Are you sick of dipping your chicken nuggets in barbecue sauce and sweet & sour sauce?  I have a great very easy to make and very frugal dip you can make almost anywhere.  There are only 2 ingredients and they are Mayonnaise and Mustard.  All you do is mix together 3/4  Mayo and 1/4  Mustard, mix and enjoy!  If you follow the simple formula, you can make as little or as much as you want.   Believe me this dip is very yummy and when do you not have Mayo and Mustard in the fridge?

This recipe is one that my father would make for myself and my brothers when we were kids.  I had actually forgotten about it until a few months ago when I brought chicken nuggets to my Dads for dinner and we had no dip.  He whipped up his easy dip recipe and it brought back memories.  I have to say I have made up for lost time as I have made this dip more than a dozen times since Christmas.

Let me know your comments if you do try this recipe, trust me, you will love it and so will the whole family!

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If you love pizza, you should try this new recipe I have created using very simple ingredients.  I have put together a great pizza using a recipe from my in laws as well as a touch of my own ideas.  The best part about this pizza, it is fresh, easy to make and very very tasty.  See below for the recipe.

This recipe started out as a tomato, pesto and cheese pizza on a whole wheat Boboli crust, then transformed info a naan crust.  I love naan and I was thinking of some new ways to use it, and I though of pizza.  What is naan you may be wondering, it is a levened oven-baked flatbread and in many countries it is a staple in the diet.  I first found out about naan from my sister in law when she came back from a trip to Ireland.  She said people eat it there all the time. Low and behold, this pizza is fabulous, even ,my kids love it!  You could substitute the pesto with tomato sauce, and or use any toppings you like on the naan as well.  The naan makes for an excellent, soft yet crusty crust that tastes great.

Some tips:

I use Bertoli pesto sauce, you can find this in the fruit and vegetable section of the supermarket.  It would be in a fridge section.  I freeze my pesto and only use what I need each time, this way the pesto will last longer. I have to give credit to my in laws for that great idea!

I sometimes add pepperoni to my pizza for some extra flavor.

If you drizzle some olive oil and basil on top of the pizza it makes for a nice golden cheesy pizza.

Some other great pizza creations to try: Bagel Pizza, English Muffin Pizza and Slice of bread Pizza.  All are made the same as a regular pizza, but with different crusts.

What is naan, find out here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naan

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I love to look around my local swap shops and transfer stations for great free items.  I am the kind of person who will go to the dump on a Saturday to see what is good enough for me to take home rather than for me to drop off.  It may seem odd to think that a person would actually like going to the dump, but most of the people I know do the same as I do.  Believe it or not you can get some great stuff, and best of all, it’s FREE.  I have seen people get Bicycles, Tables, Books, Machinery, Computers, Furniture, Kids Toys and so much more.  I could list everything I have gotten from my local dump, but it would be a very long list!

A couple of Summers ago I got a great find at my local swap shop.  Someone had dropped of an antique dresser.  As soon as I set my eyes on it, I grabbed it!  Not only was it in fabulous condition, but it was my style.  I am drawn to antique furniture and items, I just love it.  When I got it home I turned it into a diaper changing station.  All I had to do was give it a nice wipe down, get a few new knobs and put my changing pad on top, and voila, a great looking diaper changing station with lots of storage.

It has been used as a changing table for the past year and a half and it was now time to move it to my daughters room and use it as a dresser, but it needed a little updating.  I had lots of paint from previous projects, so I painted it a nice antique white and then I painted the knobs with purple and pink dots.  It fits perfectly in my daughters room and I think it look great.  Best of all it only cost me a few dollars for some wooden knobs, and I had a great looking dresser.

Below is the before and after photo of the dresser.

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