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All guys have some latent ability to Bar B Q, but sometimes it takes work to learn some of the more refined dishes. Like most men, I love to eat. I will eat most anything that is put in front of me. I have never really found anything that I totally hate, not even liver. I do get tired of cooking the same stuff over and over though, so I am going to teach myself to make some new recipes. I asked my mother where I can find some good ones and she told my to check out the Food Network online. Duh! I obviously have a computer, why didn’t I think to Google recipes? No matter, I got this now!

She also told me that there are some really good recipe packets at the store next to the packets for making gravy and such. I checked those out when I went shopping and found a couple that look really good. I also found out how to make certain sauces and gravy’s from scratch. I am going to try one of those tonight. It is a simple white sauce and then you add Parmesan cheese, and it becomes and Alfredo sauce. I will make some linguine and saute some shrimp to drop in it and see how that comes out. Add some garlic bread on the side and a salad, and I do believe I will have a hit. Just pray that my sauce comes out okay for me will ya?

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Baking soda has been around ever since I can remember and I have to be honest. I never really knew what it was for other than to go into Grandma’s secret recipes.  It turns out that I am wrong again and I recently found out that it has many uses due to its beneficial properties.  It’s cheap, contains no toxic chemicals, and is very versatile.

It can be used on many areas of the body.  It can freshen your breath as well as clean your skin.  It can relieve heartburn and treat insect bites.  It effectively cleans hundreds of different items and deodorizes everything from cat boxes to refrigerators.  Who knew?

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My local grocery store had a huge box of fresh pineapples on sale for $2 a piece. That is a bargain price and I love fresh pineapple. So I bought two for this weekend. Sounds like pina coladas and grilled pineapple will be on the weekend cookout menu.

You know what else sounds great with that?  Caribbean Jerk marinated Chicken.  Now all I need is some Caribbean music and it’s a get away in the privacy of your own back yard!

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Found a button on the floor and wonder where it came from. It’s small and has a brown swirl pattern. It doesn’t go with any of my shirts. I can’t figure out what is missing a brown button. Of course, as soon as I throw the button in the trash, a piece of clothing will come up missing a brown button.

My landlady called in a mold removal specialist and it seems the problem is worse than we first thought.  The mold was there before the water line broke because there had been a small drip behind the wall behind the bath tub.  It’s going to be a major remodeling job apparently.

The bathroom have to be basically gutted and all new wood, dry wall, flooring and fixtures installed.  Thank goodness there are two bathrooms in this house or we would be having to move about now.  One good thing, we will have a nice new bathroom when the work is completed.  Won’t have to worry about the mold making us sick either.

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