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How to Regrow Food from Scraps

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Regrowing Scallions

I read an article recommended by a friend a few weeks back about regrowing food from scraps, including scallions, celery and lettuce, and just had to give it a try. I quickly learned that I could regrow a scallion in about a week to its full size. Here’s the proof:

This is definitely information that your local grocery store doesn’t want you to know! So I was excited to find about this amazingly comprehensive piece from CustomMade.com about how to regrow 19 different types of vegetables. I’m excited to experiment with carrots and lettuce next! Click the image to see the full list:

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11 Self-Care Must-Haves for Women

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More and more women are starting to get familiar with the idea of self-care—taking care of yourself to ensure that you’re okay physically, emotionally and mentally. It’s usually targeted to women because we ladies tend to be loaded with the stress of caring for children, husbands, elderly relatives and work demands while not having much left over for ourselves. This can lead to avoidable health and wellness problems, and is a major contributor to depression in women.

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Guide to Using Your Food Processor (Kitchen Tips)

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Food Processor

I never really understand how important a food processor is in the kitchen until the first Thanksgiving I made a pie crust from scratch. It is an essential item for someone like me who isn’t an expert at baking, mixing and creating recipes by hand. The staff at eReplacementParts.com has come up with a handy little infographic that teaches you about the various parts of a food processor and how to use it in your kitchen. Check it out:

Infographic reposted courtesy of eReplacementParts

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Quick Tips to Organize Coupons & Receipts

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Coupons

The best way to save money, ensure you’re getting the best deals and also track your spending is to have easy access to your receipts and coupons. Here are a few tips for how to organize coupons and receipts in your purse or bag.

1) Purchase a few coupon holders at your local Dollar Store to use for both coupons. When labeling your holder, arrange coupons by the general layout of the supermarket. For example, frozen food coupons together, aisle foods together and all household products together.

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Tips to Stay Cool During a Heat Advisory

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Depending on where you live, it can really get oppressively hot during the summer months. When the heat becomes dangerous, weather authorities will issue a heat advisory for the public. Here are a few tips for how to stay cool during a heat advisory:

Tip #1. If you don’t put an AC on at any other point during the summer to save energy, put it on during a heat advisory. If you don’t have access to the lovely comfort of central air or an AC unit in the window, travel to your local library, coffee shop or a big box store and spend the hottest hours of the day relaxing there. Also, it is often cooler sitting outside under a large shaded tree than in your enclosed home. Get a comfy chair and have a seat there with a small battery operated fan and a spray bottle filled with cold ice water to spray on your skin (don’t forget your sunscreen and bug deterrent).

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Baking Made Easy: Pan Conversions (Infographic via Fix.com)

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Love to bake? Did you know that the size and depth of the pan you choose to bake with can effect how your baked goods come out? As someone who has never quite mastered the art and science of baking, this comes as news to me!

Luckily, the folks at Fix.com created a cool infographic that can help you select the perfect pan or make a proper conversion (temperature, cooking time, etc) to get the best baked cakes and more! It’s called The No-Fret Guide to Pan Conversions. Click the image to check out the full guide:

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