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Stylish Living on a Shoestring, by M-J de Mesterton Since 2006

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Red or Purple Onions are Good for the Heart

Elegant Christmas Table

M-J’s Casual White Cake

Making Lemon Marmalade from Lemon Peelings

M-J’s Classic Christmas Cookies

Elegant Dressing at the Waist: How to Find Your Waist and Hips

Japanese Antique Ginger Jar

Elegant Strawberry Dessert

Still Life Photograph by M-J de Mesterton

Garden furniture that stays put in the wind is made from lightweight metal with a wide-open mesh. So, instead of the wind blowing your chairs over, it passes right through them. ©M-J de Mesterton 2016

M-J de Mesterton’s Savoury Tarts for Drinks Parties

Brioche in the Oven, Copyright M-J de Mesterton

M-J’s Roasted Green New Mexican Chiles

Making Hamburger Buns at Home without the Preservatives and Corn Syrup

M-J de Mesterton’s Elegant Apple Pie with Appliqué

M-J’s Princeton Garden with Boxwood, Impatiens and Ivy

Elegant, Versatile, Simple Pound Cake

Elegant, Health-Promoting Home-Made Gyoza, Copyright M-J de Mesterton

The Clothes-Line: Drying Clothing and Towels in the Sun Is One of Life’s Low-Cost Luxuries

The Ideal Space-Saving, Elegant Clothes-Line ©M-J de Mesterton, Elegant Survival Bews

M-J’s Swedish Meatballs and New Potatoes

M-J’s Home-Made Hamburger Buns

M-J’s Hummus bi Tahini Recipe

M-J’s Elegant Winter Salad: Lettuce, Daikon Radish, and Carrots ©M-J de Mesterton 2013

French Radishes, Ready to Be Dipped in Soft Butter at Breakfast

Home-Garden Purple Cabbage, a Super-Nutritious Vegetable for Salads and Smoothies ©M-J de Mesterton

Home-Garden Baby Bootroot in Vinaigrette

M-J’s Elegant, High-Protein Luncheon Dish

Cornish Pasties are an Elegant, Tradtional Austerity Dish

M-J’s Pot Roast of Beef with Red Wine

M-J’s Home-Garden Beetroot

M-J’s Elegant Salad of Purple Cabbage, Yellow Grape Tomatoes, Feta Cheese and Vinaigrette

M-J’s Original Fuji Salad

M-J’s Elegant Apple Pie

My Traditional Vanity and Bench

A Strengthening, Easy-to-Store Grain: Buckwheat

An Outdoor Cat Can Make Your Home Healthier on the Inside by Killing Mice

The Elegant Vanity: a Place for Preening

A Traditional Vanity Set

The Elegant, Entirely Edible Radish, an Easy-to-Grow Vegetable

M-J’s Home-Made Brioche with Sausage

Happy Easter from Elegant Survival News!

Simply Elegant: Strawberries and Cream

Lettuce, Poached White-Meat Chicken, Fresh Orange Peppers (Capsicums), Dressed with Lemon and Olive Oil Vinaigrette

M-J’s Low-Carb Cinnamon Toast ©M-J de Mesterton 2012

Uderly Smooth Body Cream at My Vanity ©M-J de Mesterton january 28th, 2012

M-J’s Original Almond-Lemon Flavoured Faerie Cakes

Pom Wonderful, a Truly Remarkable Drink

M-J’s Home-Made French Bread: Find the Right Recipe for Your Area

The Elegant Lady’s Boudoir Has a Vanity or Dressing-Table for Proper Grooming

The Traditional Pockert Knife in France: Opinel

Walnuts Help to Prevent Prostate Cancer, Lower Your Levels of Bad Cholesterol, and Promote a Healthy Heart

M-J’s Swiss Cheese Sauce on Par-Boiled Broccoli

Yams and Sweet Potatoes Baked or Added to Fall and Winter Dishes Will Enhance Your Health

In the Saguaro National Forest, Near Tuscon, Arizona: Elegant Cacti Surviving on Very Little Water

Elegant Mozzarella and Tomato Salad, “Insalata Caprese”

Zulu Mil-Spec Watchband by Maratac

Hand-Chopped Lemon Rind in a Plastic Food-Container, Covered with Clear Food-Wrap, and Weighed-Down with a Glass Bowl

Safe, Quick and Inexpensive Hand-Washing of Shirts and Blouses

Fine shirts are cared-for properly with hand-washing and line-drying.

M-J’s Elegant Cocktail Buffet, with Her Angels on Horseback in the Foreground, Copyright M-J de Mesterton 2006

M-J’s Cayenne Pepper Plant with Red, Ripe Fruit

Mini-Tacos with Lettuce Salad and Herdez Salsa Verde

Capsaicin-Rich Cayenne Peppers are a Heart-Tonic and Anti-Inflammatory Fruit

Elegant Lady’s Vanity

Caves des Papes: an Affordable, Elegant Survival Wine

Staphylia (Grapes in Greek), OIl Painting Copyright M-J de Mesterton 2006

Thumbelina, My Princeton Cat

The Beautiful Cat Who Appeared out of Nowhere

Make French Bread at Home for the Holidays