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Green Clean This Spring

By Reba Ray When a friend of mine told me about making her own laundry detergent, I thought she was goin’ granola to the extreme on me, but when she told me how much money she saved by doin’ so,

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Green Clean This Spring

By Reba Ray When a friend of mine told me about making her own laundry detergent, I thought she was goin’ granola to the extreme on me, but when she told me how much money she saved by doin’ so,

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Holiday Remix: Repurposing Candy Canes, Christmas Trees, Poinsettias, Cards and More

If you haven’t decorated the house, sent out cards or wrapped presents yet – STOP, DON’T DO IT YET! Read this article first. I originally published this article last January, but realized how I should have put it out before

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Holiday Remix: Repurposing Candy Canes, Christmas Trees, Poinsettias, Cards and More

If you haven’t decorated the house, sent out cards or wrapped presents yet – STOP, DON’T DO IT YET! Read this article first. I originally published this article last January, but realized how I should have put it out before

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Winter Wonders in a Mug

By Reba Ray Can you say BRRR? This time a year, I love to cozy up with a big mug of something steamy and my laptop to read the latest issue of Single! Young Christian Woman. Add a kitty-cat or

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Winter Wonders in a Mug

By Reba Ray Can you say BRRR? This time a year, I love to cozy up with a big mug of something steamy and my laptop to read the latest issue of Single! Young Christian Woman. Add a kitty-cat or

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Short Cut to Spain: A Quicker Paella

By Reba Ray Long time ago, I lived fer a spell in Spain and the food, Francoly, surprised me! Being a big fan of Mexican cuisine, I had fooled myself into thinkin’ the motherland’s food might bear some resemblance. But

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Short Cut to Spain: A Quicker Paella

By Reba Ray Long time ago, I lived fer a spell in Spain and the food, Francoly, surprised me! Being a big fan of Mexican cuisine, I had fooled myself into thinkin’ the motherland’s food might bear some resemblance. But

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7 Festive (and Healthy) Food Gifts

When yur parents were kids, exchangin’ a fruitcake between neighbors or co-workers used to be the thing to do at the holidays. Now people are all nutty over the fruitcake’s Italian cousin, the panettone. If you’ve never got one of

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7 Festive (and Healthy) Food Gifts

When yur parents were kids, exchangin’ a fruitcake between neighbors or co-workers used to be the thing to do at the holidays. Now people are all nutty over the fruitcake’s Italian cousin, the panettone. If you’ve never got one of

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10 French Bread Toppers

By Reba Ray You worked all day and yur tired. I get it. Me too. So you want somethin’ quick that doesn’t involve a lot of whisking, sautéing, tenderizin’ and braisin’. Yep, me too. That’s why, especially for a busy

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10 French Bread Toppers

By Reba Ray You worked all day and yur tired. I get it. Me too. So you want somethin’ quick that doesn’t involve a lot of whisking, sautéing, tenderizin’ and braisin’. Yep, me too. That’s why, especially for a busy

Square Root of 16 Bean Soup

Readers, I must beg yur pardon. I promised ya’ll back about two Web sites ago that we would be eatin’ a lot of beans. And then I promptly went on to fill these pages with all kinds of non-bean recipes.

Square Root of 16 Bean Soup

Readers, I must beg yur pardon. I promised ya’ll back about two Web sites ago that we would be eatin’ a lot of beans. And then I promptly went on to fill these pages with all kinds of non-bean recipes.

10 Essential Tools for the Rookie Cook

By Reba Ray Well, Reba’s back! And for all my loyal fans who were losin’ sleep wonderin’ what happened to Reba, sorry to leave ya’ high and dry. Fact is, I went away for a while. Well, duh, but really.

10 Essential Tools for the Rookie Cook

By Reba Ray Well, Reba’s back! And for all my loyal fans who were losin’ sleep wonderin’ what happened to Reba, sorry to leave ya’ high and dry. Fact is, I went away for a while. Well, duh, but really.