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5 Kitchen Staples to Help Save Money

Ever wonder how our ancestors always seemed to have food on the table even in lean times? When we are visiting the grocery store every week to the tune of hundreds of dollars, we long to know their secret. In fact it isn’t a secret at all. It is actually good planning and preparation on their part. Once we realize…

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Must Have Freezer Supplies Checklist

When it comes to making up meals ahead of time for future use, it is important to stock up on the materials that you will need ahead of time. There is nothing worst than getting together all of your ingredients, baking and cooking up your meals and then…you don’t have the proper supplies to freeze them in. As a home cook who makes a…

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Spring Cleaning Your Pantry

By Ann Martin If you’re anything like me, every time I reach for the garlic powder in my spice cabinet, I find every other spice but that. As I started going through my spice cabinet in search of my garlic powder, I realized how disorganized and down right messy that cabinet really is. So then I start checking out my…

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Kitchen Appliances

When you walk down the appliance isle of any department store, you will find hundreds of different gadgets for your kitchen. Big ones, small ones, thin and fat, sharp ones, round ones, flat ones and just about any other shape and size you can thing of. There are automatic appliances, and manual, and a few that use both. There are…

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Organizing Your Food

If it’s been awhile since you cleaned out your cupboards, you may want to give your kitchen an overhaul before your next shopping trip.  You’ll be surprised at how much easier cooking is when you have a tidy kitchen and know your supplies.  Here are some tips on de-cluttering your kitchen: Check your expiration dates; if it is past its…

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