The Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household Catalog of tips, tricks & recipes!

Welcome to The Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household's (free) Catalog of Tips, Tricks and Recipes! 

Are you looking for easy ways to run your home with ease? Maybe a few frugal DIY work-a-bouts to use what you already have? Instead of buying more supplies? How about actual working recipes to make more of the foods you want to eat, right there in your own kitchen? With less premade food purchased from the grocery store? 

Or how about some great kitchen tips and tricks that will make your life easier, and help keep you on your household budget? I have no doubt you will find something right here, to help out in all the areas you need, to keep your own home humming along smoothly...

Weekend Traffic Jam Weekend 09.18.2026

Hello and welcome to another great weekend! 

And what better way to enjoy it, in full, than with a visit to Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot! for September 18, 2026!

What makes this link-up special is that we encourage you to link up not only your current posts and good ideas, but also the great stuff in your archives! Yes, let's all show some love for those great posts resting in the archives, until you share them again.

Celery Root Carrot and Apple Slaw

Celery Root Carrot and Apple Slaw is easy and delicious! We love this salad because it is delicious, but also, putting more vegetables on the table is always a good thing. This just might become a new family favorite. And trust me you will love celery root prepared this way!

Dusty Potatoes

Are you looking for a simple to prepare potato dish for dinner or your next potluck gathering? Good, because I have the perfect one right here! Dusty Potatoes! Simple ingredients, very little hands-on time, and they taste great...plus is you have the oven on anyway, you might as well add a pan of these delicious potatoes!

Baked Orange Chicken, a Panda Express Orange Chicken copycat

We love this recipe for Baked Orange Chicken, a Panda Express Orange Chicken copycat! Who doesn't love Panda Express Orange Chicken? And now, you can make this delicious favorite at home. Plus this version is baked, with no deep-fryer needed...

No Waste No Worry Oat Cakes, muffins you will love!

Do you often have a bit of oatmeal leftover in the pan after everyone has had their breakfast? So did we! And while it makes a great snack, later in the day, yes, I have done just that! It makes a better pan of No Waste No Worry Oat Cakes! These tender muffins are not only delicious, but also very frugal...

Welcome to The Senior Salon Pit Stop #428

Welcome! The Senior Salon Pit Stop is now open! 

We invite you to come and take a look at all the wonderful recipes, craft and upcycling ideas in today's line up. Along with thrifting treasures, photography and a wonderful assortment of family friendly articles being shared. I can guarantee that, you will be pleasantly surprised, with all the good stuff you are about to find…so I invite you to come and take a look. And while you are here to visit, I hope you have brought along some ideas of your own to share with all of us as well!

 

Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot 09.11.2026

Hello and welcome to another great weekend! 

And what better way to enjoy it, in full, than with a visit to Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot! for September 11, 2026!

What makes this link-up special is that we encourage you to link up not only your current posts and good ideas, but also the great stuff in your archives! Yes, let's all show some love for those great posts resting in the archives, until you share them again.