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Whether you don’t want to heat up the kitchen or the demands of getting the kids out the door are upon you, it’s nice to have a few no-bake cookie recipes on hand. We thought we would share some of our favorites with you. Cranberry Coconut Bars This first recipe,…
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With soaring food prices, many of us meat eaters are forced to reconsider our choices at the grocery store. With choice steaks running $11 or $12 a pound, it’s time to start exploring other options! There are several ways to cut your meat budget and still enjoy tender, tasty meats….
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Fast food restaurants are great, aren’t they? You only need to drive through, throw some money at the people in the window and they happily throw grease, salt, and sugar back at you. We all know fast food joints are necessary evils. Everybody is short on time and they can…
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Nutrition bars are a wonderful way to incorporate healthy nutrients into your diet. Many nutrition bars are literally packed with more vitamins and nutrients than a multi-vitamin contains. They are easy to eat, taste great and come in chocolate, peanut butter, and even strawberry. Nutrition bars are also lower in…
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You need only to visit the section in any department store that displays bathroom scales to discover very quickly that analog scales are becoming dinosaurs. In fact, you will be hard pressed to find an analog scale these days. However, with all of the new scales on the market today,…
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Since ancient times tea has been considered a precious commodity and major influence on trade routes and expeditions. Tea is more than a delicious pick-me-up. Both green and black teas contain catechins. Although more concentrated in green tea, these catechins promote a healthy brain as they protect against a buildup…
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Some like it hot — hot dogs, that is. Imagine a device that would enable you to heat your franks and toast your buns at the same time. It’s no joke. There’s actually such a thing and we’ve put this crafty kitchen aid to the test. Hot dog connoisseurs rejoice:…
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Although cooking in bulk may sound like a lot of work, in the end it really saves you time and money. There are a number of ways that you can accomplish bulk cooking based on your availability and how many people you are cooking for. Cooking in bulk is typically…
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The warm, balmy days of summer are perfect for getting outside, engaging in your favorite activities and having a picnic in a nice shady spot. A picnic is a classic summertime outing, but the art of packing a great picnic seems to be getting lost in the shuffle of today’s…
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Deep fat frying is a method of cooking turkey submerged in oil and fried at high temperatures. This cooking method started in the Deep South several years ago and has grown in popularity across America. Deep-frying your turkey is much faster and easier than spending hours cooking the turkey in…