of other shampoo any cheaper? However, there are many great ideas and a lot of recipes I really appreciate. Since I started reading this book we have switched many of our cleaning products and plan on bottling some ketchup and mayonnaise of our own soon! I am so excited to use this and books similar to make our indoor lives healthier.I highly recommend this book - it has easy to make recipes that are huge money savers.

I purchased this book thinking in the "702 ways to make hundreds of everyday products fast,", and again don't cared to read the Table of Contents. The book have 11 chapters, and 6 are about food recipes.Only 5 chapters are about usefull formulas.The title was deceptive, and I goofed.Food recipes you can get for free, and with video tutorials ! See the marvelous recipes from Laura in The Kitchen in the Youtube! Well, I will not buy another book from Readers Digest (and have several) without reading the contents first. And I agree 100% with Mr. "Rainbear" review . Neverthless, a very decent book, made with high quality paper and excelent bounding. And the recipes also good, missing only HOMEBREW BEER...

Like everyone else, I am trying to reign in my budget & purchased this book in hopes I would learn a few new ways to do just that. I was pleasantly surprized with the multitude of the content. There is everything from cleaning to beauty to recipes for seasonings, baked goods, dinners, etc, to tips & tricks for saving money. This book really covers everything, and I think of myself as pretty well read on money saving matters :) I can't wait to try the recipe for white cake, looks delicious! And how impressive to tell the girls I made it all from scratch.....for a fraction of the cost at that! We are planning a girls night & I'm whipping up some of the homemade beauty products to try, while a friend has a few of the household cleaners to bring so we can all give them a try on our own. I recommend this book to anyone looking to save a few dollars, go greener, and get back to basics.

This has become my home bible, so full of brilliant ideas and lovely recipes. A really useful book for those just starting out too, as it explains things very clearly. I really love it.

its a great book. Not used it much but i should. its extremely comprehensive.

Borrowed this from the library and quickly decided I needed my own copy - just so many brilliant things to make.

Brilliant book and in a great condition, like new indeed! Has so many recipes and ideas!

absolutely great book arrived on time, in good condition. Perfect.