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Preserve Your Family History by Digitally Archiving Old Documents

October 7, 2007

 old photo

Flickr Photo Credit: Beachut 

Hand written recipe cards, old journals, immigration documents, awards, old newspaper clippings . . . these are all things that can be digitally preserved. Read the rest of this entry »

New Uses for Cheap Vinyl Tablecloths

October 7, 2007

 vinyl tablecloth

Flickr Photo Credit: Kevin Eldon

Found a few at the dollar store you couldn’t resist and need an idea to put them to use? Read the rest of this entry »

Make a Teen or Home Bulletin Board from an Old Window

October 7, 2007

 old window

Flickr Photo Credit: Dazzie D

Have an old window kicking around without the glass panes? Looking for a “put it to use” project? Read the rest of this entry »

Time-Saving Three Ingredient Cobbler

October 2, 2007

 Cobbler.

Flickr Photo Credit: Moria

Have been meaning to try this for a while now. While you could probably do this cheaper from scratch, using the two pre-made ingredients from the store still brings this recipe in under three USD for the entire batch. Read the rest of this entry »

Pumpkin Pie Latte

September 1, 2007

 Top shot of a frothed coffee drink

Flickr Photo Credit: SP Cummings

Seasonal specialty coffees are some of my favorite things. Pumpkin flavored anything is also high on my life list. So a pumpkin latte recipe really takes the cake. Read the rest of this entry »

A Great Way to Re-heat Pizza!

September 1, 2007

 pizza slice

Flickr Photo Credit: Virtual Ern

Tired of microwave rubberized pizza slices? Here’s a new solution. Read the rest of this entry »

Produce Preservation Without Paper Towels

September 1, 2007

fabric produce bag 

Photo Credit: Wisdom of the Moon

While I’ve known for years that putting a paper towel or two in with bags of lettuce and other produce absorbed extra moisture and prevented early spoilage, I became concerned over the unnecessary use of the paper products. Read the rest of this entry »

Preventing Frozen Pipes and Other Winter Home Prep

September 1, 2007

 frozen pipes

Flickr Photo Credit: Jimmy Joe 

As we are in the process of researching how the heck we are supposed to do this for the winter, I thought others might appreciate the research we have done thus far and a bit of info on how we are approaching it. Read the rest of this entry »

Recipes: 5 Ingredient Pasta Salad (Low Fat)

July 27, 2007

 Pasta salad.

Flickr Photo Credit: Moria

When I need a fast, quick, low fat summer meal with lots of zesty flavor, I go for this basic pasta salad. You can flex this recipe and the amounts of every single ingredient to suit your personal tastes and the amount of people you are serving. Read the rest of this entry »

Basic Tightwad Lemonade

July 23, 2007

 Basic lemonade

Flickr Photo Credit: Pamela White

Need to play hostess on the fly? Short on cash as well as time? Read the rest of this entry »