Presenting . . . my new "Thanksgiving Budget Survival Guide!" I am asked by money-managing and other recipe websites to assemble ideas like this around the Turkey Day time of year, so here we go . . . 🦃 🆘 💰 🦃 🆘 💰 🦃 🆘 💰 🦃 🆘 💰 🦃 🆘 💰 🦃 🆘 💰 Plan ahead. Prices on food and related supplies go up as you get closer to Turkey Day because demand increases, so stores can charge more. There may be an overload or breakdown in the supply chain which drives costs up. Plann

I'm going bananas! From Pillsbury's Best of the Bake-Off Collection , 1959. 🍌 🍞 🍌 🍞 🍌 🍞 Banana Luncheon Bread Junior Winner by Gracy Zeppenfeld, Ironwood, Michigan Delicious banana-nut bread can be served plain, or with butter or cream cheese. Stays fresh for days. BAKE at 350° for 60 to 70 minutes MAKES 9 x 5-inch loaf Sift together . . . 2 cups sifted Pillsbury's Best All Purpose Flour* 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon soda. Set a

Where were you, in '62? Join the gang over at Mel's for some classic drive-in chow! Set in: 1962. Movie release: 1973. Presenting, for the very first time, Cheeseburger alla Americana, Malt o' Chocolato, and last, but not least, the "I'm Going Bananas" Split ! 🍔 🍌 🍔 🍌 🍔 Classic American cheeseburger? Yes please! 🍔 🍔 🍔 Cheeseburger alla Americana 🍔 Makes 2 burgers 1/2 pound ground beef Salt and ground black pepper Canola oil 2 hamburger buns (extra credit: with sesam

It's a loaf story . . . Look what you made me dough! Taylor Swift is everywhere these days, and we know she's an avid bread baker. I did some searching and she hasn't shared any of her own recipes with the world, but Lisa Milbrand of Real Simple has some pretty good ideas of what Tay's recipes are like. Below is a blueberry lemon sourdough from Lisa Bass , to fill in Tay's sourdough bread recipe Blank Space. Let me know what you think! 🫐 🍋 🍞 🫐 🍋 🍞 Easy Sourdough Bluebe

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