Please help us by shopping at Amazon through this link! Thank you! I was just talking with some folks and the topic of holiday gifts came up. We all were talking about gifts that we have all gotten that are…
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International Holiday Dinners: Traditional Mexican Christmas Dinner
Occasional Adventures in On-Line Browsing Mexicans start their Christmas Celebration nine days before Christmas Eve. On Christmas Eve, after the Christmas midnight Mass at a local church they celebrate with a festive dinner. The Menu: Noche Buena Fresh Tropical Fruits…
Porch Farmer’s Hang/Store Crops/Flowers in Basement
Please help us by shopping at Amazon through this link! Thank you! Well, the other day my neighbor and I, fellow porch farmers, got the plants off the porch for the winter. It’s OK but I like seeing plants inside and…
Miss Rachel’s Pantry: Please, Don’t Spill The Beans!
One of the most versatile side dishes I can think of, barbecue baked beans go from summertime picnics to comforting cold weather lunches in a snap. My recipe is sweet and a tad spicy, and cooks long enough to make…
friendlysuggestion: 12 Tips for Fast, Effective Moving
I moved several months ago! It was a chore. I moved from a larger space into a smaller one. I had moved several times recently, moving from larger places to smaller ones and shedding stuff that I had collected over the…
Get Ready! Snow! Here’s a friendlysuggestion for All!
The snow around the nation is falling a lot these days! While on the ground the depth of the snow is on the rise! It has reached disturbing levels! Many of us, who shouldn’t be shoveling are forced to shovel,…
Quick Suggestion: Ants Begone!
Got some unwanted visitors this spring or summer? If ants are your problem, try sprinkling some ground cinnamon around the places you suspect ants are entering your home or around the thoroughfares they like to travel. They will avoid the…
Valentine’s Day is Here and it is Still Not Too Late! Here are Ideas!
Here it is. Valentine’s Day. And you have nothing to give. Take a deep sigh. Look in the cupboard for these items or run to the store for: 3 cups Sugar 1 ½ sticks butter, 5 oz. can (2/3 cup)…
Hydration Heaven: Do You Think it’s Wrong to Love a Water Bottle?
Medical and healthcare professionals will tell you that it’s important to drink 8-10 glasses of water a day. Being fully hydrated is so important in so many ways – it helps you feel full, and can help prevent overeating; keeps…
A Hinkel Family Recipe Story: Our All Time Favorite, German Salad
Russ Hinkel, age 17 or so, as a Merchant Marine (circa 1947), and at the right, our Author, age 9, feeding Dad some birthday cake. My Dad, Russ Hinkel, is a unique character. He’s almost eighty, a Mason who still…