Expanding Frosting
When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it
with your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get
to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less
sugar/calories per serving.
Reheating Refrigerated Bread
To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place
them in a microwave [...]

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The paper said "Diamond In The Rough."  Which means either it needs lots of work or perhaps just a little TLC.  But exactly how "rough" can a house be before a lender decides the collateral is not healthy enough to issue a mortgage?  And what will happen if you want the seller to fix something [...]

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Following a two-month decline, the confidence level of the nation’s consumers took an upward turn in December, according to a recent report from The Conference Board. The Consumer Confidence Index improved to 109.0 (1985=100) last month, up from 105.3 in November and nearly reaching the last high of 109.8, which was achieved in April. Also [...]

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The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 3.6 percent to 575.6 on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending Dec. 29 compared with 555.8 one week earlier, according to a report released today by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). On an unadjusted basis, the Index decreased 27.4 percent for [...]

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 Best - Aries: Rams tend to be in a rush to get to every destination but are great drivers because they take care of themselves and stay out of trouble.
No. 2 - Cancer: Crabs prefer a minivan to a Maserati, with space for everyone from grandma to the many lost dogs and homeless people they may [...]

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Take Baby Powder To The Beach
Keep a small bottle of baby powder in your beach bag. When your
ready to leave the beach sprinkle yourself and kids with the powder
and the sand will slide right off your skin.

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  The past few years the housing market has undergone a serious boom.  Prices in most areas have soared year after year and many homeowners are now wondering what this means to them.  Although housing is historically a great investment, there are some things you can do to ensure that you get the maximum return [...]

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Lear How To Negotiate To Get The Price You Want.
Since it’s benn a buyer’s market that means it is a crucial time for sellers to dust-off those concessions and hone-in on negotiating skills.  Here are a few strategies that can help the owners get the price they want.  Whatever concession you make, put them in [...]

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Remember the TV show?
Here is Gracie Allen’s Classic Recipe for Roast Beef
1 large Roast of beef
1 small Roast of beef
Take the two roasts and put them in the oven. When the little one burns, the big one is done
 

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 In November, the number of U.S. homes on the market in 18 metropolitan areas decreased 4% from the month earlier.  The change is positive news for the housing market which has seen a slight falling of prices in some markets because of the abundance of homes listed for sale.  National inventories of previously occupied homes [...]

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