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Summer Clearance

by Mary Anne

Last night I decided to go to Target and return the roasting pan that I had bought last week. It was an impulse buy, a big roasting pan with lid that is perfect for a Thanksgiving turkey or a big country ham. But when I was washing it a couple of days later, I noticed that the finished was flaking off from the bottom of the pan. I don’t really know what the pan is made of, but the idea of the core metal being exposed and any chemicals leeching into my food being cooked was alarming to me. So I decided to return it and ask for a replacement.

The whole customer service thing was less painful than I expected. I had not kept the receipt and I dreaded going back to deal with that issue. But the store clerk was OK with and told me to go get another one from off the shelf and she would take care of it.

The funny thing is, as I was walking back with the new roasting pan, I noticed a lot of things that were on clearance. So not only did I get the new pan, but I bought another $80 worth of stuff while I was at the store!


Clever Cake

by Mary Anne

guitar cake

if your teenager likes to play guitar and sing, this is a great idea for a birthday cake. It was easy to make and easy to decorate. I love the idea and I know just about any teenager would love to have this cake.


Sugar cookies

by Mary Anne

I love soft sugar cookies. Recently I bought some sugar cookies at Martin’s that actually seem to be more like soft sugar cakes – they are shaped similar to the shape of a whoopie pie. The container says that they are sugar cookies, but they are domed shaped and very cake-like. And they are quite large. Even though they are very large, when I eat one, I always want to eat another one! Wouldn’t it be nice if we could eat all we wanted to eat without any health consequences!


Good intentions

by Mary Anne

This morning I need to get ready to go grocery shopping, and in preparation for that I was rummaging through the refrigerator, throwing away the numerous leftovers that never did, and never will, get eaten up. That is a process that makes me very sad because I know that those leftovers were put there with good intentions of being eaten, but never were. Such a waste of money! Sometimes I think it might just be cheaper to buy the single-serving convenience and take-out foods that I am sure won’t get thrown away.

OH NO! I just realized that it is the 1st of the month, and the grocery stores will be completely mobbed! Good grief – I HATE when that happens!


Hot chicken salad

by Mary Anne

Today I went to Wendy’s and ordered a half chicken pecan salad for lunch. I was really surprised when I saw that the chicken that they were putting on the salad was steaming hot. Every time I’ve had that salad before the chicken was cold. I don’t know if it is supposed to be hot or not, but I have to say that I like the salad better when the chicken is cold. When I think of a salad, I don’t think of anything being steaming hot on it!


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