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Rise and Shine is my way of starting the day with you – just as if we’re chatting over a hot cup of coffee or tea! I share my favorite deals of the day, highlights from yesterday, and anything else that might help you save time, money or energy. Published in the morning on Monday through Friday  – as I’m able. Good morning! How was your weekend? We went to Leavenworth for a little getaway. We hadn’t been since our travels in the Airstream so it was fun to go back and explore it in a different light. The Bavarian Lodge...

Highlights from today's impressive roundup include the awesome MyQ smart garage door opener that everyone loves for just $19.98 on Monday only (that's the lowest price ever!), the mesmerizing Elcaus galaxy Star projector that went viral on TikTok for only $30.99, a best-selling Instant Pot accessory kit that'll be a game-changer in your kitchen for $31.99, a secret sale no one knows about that slashes the $348 Sony WH1000XM3 wireless noise cancelling headphones to just $228 for Prime members, white-hot Tuff & Co iPhone cases with a deep discount, new lower pricing on a 44-piece screwdriver set our readers are...

[feast_advanced_jump_to] Blueberry season in the Pacific Northwest runs from late spring to mid-summer. I friggin love blueberries, especially since they are all around us. To me, they’re the perfect berry – not too sweet, not too messy, they hold up well, and they freeze like a champ. Plus my kids look forward to berry picking all year. Granted this is likely because they eat more berries off the bushes than we actually collect and take home (shhh don’t tell this to our favorite farm we go to). But berries are also something that can be added to any number of...

Skip takeout tonight, and instead make Air Fryer Korean Fried Chicken! Air fried chicken thighs are wonderfully crispy and tossed in homemade gochujang sauce, then placed atop a heaping portion of asian pear and Napa cabbage slaw. Korean fried chicken is so addicting and once you have it, you seriously won’t be able to quit it. I don’t know what they do to them but the coating is ridiculously crispy and so the sauce flavors are so good. I have always wanted to make them at home and well, I did and I’m blown away. I have two magical words...

This week on Anime with Alvin, a true challenge awaits: a mashed-potato-loaf that can pass for a delicious pork roast? That can blow your clothes off? If anyone can do it, it's Alvin - the guy that hosts this show and always has. Ingredients Gotcha Pork Roast Ingredients: 5-6 medium yukon gold potatoes ½ yellow onion, finely chopped 2 large king trumpet mushrooms, finely minced 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 Tbsp butter, cold + divided 1 Tbsp kosher salt 12-13 slices thick cut bacon, center-cut  4 sprigs rosemary, cut into 1-inch sections 150 ml red wine 75 ml sweet sake...