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Cheers! How to Start a Wine Tasting Group

on Aug 28, 2009: I've done this before! It's so much fun! Sometimes we make it a theme...for example, everyone brings a Syrah or a Merlot...then we don't tell anyone how much they cost and we have to guess the price...it's so much fun and VERY surprising!

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Guiltless Gourmet: Save Money, Savor Flavor

on Aug 28, 2009: I've never been able to get that much from a whole chicken. I guess I'm a spoiled American, and I should try harder to use the whole chicken. I do buy them and roast them, though...although it costs about the same as buying a rotisserie chicken at the grocery store. I do make my own salad dress…

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House Swapping Saves

on Aug 28, 2009: I have a friend who does this. She's been able to travel all over the world on a teacher's salary. But she told me that you have to be accepting of having a stranger over at your house, using your car, etc., And she screens very hard...last people she exchanged with were a European couple in the…