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Powerless Breakfast on the Grill

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So what do you do when you wake up and the power is still out from when it went out at 9pm? You strategically plan on how both you and your spouse can get items out of the fridge at the exact same time. You talk through where everything is and who gets what and then you  open the … [Read more...]

Eating with Your Eyes: Cobb Salad 3 ways

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I've heard a number of times that you eat with your eyes first.  If food looks good, you are more likely to want to eat it.  When food looks bland and flavorless, sometimes you'd just rather go hungry.  We get a lot of magazines with hopes of being inspired to try something new. … [Read more...]

International Delight Iced Coffee Summer Sweepstakes: Triple C Float!

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The "Triple C" stands for coffee, chocolate, and cola (I used Coca-Cola, my caramel flavored drink of choice)! When I first saw Mocha Iced Coffee, I immediately thought about making ice cream.  I substituted the iced coffee for the milk in your typical ice cream recipe.  I … [Read more...]

Hershey’s Simple Pleasures

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Did you know? Hershey’s Simple Pleasures chocolates have 30 percent less fat than the average leading milk chocolate. It was easy to provide our thoughts on chocolate ... I love chocolate ... especially Hershey's chocolate. Hershey's Simple Pleasures comes in three … [Read more...]

Dole’s Fruit Smoothie Shakers and Frozen Fruit Single-serve Cups

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DOLE Fruit Smoothie Shakers contain ... All Natural Fruit and Yogurt Pre and Probiotics Less than 200 Calories Fiber, Calcium, and Vitamin C Since strawberries are Little Man's favorite here are the details on the DOLE Strawberry Frozen Fruit Single-serve Cups … [Read more...]

Summer Pastabilities – All Tied Up Pasta Salad

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We recently had the opportunity to review Hodgson Mill whole wheat past. That review came with a challenge to create a summer recipe with the pasta. I created ...   Looking for the recipe? It is posted over in the Hodgson Mill Recipe Section! We need you head … [Read more...]

Meatless Monday: Pizza di Spaghetti

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I'm not a big fan of leftovers.  Eating the same thing two times inside of a week is just not something that excites me.  That having been said, I can't in good conscience just throw out perfectly good food.  It wastes money and teaches my kids a terrible lesson.  So I like to … [Read more...]

Meatless Monday: Veggie Quiche

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No frills this week for Meatless Monday! We made a quiche with some veggies that were sitting in the fridge. We took some onions, mushrooms, and broccoli and sauteed them up with butter, salt, and pepper until the broccoli was tender. We poured the veggies into a pie shell and … [Read more...]

Meatless Monday: Fried Mac & Cheese

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Going meatless for a day, a month, or a lifetime doesn't mean that you cannot have fun with your food.  I think that, in the South, there is a consensus that, if it can be fried, it should be fried!  Today, we are looking to fry Macaroni and Cheese!  Let me tell you, it felt … [Read more...]

Friday Favorite: Oneida Trigger Cookie Scoop

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  Details ... The Oneida Trigger Cookie Scoop is an essential tool for anyone who loves to bake. This classic, trigger-style scoop features a brushed stainless steel handle. It's also dishwasher safe for easy clean-up. Oneida Trigger Cookie Scoop: Trigger-style … [Read more...]

Meatless Monday: Salad Wrap

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When we do Meatless Monday, we are so focused on our dinner being meatless, that I actually forget about keep meat out of lunch sometimes.  To keep us on track a bit, we are going to start working on some easy lunch and snack options.  Today's efforts?  Salad Wraps! We all … [Read more...]