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Potato Leek Soup – A Rich Decadent Soup for Winter

By //  by Candace Sampson

There is a half a pound of butter in this Potato Leek Soup. Before you run screeching from the room shouting "Those Pleasantville people have lost their minds!", just chill, ok? This soup is like dessert; it's a treat. It's what I deem an everything-in-moderation recipe. Pull yourself together, people, because there's also cream, bacon and cheddar in here, too. Mwahahahahahaha. Before I continue, I should mention that if you are one of those people who wants to de-fatify all the things, you're …

Filed Under: Recipes, Soup Tagged With: bacon, cheddar cheese, comfort food, cream soup, leeks, potato and leek soup, potatoes

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Beat the January Blues With These 10 Budget-Friendly Tips

The January blues, aka post-holiday depression, seasonal depression, winter blues, or what I like to call temporary insanity, can be a common occurrence after the festive season comes to an end. It's natural to feel a …

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THE PEOPLE ARE COMING ..How to Destress your holidays

Someone told be the other day how many shopping days were left until Christmas and I nearly fell over. How did this happen? Where was I? I hate when holiday hell just sneaks up on you like that. I need time to get my …

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Get Cell Smart With These Simple Tips

Teenagers are never far from their phone and as nice as it would be to just separate them, my mother often says, you can’t unring the bell. The selfie generation isn’t going anywhere. On top of my constant vigilance with …

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How to Organize School Papers

School is starting soon. It’s the time of the year when I have to pull up my organizational bootstraps and prepare for the onslaught of paper that will soon be pouring out of backpacks and onto my kitchen table. I’d like …

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LastPass: Not Sexy, But Secure

Who wants to talk about password management? Anyone? Bueller? How about this, who wants to keep their online accounts safe and not have to worry about remembering five gazillion passwords? Listen, I get that managing …

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Five Last Minute Teacher Gifts For the Chronically Late Parent

I mean what I say and I say what I mean. When I say "last minute," you can trust that these ideas can be carried out in a swift manner, with little preparation, without breaking the most precious of budgets …

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