It’s official y’all. The usual sales that have become tradition won’t be happening this year. Honestly, I would’ve been surprised if there had been. Over 2021 we saw many stores struggle to keep up demands of shoppers. Now at the end of the year, things aren’t looking any better. People have been told to get …
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Homemaker Essentials: Meal Planning Tips
Here is a confession: I have fallen off the meal planning train. Yeah! Ever since September, I had dental work done, I have fallen off of the meal planning train. Oh! I know it saves money and time. Boy talk about convenience. It’s awesome to know what you are cooking for dinner each night. Yet …
A Small Thanksgiving Feast
https://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/how-to-make-instant-mashed-potatoes-taste-like-the-real-thing/ I feel like it would be irresponsible not to talk about the elephant in the kitchen. Will we have potatoes in the produce department? I don’t know. So I am going to leave this blog open for your ideas. How do you like them? Me, I am butter, cheese, girl…
Labor Shortage to End and Thanksgiving Feast to Shrink
Here we go again y’all. We have two journalists for financial magazines saying the labor shortage will end soon. According to Ben Winck from Business Insider expects a hiring free for all to happen after the New Year. However, CNBC Financial genius Eric Rosenbaum makes it clear that the Apple Chip shortage is ending, but …
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10 Essential Julia Child Recipes Everyone Should Master | Southern Living
https://www.southernliving.com/recipes/julia-child-recipes Here are some super easy recipes from Julia Childs to learn. Compared to some of here recipes, the ones in the article are easy. You got three soups, a chicken stew, and a bean with sausage meal. Let’s not forget the Crepes. Thiner than pancakes and just as sweet. A vinaigrette is the basis …
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Watch “Happy Halloween! 🎃” on YouTube
Tonight is the once a year when kids go door to door asking for candy. This night is also when kids go missing. Usually they tirn up by November third or fourth. Safety tips:Stay with your kids.Kids old enough to go we ithout parents, stay in a large group. Don’t leave that group for any …
Watch “Dollar tree Jars !!Canning without Lids (Concord Grape Jelly ) Grown at home” on YouTube
I enjoy Tessie’s channel so much. She shows how to make and can jelly the way folks use to. They didn’t go through the waterbath canning process. They used parafin wax. There’s a little issue about this process:IT’S NOT USDA APPROVED! Of course, there are still people who still do this and they’ve not lost …
Hoover Announces Thanksgiving and First Lady Roosevelt Guides People with Department of Home Economics
During the Great Depression, President Hoover announced a national Thanksgiving to be celebrated by everyone. At the Department of Home Economics to be First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was guiding Americans through the hard times. Someone please hand me a tissue. I’m getting misty eyed. Yeah! With all honesty, I had to set my phone down …
Shortages Around The World
Open SmartNews and read “5 Huge New Shortages Shoppers Are Sharing This Week” here: https://share.smartnews.com/t2BsY To read it on the web, tap here: https://share.smartnews.com/VuNEP This article shows shortages around the world. Ireland is seeing problems with cat food. And limits. Cooking oil is having issues. Saturday’s video I showed Kroger’s brand of oil was out. …
Watch “What’s in the Containers?” on YouTube
What’s in the containers setting out in the oceans? All the employees are showing up in spite of what the White House is saying. Here’s my thought or hypothesis; Everything in the containers is from China. Now if the contents can’t be sold China could lose a fortune. This could be considered at act of …
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