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Laura’s Cheap Trick #77

Pay attention to the expiration dates. Sounds simple and full of common sense but it is amazing how many of us (an I put myself in the category cause I do it from time to time myself) skip over the … Continue reading

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Laura’s Cheap Trick #58

Compare. Compare. Compare. My husband does the food shopping in our home and comparison shopping is not something hard-wired into the male DNA…but now that we have been on a belt tightening agenda for 2 years he is beginning to … Continue reading

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Great Gift Idea – Home-made Vanilla

Please check out this great post from: ChefandSteward.com I have shortened it a bit but you can read the entire post at the end-link. How to make real vanilla extract in time for the holidays Posted on October 9, 2011 by … Continue reading

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I burned the toast today…

When I was a child there is one sound guaranteed to get every kid in the house running downstairs as fast as possible to the breakfast table.  It was the sound of the toast being scraped.  I know some of … Continue reading

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