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How to Clean a Microwave
If you open the door to your microwave right now- If your microwave was in a restaurant kitchen, would you ever eat there again?
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How to Turn Hot Dog Buns Into French Toast Sticks
If you’ve ever wondered what to do with your leftover hot dog buns, we’ve got the answer. Make them into delicious french toast sticks! Lonely hot dog buns – you know, the ones that don’t get used on hot dog night and sit in a bag on top of the microwave for a few days until they start to get hard? I thought so, we have them too! While they don’t have to be lonely anymore! This trick may even have you buying extra bags of hot dog buns just for this great recipe. How to Turn Old Hot Dog Buns into French Toast Sticks Step 1. Mix up your…
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Home DIYs Every Homemaker Needs to Know
Home DIYs, also known as do-it-yourself projects, are essentials that every homemaker should know how to do. Not only does being self-sufficient give you a good feeling from knowing that you can take care of your home’s preventive maintenance as well as being able to fix problems should an emergency arise, but DIYs also have an added financial bonus. Acquiring this valuable knowledge and doing the project yourself means that you won’t have to pay expensive fees to a professional or a repairman. So fire up your printer, because you’ll want to print out these useful home how-to guides and save them for later! 14 Home How-To DIYs That Every…
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How I Saved $228 with These Grocery Tips
Home Ever After has partnered with Oscar Mayer and Ellie Kay to bring you grocery tips that can revolutionize the way you spend your family's grocery money!
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9 Tips for Having a Great Holiday Party
Many people host holiday parties in their homes at this time of year, but there are often small details that get overlooked during the preparation. This list of 9 tips for having a great holiday party (complete with Christmas party shopping list) will help you remember these little things while you’re still in the planning phase. 9 Tips that Make Holiday Party Prep Easy 1. Expect 1/3 of the people you invited to attend, but plan for double. You never know how many people will really attend your Christmas party, and it’s better to be prepared for more than to fall short of food or supplies. 2. Shop in advance.…
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Keep Holiday Biscuits Warm Longer
Are you planning to serve hot biscuits or rolls at your holiday dinner? Do you wish your holiday biscuits stayed warm longer? Here’s a tip that will help! Presenting homemade rolls or bread in a festive basket with a cloth napkin is a nice way to make them look appealing and evoke cozy Christmas meal memories. However, the open top and slits in the basket can cause the rolls to lose a lot of heat and cool off fast, getting cold, hard, and unappetizing. Keep Rolls Warm with a Basket Liner and Lid To help insulate your biscuit basket, line the inside of the basket with aluminum foil (tin foil)…
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How to Make Mashed Potatoes with Video
How to Make Mashed Potatoes Everyone should know how to make mashed potatoes. Potatoes are a basic frugal cooking ingredient that will allow you to stretch your grocery budget while adding nutrition to your menu plan. Follow the directions in our step-by-step tutorial / recipe below to learn how to cook mashed potatoes. We’ve also included a simple how-to video at the end for the readers that learn best by watching demonstrations. The amount of potatoes and milk will be determined by how many people you are feeding and how many servings you need to make. I recommend starting with 10 medium-sized potatoes for a family of four; but you…
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How to Organize a First Aid Box
Organizing a First Aid Box can be a quick project that will save you time when you need it – in an emergency. Check out these common problems we encounter in First Aid Boxes and the 5 minute fix to get yours into tip top shape! Problem #1: A cluttered, messy First Aid Box makes it difficult to find the sterile supplies needed quickly. Problem #2: An unlabeled First Aid Box means that some first aid supplies will end up there, but they will also be put into other containers, drawers and cabinets. If a label doesn’t tell your family that box is for first aid supplies, how will they…
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13 Ways to Be a Better Housekeeper
At one time or another, most homemakers wish we were better housekeepers. Maybe we wish our houses were cleaner, less cluttered, more organized, or just simpler to maintain. It’s true that part of being a great homemaker is creating a comfortable, inviting home that your family enjoys coming back to. However, the cleaning aspect of homemaking has to be kept realistic. Good housekeeping doesn’t have to take over your life. These great housekeeping tips will get you started on the road towards been a better housekeeper while letting you spend less time cleaning! 13 Ways to Be a Better Housekeeper 1. Do a little everyday. Don’t wait for that big…
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Make a List and Check it Twice
The following is a guest post by my friend Toni Anderson who blogs at The Happy Housewife. She is a home schooling mom to six (almost seven) children, a military spouse, and a frugal fanatic. After her family became debt free last year she started her blog in hopes to help others reach the same goal. Make a List and Check it Twice Even Santa Claus knows the key to a frugal Christmas is making a list! Making a list is probably one of the most important tools in saving money this holiday season. The first step to a frugal Christmas is to figure out how much money you have…
