Rachel's yummy yogurt dirt cheap at Publix

Rachel Rowlands started making yogurt more than 20 years ago in Great Britain and last year the yummy dairy products made their debut in the U.S.

The lowfat yogurt, with flavors such as Vanilla Chai, Plum Honey Lavender and Orange Strawberry Mango started popping up in natural food stores at premium prices. But lately Publix has been carrying the line and selling it at the crazy-cheap price of 50 cents a container. I'm hoping this isn't a fluke and I'll always be able to get it at this price.

If you're looking for a gourmet yogurt at a store-brand price, check 'em out.

Update: Checked yesterday and they're back up to a buck apiece -- dang it! But I dare say they're still worth a dollar splurge.

Talk about breakfast, win prizes!

Over on my other blog, Shrinking Sisters, we're running a contest. Let us know your favorite quick and healthy breakfast ideas and if we like it we'll send you a $5 Starbucks gift card.

Click HERE for more info.

Craig Ferguson offers a fun, free activity -- voting!

My friend Tracy posted this on her blog Middle-Age Sexy and I thought I'd post it on mine.

Does it take a Scotsman to explain how important it is for every American to get out and vote?

Yes it does.

Who needs a fancy-schmancy pedicure?

Things like pedicures get ditched when you're not working. But time spent in the laid-off gourmet's official shoe, the flip-flop, can take a toll on tootsies.

Here's what can work: Get yourself a PedEgg. I'd seen them advertised on TV but lately they've made their way to drugstores like Walgreens. So I got one for $10 and I was amazed at how well it works. Actually it did a better job on my heels than most professional pedicurists.

And guys, they just introduced one in a manly black color for your he-man feets.

Free breakfast alert!

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Ikea stores are giving away breakfast until 10:30 a.m. as part of its Seize the Days promotion. That's eggs, home fries, bacon and coffee.

They also have other great deals. Click HERE for more info.

My deep and abiding love for Clearly Canadian blueberry water

I went back to Big Lots today and bought the entire case of Clearly Canadian sugar-free blueberry sparkling water -- it's that good (and that cheap). Liter-size bottles are $1 and I haven't seen the stuff anywhere else. Plus they all have pictures on the back of b-baller Steve Nash.

But that's the thing with Big Lots -- if you find something you really like, buy it ALL because you never know whether you'll see it again.

Check out TJ Maxx for gourmet cookware deals

I had a TJ Maxx gift card burning a hole in my wallet so I headed over there last week and picked up a gorgeous Cuisinart 2-quart covered saute pan for $17. It's a great place to find open-stock items like this, since many times the pieces are from random sets that have been broken up.