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Patch's House & Home
Thanksgiving on a Shoestring: Break the Wishbone, Not the Bank
The least costly way to do Thanksgiving on a budget? Eat at someone else's house. All kidding aside, it's possible can host a turkey dinner for family or friends, where the wishbone ...
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News
Holiday Recipe: Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes
If your family is anything like mine, at Thanksgiving dinner is seated and served at the table, but dessert is more buffet style. For me, there's nothing worse than trying to cut a cake o...
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Patch's House & Home
Customize Your Granola Bar Experience
Granola bars are healthy, right? With their oats and their nuts and their whole grains, how can you go wrong? Believe it or not, some contain a lot of sodium and unnecessary sweetene...
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Patch's House & Home
What's a Good Price on Groceries?
For example, my husband came home from the grocery store and said he saw a buy-one-get-one-free deal on London Broil. It was $6.99 per pound. Some people would see the BOGO offer and stoc...
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The Neighborhood Files
Hurricane Sandy's Come and Gone - Now What?
The historic Hurricane Sandy has blown through the northeast U.S., with flooding rains and devastating winds, leaving a wide swath of destruction in her wake. In the days following the ep...
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Patch's House & Home
Simple Ways to Slash Your Cable Bill
Have you been watching your cable bill rise, while features and channel offerings are falling? Nothing is more frustrating than paying more for less. But you don't have to sit idly b...
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Patch's House & Home
Avoid a Home Repair Scam
Many people in this area suffered roof and home damage following the storm earlier this week. Sadly, there are people who will come to damaged areas and try to take advantage of the situa...
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Opinion
Would You Want to Live in a Haunted House?
Most people would NOT want to live in a haunted house but one of the most influential people in the world does exactly that – the President of the United States. We thought it would ...