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When we asked our Meal Planning Club members what meal plans they needed more of, cheap, budget, and inexpensive all topped the list (after easy, of course!). And I am right there with you all — a budget meal plan is what my family needs most. Not just post-holidays, but at least once a month I find we need to rectify our grocery spending.

This week’s meal plan is all about budget dinners. We’re shopping the pantry and freezer first, buying bulk ingredients we can use across multiple dinners, and using proteins like beans and eggs to cut down on costs.

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Add these warm and cheesy breakfast sandwiches to your meal prep, and you’ll thank yourself many times over in the days to come. These croissant sandwiches lend themselves so well to batch cooking: Once the eggs are scrambled, you’ll spoon them onto buttery croissants, layer with slices of ham, and top with grated cheddar.

Then, you can bake the sandwiches to eat right away, or wrap them up and store them in the fridge for a few days or in the freezer for up to three months. Pop one in the oven first thing in the morning, and you’ve got a satisfying homemade breakfast to be proud of.

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Known as the silent killer, high blood pressure impacts one in three adults  It is imperative that you have your blood pressure checked on a regular basis and know where you stand to avoid future complications that can be deadly. To help avoid high blood pressure, here are 19 things you should be doing now. […]

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If you like the idea of having the option of making espresso and coffee with the touch of a button without needing two devices, now is a great time to save on two of Nespresso’s most versatile machines at Sur La Table. For those unfamiliar with Nespresso’s VertuoLine of espresso machines, think of it as getting two machines in one.

The VertuoLine brews everything from single-serve espresso shots all the way up to a 14-ounce cup of coffee. With dozens of Nespresso models to choose from, it can be a bit dizzying to know which one to get, so here are our two favorite picks from their coffee sale, running through January 21.

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There are so many places in your kitchen that you need to clean (or, in the case of sponges) replace regularly, like your cutting boards and sink. But as it turns out, there’s more to be afraid of than germs in your kitchen. As a man in Florida recently discovered, your fridge can actually explode.

He happened to be home when he heard the explosion from the kitchen. Thankfully he and his family were unharmed, but the explosion was so powerful it caused cracks in the ceiling, broke a window in the master bedroom, and completely destroyed his fridge. Turns out, the coils in the back of the fridge had become clogged, trapping hot gas, which resulted in the explosion. Yeah, I didn’t even know there were coils in the back of my fridge.

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The word “bucket” conjures certain favorable images of excess when it comes to food. Who among us wouldn’t accept a nice big bucket of salty, buttery popcorn at a movie theater? Who, barring vegans and people watching their diet, wouldn’t want to be tasked with scaling the crispy mountain that is a bucket of fried chicken? And who wouldn’t raise their hands in joy at an economy-size bucket filled with mac and cheese?

Wait. Did I lose you there?

Well, what may be an unfamiliar concept to most of us today, might become a staple of the kitchen another day, at least as far as this warehouse-club store is concerned.

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If you’re already sick of the “new year, new you” movement because you didn’t suddenly wake up on January first with any extra hours in your day or free household help hanging around, we get it. It’s dark when you wake up, dark when you leave work, and on top of all that, it’s not exactly bountiful fresh salad season.

But if you’re looking for an easy way to incorporate what U.S. News called the best diet for 2019, there is some good news: some of the best food bloggers around have slow cooker recipes that will make it easy to adhere to the Mediterranean diet. After all, it’s all about legumes and whole grains, and that’s exactly what slow cookers are best at.

Read more: Mediterranean Diet Named the Best Way to Get Healthy in 2019

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Until late last year you might have thought that you left Sesame Street in your childhood. Then, like a beacon of hope in the dark world, an unlikely hero emerged from the shadows (of Twitter) with some much-needed insight to help make your day feel a little more manageable: Cookie Monster. Yes, that big furry blue creature with a cookie fixation is now handing out reminders that it’s not just okay, but healthy even, to take a break, relax, and treat yourself.

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Pork loin roast, with its golden, tender crust and moist, supple center, stars as the centerpiece of holiday tables and dinner parties alike. Its large size, however, means it can easily dry out in the oven, which is why we now turn to the slow cooker for a fail-proof way to cook pork loin roast for a crowd.

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For as much as we tidy up around our homes, how often are we really giving our place a good old-fashioned deep clean?

We called on housecleaning expert Jennifer Gregory, Brand Manager of Molly Maid, a Neighborly company, for suggestions on what tasks you should absolutely cover to consider your clean a truly thorough one. From wiping down ceiling fans to sanitizing your garbage can, here are nine things a pro-housecleaner says make a deep clean, well, deep — and how often you should do each one.

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