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The Frantic Woman’s Guide to Feeding Family and Friends, by Mary Jo Rulnick

By Dannie • Jul 4th, 2008 • Category: Book Reviews

To the amazement of every woman, you will be truly surprised by The Frantic Woman’s Guide to Feeding Family and Friends. This easy-to-read guide will give you the basic low-down on how your kitchen can work for you in creating the best meals for your family - giving them nutrition and great taste.


From easy suggestions in laying out your kitchen, to shopping lists that are easy to understand, you are given everything at your fingertips to gain 365 days of calm and relaxation. Without a doubt, a straight forward concise guide that gets to the point and stays there.



SWEEPSTAKES 1/4/2009: Transform Your Hands from Dawn®

By Dannie • Jul 4th, 2008 • Category: Products

Dawn® has a new dishwashing liquid, Dawn PLUS Hand Renewal, which still offers the same great fighting power of all the Dawn liquids, but this liquid will actually change the appearance and feel of your hands, improving them over time.
Dawn’s Web site states your hands will will transform, “in just five dish washes.” And […]



COUPON: OFF® Family Products

By Dannie • Jul 4th, 2008 • Category: Products

OFF® PowerPad® Lamp and Lantern (COUPON: Buy one, Get one free), an SC Johnson brand product, carries the name we all trust when helping to protect our family from the pesky out door bugs - OFF®. The lamp and lantern combination is refillable and when lit, one lamp will repel mosquitos from a 15×15 […]



Stop the Press!

By Dannie • Jul 3rd, 2008 • Category: Spotlight

Recipe galore that moms can whip up and enjoy completely - welcome to Hot Off the Garlic Press. With mouth-watering ingredients, you will love the recipes and talk that are featured at Natalie’s blog all about the goodness of cooking and enjoying!


Guess what else? Natalie and Hot Off the Garlic Press will be featured here at Simple Home Basics. So, step inside to see what is up with Hot Off the Garlic Press.



Beautiful Herbed Chicken Marsala

By Dannie • Jun 22nd, 2008 • Category: Simply Entertaining

Mix great company, laughter, fun chat, and a nice bottle of wine with this wonderful main dish chicken. You will have every mouth watering for the garlicky flavor of this wonderful chicken marsala dish. So don’t keep them waiting!



Merlin’s Miracles

By Dannie • Jun 22nd, 2008 • Category: Simply Community

Merlin’s Miracles is a charity built on the strength of a young man that fought for the United States with every ounce of being he had. Sergeant Merlin German lost his battle, but his memory lives on in a foundation he envisioned.



The Family Sport

By Dannie • May 8th, 2008 • Category: Simply Family

Having fun, quality time with your family can sometimes be difficult. Not sure what to do? Have a sports night. Take a peek inside for simple suggestions on how to start and encourage a fun sports night every week. Well, get to it. Have fun and enjoy!



The Spring Mix Up

By Dannie • May 7th, 2008 • Category: Simply Home

Take a refreshing look at Spring by bringing home bright, fun colors that will energize both you and your home! Simple, fun ways to update looks or to completely change the appearance of a room, all by introducing a new color. Take a peek inside and have fun!



Cool Moms Care

By Dannie • May 5th, 2008 • Category: Simply Community

It can be difficult to explain to our children how helping others and protecting our environment is a positive thing to do. CoolMomsCare.org is an organization that is dedicated to helping moms enrich the lives of their children by offering motivation to teach children about making positive impacts in the lives of others.



Expecting Parents Shouldn’t Fret

By Dannie • Apr 28th, 2008 • Category: Simply Resources

As a mother of two, I understand the ups and downs parents can go through when planning for the birth of their child. Making sure the nursey is set, necessities are purchased, even simple things like announcements are sent can be a chore to rememebr. That is where Perfecting Expecting comes in.