Old Navy Flag Tees $1 on Friday, July 3

On Friday, 7/3, visit your local Old Navy and get their flag tees for only $1.00 each.

There's no coupon necessary and there's a limit of 5 tees per person.

Visit early for the best inventory.

Thanks to "Cents" able Mom for the info.

Paint-Can Cubbies

Don't let your desktop disappear under piles of paperwork. Inexpensive, unused cans can be purchased at paint stores; lined up on a shelf and anchored in place with Velcro, they become organizing cubbyholes with a modern flair. Assign cans as storage spaces for bills, catalogs, and personal mail, or one for each member of the family. Label the shelf beneath to make sorting easy.

From Martha Stewart Living website.
Check out the directions here.

Housecleaners’ Best Friends: Baking Soda, Dryer Sheets and Hair Spray

Click here for a cool article from Mary Hunt @ Debt-Proof Living Online.

Photo Coffee Sleeve Tutorial

This Father's Day, or any day, help the Dad in your life wear his heart on his sleeve- coffee sleeve, that is!

Now when Dad's at work he can warm his hand and his heart every time he takes a sip!

Why not suprise Dad with this fun little gift along with a gift card to his favorite coffee shop!

Proud mamas- feel free to take advantage of this modern "brag book" opportunity as well!

Click here for this super simple looking project!

Pretty Free Printables

I have discovered a wonderful (new to me) freebie!

oh, hello friend

Oh, hello friend is another graphic designer with some wonderful free printables and a beautiful blog. She has a lot of followers, so I guess some of you probably already know her! I’m so behind the times:-)

Check out all of her pretty freebies…

Printable Labels

Cute blog buttons

Cold Oven Pound Cake

Cold Oven Pound Cake

Adapted from Cook’s Illustrated Lost Recipes Cookbook

• 3 cups cake flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup whole milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 sticks butter, softened
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 6 large eggs

You’ll need a 16-cup tube pan or angel food cake pan for this recipe; if not using a nonstick pan, make sure to thoroughly grease a traditional pan.

1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position. Grease and flour 16-cup tube pan. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in bowl. Whisk milk and vanilla in measuring cup.
2. With electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until combined. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with 2 additions of milk mixture. Mix on low until smooth, about 30 seconds. Use rubber spatula to give batter final stir.
3. Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Place cake in cold oven. Adjust oven temperature to 325 degrees and bake, without opening oven door, until cake is golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 65 to 80 minutes. This took 85 minutes in my oven, so it may take longer in yours also.
4. Cool cake in pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours. Serve. (Cooled cake can be stored in airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.)

For more recipes and ideas see Tempt My Tummy Tuesday and Tasty Tuesday.

The Top Five

From Joy the Baker comes this delightful "top 5" recipes list. They sound delish!

Number Five: Peanut Butter Fudge Treats
Number Four: Red Velvet Black and White Cookies
Number Three: Pumpkin Pie Bars
Number Two: Lemon Whoopie Pies
Number One: Easy Cinnamon Roll Muffins

Sour Cream Coffeecake Muffins

Sour Cream Coffeecake Muffins
Cooking Light, May 2006

• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup egg substitute
• 1 cup reduced-fat sour cream
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (about 7 3/4 ounces)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Cooking spray
• 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 3 teaspoons fresh orange juice
• Dash of salt

Preheat oven to 400°.

1. Combine first 3 ingredients; set aside.
2. Place granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 3 minutes). Add egg substitute; beat 3 minutes. Beat in sour cream, water, and vanilla.
3. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Make a well in center of mixture; add sour cream mixture. Stir just until combined.
4. Place 3 tablespoons brown sugar mixture in a small bowl; set aside. Sprinkle surface of batter with remaining brown sugar mixture. Gently fold batter 4 times.
5. Place 18 paper muffin cup liners in muffin cups; coat liners with cooking spray. Spoon batter into prepared cups. Sprinkle batter evenly with reserved brown sugar mixture. Bake at 400° for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove muffins from pan immediately; place on a wire rack. Cool 10 minutes.
6. Combine powdered sugar, juice, and dash of salt in a small bowl, stirring until smooth. Drizzle powdered sugar mixture evenly over muffins.

Calories: 182 (28% from fat), Fat: 5.7g (sat 2.8g,mono 1.4g,poly 0.6g), Protein: 2.9g

Carbohydrate: 30.4g, Fiber: 0.6g, Cholesterol: 14mg, Iron: 1mg, Sodium: 176mg, Calcium: 53mg

WW Points: 4

125 Healthiest Supermarket Foods in America

It was amazing to me how many of these foods that I LOVE. I didn't even know I was eating well!

Ladies and gentlemen, rev your appetites—and steer your shopping carts toward the delicious staples of a healthy diet. We scoured the grocery aisles and chose the most reliable basics and the best secret ingredients that will improve your diet and take your cooking up a notch—all in one trip to the supermarket!

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Why Frozen Food Is (Sometimes) Better

In 1924, Clarence Birdseye was working on the peninsula of Labrador in Canada when he noticed something about the way the Eskimos preserved their food: Quickly freezing food prevents the formation of the large ice crystals that damage the cells in fruits and vegetables. Birdseye's brainstorm led us to where we are today: standing outside a row of enormous industrial freezers, contemplating dinner.

Click here to read more about Frozen Food Goodness!

8 Foods You Should Eat Every Day

It sometimes seems as if the internal politics of the Middle East are easier to understand than the latest thinking on nutrition. With EAT THIS, NOT THAT!, you're armed with the info you need to make smart choices. But how can you crank it up a notch? How can you make good nutrition as certain as death, taxes, and The Fast and the Furious spinoffs? Here's the simple answer: Just eat these eight foods--along with a little protein such as salmon, turkey, or lean beef--every day. And relax.

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