Seeing photographs of places around the world is an excellent way to visit without leaving home. I was browsing a photography site with over twenty five pages, the photographer visited everyplace in New York to share the everyday life of a New-Yorker. The site is easy to browse with fine art prints, fine art prints, new yorkdivided into different categories. You’ll see just about every area of New York with the click of your mouse. At Brooklyn Prints, you can order fine art prints already framed or the prints alone in sizes 8X10 to 30X36 to bring New York to your home. I found a couple of photographs I really like; a photo of a donut shop late at night showing that New York does go to sleep late at night. The other photo is a Nathan’s Hot Dog Restaurant with patrons waiting in line for a hot dog. I don’t think New York would be a place where you’d go hungry or bored. Brooklyn Prints offers some pretty good sales on prints. The sale prints are already framed so you don’t have to dig through the many frames and mattes available. They have a few fine art wallpapers free to download which I plan to download the waterfall fine art print for my desk top. If you like to send E-Cards you can do that too for free.

Finding a good salad dressing out of a bottle is easier said then done when your looking for both healthy and economical. This salad dressing is pretty simple to make with the majority of ingredients sitting around your house yelling, “Use Me First!”

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: None
Makes about 1 cup

Ingredients
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
3 Tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1/2 cup vegetable oil or canola oil
1 teaspoon paprika
Pinch black pepper

Directions
1. Combine all ingredients into a large bowl and mix well.

Tips: Excellent to bring out the flavors of  cooked vegetables, meats, and fish.

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11. Put a piece of paper on the refrigerator to add items to the list as you use them.

12. Buy a clipboard with a magnet, attach a pen and use it for a grocery list or reminders.

13. Check the cost per ounce to see which item costs less. The stores tend to take away a few ounces from a product and put a cheaper price on it. You think you’re getting a better deal, but you’re actually paying more.

14. Take a calculator with you and add things up as you shop.

15. Check out the sales ads for sales on frequently used items. Buy more and save later.

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Is it a week before payday and you don’t know what to make for dinner? Here’s an economical recipe that’s full of flavor, but not full of cost. It’s one of those recipes you can change to suit your family’s taste buds.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serving Size: 6

Ingredients
16 jumbo shells
1 cup plain bread crumbs
3 tablespoons dried parsley
1 can 10.5 oz. cream of celery soup
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 large egg
1 can 6 oz. tuna in spring water
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 cup finely chopped green onion,cut tips off

Directions
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees
2. In large saucepan cook pasta shells according to package directions.
3. After draining tuna mix together egg, breadcrumbs, onions, parsley, and lemon juice, in a large bowl.
4. Drain cooked pasta and rinse in cold water; fill each shell with tuna mixture and place into greased 11×7 baking dish.
5. Mix soup with milk on low heat in a small saucepan until heated thoroughly and pour it over shells and top with cheese. Bake for 30 minutes

Tips: Serve with a side of peas and you’ve got a protein, starch, and vegetable.