Disclosure: I received free product samples for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. We don't usually buy frozen entrees because in our experiences they aren't very good. There are times when I know I will be short for time, or if I will be away I'll get some frozen meals because they are convenient, but it doesn't happen often. I was recently presented with the opportunity to try Old El Paso's frozen entrée line. I headed to the store with … [Read more...]
How to Create a Themed Family Movie Night with World Market
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me in behalf of Cost Plus World Market. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Having a family movie night is a weekly occurrence at our house. We love to spend time together as a family. Also, family movie night is the ONLY time we eat in the basement in front of the TV, so that makes it extra special!This past week I decided to make it a themed moved night. I thought the kids would have a really fun time … [Read more...]
Gold Emblem Making Valentine’s Day Sweeter
Disclosure: I received product samples for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Your may differ. Make this Valentine's Day sweeter with Gold Emblem found exclusively at CVS. My kids love to celebrate holidays. Last week we decorated Valentine sugar cookies. Today we decorated Valentine cupcakes. They loved having a variety of choices of candies to decorate their cupcakes. Of course it was fun to nibble on some treats while were … [Read more...]
TruMoo Chocolate Marshmallow Milk
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of TruMoo.Chocolate milk is one of our favorite beverages at our house. We make it often at home with our own milk and chocolate milk powder, but for some reason store bought chocolate milk always tastes so much better! Now TruMoo is giving us all a treat by giving us a new flavor of chocolate milk - Chocolate Marshmallow. Starting January 26 you can purchase this milk at Target with Walgreens and your local grocery store … [Read more...]
Getting Ready for Game Day with Gold Emblem from CVS
Disclosure: I received product samples for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. It is getting down to the wire for game day, are you prepared with enough snacks? A quick trip to CVS will reward you with some affordable and delicious snacks from Gold Emblem, sold exclusively at CVS.Gold Emblem has you covered when it comes to tasty snacking. Get nuts, pretzels, popcorn and even sweet treats like cookies and candy! CVS and Gold Emblem … [Read more...]
Let’s Spoon Together This Valentine’s Day
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Ever since my trip to Austria, I'm rather picky about my gelato. It is my experience that it is really hard to create delicious gelato if you aren't in Austria (even my gelato in Italy wasn't very good, shocker!) So I was excited but skeptical to try the new Breyers Gelato Indulgences. After taking a couple pictures of the packages, I got out the ice cream … [Read more...]
Baker’s Paradise: Pinterest Eats for Valentine’s Day
What did anyone do for trying out different holiday crafts and treats for Valentine’s Day before the creation and release of everyone's favourite pin board site, Pinterest? Before then, you'd actually have to scour the Internet to find ideas – and had no way to share your own, unless on your private blog or social media accounts. Well, thank goodness that the developers at Pinterest thought up the tool, which rose to popularity during 2012 and 2013. There, bakers can find everything from new … [Read more...]
Door to Door Organics – Beautiful Product Delivered to your Doorstep
Disclosure: I received a gift card to facilitate this review. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Confession: We don't eat as many veggies as we should! That being said, I think that fact made me doubly love Door to Door Organics! Getting a weeks worth of veggies delivered to my door with any of the effort is wonderful! This service is amazing, let me tell you about it!First, you get to skip getting dressed and hauling your kids to the store. … [Read more...]
#SlimFastChallenge Results and Details
Disclosure: I received compensation and product to assist in the 14 day Slim Fast Challenge. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. You might be a little disappoint in my results post. Let me explain a few things first. When I received the package filled with Slim Fast products I didn't receive details on how the program worked. I first received 16 Slim Fast meal replacement shakes and 16 snack bars. It turns out I was supposed receive 16 meal replacement … [Read more...]
Caramel Kiss Cookie Bites
Caramel Kiss Cookie BitesTo get started you need a mini muffin pan. After I made these, they went hard on the second day, so I would recommend baking the cookie bites in mini muffin papers as well.Ingredients2 1/4 cups flour1 tsp. baking soda1 tsp. salt1/2 cup butter or margarine1/2 cup shortening3/4 cup granulated sugar3/4 cup packed brown sugar1 tsp. vanilla2 eggs48 caramel Hershey Kisses DirectionsPreheat 350 … [Read more...]
Hello Dolly Bars Recipe
Hello Dolly's aka Magic BarsIngredients14 Graham crackers - crushed to crumbs 6 Tbsp Butter - melted 1 1/2 cups coconut 1 cup chocolate chips 1 can sweeten condensed milkDirectionsPreheat oven to 325.Place graham crackers in a gallon ziplock bag and roll with rolling pin until they are fine crumbs. Pour into 9x13 pan. Pour melted butter over graham cracker crumbs. Mix with spoon until all the graham crackers are wet and can be tightly pressed into bottom of … [Read more...]
Irresistible Gluten Free Red Velvet Cupcakes
By Debbie Adler - author of Sweet Debbie's Organic Treats: Allergy-free & Vegan Recipes from the Famous Los Angeles Bakery Makes 12 CupcakesMust Have Cupcakes12 standard-size paper baking cups10 ounces of frozen (thawed) cranberries1/4 cup water2 tablespoons unsweetened plain rice milk1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar2 cups all-purpose gluten-free flour1 tablespoon cacao powder11/2 teaspoons sodium-free baking powder1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum1/4 … [Read more...]
S’more Brownies
We often like to "jazz up" boxed desserts. This time around we took some plain boxed brownies and turned them into fabulous brownies! Just by adding 2 ingredients you turn regular brownies into gooey, delicious brownies everyone will love! What you need:Completed brownies (We just used a box mix) Marshmallow Fluff Hot Fudge ToppingOnce the brownies are cooled, spread entire can of marshmallow fluff onto brownies. Heat up hot fudge topping. Drop spoonfuls … [Read more...]
7 Easy Freezer Chicken Meals
I recently received 40 pounds of fresh chicken breasts. I wanted to make my life easier for a while so when my husband and I were cleaning, cutting and packaging the chicken, I turned half of it into chicken freezer meals! I have been sharing those recipes over the past little while on my site, but wanted to compile them for easy use in one place! Each link will take you to the recipe on my site. Be sure to "pin" the recipes you like so you will have them for later.Here are my 7 Easy … [Read more...]
Orange Chicken – A Slow Cooker Meal
This recipe is part of my Freezer Meal series from the Zaycon Chicken I received. If you have visited any of the other meals in my Freezer Meal Series, then you know I found several great options on Six Sisters" Stuff. This one is also one of those great meals.Slow Cooker Orange Chicken4 or 5 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts1 cup Orange Marmalade1 cup of BBQ Sauce (I used Sweet Baby Ray’s)3 Tablespoons of Soy Sauce Directions:Place your … [Read more...]
