Home Depot announced yesterday that it's upscale Home Expo stores will be closed across the country.
I am sad for all the people who will be losing their jobs.
Since Home Depot will still be around, customers should have no concern about their pending orders.
However, Home Expo is by far not the only entity on shaky ground in the current environment. We can expect to see lots of other retail outlets in the home improvement supplies business to go under in the coming months.
My advice to consumers looking to purchase products that require hefty down payments is to look before you leap. Question the financial stability of the companies where you plan to do business. Question pressure to buy today and prices that seem too good to be true. Better to go with a company that will still be there when your ordered products arrive than one that will take your deposit into bankruptcy.
Be careful too about contractors. Many of them will go under as well. You don't want to be the consumer that has your contractor fail on your job. Ask for bank references and check them.
Only the strong and savvy will survive this downturn. They will survive because they socked away a nest egg to help them through the bad times. Even credit lines that might have saved businesses have been cut off. Cash rules! Ask them to "Show you the money"!
Peggy
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Click Red - Cocktail Garnish
Half a holiday, over 100 snaps, battery recharged twice, wasted chillies, a missed lunch and heaps of frustration! I did not send in any of these attempts for the event. 
I finally settled on this snap that I had clicked 'just like that' some time ago, for the recipe here. So here goes our entry - Cocktail Garnish - for Click Red 2009


I finally settled on this snap that I had clicked 'just like that' some time ago, for the recipe here. So here goes our entry - Cocktail Garnish - for Click Red 2009

Saturday, January 24, 2009
Vegetable Paneer Dosa-Instant

Vegetable paneer dosa is incredibly soft as a sponge. I tried it for the first time and didn't expect it to be so tasty. It is nutritious and can be made in a jiffy!
Ingredients:
Sooji/Rava-1/2 cup
Rice flour-2 tbsp
Hing-a pinch
Green chilli-chopped
Coriander leaves chopped-1 tsp
Jeera-1 tsp
Grated paneer-1/3 cup
Finely chopped spinach-1 tbsp
Very finely chopped cabbage-1 tbsp
Grated carrot-1 tsp
Pepper powder-a pinch
Water- to make batter
Salt
Method:
Mix all the ingredients together. The batter should be of dosa batter consistency.
Prepare dosas the usual way.
Serve with podi/chutney/sambar.
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