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Huge Discount on TOS Magazine, Today Only

Yippee!  I just renewed my subscription to The Old Schoolhouse magazine for $4.95 US!  If you’re quick about it, you can too.  Here’s the deal: For today, Monday the 28th only, the first 500 customers who purchase a one-year subscription or renewal to the monthly digital, interactive magazine will pay only $4.95 for 12 issues! […]

Stress-Free, Succulent Turkey

Being Canadian, we have already enjoyed our Thanksgiving turkey, and it was delicious. I used to dread cooking turkey, hoping desperately that it would be neither undercooked nor dry and overcooked.  With this recipe it’s so stress-free to make tender and delicious turkey! Here’s what I do (and what some of my friends are now […]

Save on Dryer Use: Spin it Again

When we lived overseas, everyone who had a washing machine had a ‘centrifuge’ as well.  What it did was to spin the clothes at a tremendous speed so that they were almost dry when they came out, ready to hang on the clothes line.  (Very few people had dryers.) Now, however, we live in Canada […]

Shelled vs Unshelled Nuts: Which are a Better Deal?

Have you ever wondered if it’s a better deal to buy shelled versus unshelled nuts?  Of course it depends on the weight of the shells, and I wasn’t about to figure that out by buying and shelling them. Then I found this table at  MegaHeart.com: almonds 1 lb unshelled 1 lb shelled 1 to 1 3/4 […]

Saving on Nutritional Supplements

My MD has told me to take nutritional supplements.  Lots of them.  So I do. And they have made a huge difference as I recover from the malnutrition caused by undiagnosed celiac disease.  But I don’t like buying supplements. They are very expensive, and I would rather spend the money on top-quality food for my family. […]