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  Hoping this finds my sister bloggers doing well on this windy Sunday afternoon. Yep, we've got a little wind howling around here and a tad cool but I am enjoying a lazy afternoon. My Sunday lunch crowd (my family) have left for the day so I am kicked back. Sunday menu today consisted of: Chicken and dressing Giblet gravy Italian green beans with ham Mac & Cheese Homemade chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting and chocolate ganache.  Yep, they are little spoiled at Nana's house. I am not a huge fan of cakes with icing but it must have been good as one of the grands had two slices.  These gals and I have been friends for more years than I remember and since we've all retired within a few months apart in retirement and age (dating back to 4th grade in school) we try to get together once every 4-6 weeks. We always do something extra for our birthdays but was a tad late celebrating mine this year together due to other appointments that was a must. We always have a gr...
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TIDBITS FOR THE THRIFTY!


A couple of years ago I decided to get myself a stash of what I call “my take off & giveaway dishes”. I can’t recall the times I have baked a cake or a batch of cookies and carried it to a gathering at church, or for someone sick, or etc., only to never get my plate back. Sometimes that was my fault and sometimes it wasn’t! So I decided to purchase a few plates for my “take off stash”. When I would thrift store shop I would look for plates. I cannot tell you how many pretty plates along with just simple ones I have purchased for a dime each. If they were really Pretty or Fancy plates I might have paid
25 – 50 cents for them. I also love it when I am giving a baked good as a gift and they get to keep the plate! Makes your gift even more special. I usually try and keep a small stash but got to looking the other day and it’s time to purchase a few more! The good thing is if you don’t get the dish back…at least it wasn’t an expensive piece…and it makes a wonderful gift with your baked good for someone else. Every year at Christmas I always have a few businesses that I like to bake goodies for and carry to them. Though my time was limited this past Christmas with my daughter’s wedding I still managed to have time to bake up some goodies. And from my stash from last year there I pulled out three Christmas plates…Snowmen with blue and red colors. Wrapped up my plate of goodies with plastic wrap and topped with a red bow I made. Yep, made nice gifts and my goodies looked so cute on them! Want to show you a picture of one of my favorite plates though. Several years ago I found these white pretty plates for 10 cents each and bought all they had which was about 12. Over the last few years I have used these as gifts with items such as muffins, cookies, a pound cake and etc. I also liked the fact that I could weave some pretty ribbon in and out of the slots around this plate. Well I am down to two of these plates! Don’t know if I can part with the last two…matter of fact I think I might make myself some chocolate chip cookies and put on them today! Ha!

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2010 at 9:51 AM

    Neat idea Miss Cindy.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2010 at 1:59 PM

    Good idea! I always buy those plastic containers with the lids or alum. pans for take off dishes. I don't have the patience to shop for the plates like you do but it is a good idea especially to use for gifts. Trinity

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2010 at 5:11 PM

    I don't yard sale shop or thrift store shop but have some old dishes I never use! Great idea! Audrey

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