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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Have you heard the latest about Walgreens and Express Script? Well, apparently there has been a fallout between the two recently when Express Scripts decided to drop Walgreens from their pharmacy provider network. This has certainly inconvenienced many Express Scripts clients, in particular the US military, as they now have to look for alternative pharmacies and end up driving further and, paying more.

Being that you can practically find a Walgreens at every corner, some even with drive-thrus and their prices are generally lower than most of their competitors, it is definitely going to be a big hassle for customers to source their prescriptions from other pharmacies.

If you, or someone you know has been affected by this breakup, you may consider signing up for the Walgreens Prescription Savings Club. To help their customers ease the burden, Walgreens is offering a special discount on annual membership right now. The family membership is $10 a year (normally $35), and the individual membership is only $5 a year (normally $20).

As you know, Walgreens offers savings on over 8,000 brand name and generic medications, and your membership will save you even more in discounts on your prescriptions. To show your support for Walgreens, consider liking Walgreens on Facebook and following Walgreens on Twitter.

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With school back in full swing, I’m more determined than ever to continue my baking pursuits. Teens are always hungry and with the long school days, the commercial air bread that we buy is hardly enough to keep them full for more than an hour. Seriously I’m tired of paying for air.

So I’ve started baking my own bread. And no, I do not own one of them funky bread machines that some of my friends have trained their maids to load up at 5 o’clock in the morning to churn away in time for breakfast.

If you fling a loaf of overnight bread machine bread at someone and they’re not wearing a Scorpion EXO-1000 helmet, you’ll probably make a hole in their head. That kind of bread is not for us. I make my bread from scratch by hand, the old school way and my teens love it. Their favorites are wholemeal nut loaves that taste so so good, even after a few days.

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We had an amazing Christmas dinner this year, thanks to a fantastic tasting turkey lovingly roasted in our own kitchen. Seems like the last time I roasted a turkey was for Thanksgiving several years ago, and quite honestly, we love roast turkey in this household so everyone was really looking forward to it.

Fresh out of the oven, my roast turkey looking beautifully golden. Just looking at this picture alone is enough to get me drooling all over again. This tastes so so good you might even put off shopping for engagement rings just to join us for dinner. We also had mashed potatoes with brown gravy, cranberry sauce, salad and red wine. Yumms.

In fact, I’m going out this weekend to see if I can buy another turkey. We’ve simply got to have it again for New Year’s. I know that sounds crazy but if you love something, just indulge yourself. After all, it’s only once a year.

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32 Biscotti with Chocolate Holiday Party Favors

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And if you need proof that we’ve been baking up a storm, here it is.

They sure don’t make wire whisks like they used to. Or did I just happen to buy a lemon? Or have I simply been working this thing too hard? Whatever it is, a whisk sure beats any gym equipment or even the yoga blanket when it comes to building a great set of biceps. No kidding, this is the best thing for toning those arms, I tell ya .

To be sure, I do have an electric mixer but just for fun, I decided to go old school. When my flimsy whisk broke to a thousand pieces, I pulled out my mixer and after just a few baking sessions, it too broke down. Luckily I have a spare which I won at a lucky draw and I hope it holds out .

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