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Grad Party: Taco Bar for 40
The big party was a great success I think! I borrowed some long folding tables and one card table, added my own two card tables and used a very sturdy long table to hold the food. We bought plastic table cloths, and paper plates and napkins plus some decorations. We made: ground beef for tacos…
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Cheap Cooking and Cheap Eating – Making Cloth Napkins
I grew up with cloth napkins at the dinner table, despite the fact that my dad worked for a paper company. I admit that I have given into the paper napkin routine periodically (but I do compost many of them at least). But I prefer cloth napkins still. I’ve had some given to me and…
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Leftovers: Crepes with Chicken Sausage, Applesauce and Welsh Rarebit
Some nights I have a bunch of different leftovers and nothing appeals. Tonight it was Welsh Rarebit / Rabbit, a cheese sauce with beer that we eat over toast, and some grilled chicken sausage (with sun dried tomatoes, although any variety would do). With all the fresh laid eggs, we’ve suddenly become fans of crepes…
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Have You Made Your Own Sodas / Ginger Beer?
I saw a recipe for homemade ginger beer and really want to try it. It’s here, at the Down To Earth blog. Have you ever made anything similar? How did it come out? Any recipes to share?
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Menu for Graduation Party
Three years ago we had a high school graduation party for my eldest. You can read it about here. I’m re-reading it tonight because I’m in the planning stages of a high school grad party from my youngest! Woo hoo! She wants a taco bar and fruit skewers. I’ll put her and her friend on…