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Super Refreshing Homemade Mint Lemonade….

154656 Comments2018-08-04+18%3A07%3A29Cassandra August 4, 2018 By Cassandra
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Way back in 2014, Miss Frugal amazed me with her homemade mint lemonade recipe which quickly became my favourite Summer drink! I've just made a batch so I thought I'd re-do some of the photos and share the updated version with you again!The original recipe for homemade mint lemonade does include a fair amount of sugar but you can reduce that or use a mix of that and sweetener if you prefer. I find that using five lemons does make the lemonade very tart and it does need that sweetness to counteract that!Today, I only used 3 lemons so halved the sugar and it was lovely - not as … [Read more...]

Whipped Pink Lemonade Body Scrub…..

July 15, 2018 By Cassandra
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Miss Frugal loves a good body scrub, as do I, and this one is my favourite so far - whipped pink lemonade body scrub!Honestly, I'm pretty sure we could give The Body Shop a run for their money with all the homemade beauty recipes that we've tried recently. Pinterest has a LOT to answer for - Miss Frugal currently has a very full board that she calls 'DIY recipes to try' and we're working our way through it pin by pin.Today was pink lemonade body scrub but not just any pink lemonade body scrub - this is whipped pink lemonade body scrub and I can guarantee that you're going to like … [Read more...]

Super Cute Unicorn Poop Cookie Dough….

May 12, 2018 By Cassandra
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After the success of my unicorn bath salts and my unicorn fudge, I sat down to try and think of something else unicorn themed that I could make and share with you and this is what I came up with - unicorn poop cookie dough. And you know what? I think you're going to love this one just as much as the others.How to make Unicorn Poop Cookie Dough285g (1 1/4 cups) sugar 225 g (1 cup) unsalted butter 2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp salt 220g (1 3/4 cups) plain flour 1 tub of Unicorn Sprinkles (basically just coloured sprinkles that you'll find in any supermarket) Purple Pink and … [Read more...]

How YouTube can save you money….

March 20, 2018 By Cassandra
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I used to think YouTube was just for the kids to learn how to build things in Minecraft but when I was off work poorly a while ago, I realised that was most definitely not the case!I couldn't even begin to imagine how many videos are available to watch on YouTube but I do know that whatever your interests are - there's going to be something on there for you.I started watching YouTube when I was off work because I was lonely through the day when everyone was at work and school andI'm not a big TV watcher so we don't have a TV in our bedroom. I started watching lots of photography … [Read more...]

11 Incredible Infused Water Recipes….

March 17, 2018 By Cassandra
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Today I have 11 Incredible Infused Water Recipes for you to use to liven up your water!I'll be honest, I'm not a water infusion kind of drinker!I'm more of a tap water drinker and could easily drink pints of it every day but Miss Frugal is a whole different kettle of fish. She prefers to drink bottled water or make her own fruit infusions which she assures me are very popular these days although I'll have to take her word for it.She's on a mission to convert me because infused water is the future apparently but some of the combinations she's made me try have not been nice at … [Read more...]

Copycat Starbucks Drink Recipes….

March 10, 2018 By Cassandra
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Today, I'm going to share with you a few copycat Starbucks drink recipes with you!When Miss Frugal and I went to New York last year, we must have spent more time in Starbucks than we did in our hotel thanks to the free wifi and the reasonably priced drinks to enjoy while Miss Frugal shared everything we'd been up to with her friends on Snapchat and I caught up on some work emails.I'm not a huge coffee drinker but there were a couple of drinks that we definitely developed a love of - chai latter, lime refreshers and the passion tea lemonade are definitely top of our favourite drinks … [Read more...]