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The 5 Best Super Bowl-Sized Dips

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Home Cooking, Tasty, Cheap, Super Bowl, Superbowl, Football, Comfort Food, Hors D'oeuvres, Dips, Finger Food, Slidepollajax, Super Bowl Dips, Superbowl Dips, Recipes, KitchenDaily News
Big Girls, Small Kitchen

There's a reason why we dedicate an entire chapter to dips in our book: they're fun, they're filling and they're easy to make in Super Bowl-sized proportions.

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How To Use Your Slow Cooker Like A Pro

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Family Food, Slow Food, Home Cooking, College Eating, Cheap, Slow Cooking, Crock Pot, Slidepollajax, Budget Food, Beans, Meat, Slow Cooker, Dutch Oven, Recipe Collection, Recipes, KitchenDaily News
Big Girls, Small Kitchen

Slow-cooked food gets incredibly tasty, tough meats to grow rich and soft, and soups come away with extraordinary flavor. You have to plan ahead, but you get to do less work at the last minute.

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How To Score A Cut-Rate Wedding Dress

Maria Lin | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Wedding Gowns, Wedding Dresses, Cheap, Budget, Weddings, Weddings News
Maria Lin

There's nothing like donning an H&M dress with some fabulous accessories and passing it off for a YSL or a Lanvin. But could you pull off the same with a wedding gown?

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Small Kitchen College | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Holiday, Cheap, Recycle, Budget, Diy, Green Living, Gifts, Parties, College News
Small Kitchen College

Photo Credit: Small Kitchen College With the holidays right around the corner, there are plenty of excuses to throw cozy dinner parties at your home...

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The Portion Control Dilemma: How to Stay Fit at College

Small Kitchen College | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Chips, Tofu, Peanut Butter, Diet, Fruits, Dining Hall, Veggies, Trail Mix, Vegetables, Poultry, Frozen Yogurt, Weight Loss, Pancake, Pasta, Cheap, Cafeteria, Grains, Serving Size, Rice, College, Bread, Cooking, Nutrition, Health, Fish, Protein, Food, Muffin, Campus, Eating, Snacks, Beans, Meat, Cereal, Portion, College News
Small Kitchen College

2011-10-04-Screenshot20111004at1.15.08PM.jpg Whether in the dining hall or in your own kitchen, remember these rules about portion control.

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PHOTOS: 7 Budget-Friendly Subs For Europe's Top Cities

The Daily Meal | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Tel Aviv, Cheap, Discounts, The Daily Meal, Lisbon, Travel, Europe, Students, London, Paris, Berlin, Slidepollajax, Europe Travel, Travel News
The Daily Meal

How many times have you embarked on a trip with a strict budget? You book your flight with miles, plan your itinerary ahead to avoid impromptu purchases, and even take your full budget out of the ATM and pay for everything with cash so you know just how much you've spent. Then you watch solemnly as that budget flies right out the window on day two and you've officially entered splurge territory.

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How To Burn Calories In The Kitchen

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Castiron, Pots and Pans, Home Cooking, Workout, Cheap, Budget, Quarter-Life, Food, Gym, Grocery Shopping, Food News
Big Girls, Small Kitchen

Ditch those free weights, and grab a cast iron skillet instead! It's summertime, which means some of us are a little bit less worried about what topp...

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Woman Plotted Kidanap Because Husband Wouldn't Pay On Benz

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Marriage, Extortion, Philadelphia, Cheap, Kidnapping, Philadelphia Crime, Mercedes, Home News

PHILADELPHIA — A woman upset about her household allowance will spend 11 months in prison for plotting a fake kidnapping to extort money from he...

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A No-Cook Dessert For Summer Sweetness

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Home Cooking, Strawberry, Cheap, Mousse, Lemon, Quarter-Life, Dessert, Chef, Dinner Party, Personal Chef, Food News
Big Girls, Small Kitchen

It's no secret that I am not the baker in this little cooking duo of ours. This wasn't always the case. In high school, when our cooking and non-cooki...

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When it Comes to Wine, Confidence Means Consumption

Tim Hanni | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cheap, Score, Rating, Choose, Matching, Food, White, Wine, Parker, Red, Help, Best, Recommendation, Food News
Tim Hanni

Wine consumers are a curious lot and wine experts are even curiouser. What do people really want fer christsake?

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Did you know there is a "Frugal" literature?

Jonathan Ezer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Literature, Cheap, Frugality, Frugal, Books News
Jonathan Ezer

In an article in the latest Atlantic Monthly, I just found out about the "frugal" literature. Until today, I had no idea bookstores were teeming with...

