Beer Making

I’m a bit ambivalent about my beer making results on the first go-round. I’m just not sure how I feel about it. That’s not to say I’m not DRINKING it… Then again, I didn’t have clear expectations. In any case, every now and then my taste buds are totally out of whack and nothing tastes right to me… a week later everything is fine again. Will be trying another bottle just after clicking the “publish” button. So, I’m looking at a few digital beer-making lessons: Beer Making Secrets, which is an ebook, and BeerEasy.com’s Video Training Series. Both are relatively inexpensive and seem to have good feedback about the quality of the content. On the plus side, my hubby paid a visit to HomeBrewUSA in...

Walgreen’s Deal Alert – Saturday is the last day

Sorry about the late notice… This is the last day to get this great deal. The Entertainment Guide, regularly $35, is $25 with the $10 off in-ad coupon. Today is the last day. PLUS, you will get a $5 register reward to use on your purchases next week (short expiration date on these!), making it only $20. The [...] Share and...

Great Deals at Walgreen’s for the Rest of this Week

There are many great deals at Walgreen’s this week! One of the biggest opportunities is the $5 register reward when you purchase $25 worth of merchandise (that’s $25 before coupons). You can find some great scenarios and more details about Walgreen’s deals over at MoneySavingMom.com Share and...

Who to trust on product reviews?

I’m shopping for a new, bigger hard drive for my younger son’s xmas gift. Found this one: Anybody know if it’s any good? The price ranges for hard drives of this size only fluctuate about $10 either way, so price isn’t all that much of a concern. I just need to know if it’ll last. Read both very good and very bad reviews on Amazon, which makes me skeptical. Who to trust? Share and...

Fabulous, Easy Corn Bread

This is one of the recipes that just works. It’s simple and tasty. Corn Bread 1 box Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 1 box Jiffy Golden Yellow Cake Mix (these can sometimes be hard to find, but Walmart usually has them) + ingredients to make both mixes Prepare each box according to it’s own directions in separate bowls, then fold the [...] Share and...