Dare to Share #423

It is Saturday, and you know what that means.. 

It is time to Dare to Share! 

If you have been following my Dare to Share parties for awhile, you know that I have been helping my best friend clean out her house, and pack for a big move.  This past week was probably our busiest week, because we were on a time deadline.  She wanted to get her house on the market before the 4th of July holiday. (she lives on a lake) We were finally able to get it all done with a huge push this past week.  Yesterday (Friday) we had movers moving all the furniture and items she was not moving to the garage, and a cleaning team over for a deep clean, all at the same time. Not ideal timing, but the time that worked for everyone. We are now also trying to get organized to have a big garage/estate sale next week.  By the time I got home last night I was very tired and sore.  I did not realize I forgot to post the party until today while I was sitting in the ER parking lot.  My friend who is moving, may have a stress fracture in her foot.  This morning it was swollen and bruised and she is not exactly sure how she hurt it but it was hurting enough I took her to the Dr.  Visitors are still not allowed to go in with the patient so I have been waiting. She just called that she is almost ready to go, so I need to get this party started. 

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Dare to Share #422

It is Friday night, and you know what that means..

It is time to Dare to Share!

We are still very busy helping my friend move.  We have a deadline of the end of the month.  We still have a decent amount to do, but making progress. Tonight one of our friends took us out on her boat to rest and cool off.  I'm really going to miss this view.   

Well since it is a little after midnight, I am going to get this party started. 

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Dare to Share #421

It is Friday night, and you know what that means, 

it is time to Dare to Share! 

We are still very busy packing up my friends house and helping her get it ready to move.  We are making progress slowly but surely. One of the definite perks of helping a friend who lives on the lake are the occasional boats rides when we take breaks. 

One of my friends had a big birthday this week, so we gave her a small party, and took a boat ride. It was such a beautiful day out on the water 

I did find time to get one blog post done in between all the moving.  As you know I love the Dollar Tree which has been having some really incredible finds lately.  If you love cookbooks you will want to check out some NEW Dollar Tree Cookbooks that sell for a lot more in other stores and online.

Well it looks like it is about that time, so I better get the party started.  

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"NEW" Dollar Tree Cookbooks To Check Out

I love to buy cookbooks.  When I buy them I am excited and full of hope, that I will actually make some of the recipes in them. I don't always use them, so sometimes it is hard justifying paying a lot of money on a book.  I don't know if you have realized it or not, but the Dollar Tree has a book section that I check every single time I am in the store.  You won't believe some of the amazing deals you may find.    Today I am going to share the new cookbooks that I have are new to my store this week.  Each store is a little bit different but most stores get many of the same titles.  

The Science of Skinny Cookbook by Dee McCaffrey  List price on this  book is $19.99.  Prices for the book online are on  Amazon $15.70, and Barnes and Noble $17.99. In this book you will find 175 whole food recipes.  There are not pictures with every recipe, but several pages ofcolor pictures in the middle of the book.  I wrote down some of the recipes that caught my eye as I scanned through the book, they are Apricot Sweet and Sour Meatballs, Maple Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Pecans, Broccoli in Orange Sauce and Cherry Vanilla Smoothies. 

75 Flowers for Cake Decorators by Helen Penman List price on this book is $21.99.   Prices for the book online are $8.77 (ebay) and $9.38 (Walmart) both resale. The byline for this book is A beautiful collection of easy to make floral toppers for cakes and cupcakes. I was blown away by this book! There were beautiful pictures and directions for all 75 different flowers that arrange from easy to advanced.  There were so many flowers that I would love to try and make, and some of my favorites were the roses, orchids and lilies. 

Spiralizer Skinny by Vicky Ushakova and Rami Abramov  List price on this book is $19.99. Prices that I found online are $7.99 for Kindle and Barnes and Noble Ebook. The byline on this book is lose weight with easy low carb spiralizer recipes.  I decided to share this book in a separate pic because I found a spiral slicer at Aldi this week which is my other favorite store for $6.99.  Buying the two together would make a great gift idea.  The recipes that caught my eye that I really want to try are the California Chicken Salad,  Chicken and Broccoli Bake,  Chicken Parm Zoodles, and Bacon Cheddar Zucchini Fritters 

 

Charlie Palmers American Fare by Charlie Palmers (an award winning chef and who owns several restaurants) List price on this book is $40.00 (pictured)   The prices I found online are $19.99 for Kindle and Barnes and Noble ebook, and $4.83 resale.   This books is really big, and has more than 100 recipes.  Since it is only $1 at the Dollar Tree that is like paying only a penny for each recipe.  If you want to cook like a chef, then you will want to check this book out.  It would definitely make a great gift.   Some of the recipes that caught my eye are Pork Chops with Rum Maple BBQ Sauce and Italian Style Grilled Cheese and many more. 

Dairy Free Delicious by Katy Salter  List price for this book is  $23.95. The price I found online is $13.40 on Amazon.  Katy wrote this book because she found out she was lactose intolerant while working at a food magazine.   I personally love dairy, but I have a couple of friends who are also lactose intolerant so I could use this book to make things for them.  There  are pictures for many of the recipes which do not look complicated.  Some of the recipes that caught my eye are Chocolate Truffles, Brownies and several breakfast recipes  

  

Impatient Foodie by Elettra Wiedemann  List price on this book is $29.99. The price I found online for this book is $14.99 on seveal sites for the ebook version.  The byline on this book is 100 delicious recipes for a hectic, time-starved world.  There are pictures for almost all of the recipes. I admit to not being a foodie.  I have a simple almost child like palate. I'm not picky, but tend to eat easy to make food. This book makes fancy looking foods in a simple way, so I thought I would give it a try.   Some of the recipes in this book that caught my eye are tomato soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons, Apple Brie Bacon Grilled Cheese, Chocolate Hazelnut Banana Bread Pudding and Arugula Watermelon Salad.  

Halloween Treats b Annie Rigg  List price on this book $16.95 The prices I found online for this book are $4.69 used on Ebay and $11.95 on Amazon.   The byline on this book says Simply Spooky Recipes for Ghoulish Sweet Treats.  There are pictures of all the recipes most of which are cookies, cakes and sweet treats.   The recipes that caught my eye are Brainball Clusters, Sugar Rats and Pumpkin Pies.   This is a fun book especially if you love Halloween and have Halloween parties.  

WOW!!  I just added up the list prices on my calculator.  If I bought all the books at their list price the amount I would pay would be $172.86 (before tax)..  The amount I actually paid... only $7!!! 

Not all Dollar Trees get the same books at the same time, but if any of these books sound interesting definitely check the book section of your local store.  There are many other smaller paperback cookbooks out right now as well. 

Dare to Share #420

It is Friday night, and you know what that means.. 

It is time to Dare to Share! 

This week has been a busy one.  I am still helping my friend with her big move. I was at her house almost every day, sorting, packing, and transporting stuff.  She has made progress but still has so much to do.  Since I have been busy with her move, I did not post anything new this week.  Tonight while over at my friends house, we celebrated another friends big birthday. I did take lots of pictures of her themed gift bag and makeshift photo booth.   

I know this picture is a little bit out of focus, but I took it tonight looking at the Strawberry moon. It was so pretty in person how it reflected over the lake.  This was our view while eating chocolate cake with strawberries and whip cream... definitely not a bad way to end the day. 

Well it is about that time, time to get this party started...

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