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I saw that pretty crown icon and wondered what I had done! I love that layered burrito recipe, so easy to do. Thanks all, made a tough week much nicer to endure.
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RobertaD has earned a Queen's Crown for earning 5 cooking tip awards!!
Here are her winning tips:
Put a couple of bay leaves in with your flour to keep bugs away.
I always cook my soaked & drained beans for an hour or two, drain again, then prepare the recipe. Draining the soaking and cooking water helps get rid of some of the 'gassy' part of the beans.
Freshen limp celery by cutting the end off, then placing the rest of the celery in a jar of water. As it absorbs the water, it will stiffen back up again.
Add a dash of baking soda when you're making iced tea. It reduces bitterness.
Use the juice from a jar of cherries in place of water when making brownies. Makes the brownies a little moister and saves from dumping it out.
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This time, the theme is going to be autumn/Halloween so your stories need to use smilies to express as many words as possible and your story should be focused on anything that has to do with autumn or Halloween.
Members will be allowed to submit one story pertaining to a Halloween story and one story pertaining to an autumn story. Please click here to enter!
Special thanks to RobertaD for sponsoring this contest. Be sure to visit her Avon website!
An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day......Hugs, Caroline
Ellen in PA 
RobertaD has earned a Queen's Crown for earning 5 cooking tip awards!!
RobertaD---Thanks for all the great tips! 
Congratulations!!
It's time for another smiley story contest!
