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Friday Recipe: Slow-Cooker Asian Baby-Back Ribs With Udon Salad

I have no idea what Udon Salad is, but I willingly gave it a try.  Pretty good! Found this recipe under the what to cook all week search on Real Simple. Serves 4| Hands-On Time: 20m| Total Time: 7hr 20m Ingredients1/3 cup soy sauce1/2 cup packed light brown sugar2 tablespoons rice vinegar2 tablespoons cornstarch1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil1 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pep...

Thursday DIY: Natural Hair Dye

If you're like me, you certainly don't color your hair. Nope, because there's no way we're old enough to have gray hairs! Nope. No way. My grandmother is in her mid-80s and is still as gray-free as she was in her 40s. (Just don't look in her linen closet.)

However...

If, say, you wanted to try out an all natural way to color your hair for when you might eventually need to do so, this is it. As with many of my DIY experiments, I found this on the DIY Natural site.What I really like about them is...

#BookBlast The Maid of Milan by Beverley Eikli @BeverleyOakley

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#BookBlast: The Red Sheet by Mia Kerick

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Friday Recipe: Latin-Inspired Spicy Cream Chicken Stew

I haven't made this soup yet, it's on my list of things to make this weekend. I expect the smell of it in the crockpot will make the whole house smell delicious! As always, or mostly, this recipe came from All Recipes.

Prep Time: 10 MinutesCook Time: 8 Hours 15 Minutes Ready In: 8 Hours 25 MinutesServings: 8 Ingredients: 6 skinless, boneless chicken breasthalves3 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes1 (16 ounce) jar green salsa1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed anddrained1 (15 ounce) can pinto b...

#BookBlast: Moccasin Trace by Hawk MacKinney

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Wednesday Regency: Bow Street Runners

Bow Street Runners:
Established 1740 by Sir Thomas de Veil: the most active Justice in London, breaking up gangs of robbers, implementing the 1736 Gin Act, and prosecuting frauds on the revenue Ensured that Londoners could be certain of finding a magistrate at fixed hours with one building near...yup! Bow Street, near Covent Garden.1750 his successor, Henry Fielding (yes, the novelist), formed the Bow Street Runners.Initially nicknamed Robin Redbreasts (they wore scarlet waistcoats) the origin...

#BookBlast Into the Darkness by @KFBreene

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#Guest Laura Strickland Champion of Sherwood

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#BookBlast Make Me Anthology

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