How long can food be kept in a refrigerator or freezer without power?

October 28, 2012 by 6 Comments
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Every large storm that knocks out power, friends ask the same question: How long is my food in my freezer good? The USDA offers this advice: Keep the refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible to maintain the cold temperature. The refrigerator will keep food safely cold for about 4 hours if it is unopened. A full freezer will hold the temperature for approximately 48 hours (24 hours if it is half full) if the door remains closed. Prepare your kitchen for a … [Read more...]

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Menu Plan

September 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Are you joining us for the #Backpack11 twitter party tonight? We're giving away over 75 prizes! Be sure to check out the details and enter to win. In addition to the twitter party, I have a week of crazy nights. We have Back to School Night at one of the schools, Fashion Night, and more. It's going to be crazy. Crazy busy... but that's life, right? I sneaked off for an hour today and shopped (alone!) at Trader Joe's stocking up on lots of goodies for busy dinners. Can't wait to start making … [Read more...]

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Week 4 of 5 weeks of bloggers' favorite meals

July 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Camp starts this week, so I'm singing and celebrating. I was worried that this week's meal plan would be hard to keep up with all the changes and places to be. But as I look at my calendar, I realized what I probably should have realized before: scheduling works for me. With a set schedule for every day, we should be able to eat on time and at home. Let's hope. This week is week 4 of 5 weeks of bloggers' favorite dinners. I'll be calling for another set of favorites in a week or two, so keep … [Read more...]

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Menu Plan, Week 3 of 5 weeks of bloggers' favorites

July 5, 2011 by 2 Comments

Little secret, I was out of town last week! And while I planned to make a meal or two from the menu plan schedule, well... I barely cooked. Truly. A vacation. I did have time to make Andrea's Texican Chicken, finally, and Blissfully Domestic's BBQed ribs and Spaghetti Squash. The kids were a little overwhelmed with the barbeque ribs. They were messy and something too new and different, perhaps, when it came to eating off the bone and the texture. But my husband was delighted. I'd never made … [Read more...]

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6 tips for making spectacular pasta, straight from the pros at Ragu

October 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Last night I participated in a blogger event introducing Ragu's new and improved traditional sauce. For the event, bloggers created and cooked family-friendly dinners in a professional kitchen. Here are just a few of the things I learned. Pasta is supposed to be sticky, that’s what attaches things to it Do not put oil in your water when you boil pasta. oil takes out the flavor of the noodles. Do not shock or rinse pasta with cold water after you boil it Make sure your water boils a … [Read more...]

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Congrats to Amy H & Rosanne K + Coupon code to the Philly Food & Wine Festival

October 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Congratulations to recent winners Amy H and Rosanne K. Amy received $50 towards CardsDirect.com and Rosanne won free passes to the Philly Food and Wine Festival this weekend in Valley Forge, PA. If you're local and want to join Rosanne and the Food & Wine Festival, be sure to get your tickets in advance  using the 10% off coupon code: FOODIE. … [Read more...]

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