As you know I LOVE eMeals! eMeals takes the hassle out of planning meals and plans them for you. They have breakfast, lunch and dinner plans. If you already have a dinner plan (that's what I have) then you can add a breakfast plan for $3 more a month. The breakfast plan gives you a wide range of food options and gets you out of the milk and cereal rut!If you've ever wanted to try a breakfast plan I have a discount code for you!! Enter BREAKFAST30 for a 30% off your breakfast plan … [Read more...]
Variety of Recipes
Once again I am working with a great group of bloggers and this week we decided to share some varied recipes with all of you!Colleen at My Vegan Gluten Free Life is sharing a favorite family recipe that she has converted for Vegan Gluten Free diets. Check out her recipe for Vegan Gluten Free Date Bars. Janell from Saving you Dinero has a great recipe for those of you who eat Gluten-Free. And it uses the crockpot with saves on time, money and your energy! Check out her recipe … [Read more...]
eMeals Pan Fried Tilapia
So I told you how we were starting with eMeals, well we have been doing it for almost a week now and it has been fantastic! I love not thinking about dinner. I just walk over to my eMeals binder where I have printed my recipes and get started with the meal. On Sunday night we had the Pan Fried Tilapia. We have never had tilapia before, so I was nervous and excited. Let me tell you it was FANTASTIC! So I thought I would share the recipe. (I forgot to take a picture so I am borrowing this … [Read more...]
The Best of Last Week
Last week I had the chance to work with some amazing bloggers. We got together and chose our favorite posts to be featured in this "Best of " post! Check out the articles from these awesome bloggers. Rebecca from Moms Saving Money has a great tip on how to add fabric softener to homemade laundry detergent. Since I have started making a lot of our household products, I thought this was a great idea and super easy as well! Colleen at My Vegan Gluten-Free … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Blossom Cookie Recipe
As a nursing mother I now have to be careful what I eat! Booo! My baby's tummy doesn't like some of the things I have been eating, so I have been cutting out different foods trying to figure out what is upsetting him. Right now I am off chocolate, BOOOO! But I need to have a treat to eat, so I have been making peanut butter blossoms without the blossom (the chocolate kiss)! They are pretty yummy, so I thought I would share. Peanut Butter Blossoms 1 3/4 Cup Flour1 tsp Baking Soda1/2 … [Read more...]
Santa Bread
Today's recipe was visually an epic fail! But my girls LOVED it and it was yummy, so it was totally worth it! I know what changes I'll need to make the next time we make it- and there WILL be a next time! It was so fun!Gypsys Melting Pot gives a recipe for the dough that I’m sure is delicious, but I’m a lazy chef, so I just bought Pillsbury Simply Rustic French Bread Dough instead. (I used 2 of the Pillsbury containers) “Divide into two portions, one slightly … [Read more...]
Delish Side Dish
One of my favorite side dishes is super quick and easy to make! I just saute slices zucchini, yellow squash, tomato and onion in a pan with a little olive oil and sprinkle it with garlic salt. Once all the veggies are slightly soft (I like a little crunch) it is ready to be served! I LOVE this side dish! … [Read more...]
Know What to Do if Your Toddler is a Picky Eater
If you’re a first time mom, it is quite easy to obsess over the small and big details concerning how to raise your child. Starting from whether you are instilling good values into your son to whether your baby girl is getting the right nutrition – these are individual decisions that you have to make along the way. The good news is that as long as you have your child’s best intentions in mind, you can pretty much rely on your instincts when raising a kid.Let’s take toddlers as an example. … [Read more...]
CHEESY CHICKEN & RICE CASSEROLE
1 Can (103/4oz) Campbell's Cream of Chicken soup 1 1/3 cup water 3/4 cup uncooked regular long-grain whiter rice (I used brown rice, which takes longer to cook so I should have increased my liquids a little bit and my cooking time) 1/2 tsp. onion powder 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables (I only had a can of vegetable medley) 4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese Directions Step 1 Stir soup, water, … [Read more...]
2 perfect picnic popsicle recipes
Make some strawberry yogurt popsicles and some creamy orange ones and let your kids decide which are best![Photo by Tonya Staab]Biting into a freezing cold popsicle brings back so many happy summer childhood memories. The first icy bite of a popsicle always used to give me a popsicle headache but it was a price worth paying!Somehow, the popsicles my mother made always tasted better than the misshapen mass-produced ones you could buy from grocery stores. Homemade popsicles are … [Read more...]
Freezer Cooking
The all too common question that plagues most households after 5pm. What’s for dinner? The average American family spends $225 a month on take-out or dine-in dinner. Not mention most of those meals are unhealthy alternatives to a home cooked dinner. Freezer cooking is a wonderful way to stop the stress dinner. There are many forms of freezer cooking to suit family’s busy schedules.1) Dinner prep: This consists of simply cooking meat and freezing it. I, like many moms don’t always have 3 … [Read more...]
Konsyl Balance Review and Giveaway
For the past couple of weeks I have been using this Konsyl Balance powder. Let me tell you about it. From the Konsyl website it lists the features of the Konsyl Balance powder:FeaturesBlend of psyllium fiber and inulin, a soluble prebiotic fiber Stimulates growth of healthy bacteria in the gut Sugar Free Refreshing orange flavorYou mix a teaspoon of this powder in an 8 oz. glass of water up to 3 times daily for an increase of digestive health. I know as we get older some of … [Read more...]
Apricot and Oat Cookies That They’ll Just Love!
I’d love to share a recipe of my favorite easy to make homemade cookies that are just perfect for trips, picnics or get-togethers, with your family and friends. I tried out this apricot and oat cookies recipe at one of my parties and my friends just loved it - in fact they made sure that they got their hands on the recipe. The thing that is particularly great about this recipe is that the dried apricots and oat cookies made with a new fashioned twist is hard to resist. Can’t wait anymore more? … [Read more...]
It’s Recipe Day – Baked Potato Rounds, Broiled Salmon, Giant Ginger Cookies
Today I will be sharing with you a few of my favorite recipes!! I have a favorite side dish, main dish and dessert! YUMMY!The Best Potatoes in the WHOLE World... ok that is what they should be called but the real title is:Baked Potato Rounds and they come from Mommy I'm Hungry.You are drooling now right? Me too!!Here is the recipe so you can delight your family with this TO.NIGHT! Loaded Baked Potato Rounds 4 large baking potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch slices 1/4 cup melted … [Read more...]
The Proper Care and Disposal of Grease
I'm not referring to the movie, I am referring meat drippings. The other night as I was making dinner for my family, I was browning the ground beef I got out my trusty empty soup can and started spooning the grease into it. I started wondering if I was doing the right thing, or if there ever was a "right" way to dispose of the fat. So I googled "How to dispose of meat fat" and read several articles, forums and question/answer threads. Here is my conclusion (because I'm sure you are all on the … [Read more...]
