Cream of “Whatever” Soup

This is a basic recipe for a cream soup. * 1 cup onion — chopped * 1 cup celery — chopped * 1 1/2 sticks butter * 1 1/2 cups flour * 1 gal chicken stock * 1 lbs of “whatever” — can be mushrooms, diced chicken or turkey, asparagus, onion or leek, green beans,…

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Shopping Tips to Save You Money

The average family spends WAY too much on groceries because they buy too many convenience foods and don’t know “how” to shop frugally. Here are some techniques to save money while shopping. We’ll tackle avoiding convenience foods in another post. Shopping tip #1: Look high, look low. The highest priced brands are always in the…

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Couponing

Is that even a word? Sort of like garage saling… I’ve signed up for a trial at couponsense.com. They claim to be in Virginia, but don’t have any circular information any more recent than January. Boy, that’ll irritate me. The idea behind this service is that they enter all the coupons that go out in…

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