First let me say I’m a rank beginner when it comes to setting up a website. I’m using FP and it’s going well. Now for the problem, I set up a forum on my site, I have hyperlinks on each page to the other pages. In IE all the links work, but in FF the Forum page link won’t work, doesn’t show the link as even being there.
My brother who’s been helping me had to go in and change the href statements to direct the links to the web pages rather than my hard drive, but can’t find the href for the Forum link and if he tries to put it in FP takes it out before it will save the page.
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Salt & Seasoned salt</span></font></p>
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Garlic powder</span></font></p>
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Onion Powder</span></font></p>
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Pepper</span></font></p>
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<u>My must haves include</u>:</span></font></p>
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Celery powder</span></font></p>
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Cinnamon</span></font></p>
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Chili powder</span></font></p>
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Cumin</span></font></p>
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Curry</span></font></p>
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Dill weed</span></font></p>
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Lemon Pepper</span></font></p>
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Oregano</span></font></p>
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Poultry seasoning</span></font></p>
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<u>Other spices I keep</u>:</span></font></p>
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Cloves, ground</span></font></p>
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Ginger, ground</span></font></p>
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Nutmeg</span></font></p>
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Pepper, white</span></font></p>
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Rosemary</span></font></p>
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Sage, rubbed</span></font></p>
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Thyme</span></font></p>
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<p align="center"><u><font size="5" color="#006600" face="Banner">Welcome to my kitchen</font></u></p>
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<font color="#006600"><font face="Banner">I<font size="4"> like to
cook, it is something I enjoy. I do not however like to spend a lot of
money. </font></font><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Banner">
I have at many times in my life been on a tight budget, which always
presents a challenge at the grocery store. Over the years I have learned
many tips and tricks to save money and yet prepare delicious meals. This
site is to share those tips and tricks, along with many of my recipes, to
help you to do the same. I will be setting this site up with beginning
cooks in mind, so anyone just learning to cook will find it a good
reference guide.</span></font></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Banner; color: #006600">This
site will include household and cooking tips, recipes, cooking techniques,
tools, and a forum for user feedback and questions, and an archive of
newsletters. You will also find a
tip of the day, ads for related products, and recommended product site
links. In the near future I will also be adding newsletters on various
topics.</span></p>
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Recipe section:</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Banner; color: #006600">
I will list recipes that are simple to fix and economical. Let’s see how
far we can stretch that food budget dollar and still prepare a delicious
meal that your family will love. </span><font color="#FF0000">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Banner; ">(adding more daily)</span></font></p>
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Techniques & Terms:</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Banner; color: #006600">
Here I will define some cooking techniques for those who may not be
familiar with them and common terms that may be used in recipes.
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Tools: </span>
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We will talk about the must have, the nice to have and the
difference. I'm hoping this section will help those just beginning to cook
stay within their kitchen budgets. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Banner; ">
Forum:</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Banner; color: #006600">
This will allow you to let me know what you would like to see on this
site, ask questions, and create a discussion with other users for even
more dollar saving ideas. Please feel free to add recipes of your own. </span>
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<font face="Banner" style="font-size: 14pt" color="#FF0000">This entire
site is still under construction so please be patient. I'm new to web
design and learning more and adding more every day. Thanks for your
patience, Deb. </font></p>
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<font face="Banner" size="6" color="#006600">Shopping</font></p>
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<font face="Banner" style="font-size: 14pt" color="#006600">Let's start
with shopping since that's where it all starts. Always check for sales
before shopping, cut coupons and stock up when prices on something you use
are low, you've heard all these let's see if we can expand on it.</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 16pt">Coupons:</font><font size="4"> <font color="#006600">Check with local
