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7 Steps to an Organized Pantry | Kitchen Economics

Family Balance Sheet

I cleaned off my desk and reorganized our home office. All of the cooking oils and vinegars are above my stove. That was 2 months before I got married and I was not much of a cook back then, so I'm not quite sure what I was doing with a bottle of Cayenne. I'm on a roll. Place your foods near the spot where they are used.

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Eleven Tips for Easier Menu Planning | Kitchen Economics Link-Up

Family Balance Sheet

Is there soccer practice, mid-week church activities or a late night at the office? Some people keep their recipes on the computer, but I don't have a convenient spot to keep my laptop when I am cooking, so I keep my favorite recipes in a binder. On your designated planning day, pull out the family activity calendar.

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Area Attraction - CTC's Triple Threat Summer Intensive: Head Over Heels (High School Edition)

Motherhood Moments

CTC’s Triple Threat production of Head Over Heels will be directed by Stephen DiMenna, with choreography by Jack Moorman, and music direction by Justin Cook. Tickets may be purchased online at childrenstheatre.org/tickets or by calling the ticket office at 612.874.0400. All tickets are $25. All tickets are $25.

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11 Simple Meal Planning Tips

Family Balance Sheet

Is there swim team practice, mid-week church activities or a late night at the office? Menu planning takes a little time and effort, but the rewards are a reduced grocery bill, no worries at night about ‘what’s for dinner’, and hopefully a less stressed cook in the kitchen. What is going on in the week ahead?

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

My hobbies range from reading to painting, pen-and-ink drawing, cooking/baking, and writing. He pointed out that I had studied sculpture and this was sort of similar, so I used a pair of office scissors and cut his hair a week before our wedding. I live in the Great Lakes region, in the same state where I was born. Try things!

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Gender Inequality in 2014

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We took Home Economics (translate that to cooking and sewing class) instead of shop. There are 25 high level government offices that have never been held by a woman. Sweat was frowned upon, don’t run, you’ll sweat. Don’t play sports, you’ll sweat. Don’t work at some manual labor, you’ll sweat.

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