Every day I am in pain. Big whoop, right? We’re all in some level of pain at some point in our lives. But what if that pain, an illness, or a life emergency prevents you from working or requires a stash of cash to get you back on your feet? How would you afford the […]

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Crafts are not really my thing. So when I moved into a 1970s raised rancher house with a big hole in the wall (was this ever stylish?) I needed a frugal DIY fix. I wasn’t about to patch or fill the big rectangular hole in my wall with drywall since I neither wanted a big […]

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My “better half” confused me yesterday by bringing home a new vegetable called Broccoli Raab [Rob] or Rapini [rah-PEE-nee]. In my quest to cook this green, I found this veggie is also called: broccoli rabe, rapa, rapine, rappi, rappone, turnip broccoli, broccoli de rabe, Italian turnip, and turnip broccoli. Whew!
Whatever you call this delicious […]

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