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PHOTOS: 11 Cultural Things To Do For Free In Paris

Tom Meyers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Free-Things, Concerts, France, Museums, Cheap, Travel, Budget Travel, Art Museums, Paris, Culture, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Tom Meyers

Tourists flock to Paris to partake in the city's world-class museums, concerts, and exhibits. While all those admission charges can add up, budget tra...

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Re-Gift Without Fear

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Re-Gift Etiquette, Fruitcake, Gift Cards, Hostess Gifts, Partially Used Gifts, Charities, Recycled Gifts, Wrapping Paper, Pwp, Socially Acceptable, Thrifty, Gifts With Purchase, Economic, Donation, Soap, Stationery, Used Gifts, Cheap, GWP, Wine, Embarrassment, Regular Re-Gifter, Birthday Gifts, Ebay, Old Gifts, New Gifts, Style News
Lisa Mirza Grotts

To re-gift or not to re-gift? If you feel that re-gifting is cheap, think again. Being thrifty is being smart. In this economy, re-gifting makes great...

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The Bargain Days Are Here Again for the Wealthy

Philip Slater | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Economy, Class, Wealthy Americans, Executive Pay, Cheap, Middle Class Economy, Money, Wages, Recession, Business News
Philip Slater

A recession is a great opportunity for the wealthy. Everything is cheap. They can scoop up real estate, businesses, facilities of all kinds at bargain rates.

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Jenny Sanford: 'Cheap' Mark Sanford Dropped 'Faithful' From Wedding Vows

AP / Huffington Post | By BRUCE SMITH | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jenny Sanford Book, Mark Sanford, Maria Belen Chapur, Cheap, Divorce, Faithful, Argentina, Jenny Sanford, Governor, Appalachian Trail, Wedding Vows, Sex, Staying True, Republican, South Carolina, Mark Sanford Affair, Republican Party, Politics News

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- In a new memoir, South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford writes that Gov. Mark Sanford sought her advice about his romance and how...

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CES 2010: Ass-Kicking Alienware M11x Netbook Just 4 Pounds

Jim Louderback | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Laptop, Netbooks, Ultra Light, M11X Alienware, NVIDIA GT335M, Hands-On, 4 Pounds, Hands On, Alienware M11x, Backlight, Graphics, Video Games, Games, Discrete, Alienware Netbook, gt335m, Cheap, Gamers, Netbook, Alien Ware, Dell, Breaking News, Subnotebook, Nvidia, Alienware, Keyboard, Dell Alienware, Dell Alienware M11x, 11-Inch, 11 Inch, M11 X, Alienwarem11x, Handson, Dellalienwarem11x, 11inch, Dellalienware, Breakingnews, M11x, Technology News
Jim Louderback

Alienware's brand-new M11x delivers a no-compromise gaming experience in under four pounds. It's something you can take on the road for work, and game at night and on the plane.

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Fur Real: An Ethical Question for Vegan Fashion

Faran Krentcil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recycling, Fur, Cheap, Vintage Clothing, Carbon Emissions, Fast Fashion, Ethics, Vegan, Fashion, Style News
Faran Krentcil

My black winter coat is fur -- Mongolian lamb with Russian mink, if you want to be precise. But is a vintage fur more ethically sound than a vegan 'fast fashion' ensemble?

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Are IKEA, Outlet Malls, Wal-Mart, and Whole Foods Really Bargains?

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizenship, Vance Packard, Christopher Lasch, Whole Foods, Cheap, Chinese Factories, Outlet Malls, Wages, Craftsmanship, Cheap Eats, Globalization, Barbara Ehrenreich, David Reisman, Ellen Ruppel Shell, Wal-Mart, Shrimp Farming, Slow Food, Labor, Consumerism, Ikea, Michael Pollan, Betty Friedan, Local Food, Chinese Exports, Marketing, Sustainability, Deforestation, Pricing, Eric Schlosser, Red Lobster, Food, Green News
Anis Shivani

American consumers are being taken for a ride.

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Out of Line: Recession Hanukkah

Mort Gerberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Holidays, Cartoons, Channukah, Hanukkah, Cheap, Holiday Season, Money, Humor, Holiday Season Commentary, Menorah, Saving Money, Lighting Candles, Recession, Religion, Chanukah, Out of Line, Hannukah, Candles, Cartoon, Style News
Mort Gerberg

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Boycott Forever 21

Liz Black | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gwen Stefani, Cheap, Anna Sui, Forever 21 Lawsuit, Fashion, Diane Von Furstenberg, Forever 21, Lawsuit, Designer Knock Offs, Bebe, Style News
Liz Black

Much like when I was younger and enjoyed Canal Street and bartering with the "sales people" hawking counterfeit purses, I delighted in finding an almost identical knock-off at Forever 21.

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