stores to see which ones will accept internet coupons, there are coupons
available online for almost any item you purchase. </font></font></font></p>
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<font face="Banner" style="font-size: 16pt">Adaptability:</font><font face="Banner" style="font-size: 14pt">
<font color="#006600">All the experts say, make a list, stick to it. In
general it works. However, do not pass up an unadvertised, overstock, or
close to expiration date sale to stick to your list. Many of the stores in
my area will reduce the price of meat if it's close to expiration. When
that happens, I may go from having fish that night to beef or ribs,
adaptability! Or I may freeze it until next week. If you know you will use something and it suddenly turns up
on sale buy it! </font><font color="#990000">Keep in mind, don't buy 10
cans of something when you only use 3 in a year, not only do you have to
find a place to put it you may wind up dusting it (not sure about you but
I collect glass, I don't need anything else to dust. Been there, done
that, it's not a savings if you throw half of it out. </font></font></p>
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<font face="Banner" style="font-size: 16pt">Generics:</font><font face="Banner" style="font-size: 14pt">
<font color="#006600">This is where you may spend some money to save some
money. Many generics are overruns from the factory, they produced more of the name brand
than ordered. When that happens they simply switch to the
generic label container. Some are as good as the name brand, some not
quite as good but for the price difference can be "doctored" to be as
good. Some just aren't very good, the only way you can tell is to try
them. </font><font color="#990000">When I try something new I usually
taste it from the package before adding it to a recipe. If I like it or
can doctor it, it goes in, if it's really bad it hits the trash can. While
this is a waste it doesn't happen often, almost anything can be doctored
and I just don't purchase that brand again. </font></font></p>
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<font size="4" color="#005E00" face="Banner">On items I don't use much of
or don't use often, I buy the more expensive or name brand unless I happen
to find an off brand with the exact same flavor. </font></p>
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<font face="Banner" style="font-size: 16pt">Meat:</font><font face="Banner" style="font-size: 14pt"> </font>
<font face="Banner" style="font-size: 14pt" color="#006600"> My
mother taught me long ago that when shopping for meat do not look at the
price per pound. Yes, at first I thought she was crazy too. However, when
shopping for meat you want to look at the entire package price. Ok, this
piece of meat is $10 but I can feed 4 people from it, that's $2.50 per
person, or I can make a pot of stew from that which will serve 1 dinner
and 2 lunches. Suddenly that $10 doesn't look so bad. You have to look at
the value you will get from that piece of meat. </font>
<font face="Banner" style="font-size: 14pt" color="#D58000">By all means
shop the sales, get to know what the "usual" price per pound is and buy
when it's cheaper. </font></p>
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<u><font color="#005E00" style="font-size: 16pt" face="Banner">Do's & Don'ts</font></u></p>
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<font color="#006600"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Banner">Do
write a list.</span></font></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Banner"><font color="#990000">
Don’t go to the store hungry. It’s amazing the things you come home with
that you didn’t need when you do.</font></span></p>
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<font color="#006600"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Banner">Do
watch for “last minute” or unadvertised sales.</span></font></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Banner">
<font color="#990000">Don’t buy more than you can possibly use even if it’s cheap.</font><font color="#FF9900">
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<font color="#006600"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Banner">Do
use coupons.</span></font></p>
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<font color="#990000">Don't get distracted talking to someone and just
grab things off the shelf, you buy extra and not what you need. </font>
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<font color="#006600">Do look at any sale items and decide if you have what
you need at home to make a meal from it.</font></p>
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<font face="Banner" size="6" color="#006600">Pantry</font></p>
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<font face="Banner" style="font-size: 14pt" color="#006600">One of the
keys is having a well stocked pantry. You want your pantry to have items
that you can always make a meal from by adding just 1 or 2 items.
Generally your pantry items will include seasonings, canned goods, pasta,
rice or grain of your choice and a few standard items that can be adapted
to be used in several ways. I do not stock a lot of specialty items that
can only be used for one thing (unless of course I happen to find it for a
<u>really</u> good sale price). </font>
<font face="Banner" style="font-size: 14pt" color="#990000">Keep in mind
you do not have to buy all these items at once. Pick up one or two a week
and before you know you it you will have a well stocked pantry. </font></p>
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<font face="Banner" style="font-size: 16pt" color="#990000">Seasonings:</font><font face="Banner" style="font-size: 14pt" color="#006600">
First let me say that I use only powders in cooking, I do not use salts.
