Sara Noel
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Have a box grater handy; you can save money grating cheese yourselfSep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - My daughter just called and said she is cleaning out her dish cupboard and asked me if I wanted the stuff she is getting rid of. Of course I said yes. I'm not too pr...
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Reuse sturdy, durable baby formula cansAug 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Baby-formula cans are sturdy and durable. You can reuse them as household storage containers. They work well as a gift container, to hold plastic bags, toilet paper, pla...
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Shoo, fly, don't bother meAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. How do you repel flies? Every time we sit outside or eat outside, we are bombarded with flies. How do you keep them away? Julie, Florida A. We have mosquit...
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Keep spices from clumping with food-safe desiccantsAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. Please help me! I need a way to keep my spices and salt from turning into one big hard ball when it gets humid out. I have tried putting grains of rice in the sal...
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Reuse foil to save moneyJul 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I need ideas for storing foil. How do you store saved foil to reuse? I don't have any extra space in the drawers in my kitchen, so I keep the foil in a plastic zi...
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New uses for those old coffee cans you've got hanging around the houseJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Coffee cans are great storage containers. They have a tightfitting lid, come in different sizes, are portable, and some even have a wide-grip handle. Their durability ma...
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Learning to cook can save you moneyJun 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Many people eat out because they're too busy to cook. But some people simply don't know how. It's frustrating to waste food, so you might not want to try anything new. T...
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Convenience foods: I wish I could quit youMay 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Frugal people cook from scratch frequently. But there are some recipes they're not willing to make themselves regularly. If you have time constraints or don't have healt...
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Reuse glass jars to reduce the wasteMay 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Frugality involves reducing waste. This includes saving useful items to reuse. But you don't want to accumulate a bunch of clutter because - let's face it - you can have...
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Make foods with peel appeal: Using what you usually throw outMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - When prepping fruits and vegetables, do you throw a lot away? Often, we toss out potato, apple and orange peels. Or maybe you don't use the entire broccoli and only eat ...