October 2008

Recipe: Happy Hour Mix

by Andi on October 30, 2008

in food

I love candied almonds and I bought those Martha Stewart bags so come holiday time I can multiple this Happy Hour mix and package it, fast & easy! In a saucepan bring to a boil, stirring constantly:2 tbsp butter2 tbsp dark brown sugar1 tbsp water pour over:1 cup almonds1 cup pretzelstoss gently Line a baking [...]

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Couponing for Smaller Households

by Andi on October 29, 2008

in money

I asked fellow Cincinnati blogger Andrea of Saving LifeStyle formerly Mommy Snacks if she would would a contribute a guest post for singles, couples and small families using coupons. I have a couple of households in mind when I asked her, so I hope they enjoy this post! —— One of the questions I have [...]

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Highest Paid Celebrity Chefs

by Andi on October 28, 2008

in money

Lunchtime list! A list of the highest paid celebrity chefs: Rachel Ray – $18 million (although I believe she calls herself a cook, not a chef)Wolfgang Puck – $16 millionGordon Ramsay – $7.5 millionNobuyuki Matsuhisa – $5 millionAlain Ducasse – $5 million.Paula Deen – $4 million Mario Batali, Tom Colicchio, Bobby Flay ($2 million) and [...]

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Reduce, reuse & recycle…

by Andi on October 27, 2008

in projects

Hi, I’m Deana & I feel so honored to have been asked by Andi to be a guest on her blog today! A little bit about me… I love creating… & am addicted to scrapbooking. I love fashion… & have too many clothes, handbags & shoes. I love to travel all over the world… but [...]

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Hawaii Bound!

by Andi on October 24, 2008

in travel

Last year’s trip was so great, I am headed out to Hawaii to visit friends, again! I plan to drink Jamba Juice, do a little karaoke, eat macadamia nut pancakes*, buy acupuncture sandals** have some Halloween fun, admire sailors, try out the candy cotton machine oh and go to the beach and enjoy the beautiful [...]

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Last year, on my last day in Hawaii my friends haul me off to the mall to get a pumpkin carving kit, which turned out to be an orange, cordless Dremel with 10 templates. I don’t remember what they paid, but I remember being thankful my parents bought my Dremel at a building auction for [...]

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