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Chef Nathan's find of the week
will feed your family for less than 50 cents per person. WOW!
What exquisite cuisine is complete without dessert? This
recipe is so good your tongue will beat your brains out
trying to get to it.
Orange Coconut Bliss 1
box vanilla cake mix
4 Tbs. orange flavoring 2 cups coconut flakes
1 Tbs. orange zest 4oz can of sweetened
coconut milk
Prepare cake batter as directed according to
the box, add orange flavoring, coconut flakes, and
orange zest. Bake according to box instructions.
Once cake has finished baking, drizzle coconut
milk over the entire cake. Let cake stand for about
10-15 minutes. Enjoy!
Serves 10-15
Alternative: Use real coconut. Head gear may be required!
Garden season is in full
swing.
Now is the best time to begin planting herbs. Check
on the package to see what herbs grow best in you area.
This is a huge moneysaver.
Plant your herbs in flower pots as they are
easily damaged by frost. On cold nights you can
bring the pots inside.
To prepare your herb pots, mix some used coffee
grounds and cotton balls in with the soil. The coffee
grounds decompose slowly, feeding the herbs. The
cotton holds moisture to prevent drying out.
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Burt's Bees Natural Toothpaste: Free Samples
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http://www.freeflys.com
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Give Away Of The Day: New Free Software
every day so check in often.
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/ I got a free copy
of Comfort Clip Board two years ago that I use at the
computer all
day. This snazzy little program makes its own copy of each
keyboard or mouse
'copy' I make then stores them in a list
of up to 50 items.
Being able to recall a copied item or graphic without
having to go copy it again is a great time-saver. Just
click a operation key and a Comfort Clip Board list magically
appears. It's even transparent so you can see your file
beneath your new 'paste' choices. If I hadn't got mine from
www.giveawayoftheday.com I wouldn't hesitate to actually buy it ($29.95). Free Stuff:
http://www.comfort-software.com/clipboard-manager.html
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How About A FREE GET OUT OF JAIL CARD?
Or at least a
Get OUT of a traffic-ticket or bail prevention website?
Money grabbing
politicians don't care that you need your cash for
food and shelter. So why not avoid the speed traps they
set for you?
Save:
* Paying fine money
* Time lost at Traffic School
* Traffic School costs
* Risking jail
* Job loss doing court-ordered litter cleanup
* Having points against your Driver's License
* Costly Auto Insurance Premium rises
FREE website:
Here's
the
roadway and city street speed traps that await.
Click, type
in your zip code and view exact
spots
to avoid in your city or
hometown.
http://www.speedtrap.org/speedtraps/stetlist.asp
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| Under A Buck |
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Our best under-a-dollar deals this
week:
* 99 Cents Only.
Ten pounds of fresh potatoes--perfect for
a spring cookout--one buck.
* Dollar Tree Stores. Soft
Soap in the bottle, with skin moisturizers. 8 oz Whipped Honey
scent body wash, only one dollar.
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Know
someone as smart as you who could use a hand up in this
economy? Why not forward this invaluable newsletter to them? Doing
others a favor is good for our Karma.
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| Fascinating Fact- Farmers blame
"Consolidation" that forces them to pay costly prices to
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Coffee is King when it comes to
inexpensive flavoring, so why not kitchen-cooked or
spring-grilled Burgers infused with Cafe/Decaf?
Coffee
adds substance, body and flavor to desserts, soups, fish,
and meat,
as well as sauces and gravies so treat your family
again and again.
These make an easy, cheap and quick meal for one
person or a crowd and can be followed by a delicious
coffee dessert too.
Cafe
Burgers
Brew coffee using extra-fine coffee grounds. If yours aren't
fine, use your grinder or place grounds between two
sheets of wax paper and roll a rolling pin over them.
1 lb. inexpensive ground beef
1/4 cup grated cheese
1 Tbs. extra-fine powdered coffee grounds
1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbs. chili powder, or to taste
1 tsp. Dijon-style mustard
1/4 cup green onions, chopped fine
1 small Jalapeno pepper, seeds removed, sliced thinly
1/4 cup red pepper, chopped fine
Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl.
Form into 4 to 6 five-inch patties
then cook in your method of preparation. Cooking under your
oven broiler or on an outdoor grill works great.
Serve in buns or with creamy-inside baked potatoes.
Diced onions, tomatoes, and dried herbs make nice
toppings if you have them.
 A good way to polish off this meal is with 101 Drink & Desserts
combo choices straight out of the 101 Delicious
Coffee Desserts book.
Eat, Drink, and Enjoy as you toast,
"To Your Healthy Budget."
Fear not the dinner hour insomnia. Coffee Desserts
can become your sweet-tooth
fix using regular coffee for a pick-me-up, or decal for a
lovely relaxing nightcap at the end of the evening.
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| To Your Good Health |
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The following is from
a farmer who grows and packages carrots for IGA, METRO,
and LOBLAWS.
What appear to be (baby) or cocktail
carrots sold in small plastic bags are actually created
from larger, older crooked or deformed carrots that have
been put through a machine which cuts and shapes them to
look like baby carrots. They are then dipped in a
preserving solution of water and chlorine--yes, the same
chlorine used to maintain your swimming pool--and sold
to unsuspecting shoppers.
Since the vegetables no longer have
natural skin protective coverings, they are subjected to
a higher dose of chlorine. You will notice that after a
few days in your fridge these beautiful, orange carrots
will tend to develop a white covering.
This is the chlorine resurfacing. At
what cost do we put our health at risk to have
esthetically pleasing vegetables, since chlorine is a
well known carcinogen ?
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$63,930 worth of coupons for you, no clip, just
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Pet Food Made
inexpensively. Rachel Ray says,
"Rice is not just
for dinner any more."
So for your good buddy, Breakfast is ON. This
eloquent rice dish with egg, bacon and cheese (or a
combination of the three, depending on the health and
weight of your best friend) will satisfy even the
pickiest pets. This breakfast isn’t a heart-stopping killer so
feel free to use as is or alter to meet your
requirements.
Doggie Friend Breakfast
(Single serving)
1 slice of turkey bacon
1 tsp. vegetable oil
½ cup cooked brown rice
1 egg, beaten
¼ cup shredded cheese
Steam rice.
Cook bacon in a small skillet over medium heat until done.
Add oil, then rice. Heat thoroughly, stirring
occasionally.
Push rice to the side of the pan. Add egg, stir until done then
mix into rice and meat mixture.
Sprinkle on cheese, let cool then transfer to serving
bowl.
NOTE: If desired, top with bit of greenery. Maybe a
little bit of healthy chopped lacy celery tops that you
don't use in the potato salad?
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Hunger Hurts
14.2 Americans go hungry each day
1 of every five children depend on Food Banks
8% of all families struggle to put enough food on the
table

We need your good ideas.
DOD is a organization whose goal is to help people
struggling in today's economy.
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