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Tracking your Spending
Anything you measure tends to improve because the very act of measuring something makes you think about it. That rule definitely holds true for spending money. If you’re trying to spend less, make yourself write down everything penny you spend. You can carry around a small notebook or sit down at the end of the…
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Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad Redux
I’ve made another broccoli and cauliflower salad recipe several times and everyone loves it. For the recent grad party, I wanted a larger salad and found this one in Desperation Entertaining!, a great book for party recipes. This recipe has no cheese and the dressing is not as sweet. I like them both; they’re just…
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Grapefruit Punch After My Long Absence and a Big Party
As so many bloggers seem to do periodically, I’ve taken an unplanned and unannounced absence from writing here but I’m back with a recipe for Grapefruit Punch for your next party! I’ve still been cooking–because that’s what I do. But I seem to have been repeating recipes and cooking really ad hoc. Cooking for one is…
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Chard and Ricotta Pie
I keep trying to like chard, partially because it seems to grow so readily here! But I’m not a huge fan. The other night I made this chard and ricotta pie because I had chard in the garden and ricotta in the fridge that needed using up. I used Parmesan cheese and half and half…
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Baked Ziti with Meat Sauce
I’ve been going through my freezer trying to use up the odds and ends and ran into half a pound of ground beef cooked with peppers and onions. I thought it would go well in a pasta sauce so quickly cooked up some marinara (from canned tomatoes) and added the meat to simmer for a…