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The secret to melt in your mouth steaks… (Make cheap-o cuts taste like prime.)

January 8, 2013 58 Comments

The secret to making melt-in-your-mouth steak. No matter what the cut, this method is fool proof for tender, juicy steak every time.

Filed Under: Bargain, beef, kitchen stuff, Let me help you, Main Dish, recipes, steak, Tip of the Day

Packing up Christmas (and ready for next year!)

January 4, 2013 4 Comments

The best and easiest way to organize and store Christmas decorations? Organize them by color.

Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays, Keepin' It real, organization, planning ahead, Simple, Tip of the Day

Better skin, using items in your pantry.

November 21, 2012 4 Comments

Recently, I have been getting comments from people who have expressed surprise when they learned my age (45) or met Devin, my oldest son (20), saying that they thought I was much younger.   (Really!? Tell me more!)  While lifestyle and genetics certainly play a role, I want to share a couple of my “beauty tips” […]

Filed Under: Beauty Tips, cheap and easy, health, Health & Beauty, hilarious, Tip of the Day, Tips & Tricks

Using clearance Halloween make-up for your autumn decor…

November 2, 2012 3 Comments

halloween, make-up, pumpkins

When hitting the Halloween clearance section, don’t just look for items to use next year, be on the look out for things that you can use right now when decorating for Thanksgiving. In this case, glittery Halloween hairspray.

Filed Under: Autumn, Bargain, cheap and easy, Crafts, Let me help you, project du jour, Pumpkins, Sticks, Thanksgiving, Tip of the Day

A handy reminder about silica gel packets…

September 24, 2012 Leave a Comment

Using silica gel is a great way to preserve and protect your seasonal decor, especially items left in apothecary jars.

Filed Under: apothecary jars, Autumn, Crafts, Fall, Let me help you, Tip of the Day, Tips & Tricks

Chicken Chili: My favorite easy, yummy “go-to” meal.

September 12, 2012 7 Comments

I am looking forward to fall for several reasons, but one of them is that I just feel more in the mood to cook in the fall.  Hearty soups, stews and one pot meals just make life a bit easier. I want to share one of our very favorites with you today:  Chicken Chili. My kids […]

Filed Under: kitchen stuff, Let me help you, Main Dish, recipes

Basic emergency supplies you should keep in your car.

September 5, 2012 12 Comments

I had a different post on tap for today, but I am feeling antsy and wanted to get this off my chest.  I do not panic easily…  I am not a hysteric, but I firmly believe in being organized and being prepared. We have been having a lot of little earthquakes here in Southern California, and there […]

Filed Under: emergency preparedness, Let me help you, medical, organization, planning ahead, serious stuff, Tip of the Day, travel

Keep your wine the perfect temperature. (Frozen grapes make great ice cubes.)

August 22, 2012 5 Comments

I might have mentioned previously that I enjoy wine.  Very much.  I don’t consider myself a wine snob, but it is important to me that wines are served in their appropriate glasses and at the proper temperature. My mom is an ice cube abuser.  She wants her drinks cold, even if it means she is diluting […]

Filed Under: Drinks, Let me help you, Simple, Tip of the Day, Tips & Tricks, wine

Easy garden tip: Planting basil from cuttings

August 15, 2012 10 Comments

Did you know that basil will root in water?  I didn’t either. If you take a few cuttings of fresh basil and just keep them in water, they will send out some roots. I waited until there was a large mass of roots, then simply (and gently) placed them into a pot with soil in […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, garden & outdoors, gardening, Let me help you, Tip of the Day, Tips & Tricks

Freshen up a fire pit with high heat spray paint.

August 14, 2012 3 Comments

We have a free standing fire pit that we love to use.  However, while sitting out on our patio 24/7 for several years, the paint begins to oxidize and get faded over the years, and rust spots crop up here and there.  The solution?  High heat spray paint. Loosen any flaking pieces of paint and […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, garden & outdoors, Let me help you, Simple, spray paint

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