If I feel a recipe needs salt I will usually add a small amount of salt,
sea salt or seasoned salt. For my garlic, onion, and celery I use powders.
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<font face="Banner" style="font-size: 14pt" color="#006600">You can make
almost any dish as long as you have the basic seasonings listed to the
left. Now look at <u>My must have list</u>, this list are seasonings that are
called for in recipes fairly often and your list should include <u>your</u> families personal
favorites. The other spices list is items
that I use occasionally or for a specific recipe. </font></p>
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<font face="Banner" style="font-size: 16pt" color="#990000">Canned Goods:
</font><font face="Banner" size="4" color="#006600">These are items that
you will use on a regular basis to make meals from. You also want items
that you can "unexpectedly" make a meal from. If you find a nice piece of
meat on sale it always helps the budget if you already have items in your
pantry to make a meal out of it. To the right you will see a list of the items I use
a lot, your list may vary from mine, you need to have items your family
likes. </font><font face="Banner" size="4" color="#990000">I use primarily
frozen vegetables, this is a personal preference, if you prefer the canned
veggies or don't have a lot of freezer room, stock a supply of canned
veggies for
the recipes you like. Just remember they need a much shorter cooking time
than the frozen so add them to the recipe later than you would the frozen.
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<font face="Banner" style="font-size: 16pt" color="#990000">Pasta:
</font><font face="Banner" size="4" color="#006600">I try to keep "in
stock" spaghetti, egg noodles, elbow macaroni, rotini, and penne or
another specialty pasta. With this combination you have what you need to
make a main dish, side dish or pasta salad. And to vary them to keep the
family interested.</font></p>
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<font face="Banner" style="font-size: 16pt" color="#990000">Rice:
</font><font face="Banner" size="4" color="#006600">My main stock of rice
is simple long grained white rice. I generally buy it in a 3 - 5 pound bag
and keep in a glass jar. It can be used for many items and can always be
used to prepare a simple last minute dish. When stocking Rice a Roni I generally
buy 2 of each flavor of the Great Value brand at Wal-Mart, they have 3
flavors and you can make a dinner out of any one of them. If I have
specific recipe that calls for another flavor I will buy the name brand in
that flavor. I also keep long grain organic brown rice but that is a
personal preference, it is interchangeable with the white rice in almost
any recipe. </font><font face="Banner" size="4" color="#990000">Keep in
mind the organic brown rice takes a little longer to cook than the
processed white rice. </font></p>
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Baking soda</span></p>
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Catsup</span></p>
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Cornstarch</span></p>
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Mustards</span></p>
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Yellow</span></p>
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Dijon</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial Black";color:#006600"> Onion
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Parmesan cheese</span></p>
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bases</span></p>
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Chicken</span></p>
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Beef</span></p>
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Ham</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial Black";color:#006600"> Soy
sauce</span></p>
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Worcestershire </span></p>
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<font color="#990000"><u><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Canned
Goods:</span></u></font></p>
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<font color="#006600"><span style="font-family: Arial Black"> Chicken</span></font></p>
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<font color="#006600"><span style="font-family: Arial Black"> Beef</span></font></p>
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<font color="#006600"><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Spaghetti
sauce </span></font></p>
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<font color="#006600"><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Mushrooms</span></font></p>
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<font color="#006600"><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Tomato sauce
& paste</span></font></p>
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<font color="#006600"><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Augratin pot.
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<font color="#006600"><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Rice a roni</span></font></p>
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<font color="#006600"><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Soups –
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<font color="#006600"><span style="font-family: Arial Black"> <u>Cream
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<font color="#006600"><span style="font-family: Arial Black"> Mushroom</span></font></p>
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