Category: Domestic Adventures
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Overheard in Blogland
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“There are many days I question what God was thinking when he matched us up but I go with it.” – The House of Fowler Amen, sister! And NMB highlights “Southern Signs“:OKRA (Dec 22 – Jan 20)Are tough on the outside but tender on the inside. Okras have tremendous influence.…
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Domestic Adventures Round-Up
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Some good reads for the good times ahead for the domestic gods and goddesses.-For the winos, from LifeHacker.com – How to Wrap a Wine Bottle Restaurant-Style-For the beer & margaritas folks – Kristy’s revised beer margaritas (beergaritas-From NCSU’s Technician – How to Tailgate During a HurricaneMy favorite fall flavor: pumpkin.-Barefoot…
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Funniest Blog Ever for the Domestically-Inclined
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Are you a cake-decorating guru? No? It’s ok, just take a look at this blog and make a mental note of what NOT to do.Cake WrecksWhen professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong. (Looks like someone took the written directions a little too literally.)They even have a facebook page, too for…
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Homecoming Breakfast Brunch
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SO many of my favorite people in this world are going to be back in Wolfpack Country this weekend for Operation T.O.B. – Homecoming 2008! Game time? Noon… ugh. Another breakfast tailgate it is – hopefully not so chilly this time! I’m going to experiment with this for the tailgate…
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Halloween in Wolfpack Country
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I loooooove Halloween – and all that it entails: decorating, parties, costumes, and other devilishly fun stuff. This is must-have for any Wolfpack household. ESPECIALLY the house divided so that the significant other never forgets which team is really tops. 😉(FootballFanatics.com)Thanks to CottonCandy from the NC State Fair blog for…
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We Can’t All Be Little Betty Crockers
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But you can definitely give it a good try with Savor Hospitality‘s video-blog (vlog)!Cooking Coarse DebutAs many of you already know, we launched a daily vlog this week, “Cooking Coarse” designed to provide mini cooking lessons (of course focusing on basic cooking METHODS), but with some twists here and there.…
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Another Domestic Goddess Tip
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I do love my wardrobe and home textiles… so this is great, need-to-know info!Monday Morning Tips from the Beaufort Lookout“The heating unit went out on my dryer! The gentleman that fixes things around the house for us told us that he wanted to show us something and he went over…
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Domestic Incentive
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$10 off a $25 purchase at Lowe’s? Seeing as how I can’t leave Lowe’s, Home Depot, etc. for less than $30… I’ll take it!Life takes VisaDon’t forget to use it before July 30th! It comes to your email right away after registering for it… sure, you’ll probably get some emails…
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“Southern” Sugar Scrub
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…because you know how Southern cooks are: directions are only “suggested” and anything goes. Case in point, this afternoon I noticed an “icky” (if you will) peeling arm/shoulder. Crap, there were two of them. (Two weeks to the day after getting sunburned on Falls Lake with the Redneck Yacht Club.)…
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Frozen Deliciousness
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LifeHacker.com addict right here, folks. These awesome recipes from WiseBread.com (living large on a small budget) are super simple… and sound awesome. Will be making some of these ASAP.Cool Off With Six Simple DIY Frozen TreatsI’m a fresh fruit junkie, so these will be whipped up first:Frozen fruit bars –…