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  1. Augustmomx2

    In search of the best homemade ranch dressing recipe

    If you like Outback's Dressing.... Outback Steakhouse Ranch Salad Dressing Source: Camping Boaters - Recipes 1 teaspoon Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing mix (buttermilk recipe) 1 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup buttermilk 1/4 teaspoon coarse grind black pepper 1/8 teaspoon paprika 1/8 teaspoon...
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    Cream cheese - your favorite way to use it?

    I mix: a stick of butter, a block of cream cheese, 1/4 cup parm cheese and a little bit of milk....MMMMMmmmm! Forgot to add...heat it up over the stove ;) Easy alfredo :drool
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    SS Garden thread 2010, post your pics here!!

    That's it...I'm moving to So Cal...I'm so sick of this cold and snow!!! :barnie I will post pics of my garden, after I go out and check on the girls...to make sure they haven't frozen to death :/
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    More of a Brag...I WON!

    My dh's place of work had a chili and dessert contest. The prize for each contest was $50 in a Cheesecake Factory giftcard. They were having a big party for the Superbowl (Go Colts!) and were gracious enough to have this fun contest. Anywho, I won the dessert contest :ya Not a real SS topic...
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    Are all cast iron pans created equal?

    I have a smaller Lodge pan and a Lodge dutch oven, both of which I love. My parents bought me a Cusinart, glazed cast iron pan. Its the kind that you can wash and don't have to season and its okay :/ It doesn't have the opportunity to be seasoned and to be quite honest, since it can't, I find...
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    Anyone have a homemade clothesline?

    Perfect, perfect :D That is exactly what I want...thanks for the pic!
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    Anyone have a homemade clothesline?

    My dh bought and put up a metal, made in China, clothesline last summer. It was great, at first, but the first time I filled it on all sides, it broke. I know we are all :ep that a chinese product was a piece of poo. Anywho, he has promised me a clothesline made by hand. But, I would love...
  8. Augustmomx2

    How to make plain Goat Milk Soap

    What great detailed instructions :thumbsup Just another reason I want goats :P I especially love the goat mold..too cute!
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    please help me out with this cheese

    You can freeze it...I think :hu
  10. Augustmomx2

    Who needs farmers?

    Ugh :sick Nast-ola! "In the US, similar research was funded by NASA, which hoped astronauts would be able to grow their own meat in space." That's okay, I'll pass on the meat... I'll take the freeze-dried ice-cream :P
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    Convenience items

    Mine are: *Swiffer dusters...I loathe dusting, my house is dusty & I'll take whatever I can get *Magic erasers...my house would not look white without them, everything would be dingy :sick *Frozen mac&cheese...my mom only buys Stauffers mac & cheese and as a result, my kids are mac & cheese snobs
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    Ever had your confidence shaken about your SS lifestyle?

    Holy smokes! That is gorgeous, I :love the stairs! I don't think you should do them in carpet though. The dark wood steps & banister go so well with the white walls :) What a gorgeous home, make sure to post more pics as you go along...I am yearning for an old farm house :D
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    Ever had your confidence shaken about your SS lifestyle?

    I know what you mean :/ My parents and my brother all live in the hoity-toity part of the city. So, when we visit (usually once a week)...I see all the gorgeous houses, the tvs inside, the expensive cars in the driveway. Usually, I don't even pay attention, but some days, you just have one of...
  14. Augustmomx2

    A Breadmaker too much work?

    I know I haven't met one person in "real-life" that does or even thinks about making some SS changes. Which to each is own, but...I love it :love
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    A Breadmaker too much work?

    No, she buys it at the store...all of it! She said something about the loaves from the bread maker not being large enough for her family. ITA it does taste better :D
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    Has participating in this forum changed you in any way?

    This site is my direct source of: information, people, stories, etc. I love :love this site! I live in an urban/suburban area and the people who are really trying to embrace SS living, is far and few between. All my friends and my family (although a few are getting on board) think I've lost...
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    A Breadmaker too much work?

    I have a kinda-friend whom I was talking to the other day and mentioned I had made a loaf of bread (from my breadmaker) & soup for ds' school pitch-in. To which she responded, "Ugh, I have one I haven't used in over a year, they're just too much work." I asked her how and she didn't really...
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    Score! Antique store finds!

    Lucky you! Great finds :D Your story may have inspired me to visit a few around here...
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    favorit cheap dinner

    Carbonara! Mmmmm :drool *Pkg of spaghetti *4/5 eggs *Parm Cheese *Bacon *Onions/garlic Cook bacon and saute some onions/garlic..set aside Boil Spaghetti, when done and hot...add beaten eggs, then some parm cheese. If it seems a little dry add pasta water, ladel at a time. Add bacon, onions...
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    I have my parents dining rm table back!

    I grew up with a dark, long table with benches growing up. I loved this table, and my parents gave it to my dh & I when I was 19. They then gave me their other dining room table, and due to space issues I gave the table away to dh's best-friend. He re-finished it a light color and every so...
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