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DealDash Makes Applesauce

October 10, 2016 DealDash Reviews

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It’s apple picking season here in New England, and what better use of apples than applesauce?

Now that I have two kids in school I have received a bounty of freshly picked apples – pretty much every kid in school around here goes to apple picking at a local farm for a field trip at this time of year. Eating apples raw is delicious, of course, but it can get a little tiring after a while, and if you’re like myself the last ones in the bag go uneaten and get thrown away. Applesauce is the cure for your uneaten  — Read full post

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Win Kitchen Gadgets on DealDash

October 2, 2016 DealDash Reviews

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DealDash is one of the best places around to get kitchen gadgets. Which kitchen gadgets are the most handy to have? Read on…

Even if you aren’t much of a cook, kitchen gadgets can still be very useful, and some of them are quite fun and whimsical. I personally enjoy trying out all of the newest kitchen gadgets, and whatever doesn’t make it into my “gadget rotation” I pass along to a friend, family member, or donate it to the local thrift shop. DealDash tends to have all of the newest and most popular gadgets for the kitchen, here are  — Read full post

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DealDash Recipes: Autumnal Beef Stew

September 28, 2016 DealDash Reviews

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As the weather is cooling slightly, it’s a wonderful time to start thinking about fall recipes. Beef stew is one of my favorites.

There is just something to me that says “Winter is coming” with a big hearty bowl of beef stew. It’s delicious, has healthy ingredients, and you can even make a huge batch of it, and freeze it for later use for a night that you don’t feel like cooking this upcoming winter. Pairing beef stew with a delicious home-baked (yes, buying frozen dough and baking it counts as home-baked!) bread makes the perfect meal for a long,  — Read full post

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DealDash Cooks: Boba (Bubble) Tea

September 18, 2016 DealDash Reviews

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Bubble Tea is one of my favorite drinks. I crave it. Luckily, it’s easy to make at home.

Bubble tea is originally from Taiwan, it was created in the 1980s. Eventually it’s popularity spread throughout Asia, then across the world. My favorite bubble tea is the type with boba tapioca pearls, but bubble tea can also be made with small cubes of jelly, or you can even just make the regular Thai iced tea without any sort of bubbles.

You can add the boba bubbles to just about any drink, but they are typically added to either Thai iced tea  — Read full post

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Bento Lessons with DealDash

September 8, 2016 DealDash Reviews

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Now that the kids are back in school and I need to make lunches for two kids daily instead of one, I thought it would be fun to explore some “easy” bento designs.

Are you familiar with the concept of “bento”? If you were to look up the definition in the dictionary it would say “Bento is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento holds rice, fish or meat, with pickled or cooked vegetables, usually in a box-shaped container.” However, to many moms (and some dads) bento is more than that – bento is  — Read full post