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Amazon Echo Review: Meet Alexa
Should you buy the Amazon Echo? This speaker plays music, wakes you up in the morning, turns on the lights & more. Learn about the pros and cons of the Amazon Echo and its Alexa app in this review.
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Easy, Delicious Meat and Vegetarian Lasagna Recipes
These delicious lasagna recipes are simple to put together, especially with our secret shortcut for cooking the noodles. Enjoy our favorite recipe with meat sauce, another for veggie lasagna lovers.
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How Much Is Seventy Percent Off? (Calculating Percentages in Your Head)
How do you learn to calculate percentages in your head? Practice, practice, practice. Seriously, doing mental math in your head isn't that hard when you understand a few shortcuts. Here's our tips.
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What to Do With Mums in the Spring
Not sure what to do with those dead-looking mums in the spring? Once winter's over you have two choices: Try to revive them for next fall or throw them out. Here's some advice to help you decide.
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Choose a Kindle: 2016 Buyer's Guide
These Kindle reviews and comparisons will help make choosing a Kindle or Fire quick and easy. Written in simple English, no tech skills required! Get advice from a family of long-time Kindle owners.
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How to Make Rice Pilaf
What is in rice pilaf and how do you make it? Really, it's an easy recipe and you can choose from our ingredient suggestions or vary ours to suit your own taste buds. Read on for the simple recipe.
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Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies Recipe - On Top of the Stove!
Craving peanut butter cookies but you're in a hurry? Too hot to bake? Make these easy no-bake peanut butter cookies with oatmeal on top of the stove and enjoy them in minutes. Quick, easy recipe!
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Cleaning Microfiber
Furniture upholstered with microfiber fabric is comfortable and popular, but what happens when it needs cleaning? It's actually pretty easy to clean microfiber when you follow these suggestions.
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Cookies From Cake Mix - Here's the Recipe
Need a batch of cookies in a hurry? Need a last-minute snack or dessert? Cookies from cake mix are fast to make and you probably have the ingredients on hand. Get this popular recipe here!
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Cookbooks for Kindle
Why buy cookbooks for your Kindle reader or Fire tablet? Learn three great reasons (hint: save time, space, and money). Don't miss the reviews of some of my favorite e-cookbooks.
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Buying a Kindle? Read This Before You Buy
Not sure where to buy a Kindle or which one to buy? Still comparing e-readers and tablets and haven't made up your mind? We have answers to your questions about buying a Kindle reader or Fire tablet.
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Easy Last-Minute Halloween Costume Ideas
It's easy to put together a DIY last-minute Halloween costume. All you need are a few great ideas and a little inspiration. We have both for you right here, for adult costumes and kid costumes.
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Adult Baby Costume Ideas: DIY or Buy It Here
Baby costumes for adults are amazingly popular! We show you how to put one together from bonnet to booties. Don't want to make it yourself? Don't cry! We have baby costumes to buy for Halloween, too.
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Betty White Calendar: A Must-Have for Betty White Fans!
Even now, several years after publication, fans are seeking out this Betty White pin-up calendar from 2011 featuring one of the most well-known and beloved performers in the television industry.
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Romany Costume Ideas: Go Boho Without Spending a Fortune
The Boho (and belly dancer) look is hot! We have ideas and accessories you'll need to pull off a great, inexpensive costume, from head to toe.
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Top 10 Ways to Celebrate Spring
Happy spring! We have 10 ways to help you celebrate. From listening to music to planning a garden, you'll find links and info to keep yourself or the kids busy celebrating the first day of spring.
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Loco Moco, A Traditional Hawaiian Breakfast Recipe
If you've been to Hawaii, you may have eaten something called loco moco, a crazy dish that's served mainly for breakfast, but we like it anytime. It's easy to make and quick using planned leftovers.
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Why is the American Flag Red, White, and Blue?
Like American flag and history trivia? Then you'll want to have these facts about the flag tucked away. Learn why the U.S. flag is red, white, and blue plus more American historical facts here.
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How to Make a Cow Costume
Celebrating Cow Appreciation Day or Halloween? Want to know how to make a cow costume? Whether you're a beginner or an experienced DIY'er, here are the instructions you'll need to go bovine, baby!
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Pink Pickled Eggs Recipe
Pink pickled eggs are an Easter tradition at our house, but they're good any time of the year, a fun food that just happens to be delicious. Use this easy recipe to make pickled eggs with the kids.
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Delicious Dump Cake - A Family Favorite!
Looking for a dump cake recipe? Grab a napkin and keep reading. You'll find the basic classic dump cake cherry pie filling and pineapple recipe, a list of recipe variations, and a couple of surprises.
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No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
Quick, the kids need a snack! Never fear, easy-to-make no-bake cookies are here! This is the chocolate version of the recipe, full of delicious oatmeal and the perfect taste of peanut butter. Yum!
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Weird Remedies, or What else Preparation H, Duct Tape, Soap (and more) Can Do for You
Looking for home or natural remedies for puffy circles under the eyes, warts, leg cramps, toenail fungus or other embarrassing problems? We've found cures that work for many and might work for you!
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Kindle Wireless Reading Device from Amazon
The Kindle has to be the most popular e-reader in the world and now it's even better. We'll give you some background and explain why you'll love your new Kindle reader.
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Where to Find Stuff to Sell on eBay, Amazon, or Your Own Website
Need products to sell online, on eBay or Amazon? Learn about sourcing wholesale items, selling on consignment, finding products locally, and sourcing ephemera and vintage paper including postcards.
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I'm Susan, a baby boomer who enjoys reading, writing, cooking, spending quality time with my family, and consuming therapeutic quantities of dark chocolate. I write about food and recipes, books and reading, home, business, pets, and more. Oh, and I'm a little bit Kindle crazy, too, so expect a few "tech" articles written in language that anyone can understand..
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