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Two-fer Tuesday: At the Grocery Store
I’ll make a wild assumption here that I’m not the only person trying to stretch her grocery-shopping dollars these days. If you’re like me, some months the elastic gives out. Here are a couple of tips...
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The Life of Spice
While rummaging through my spice shelf the other day (let’s pretend it was the bhg spice shelf shown above) to replenish my DIY Taco Seasoning Mix, I found an old note listing the recommended shelf...
View ArticleRecommended: 06/28/2012
Yep, still here. Hot and slightly cranky, but I’m here and for that I’m grateful. If you’re like me and looking for things to do indoors, here are some interesting articles for your reading pleasure:...
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Measuring Up in the Kitchen
Not being a culinary whiz, I tend to avoid investing a lot of money in my cooking accessories. My 4-piece measuring cup set, for example, cost a whopping $1 at Dollar Tree. What’s not to love? They’re...
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Tips for Separating Egg Yolks
I don’t have many recipes that require only an egg yolk, but I have dozens that call for egg whites only. Since I don’t like to be wasteful, I generally keep pasteurized egg whites on hand for that...
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Fridge Shelf Savers
Do you loathe cleaning refrigerator shelves as much as I do? Cleaning them in place doesn’t always fully accomplish the task, and removing them is a big pain. So I avoid doing it until stuff starts...
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Yeast Affection
Sorry, I couldn’t resist. I’m new to the world of bread baking, and I still have a lot to learn. So far, this is my most successful result: I think my biggest problem with this loaf was that my yeast...
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Waste Not, Want Not
It’s Tuesday morning, which is trash pick-up day in my neighborhood. That means it’s clean-out-the-fridge day at my house, time to clear out the tired and expired and remind myself of what needs to be...
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Removing Icky, Sticky Spots from Floors
I was mopping my kitchen floor the other night and found an ugly stuck-on piece of…well, it’s a mystery. My best guess is road tar tracked in on the bottom of my sneakers, but who knows, it could be...
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An Easy Way to Get Rid of Fruit Flies
A couple of weeks ago, the produce market sent me home with a bag of apples containing an unadvertised and undesirable “Free Gift with Purchase”: fruit flies! Unfortunately, this happened at a time...
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