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Green and Red Salad

Serves: 4-6 Prep time: 15 minutes Note: normally I make my own vinaigrette, but it’s less expensive to buy one bottle of salad dressing than all the ingredients needed to make the dressing yourself. If you want to make a vinaigrette salad dressing, here’s a recipe I like: Vinaigrette Dressing Serves: makes enough for one large salad For the salad:

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Dinner Party on a Budget

Dinner parties can be stressful, and not just because of the planning and prep time required. Entertaining can be expensive. If your budget is keeping you from having friends over, here are a few things you can do to lessen the burden: Choose a menu that isn’t heavy on expensive cuts of meat or recipes with lots of exotic ingredients that you’re unlikely to use again. Discipline yourself to use the things you already own; there’s no need to invest […]