Homemade Pecan Pie Recipes: Dark Syrup or Light Syrup?

Which one do you prefer using and why?

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Cheap burritos in South San Francisco: La Tapatia Mexicatessen

La Tapatia Mexicatessen
411 Grand Ave
South San Francisco, CA 94080
(650) 589-5881

Wow, I rarely crossover my Yelp reviews with my Grubgirl reviews, but…this one gets posted in both places. Why? Humongous (2-3 lbs) regular burritos with tons of pretty good carne asada in it, for how much? $4.20, folks.

And, these burritos include what other restaurants would consider “only good for Super Burritos”: lettuce, sour cream, and tomatoes. Wow. Too bad there isn’t one closer to my ‘hood otherwise they’d be giving El Burrito Express some competition!

La Tapatia Mexicatessen

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Eating on $1 a day??

Ok, I’m impressed by the blogger who tried spending $30 (only) on food in one month. Hungry for a Month is the name and though I haven’t read every day, color me impressed that someone else actually considers the salt & pepper (and ketchup??) available for free. Well, as my mom would say, we’ve actually paid for it already since it’s all factored in to the price of our meals…

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Happy Hour Bargain at Home Restaurant

For those of you looking for the best value on your happy hour drinks, check out Home’s happy hour, any day of the week, from 5pm – 7pm. All drinks purchased at the bar are 2 for 1, they use top shelf booze, they’re not cheap on the pourings, and the bartenders know how to make the drinks, folks!

This means that you can get two Grey Goose & Tonics for less than $10. Not bad, eh?
The only caveats…

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