Archives for November 2012

December 8th: Chanukah Begins   December 24th: Christmas Eve December 25th: Christmas Day December 26th: Kwanzaa Begins December 31st: New Year’s Eve Continue Reading

For optimum use and long life, keep your oven clean! When you spill something, wipe it up or get the debris up as soon as possible. If you let it stay in there, you will get bad odors and smoke from your oven. The debris could even catch fire. If your oven has self clean, use it often—a clean oven is an efficient oven!  Call us today for more tips @ 480-240-9724 ext. 1 or visit our Continue Reading

Ingredients 1 (12-oz.) package fresh cranberries   1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar 2 to 3 chopped green onions 1 seeded and chopped jalapeño pepper 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro Tortilla chips Garnish: lime wedge Preparation Pulse cranberries and sugar in a food processor 3 to 4 times or Continue Reading

Here are a few of my top favorite gift ideas for 2012 For Her: Boot Socks or Leg Warmers Monogrammed Necklaces (Etsy.com or VeryJane.com) Heart Rate Monitor (for the athletic/active person) Magazine Subscription ("Cooking Light," "O," etc.) Photo Book Cell Phone Case (Personalized Case or just some fun cases to swap out) 2-Hour (or more) Professional House Cleaning High Continue Reading

If you can shop online, do so. If you’re worried about shipping, consider something that doesn’t require a physical item, like a gift certificate to the recipient’s favorite online store, a membership to a website like Netflix, or a charitable donation to a cause that matters to them.   Think outside the mall. Go to local shops for smaller crowds and, usually, more unique gifts than Continue Reading

Don’t get caught short (again). Store a few last minute gifts in a closet, pre-wrapped for surprise guests.  • Scented Candles: ikea.com   • Card Games in Tins like Uno, Old Maid, and I Spy: amazon.com • Bud Vases: cb2.com; save-on-crafts.com • Special Teas: mightyleaf.com or Cocoa: chocolatebarnyc.com • Paperwhite Bulbs: whiteflowerfarm.com Continue Reading

  Continue Reading

With the holiday season in full swing, many homeowners are looking around their homes and noticing small home improvement projects that need to be tackled before the guests arrive. Below are easy home improvement projects that will help you get your home clean, organized and refreshed in time for those holiday visitors.   1. Just add paint: Whether it is a room that needs refreshing Continue Reading

Tips & Deals for this Friday's busiest shopping day of the year!...Black Friday 2012Black Friday falls on the day after Thanksgiving and has earned the reputation of being the busiest shoppingday of the year. The name was adopted from an accounting term—red ink denotes a negative profit margin, whereas "in the black" denotes a positive profit margin. Many retailers make or break their sales goals Continue Reading

Get cash to sell the home you can’t afford Since the beginning of the housing crisis, millions of homeowners have found themselves pinned in by their financial circumstances and chained to a mortgage on which they owe more than their home is worth. In the past, homeowners enduring these challenges had very few options, and most would be forced to lose their home to foreclosure. Continue Reading