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Convenience foods not so convenient
photo by Arlette Cooking existed long before boxed and canned convenience goods. While some prepackaged products provide tasty shortcuts, it’s good to know how to make things yourself. You want your family to enjoy more than just add-water, heat-and-eat meals. Many from-scratch recipes are simple and don’t take a long time to make. In a [...]
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Save-ory Swiss steak
photo by Tom Higgins Weekend cooking is the perfect time to make a hearty meal. You have more time to prepare dinner. The meat doesn’t need to be pounded, so there’s a mini-shortcut on time, but not on flavor. The following recipes can be altered to suit your tastes. For example, the meat tastes especially [...]
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Don’t toss your old calendars
photo by freakapotimus We’re six weeks into the new year, and you’ve probably replaced your outdated calendar with a new one. If you didn’t throw your old one away, there are plenty of ways to reuse it. I save mine to do crafts with my kids. My 5-year-old hangs her favorite calendar pictures on her [...]
Question & Answer »
Keep cats out of sandbox
photo by saebaryo DEAR SARA: I am considering getting a sandbox for the kids to play in. I was wondering if you had one, how you keep the neighborhood cats out. — Rachel, Texas DEAR RACHEL: You can use a tarp, but it will collect rainwater. To combat water collection, you can place a tall [...]
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Make your own kitchen compost pail
photo by matt gibson I’d never thought to make a large kitchen compost bucket. I reuse a plastic coffee canister. But if you’d like to make fewer trips to the backyard compost bin, this would work well. It’s a great way to reuse a kitty-litter pail, too. HOMEMADE COMPOSTER: On a few of the “green” [...]
