Suburban Valkyrie

If you live in the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic states, it is likely snowing right now. Or maybe not. Depending to which weather forecaster you listen, eastern Pennsylvania, where I live in the Philadelphia suburbs, is in line for anything from

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Oh, Mayfair. We may have a problem. I know, I know. We've been BFFs since Instagram introduced you in December 2012. Sure, Amaro and X-Pro II can hang, too, and Willow and Earlybird are reliable companions, but you're the one I

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New pursuits fall into my life and consume all of my attention. And so it was that I fell into canning. My mother had always canned. Each summer would yield dozens of pints of tomatoes and beans and cut crystal

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Do you want to save money and eat better? Of course you do. We all do. Preserving food so it lasts longer is one key way to keeping food fresher, longer. There are various ways to accomplish this, of course, and

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Organization efforts in my house are far more likely to "stick" if the newly imposed order is enforced through the use of labels. Our recent freezer reorganization was no different. After I defrosted, cleaned and reorganized our extra freezer, I

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Having access to a freezer is a glorious thing. It's a First World, somewhat middle-class luxury that so many of us take for granted. A freezer can save a family a ton of money; buying large amounts of food when it's

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