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THINGS TO DO WITHOUT SPENDING MONEY

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I thought I would take this from this website. I thought I would share it. I'm a simple person and when a man wants to get into things like this I appreciate him more. Its not about fancy restaurants and hanging out drinking all the time. We work to pay bills why not get out and enjoy life. Hope this helps you in the future.  Visit a local beach. Sign up for a free class. Cook a new  recipe  with leftover ingredients you have. Reread a book you own. Rearrange your furniture. Organize your closet. Make a playlist on Spotify . Have a movie marathon with close friends. Play some board games. Swap clothing with friends. Go swimming. Visit a local park or playground. Sunbathe. Try a new hairstyle at home. Watch reruns of your favorite TV show with DVDs from your local library. Practice new makeup looks. Plant some flowers in your garden. Go sightseeing. Paint your nails. Host a dinner party. Use YouTube videos for karaoke. Take your...

Delicious Weekly Smoothies

Banana, Peanut Butter & Oatmeal Ingredients 1 semi rip banana or 1 frozen bananas 1 teaspoon peanut butter ½ cup uncooked (NOT instant) oatmeal ¼ cup “almond/silk” dark chocolate milk, 2% milk, or skim milk 1 to 2 pinches of cinnamon Optional: flax seeds Directions : place these first ingredients “OVER NIGHT” oatmeal, milk, and cinnamon (optional: add a dash of flax seeds). In the am add overnight mixture to the blender. Add the banana and peanut butter and blend until consistency is very smooth and liquid. Add ice if you would like. I don’t add milk or ice. **As you go along know you can always change the recipe to fit your likes. I don’t normally measure anything Banana & Strawberry  5 sliced strawberries or MORE 1 semi rip banana or 1 frozen bananas ¼ cup “almond/vanilla” Silk milk, skim milk or yogurt Ice is great over juices, added sugary drinks. Directions: Blend all ingredients and add more milk to thin it ...

Red Bell Pepper Pasta Sauce

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I love this sauce and had to add it to my site too. I hope you all enjoyed this. 1 jarred sweet red bell peppers; chopped 1/4 cup onion 3 cloves garlic 1 teaspoon butter or three swirls of olive oil Shaved fresh parmesean Chopped fresh parsley Add butter/olive oil to the pan and saute the onions, garlic, and then add the peppers. Add to the blender and give it a good whirl until the ingredients are "paste" like. Cook the pasta in boiling salt water until al la dente. Add the noddles into the pan and mix the sauce and noodles. shave some parmean and fresh pasley and let cook for about ten mins. remove and chill before serving. this recipe is inspired/done by REE DRUMMED. My favorite blogg, foodnetwork star, and women of great cooking. Thanks Ree

Cheddar/Guoda Baked Mac and Cheese

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350 degrees30 min cook 30 min prep time 1/2 stick butter 1/4 cup onions 3 cloves of garlic; diced and peeled 1/2 cup flour 1 teaspoon ground mustard 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon salt and pepper 8 slices Guoda Cheese; chopped 1/4 cup chopped apple smoked cheddar cheese or white cheddar 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, with another 1/4 cup cheese for additional topping at the end 1 1/2 cup milk (add as you're melting the cheese) 1 and 1/2 box penne noodles 1/4 cup parmesan cheese optional; 1/4 cup potato chips for topping; crushed in small pieces Cook noodles al la dente with a little olive oil; drain. add 1/2 stick butter to the pan. Mix onion and garlic then add the flour mixture. stirring until it gets thick add the milk ( little by little), and stir. Add the cheeses one by one stirring while adding the final ingredients. You want this last step to look creamy, smooth, and all cheese will be melt. Prepare a baked pan with tin foil for e...

SAVE MONEY THROUGH OUT THE WEEK...

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A lot of people ask me how do you save money throughout the week? Daisha, you always have food or cook throughout the week. How do you have time. Don't you work out, have a social life, and still able to spend time on yourself. I simple say STOP the excuses NOW!!! Everyone has time they just don't make the time. Any WHOOOOOO......Let me give you a few tips and I hope this MIGHT be some help. 1. It's a continuous battle walking to work, because I always want to stop, look, and buy. I have learned to balance when making decisions. I add $25 to my Starbucks card and usually DON'T carry my debit card and have $20 bucks throughout the week. Reason: Most of the time its on impulse or "why not get it".I started doing this about three years ago when I lived in Seattle and worked three jobs. I was able to save money that I never was able to save. Not over spending 2. I go grocery shopping weekly VS. monthly. Reason: I don't over buy, groceries don...

Sugarcane, Caribbean Food

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Sugarcane , Caribbean Food    238 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217 We went here for a birthday dinner with a friend last night. This place is very live. It has a modern feel with a zap of comfort love. We got to the venue and the place was already packed. I asked the host to give us a good seat because it was my friends birthday, which he didn't. We didn't even get served until I started asking to move which was quite some time before we sat down. I knew this would be a place that we should've waited to just sit at the bar. We started off by getting a "Sorrel" drink. Drinks were 5.00 for the whole night at the bar only. All of them were tasty. It was a great deal and a GOOD amount of alcohol. I defiantly will be coming back. We then to began to start the "drinking hunger". We didn't know ANYTHING on the menu except chicken wings. A local from the area gave us the suggestion to order the sampler. This was the best idea. I realized what I lo...

Resturant Week #2

Clinton's street bakery cafe Lower east side  Breakfast and brunch Train: F Want to impress your friends with a delicious breakfast. Be prepared its cash ONLY, and make sure you prepare for a little wait.....but worth it. The atmosphere is fresh clean and exciting. This weekend has been about new and different restaurants who make food with love. They really take cafe of their patrons but also cook everything with love I got the chicken and waffles: boneless tasty delicious waffle. Fluffy and cook to perfection with homemade maple butter syrup. I asked for the honey jalapeƱo to be on the side because I didn't want too much and didn't know if it was spicy. It was a perfect combination. Love it!!! The combination was amazing and on the side isn't an option. Wow. It was out of this world. I got coffee and fresh squeeze orange juice. The coffee was strong and only two cups. (Normally I have about three or four).  Overall great location and it...