Monthly Archives: June 2010

Kansas City Grocery Deals Wednesday June 30

By Angela | Published: June 30, 2010
These are the good deals that I plan to take advantage of this week.  A lot of people ask if we eat much fresh produce.  You’ll see quite a bit of fresh fruit in the list below: Price Chopper 80% lean ground beef family pack $1.54 per pound Whole Seedless Watermelon $2.94 Mangoes 2/$1 Breyers Ice Cream 48 oz $1.94 (I [...]
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What readers are saying about Slow and Savory: 31 natural recipes for your slow cooker.

By Angela | Published: June 30, 2010
This came through on the Grocery Shrink yahoo group:   Hi everyone, Just want to share that Angela’s New cook book Slow and Savory Suppers  Has a lot of great meals, I just tried the Spinach Chicken Alfredo and we loved it, My husband had seconds and wants it on the menu again, the children finished every bit on [...]
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The lace is here

By Angela | Published: June 29, 2010
I was so happy to receive a soft little package yesterday in the mail from www.lace-mart.com I stitched it  up in the quiet of the evening and now have this: I like the look of the skirt on the washer.  It just makes me happy and feels right to have my maidservant all dressed up, but [...]
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Setee Update

By Angela | Published: June 25, 2010
I found out my little upholstered bench isn’t a bench but a Queen Anne Setee; all the better!  I just got back from the store with paint stripper, aquatic vinyl, double welt cording, dark walnut stain, and upholstery thread.  I already have a leather needle, a stapler, glue gun, and misc. padding and foam.  I’m hoping [...]
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Lots of Options

By Angela | Published: June 24, 2010
The children and I have been practicing our behavior in public around here.  We practice at home first, talk about it in the car and then try it out where people can see us.  I don’t know about the kids, but I’m controlling myself a lot better .  Anyway, it’s a great excuse to hit garage [...]
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Coming Clean

By Angela | Published: June 23, 2010
I caved, I bought paper plates. I did it awhile ago and have always meant to tell you… The worse part is the first box of paper plates were stuck together. So we used 2 at a time thinking it was only 1 and went through them quickly. (After I found out my first thought was [...]
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A few Garage Sale Signs

By Angela | Published: June 22, 2010
The children and I went garage saling last Wednesday and snapped a few pictures of some signs.  I want to show you how simple it can be to have a winning sale.  And how complicated it can be to mess it up . I could see this sign from several blocks away and knew which lane to [...]
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Laundry Room Door Curtain

By Angela | Published: June 19, 2010
Isn’t it fun when frugal, functional, and beautiful all align? Before Our laundry closet used to have a bi-fold door on it. It was dated looking and dangerously easy to pull out of it’s track. When the door was open, I couldn’t get to my cupboards. And it was a pain to open and close every time [...]
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A Kitchen Bench

By Angela | Published: June 18, 2010
I found a new to me blog that I’m crazy about.    It’s called Home and Harmony and it’s about a mother with 6 children, who homeschools and decorates and sings . Click on her family photo to go there: She is what I would like to be someday.  She posted photos about her dining room (and [...]
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Try a recipe from the new book

By Angela | Published: June 17, 2010
These sandwiches are so delicious it will taste like someone slaved all day, but they are so easy you are going to love it!  Beef roasts are on sale for $1.99 a lb this week and go for less occasionally.  So whether you grab one fresh or dig one out of your freezer, put these on [...]
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