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Food & Drink > Bread & Baking Recipes Recipes: Good cookies: 2 of 50
Butterscotch Blondie BarsThis blonde brownie bar is chock full of nuts and loaded with chocolate and butterscotch chips. Makes a great lunchtime treat or afternoon snack... as it travels well. The recipe makes 16 small bars, 9 big ones if you're feeling generous and realistic about your cookie consumption. Resist the temptati... More..
Food & Drink > Dessert Recipes Recipes: Buckeye candy: 1 of 7
Buckeye Candies are an amazingly rich combination of chocolate and peanut butter that resemble their namesake nuts. These candies are a holiday staple at my house and are a lovely gift idea or party treat. This is a fun and easy recipe for the kids too... if you can keep them from eating them all before you finish.Buckeye Can... More..
Hobbies & Games > Board Games Board games for adults: 2 of 11
A life-long board game nut, I love to open a bottle of wine, put on some groovy background music and get my game on with some good friends. I play to win, therefore I don't have too many people that like to play games with me (they get bored because I always kick their Boggle booty!). On the rare occasions when I can sucker s... More..
Food & Drink > Dessert Recipes Recipes: Chocolate chip cookies: 11 of 33
Every cookie maker should be able to stake their reputation on their chocolate chip recipe - the king of all cookies. To make the perfect chocolate chip cookie batch after batch takes baking discipline and patience, impeccable timing, and a full-proof delicious recipe.Personally, I hate a homemade chocolate chip cookie that f... More..
Home & Garden > Buying & Selling Homes Incentives that could help sell a property faster: 1 of 3
In a competitive real estate market and an era of escalating interest rates, it is important to distinguish your property from comparable others in the neighborhood. Subdivisions are full of cookie-cutter floor plans all designed by the same home builder and this can often be difficult to achieve. After addressing the obvious... More..
Style & Beauty > Accessories Handbag essentials for a night out on the town: 1 of 3
Got big plans for the evening - but don't want to lug around your big day purse? Never fear, it's easy to pare down to just the evening essentials. Always carry 2 forms of ID, keys and money/credit/ATM card with you. These items are non-negotiable. Beyond these basics, here's a list of ten items that always come in handy.1. T... More..
Autos > Buying Cars (Other) A woman's car buying guide: 14 of 30
Buying a car is an intimidating process fraught with negotiation, confrontation and too many blasted warranty choices. It's especially scary when you know the only thing you really care about is whether or not the car has heated seats and comes in Sapphire Blue. Never fear! If you follow these steps, you'll be on your way to ... More..
Food & Drink > Fruit & Vegetable Recipes Recipes: Making creative use of beans: 4 of 8
Cheesy Green Bean CasseroleThis casserole is a classic when you're feeding a crowd, and easy enough to make two and keep one in the freezer for yourself. Family-style dish with a crunchy topping that compliments the cheesy green beans perfectly. Enjoy this one folks, every calorie is worth it.Cheesy Green Bean CasseroleServes... More..
Food & Drink > Recipes (Other) Recipes: The Elvis sandwich: 1 of 2
Elvis Presley's favorite fried peanut butter and banana sandwichesElvis Presley was all about excess - why have a boring old peanut butter sandwich when you could have a fried peanut butter and banana sandwich? Why stop there when you could add a couple slices of bacon and call it a heart attack on a plate? It very well may b... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: My vintage record player: 1 of 1
Years ago, my mom and I were cleaning out my grandmother's house and rummaging through heaps of mementos and belongings to set up her estate sale. As we sorted through fifty years worth of accumulated clutter, I spotted an RCA Victrola 45rpm record player up on a shelf in the closet and I was instantly smitten. It's a great e... More..