Nov 17, 2016
Plan Ahead for a Stress-Free Thanksgiving
Hosting a holiday feast? Plan your menu now to ease the stress. Divide your grocery list into perishables and nonperishables and buy the latter this week; closer to Thanksgiving Day, pick up the produce, dairy products and bird. Make space for it all by cleaning out any unused or expired leftovers and condiments—just like you […]
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Nov 16, 2016
The Shopping Season Starts Now
Now that the election is over, TV ads are reminding people that Christmas is just around the corner, and it’s time to start shopping for gifts. As you go on the hunt for bargains, don’t forget that you can also weed out purchases from previous years that you no longer use by boxing them up […]
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Nov 15, 2016
Go Beyond the Green Bean Casserole
While most Thanksgiving guests appreciate the basics—turkey and stuffing—there are lots of ways to go beyond green bean casserole when it comes to cooking up a fantastic feast. In addition to the classics, Southern Living offers down-home suggestions such as corn pudding, roasted vegetables with maple glaze and shrimp-and-grits dressing.
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Nov 14, 2016
A Centerpiece for the Thanksgiving Feast
Start building a festive centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table today by collecting fall gourds, paper and pressed leaves, pumpkins, pine cones, wheat stalks and other harvest-time decorative elements. Arrange them with candles and ribbons, and you’ll have a homey, rustic setting for the holiday feast that welcomes family and friends.
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Oct 27, 2016
Halloween costume inspiration
For Halloween costume inspiration, check out Netflix or your TV programming guide for celebrity ideas. With some large frame glasses, your daughter can look like an old-school Taylor Swift. With Pokémon Go all the rage, it should be easy to create some fantasy creatures for your youngsters to wear. For “Duck Dynasty” look-alikes, you just […]
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