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Reminder: Free Pizza for One Year at Old Chicago, Eden Prairie

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Reminder: Free Pizza for One Year to the first 100 Guests at the New Old Chicago Official Grand Re-Opening on Monday, March 19th! Doors open at 11:00am! Only at Old Chicago’s Eden Prairie location: 12300 Singletree, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. I’m hoping to be there – my family loves pizza! www.oldchicago.com

Murphy’s law of parenting: Kids will get sick…at NIGHT

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I’m sure someone wise out there wrote this Murphy’s law of parenting: If a child is happy and healthy, it’s because it is daytime. If a child is unhappy, sick, teething, or fussy, it’s because it is nighttime.  If hospitals and doctors realized the real needs of parents and their children, there would be urgent care walk-in clinics that are […]

Potato Soup Recipe (with Bacon & Cheese)

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This is a potato soup recipe from Nancy, a friend from church. It’s simple, very good, frugal and filling! What you need 2-1/2 cups peeled, diced potatoes 1-1/4 cup water 1/4 cup butter 3-1/2 cups milk 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/4 tsp. thyme (don’t omit) 2 tsp. instant chicken bouillion 2 Tbls. flour Bacon (cooked, cut into small pieces – I like […]

Fare for All – a low-cost option for buying groceries in the Twin Cities

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Fare for All is a unique, low-cost option for buying groceries in the Twin Cities area. A cooperative purchasing program, they buy fruits, vegetables and meat in bulk to save you up to 40% off grocery store prices. Open to everyone (no income restrictions), Fare for All supports the Emergency Foodshelf Network and the more people who […]

Amazing Banana Bread Recipe

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Here’s another moist and yummy banana bread recipe that’s a little bit “good for you”. What you need: 1/4 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 2-3 mashed ripe bananas 1/2 cup sour cream 1/3 cup milk 1 – 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon baking […]

Eagle’s Nest Indoor Playground in New Brighton

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What: Eagle’s Nest Indoor Playground Where: New Brighton Community Center, 400 – 10th St. NW, New Brighton, MN 55112. How much: $5.50 daily admission for children ages 12 months to 12 years. $3.00 after 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday. No charge for parents or caregivers. Youth punch pass for $55.00 includes 12 passes for the […]

Ten Great Buys at ALDI – Food Market

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There are dozens of ALDI Food Markets in the Twin Cities area. They’re small, no-frill super(small)markets with mostly their own brands of grocery and household items. Soon we’ll discuss the top ten great buys at ALDI-Food Market. The first time I shopped in one was in 2007, before the recession really hit. I was not impressed. […]