Alright, these aren’t all gadgets. In fact, most of them are not, but I am not a gadgety type person so much. Well, that’s not entirely true. I LOVE gadgets, but we don’t choose to spend our money on them. Yeah, that’s it. So anyway, here are fifteen kitchen “gadgets” I cannot live without: 1. garlic press 2. food processor 3. mini food prep
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Only a few more hours until the Season Premiere of Private Practice! It will be airing tonight at 9 pm on ABC. As Addison Montgomery discusses her impending departure from Seattle with Dr. Richard Webber (the Chief of Surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital), she talks a bit about her new colleagues as a way of introducing them. Then she and Sam (Taye Diggs) have
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If your sleep life is anything like mine, you may be in danger! I suffer from serious sleep issues and have honestly not had a good night’s sleep in at least 3 years. Pregnancy and then parenthood is what did me in. I am chronically tired and lack energy. It’s awful. So is the news below…… According to a large British study just released,
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I’m trying to use up the stuff in my fridge this week. You know how you buy stuff and it kinda just sits there forever?!? Yeah, well that is my fridge, freezer and pantry. I’ve noticed that since I started trying all these new recipes out that I just keep going to the grocery store and spending A LOT of money on ingredients that
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Monday Terryaki Chicken Fried Rice Asian Salad Tuesday Shrimp Scampi w/ Angel Hair Pasta Caeser Salad Wednesday Chicken Dijon Sauteed Zucchini French Bread Thursday  Tuna Nicoise Friday Spaghetti and Meatballs Iceberg Wedge Salad What’s cooking at your house this week?
I used to be way more into television than I am now-a-days, but I still watch quite a bit. Here is a list of 15 TV shows I currently watch, not all my choice….as you will see. 1. Dora the Explorer 2. Go, Diego, Go 3. Little Einsteins 4. Big Brother 8 5. Days of Our Lives 6. House Hunters 7. Rescue Me 8.
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This week we have some family stuff going on so I’m not sure how many nights I will be cooking. Just in case, I planned out four meals. I know I placed them under specific days, but that’s just for convenience sake. The first three are the ones I will make first and the last is only if we’re home…. Monday Spinach and Cheddar
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I just received my electric bill for the month of August. My jaw dropped when I saw that it was close to $500. I guess it shouldn’t have been that much of a surprise considering the previous months were in the arena of $430 – $450. Why does it keep going up? Why is it so high in the first place? I know it’s
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I’m a little late at making my plan this week due to the holiday weekend. However, I did work on it and finally got if finished. Here is the plan for this week: Monday Labor day BBQÂ Â (it’s not at our house so I’m not sure of the menu) Tuesday pasta salad Wednesday chicken cacciatore green salad crusty bread Thursday black bean casserole
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I’ve made a realistic goal for myself and that is to plan 4 nights of cooking per week. The other 3 nights we either go out, get take out, eat leftovers, or just whatever is around the house. This is what works for us. I usually do our menu plan on Sundays, compile a shopping list and go to the grocery store on Monday
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