Strolling through the farmer’s market last weekend and seeing all the plump and juicy apricots, which are now in season, brought back many childhood memories. Back when Santa Clara Valley was filled with fresh fruits and not silicon chips, orange, cherry, pomegranate and apricot trees were among my favorites. I can remember winding my green [...]
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It’s sad to hear of auto makers, banks and restaurants closing. But it’s especially hard when it hits our sweet tooth. Okay, not the end of the world and they are just closing down their catalog and online business. You can take advantage and get all products at 25% off. Click on the Hershey’s logo [...]
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Why is July one of my most favorite months of the year? You may think I’m crazy as we suffer through the heat and humidity of summer. Many of us are melting from the glare of the sun and dying to find some relief. Well I am able to ignore all that, simply because it’s [...]
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It is our mantra here at SmartShopIt.com to help our members find opportunities to buy low when flavor is high. Maybe it has to do with the fact that one of us also spends their day watching the stock market go up and down (ok… mostly down recently). This passion for low prices carries over [...]
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It’s April Fool’s Day and not only do we need to look over our shoulders to make sure our friends, family and co-workers aren’t pulling a fast one on us, so too do we need to keep an eye out at the grocery stores. With companies looking every which way to save money, we have [...]
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Are you planning to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th) with the ole Irish standard of corned beef and cabbage? Think again! No, not whether to serve corned beef and cabbage but the fact that it’s not an true Irish standard!
To be more precise it is the ole Irish/American standard. If you were to get on [...]
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Sometimes one wonders if corporate America makes up holidays and national days just to sell greeting cards and products. In fact, I began to ponder this question on a recent trip to a local pancake house. For you see, tomorrow, Tuesday February 24th, is proclaimed as National Pancake Day. An initial search for “National Pancake [...]
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Long ago I spent countless hours in the kitchen trying to perfect the consummate bowl of chowder, laced with tender bits of clam and just the right amount of creaminess. Nothing beats a good bowl of clam chowder on a chilly winter day. And with all the rain we’ve been getting, I sure am glad [...]
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It seems a paradox why, in the middle of winter, February is National Cherry Month. Early summer begins the fresh cherry season. It seems cruel to tempt us with talk about this juicy tidbit and not be able to find fresh cherries to satisfy the cravings. I guess we need to get culinarily (is that a [...]
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Some believe that Valentine’s Day was born from the pre-Christian celebration known as Lupercalia, which celebration period began on February 14th. This was a fertility celebration that coincided with the ides of February (the 15th), and often resulted in marriages.
As we head out to the stores this week to buy the one’s we love some flowers and something [...]
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