Last night after making some Chocolate Peppermint Mouse, I found myself with 3 egg yolks I didn't want to waste. After googling recipes that use 3 egg yolks I found an amazing article on Forty Something listing recipes to use up your left over egg yolks!! The results are my new favorite sugar cookie!!Sugar Cookies2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/2 (slightly rounded – not quite ¾) teaspoon salt 2 sticks (8 oz) unsalted butter (if … [Read more...]
Cooking with #Netflix
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Netflix. All opinions are 100% mine.We are HUGE Netflix fans at our house. My kids love to stream their favorite cartoons and shows on our TV. My husband and I love to catch up on sitcoms and discover fun new shows. While I nurse my baby I am able to watch my favorite shows (right now I'm watching Parenthood) on my smartphone. Now that I have a tablet I have a fun and convenient way to watch my shows while cooking! I recently tried a new … [Read more...]
Van’s Natural Foods – A Delicious Breakfast
Disclosure: I received free product coupons in exchange for my review. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Last week I was approached by Van's Natural Foods to do a review of their frozen breakfast foods. Honestly, I had never heard of them before. Plus, it isn't like frozen food ever ends up being super good so I was a little weary of accepting. After my husband convinced me to try it (he LOVED frozen waffles lol) I accepted. Once I got the … [Read more...]
Make the Season Fair with Fair Trade
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review purposes in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. This holiday season before going off to purchase cheaply made products, think about purchasing products that can impact others lives. Buy items made in America and that can help the small business owner or purchase products stamped with the "Fair Trade Certified" stamp. When you buy Fair Trade goods you know that the farmer that … [Read more...]
Sweet & Sour Meatballs – Slow Cooker Recipe
My first experience with Pacific Foods was a great one! I loved their pumpkin, and now their cranberry sauce is pretty awesome too. Since I didn't want to sit down and just eat the cranberry sauce plain, I thought some sweet and sour meatballs were in order. Sweet & Sour Meatballs Ingredients1 Package of your favorite meatballs - frozen, or feel ambitious and make your own homemade meatballs.1 1/2 cups Cranberry Sauce (I used Pacific Foods brand from Tetra Pak)1/2 cup Chili … [Read more...]
Cooler Weather Requires Warm Sandwiches – Hamilton Beach Panini Press
Disclosure: I received a free product sample to review for my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. As the weather get cooler and cooler, we start eating and drinking warmer and warmer foods. We break out the boxes of cocoa, sharpen up my soup making skills, the crockpot see's a lot more action and now I have this amazing panini press to add to the mix! Think of this: Panini's and soup! YUMMMMMHamilton Beach sent me this amazing … [Read more...]
Black Bean & Corn Salsa Chicken – Slow Cooker Meal
This recipe is part of my Freezer Meal series from the Zaycon Chicken I received. We LOVE slow cooker meals, especially when they are meals that go in a tortilla! Check out this amazing Black Bean & Corn Salsa Chicken from Six Sisters' Stuff and their freezer meal recipes. We tried it on tostada shells and tortillas. We loaded them up with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream and avocado chunks. Slow Cooker Black Bean and Corn Salsa Chicken2 (14 oz) … [Read more...]
Dana’s Bakery – French Macarons, Fun American Flavors
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I love food gifts because they are perfect for EVERYONE! We all know people that are hard to shop for or that seem to have everything already. Instead of giving yourself a headache trying to figure out what to buy for those people, I have a simple solution: Macarons from Dana's Bakery.I discovered my love for macarons a few … [Read more...]
Pineapple Chicken – Slow Cooker Meal
This recipe is part of my Freezer Meal series from my Zaycon Foods chicken I received. I have been scouring the internet looking for freezer meals and slow cooker meals to make with my 40 pounds of fresh chicken from Zaycon Foods. This Pineapple Chicken recipe comes from This Mom's Heart and her freezer recipe post.Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken 5 boneless skinless chicken breasts ¼ C. low-sodium soy sauce ¼ C. teriyaki sauce 20 oz can pineapple chunks (with juice) ½ tsp … [Read more...]
Bajio Chicken – Slow Cooker Meal
This recipe is part of my Freezer Meal series from my Zaycon Foods chicken I received. When I got my 40 lbs of chicken from Zaycon Foods I start searching my favorite blogs for some easy freezer meals. This one comes from Six Sisters' Stuff! I didn't know there was a restaurant called Bajio's but this chicken is sweet and reminiscent of the sweet pork at Costa Vida and Cafe Rio. You can eat this chicken as a salad with black beans, cheese, lettuce, avocado, tomatoes, and other … [Read more...]
Arby’s New Smokehouse Brisket Sandwich
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Arby's. All opinions are 100% mine.Let's talk about good food! Growing up in California we didn't eat a lot of BBQ. I used to not be a huge fan of BBQ because I hadn't had it much, but then I moved to Kansas City. You know Kansas City is famous for it's BBQ right? Well it is! At first I was resistant to trying all the different types BBQ and meats but I slowly began to give it a try. Since we have lived here for almost 2 years now I am a … [Read more...]
BBQ Cranberry Chicken – Slow Cooker Meal
This recipe is part of my Freezer Meal series from my Zaycon Foods chicken I received. When I got my 40 lbs of chicken from Zaycon Foods I start searching my favorite blogs for some easy freezer meals. This one comes from Six Sisters' Stuff!Slow Cooker BBQ Cranberry Chicken2 lbs chicken breasts 1/4 cup dried minced onion 1 (16 oz) can whole cranberry sauce 1 cup barbecue sauce Directions: Combine all ingredients in a resealable gallon-sized freezer … [Read more...]
All Natural Chicken from Zaycon Foods
Disclosure: I received free product to review. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I was so excited for the opportunity to promote Zaycon Foods and have the opportunity of review 40 pounds of all natural boneless, skinless chicken breasts. We eat a lot of chicken at our house because that is the only meat my son will eat. I did not realize how much chicken 40 pounds was until I was staring at it. Luckily we were all stocked up with freezer bags and got to … [Read more...]
Ice Cream For All Seasons – eCreamery
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review purposes for my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Growing up my Dad always kept at least 5 different flavors of ice cream in our freezer at all times. We didn't care about the season or the weather, ice cream was just a part of my family life. We wouldn't eat it everyday but it was a Sunday night tradition to eat ice cream.Now that I'm grown and have a family of my own, we … [Read more...]
Cookies That Make a Great Gift – Country Cupboard Cookies
Disclosure: I received a free product to sample for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. It's always a good idea to give cookies - at least in my opinion. I think food is the perfect gift because it's shareable and people bond over food. As the holidays approach and you start to think of gift ideas there are some people who you will think already "have everything" but they don't have a box of gourmet cookies! You might even have … [Read more...]
