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With holiday baking right around the corner and the ever-annoying prospects of having to run to the store for one missing ingredient, I thought you might like a list of the most common ingredient substitutions. I’ve shared this list in the past, but wanted to share it again as I think it’s a handy dandy Read More >>
Summer is awesome, except that it’s also fruit fly central. They are everywhere and they are so dang annoying. They hover all over my fresh produce and I can’t stand them! Sometimes it’s my life’s mission to rid my house of them. Luckily, years ago a cashier at the store told me how to kill Read More >>
If you are a tea lover like me, you probably discard tea bags like they are going out of style. Here are some great ways to get a little more life out of them. Those little tea bags are way more versatile than you ever knew! 1. Tea Bath: Run your bath water over used Read More >>
Sometimes buying the prepacked fruits and veggies is tempting. It’s just so stinkin easy to have someone else do what you know you can do for yourself. And I think there is a time and a place for that, but it will cost you. If you take the time to prepare fruits and veggies yourself, Read More >>
Did I ever tell you that when I was 19, I worked at Subway sandwiches for like 5 bucks an hour? Well I did. The pay wasn’t much but I received a free sandwich every shift and got to flirt with all the cute guys that walked through the door each day so it wasn’t Read More >>
