Foraging through Target for holiday clearance is an annual sport for me. I stopped there this morning to return something and noticed a woman approaching the registers with a cart filled with holiday merchandise. I knew at that moment that I stopped by on the right day. The holiday clearance is 75% off and at this point the stuff is flying out of the store.
I did pick up a couple of rolls of gift wrap and a holiday table cloth, but I was really looking for items that I'll use on an everyday basis. Today, I found holiday boxes of Puffs tissues for 49 cents each and holiday Softsoap for 74 cents. I had a 50 cent coupon for the Softsoap...sweet. There was a ton of Glade smelly sprays and candles, but I don't care for that kind of stuff.
The key to finding the everyday items is to look in the individual departments, not in the holiday department in the back of the store. The tissues were unmarked in the tissue department. The Softsoap was in the soap department. This is one time where you have to walk down the aisles not just the famous Target perimeter.
The Oreos were in the holiday department and I about squealed with delight when I scanned them at 69 cents. Yes, I know what they are made of and it is a pure guilty pleasure for me.
I did pick up a few items for the kids for their Easter baskets. I saw many things that I personally don't need, but would be a great time to buy if you needed flannel sheets, bath towels, kitchen towels, dishes and rugs. The bath towels seemed really nice and were red and green striped.
Happy foraging!
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and I am going through the flour much quicker than usual.
. He also inspired me to grill fruit, for which I am eternally grateful. 
is the most fun baking book to look through and bake through. You'll have a hard time figuring out what to bake first, second or third. Whether sweet or savory, there is so much to choose from: pies, cakes, cookies, brownies, bars, tarts, tortes, and so much more. Next on my list to bake is the Coconut Cream Pie or wait, maybe the Key Lime Tart. Oh, but the Cherry Streusel Coffee Cake looks amazing too. 
, will make your mouth water with dishes like BBQ Jalapeno Poppers, Maple Pecan Scones, Perfect Pot Roast, Patsy's Blackberry Cobbler and Simple, Perfect Enchiladas. She is also a skilled photographer and shot all, but a few of the pictures in the book. 
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. The titles of the books pretty much sum up her cooking style. Some of my favorite dishes are the Roasted Butternut Squash soup with Curry Condiments and Spring Green Risotto. 
by Sally Fallon with Mary G. Enig, Ph.D. After several months, I am still pouring through it. It is so densely packed with information and recipes that my head is spinning, BUT it is also changing how I am looking at food, how I cook and our diet. This is not just a cookbook, but a book that will make you re-think your eating habits. This book kicks the Standard American Diet to the curb and looks back at how our ancestors ate. Real food, real fat, real ingredients. 
and it is a vegetarian cookbook. At the time we found it, we were dabbling in vegetarianism, but we have since gone back to eating meat. However, I do refer to it when I need inspiration for the produce we receive from our CSA. Aside from a few seafood recipes, the book is primarily vegetarian. 
