Disclaimer: I received these products free for review purposes. All opinions expressed are my own. Yours may differ. I just ate 5 pints of ice cream... best review ever!! hehe Just kidding, I shared with my family, but still it is a pretty great review! Ben & Jerry's is known for their always fun, sometimes unique, ice cream flavors. Believe it or not I am not completely versed in Ben & Jerry's ice cream and so trying these fun 5 flavors was completely new to me!About Ben & … [Read more...]
FREE eMeals Lunch Plan When You Buy Dinner
I know some of you might be sick on my love for eMeals, but wait until you hear this latest offer! You already know about their new slow cooker plan because I have previously blogged about it. Right now there is a special discount code for you to get a FREE lunch plan when you buy a dinner plan! What?! Use discount code FREELUNCH when you purchase your dinner plan to receive a free lunch plan! This is amazing! Go quick!eMeals, the leading online meal planner, has launched a new slow … [Read more...]
Yummy Italian Food Courtesy of Michael Angelo’s
Disclaimer: I received these products free for review purposes. All opinions expressed are my own. Your opinion may differ.There are some nights when I do not want to cook dinner. Some days are too crazy or busy for me to have time to prepare a nice meal. On those days it is really nice to reach into the freezer and pull out a meal. Sometimes frozen meals are not the tastiest option, but we just push through it. If you are having dinner with Michael Angelo's though, dinner is going to be … [Read more...]
Craftsy Free Mini Courses
Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. If you click a link in thie post you will be taken to the sponsor's site. Craftsy offers free mini courses in a lot of topics. I have already done the Modern Buttercream course. I think next I would like to try Sewing Machine 911 because I really don't know how to help my machine when it starts acting up, and The Hand Painted Cake. I'm no artist, but I think it would be an interesting class to watch. You can check out all the free mini classes … [Read more...]
Would You Like an Edible Mustache?
Disclaimer: I was given the mustache cookie cutters to review. All opinions are 100% my own. Your opinion may differ. If you click on links in this post you will be taken to the sponsor's site. Mustaches are all the rage right now! They are all over pinterest and in the stores. In December as I was gearing up to have my baby, my friends threw me a mustache themed baby shower. When I saw these cute mustache cookie cutters I knew I HAD to review them!Since I wasn't prepared to make brown … [Read more...]
Corn Salsa Recipe
Corn Salsa2 cans diced tomatoes (or about 3 medium fresh tomatoes diced)1 can whole kernel corn1 can black beans1/2 onion dicedYour choice of bell peppers diced1/2 bunch cilantro choppedItalian Dressing Combine all of these ingredients (or at least the ones you like. We never use bell pepper, and rarely use black beans.) Then pour Italian dressing over the top. I start with about 1/2 cup and stir it up and see if I need to add more.Add Italian … [Read more...]
eMeals NEW Slow Cooker Plan
I have exciting news for you! eMeals just added two Slow Cooker plans to their line up of meal plans! There is a Classic Slow Cooker meal plan and a Clean Eating Slow Cooker meal plan. These plans will feature 5 slow cooker meals per week plus to easy meals featuring the leftovers from the slow cooker meals.I love slow cooker meals! I usually only have about 10 minutes to make dinner because my baby is so needy these days. It works perfectly for me to throw a bunch of things into a crock pot … [Read more...]
Hot Fudge Pudding Cake Recipe
One of my most favorite desserts is Hot Fudge Pudding Cake! This is a very tasty dessert, but it is also a very tricky dessert. This dessert starts off with the cake on the bottom and the pudding mixture on the top, but after baking it switches places! Very tricky! My favorite recipe for this super yummy dessert is from the Hershey's 100th Anniversary Cook Book. This book is now 10 years old so you can get it cheap on Amazon.com!Hot Fudge Pudding Cake1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 1 cup … [Read more...]
Ranch Chicken Parmesan Recipe
I got off track from my eMeals meal plan for a couple weeks, but I am getting back into it. The nice thing is that while I wasn't making those meals, I was still receiving the plans, so now I have a ton of meals ready for me and now I am prepared for several weeks! And of course the purpose of eMeals is Easy & Delicious Dinner Ideas For Busy Families on a Budget. Have I told you lately that I love eMeals? Well I DO! Here is the latest favorite recipe from my lovely eMeals dinner … [Read more...]
Vitamins: Gummys VS Chewables
I have a very picky eater at my house. When we went in to the doctor for my children's yearly check ups I spoke to her about his nutrition. I, of course, talked to her about my concerns with his lack of eating vegetables and most meat. She told me to just be sure to keep offering him the foods, that hopefully he would eventually start eating those foods and to remember to give him a daily vitamin. I told her we loved vitamins at our house! My children always remind me to give them a gummy … [Read more...]
Chobani Champions Tubes Review and Giveaway
I had never tried Chobani yogurt before last week when they sent me four boxes of their new Champions Yogurt tubes to try out. We LOVE yogurt tubes at our house. They are an easy, portable and healthy snack! My kids were so excited to try out these new yogurt tubes and so was I!We flavor tested:Blueberry Strawberry, Strawberry Banana CherryThe happy consensus was that we loved all the flavors (which was amazing since my kids hate other brands cherry yogurt)! This is the best … [Read more...]
Egg Fried Mice and Mushroom Chow Mein
Yes you read the title correctly. No we do NOT eat mice at our house! I'm about to introduce you to the most unique, quirky treat you have ever seen! Take a look at these two treats brought to by Snooty Weasel based in the UK.These candies are a fun take on Chinese food. On the left is mushroom chow mein made with Cola whips, chocolate beans (similar to M&M's) and foam (gummy) mushrooms. On the right is egg fried rice made from puffed rice, chocolate beans, gummy fried eggs and … [Read more...]
Brianna’s Salad Dressing Review
My love affair with Brianna's Salad dressing began the first week of March. My in laws were here visiting and my Mother in law decided to make this yummy salad she had recently tried. The dressing on that salad was Brianna's Blush Wine Vinaigrette dressing. It was AMAZING! I seriously ate most of the salad myself. We made a couple more salads that week so we could use up the lettuce. We put all the left over salad in a big tupperware and later in the week for lunch I took the tupperware out of … [Read more...]
Introducing Sunbelt Bakery Big Bars – GIVEAWAY
I'm very excited to partner with Sunbelt Bakery and help them announce their brand new product - Big Bars! These granola bars are the bigger version of their current granola bars. The big bars are perfect for people looking for a bigger snack! Check out their official announcement on the Sunbelt Bakery Facebook page.These bars come in a 12 count box and are available in Oats & Honey and Chocolate Chip.All of Sunbelt Bakery's products are made with whole grains, are preservative-free and … [Read more...]
Candied Nuts Recipe
I like to have a little bit of sweetness in my salads. I like that sweetness to be in the form of candied pecans! I was searching for some candied nuts recipe and came across a great candied nut recipe at Cafe Johnsonia, which she got from the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook.Ingredients: 2 cups whole nuts (pecans, walnuts, almonds) *I used more like 3 cups of nuts* 1/2 cup sugar 2 Tbsp. butter 1 tsp. vanilla extractInstructions: Place a piece of parchment paper or a silicone … [Read more...]
