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Dinnerly winners, jumper cables, a beauty school, and more

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Dinnerly winners

Congrats to Ashlyn, Michael K., Debra, and Tina! You’ve all been emailed, so check your inboxes so we can get your free Dinnerly  box out to you.

And if you didn’t win, you can of course sign up with Dinnerly right here.

You are never obligated to receive a shipment and you can easily cancel your subscription right online. Super easy!

Jumper cables are very fabulous.

And I just want to suggest that if you don’t have a set in your car, you really should get some.

(and if you do, I highly recommend a set with a long cable because sometimes it’s hard to get the two cars super close to each other.)

I think between Joshua, Lisey, and me, we’ve jump-started our cars at least three times in the past year and I’ve been very grateful to have jumper cables with me!

What made me think of this was that yesterday morning, a neighbor’s car was dead, and I was able to jump-start her with my cables.

In other news, I can NEVER EVER remember the correct order to put the cables on the batteries, and so thank heavens for Google on my phone.

Also, the neighbor’s car had kind of a weird battery and Google helped us to figure out how in the world you jumpstart a battery with that kind of terminal.

How did we ever do anything before the advent of Google??

Zoe and I are trying out a beauty school!

We have appointments for Tuesday morning, actually. I’m just getting a haircut, and Zoe is getting her ends dyed purple (for about half the price of what it would cost at a salon.)

I’ve never ever done this before, but I’ll document our experience and share it with you guys.

(Not sponsored or anything…I’m just wanting to try it out and tell you all about it!)

I like the Dinner Illustrated cookbook.

I’ve mentioned this quite a few times in my menu plan posts, but I just wanted to give it a little extra shout-out here!

 

It’s from America’s Test Kitchen, and it’s full of main dish recipes, with lots of step-by-step photos.   I found quite a few tasty recipes, and none of them are super complicated (all ready in an hour or less.)

Dinner Illustrated is usually available on Amazon for less than the price of one takeout dinner (check for used copies!), so I definitely think it’s worth the money.

You could check your library too, if you’d like to test-drive it first (that’s what I did!).

And that brings me to the end of today’s miscellany. 😉

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Lisa Terwilliger

Wednesday 10th of October 2018

You should consider getting a portable car jump starter! (This is the one I have: https://www.amazon.com/DBPOWER-18000mAh-Portable-Starter-Charging/dp/B01D42TYFC/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1539195638&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=portable+car+battery+jump+starter&psc=1

We drained our car battery accidentally when camping and the way our car was parked at our site did not allow for another car to get close. This saved the day! It can also charge your phone while camping. I hate buying yet another gadget but this is a good thing to have in at least one of your cars.

Tammy

Friday 5th of October 2018

I just ordered a Dinnerly box for my parents. Both of their birthdays are in October, so I thought this would be a fun thing for them. Dinnerly doesn't deliver in my area.

Meira Bear

Friday 5th of October 2018

My miscellany: 1. Win: I offered to bring roasted sweet potatoes and squash to a potluck tonight, a cheap n' cheerful side dish that will net leftover squash for my soup next week. 2. Fail: I woke up late on Tuesday and bought breakfast at school instead of eating at home. Those extra 40 minutes of sleep cost me $7.00! Not worth it. 3. Honourable mention: Today, I woke up late again but popped some home made bread in the toaster and grabbed a cup of tea to breakfast in the car. It worked much better!

MJ

Friday 5th of October 2018

I like to check alibris for used books, I've gotten whole series to read (4+ books) for under $8, and they often have coupons. They're great for cookbooks too.

Michele Davidson

Thursday 4th of October 2018

1. Our school cafe offers a wonderful taco salad for staff, every 2 weeks or so. 3.50 for a huge salad in taco bowl. The only day I don't pack! 2. Got a 50$ gas card for $40 at Publix. Spent 33.00 on groceries. Still keeping to my 600.00 a month grocery bill. That includes beauty and pet. 3. Watching my gas mileage. I'm addicted to that thing that tells you tour mpgs. 4. Using my homemade laundry soap. 5. Cooked cheap chicken quarters overnight in crockpot. Deboned this afternoon and made a really tasty casserole.

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