Play Dough

I have this great book called "Feed Me, I'm Yours" by Vicki Lansky. It has tons of baby food recipes, teething biscuits, crafts, and cleaning tips. One of my favorite recipes is the play dough. If this play dough is kept in a sealed container it will last up to a year! It's not greasy like the store bought play dough and does not get stuck in carpet as easily.

Play Dough (stove-top recipe)
Mix in Medium Pot:
1 C white flour
1/4 C salt
2 T Cream of Tarter
Combine and add:
1 C water
2 t vegetable food coloring
1 T oil
Cook over medium heat and stir (about 3-5 minutes). It will look like a "globby" mess and you'll be sure it's not turning out . . . but it will. When it forms a ball in the center of the pot, turn out and knead on a lightly floured surface. Store in an airtight container or plastic bag. This is edible, but not tasty.

For a tasty play dough treat try this:
Mix 1 (18 oz) jar of peanut butter
6 T honey
non-fat dry milk (as much is needed to make the right consistency)

Baby Formula

This baby formula recipe comes from a friend of my sister. This friend was not able to produce enough breast milk for her infant and refused to feed her baby high fructose corn syrup, which is the first ingredient in every store bought formula out there. I have never used it and am not sure what some of the ingredients are or where to find them. I thought this was a great alternative and I'd like to share it.
To make your own 36 oz of baby formula you will need:
2 cups whole pasteurized goats milk
1/4 cup homemade liquid whey
4 tbsp lactose
1/4 tsp bifodobacterium infantis
2 tbsp good quality cream
1/2 tsp high vitamin cod liver oil
1/4 tsp high vitamin butter oil
1 tsp unrefined sunflower oil
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp coconut oil
2 high frontier brand nutritional yeast flakes
2 tsp gelatin
1 7/8 cups filtered water
1/4 tsp acerola powder


~ Submitted by Brooke Wood