by Nindo Mom | Nov 28, 2010 | Dessert Recipes, Holiday, Recipes
My family would always just buy a pumpkin pie from the local Safeway food store. I never had anything else, so I was satisfied. Then, as a college student, my boyfriend’s family had what I thought was a much more interesting tradition: they had homemade pie for...
by Nindo Mom | Nov 27, 2010 | Dessert Recipes, Recipes
This recipe is what I use for making my homemade Pumpkin and homemade Apple Strudel pies, among others. If you love this recipe, try these too! Best Pumpkin PieDelicious Gingerbread RecipeOatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookie Best Recipe for Making a Pie Crust from Scratch 1...
by Nindo Mom | Nov 27, 2010 | Ideas for Saving Money, Shopping, Shopping Smart on Amazon
1. Sign up for Amazon Prime to save money on shipping. Amazon usually offers at least one month free trial. When you subscribe to Amazon Prime, you get free 2-day shipping on any order you make, regardless of the dollar value of the order. (Amazon’s free Super...
by Nindo Mom | Nov 26, 2010 | Entrees and Main Courses, Food, Holiday
Make Something New If you’re like me, you have plenty of leftovers after Thanksgiving dinner. And there are certainly a wide range of recipes that would work well using these delicious Thanksgiving leftovers. Most recipes calling for turkey can be modified to...
by Nindo Mom | Nov 24, 2010 | Holiday
Nearly everyone I know–friends, family, and neighbors–agrees that Black Friday is the best day to put up the Christmas tree. Especially with artificial trees, which won’t dry out and become a fire hazard. Not everyone agrees, of course, because the...
by Nindo Mom | Nov 23, 2010 | Shopping, Smart Gift Shopping
1. Develop a plan of attack Make a schedule of what time you’ll shop at which stores. Stores tend to offer different deals depending on the time of day–and many times, they’re only good during a specific range of hours. If two or more stores are...
by Nindo Mom | Nov 23, 2010 | Just for Fun, Shopping, Smart Gift Shopping
The phrase “Cyber Monday” was created by Shop.org–a part of the United States trade association National Retail Federation–in 2005. According to research, 77% of online retailers reported much higher sales on the Monday following...
by Nindo Mom | Nov 21, 2010 | Just for Fun
What happens in the movie Megamind The film starts out by showing us two young babies hurtling toward Earth from a far-off planet: one, a fair complexioned with great hair (which was pretty amazing, considering his age)–the other, a blue complexioned infant. The...
