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peanut butter & bacon sandwich INGREDIENTS: 2 slices bread, toasted 1 tbs (approx) peanut butter, crunchy style preferred 2 slices fried bacon, crisp PREPARATION: Toast the bread. Spread the peanut butter on both slices; add the bacon strips. Assemble sandwich in customary fashion and slice diagonally. Garnish with potato chips.

Getting a Good Deal on Children’s Clothing Children grow at unbelievable rates, and sometimes it seems like their clothes no longer fit just overnight. Clothing isn’t cheap so having to budget for a new wardrobe isn’t easy. If you have several children then you know all too well the burden of coming up with money to buy all of the clothes they need before school starts and again in the summer time. Sure, you can save some money by passing clothing from one child to another but there are plenty of other ways to save money on children’s clothing. Many…

Choosing and using gold piercing body jewelry A little bit of history Although body piercing jewelry was not popular until about 20 years ago, it actually has a very long history. In ancient Egypt, only the royal family had the right to have body piercing. In fact, only the Pharaoh at that time had belly button piercing, any other people with a belly button ring would have been executed. For Egyptians, body jewelry was a way of embellishing the beauty of human bodies. On the other hand, around 2000 years ago, as mentioned in Bible, body piercing jewelry was very…

Choosing Sunglasses That Enhance Your Style And Protect Your Eyes Whether you pick them up at a discount retailer or from a designer boutique, sunglasses are definitely must-have accessories regardless of the season. However, far from being just a fashion accessory, sunglasses are multipurpose tools that can protect your eyes from harmful UV rays and provide a degree of shade on a sunny day, improving visibility and lessening your chance of being temporarily blinded by sunlight (particularly important while driving). As wonderful as sunglasses are, all sunglasses are not of the same quality and it is important to take care…

The Ultimate In Shoe Shopping When shopping for shoes, there are many great places to look for bargains. There are outlet stores in the United States for all the well known brands from Nike to Birkenstocks. But where to go when a woman wants just great selection of truly unique shoe shops and the joy of shopping for shoes. Of course Milan springs to mind and in the United States, Fifth Avenue in NEW York and Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles spring to mind. But Paris may still offer the ultimate shoe shopping experience. Shopping is an art in Paris…

Validating vs. Indulging Children’s Feelings I grew up at a time when children’s feelings were not important. I was supposed to go along with the program without complaint, regardless of how I felt. If I was upset about something, my mother generally responded with, “Don’t be ridiculous,” while my father just ignored me. Many of my counseling clients had similar experiences in their growing-up years. Those of us on a personal growth path don’t want to do the same thing to our children. We want our children to feel safe in expressing their feelings. We want them to know that…

6 Fashion Tips for Gardeners Clothes and skin cream are far removed from potting out your begonias, or digging a trench for a line of potatoes. But the clothes you wear are important for your protection in the garden. Here are six simple but effective solutions to various gardening hazards… 1. Starting from the top, you need to protect your head. Body heat escapes through the head and in the cold weather a warm hat should be worn. Knit yourself a ‘gardening crazy’ hat or buy a simple woollen hat on the high street. And in the summer, even more…

Get A Magazine Subscription Many people can not decide whether or not to get a magazine subscription or to continue purchasing magazines from a newsstand near their work. They start reflecting on why they read magazines, why they invest so much money in the written periodicals, and can they choose another route to get a magazine subscription. People are aware that their magazine subscription seems to be a costly hobby, but one that they do not want to do without. There are others in their office, who think it is a wise business investment. Some think that when they get…

Exposing Shin Splints One of the harshest and most painful injuries that people suffer from are shin splints. While a relatively minor injury that does not involve surgery to correct, it does require plenty of rest and careful training to help prevent the injury from becoming worse. Taking a few minutes to acquaint yourself with shin splints and how they are caused can help you to avoid these painful little injuries and ensure that you are not suffering downtime because of them. A shin splint in its simplest form is when the muscles and tendons of the lower leg pull…

Raspberry Angel Roll 1 package (16 ounces) angel food cake mix 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries, thawed 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup water 3 ounces fat-free cream cheese, softened 1 can (14 ounces) low-fat sweetened condensed milk 1/4 cup lemon juice Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 15 x 10-inch jellyroll pan with foil, extending foil 1 inch over the ends of pan. Prepare the cake mix according to package directions. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan. Bake 30 minutes or until the top springs back when lightly touched.…