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5 Things I Learned About Having a Garage Sale...

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I spent last weekend at a friend's house having a garage sale.  It's not for the faint of heart, that's for sure.  It was fun hanging with friends and we each made a little money but I'm not sure it was really worth it financially.  We probably both ended up making way  less than minimum wage.  Are you thinking of doing a garage sale?  I'm no expert but if you're planning one soon let me pass on the things I've learned this time around. Books & DVD's aren't Huge Sellers.   I sold 3 DVD's and about 5 books.  I thought the kids' movies and books would sell but maybe with iPads and the like they just aren't relevant. I had a man offer me $5 for all of the books - there were probably 40-50 of them.  I declined but as I was loading them back into my car I was second guessing myself. I think you're better off donating them to a school or taking them to somewhere like Hastings for store credit. Furniture is a Big Draw . If I

Buffalo Cauliflower...

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Source I'm a firm believer that you can put buffalo sauce on anything and it will taste good.  Cauliflower is no exception.  I have had this recipe hanging on my fridge for months and finally made it tonight. And just as I suspected, it was delicious. I didn't make the cheese sauce but I'm sure it's yummy too. Ingredients Cheese Sauce: 1/3 cup nonfat sour cream 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese 1 tablespoon skim milk 2 teaspoons mayonnaise Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper Buffalo Cauliflower: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/4 cup hot sauce, such as Frank's 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice 2 tablespoons olive oil Kosher salt 8 cups cauliflower florets (from about 1 medium head) Directions Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. For the cheese sauce: Whisk together the sour cream, blue cheese, milk, mayonnaise, 1/8 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes For the Buffalo