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Italian Meatballs

April 10, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

This is a quick meal to prepare that will fill the family up. They load the cheese on and I like to add fresh basil to it but no matter what there are never any left overs with it. Makes the messy production of making the meal worth the empty plates after dinner.

Ingredients for meatballs

1 egg beaten

1 / 4 cup fat free milk

1/ 2 cup dry bread crumbs

2 tbsp. freshly grated Parmesan cheese

1 / 2 tsp. salt

1/ 4 teaspoons pepper

1 / 8 teaspoon garlic powder

3 /4 lb lean ground beef

1 /2 lb pork sausage

Ingredients for Sauce

150z tomato sauce

6 oz tomato paste

1 onion chopped [Read more…]

Filed Under: food, recipes Tagged With: beef, home made meals, pasta

Light Enough Sour Cream Apple Pie Recipe

April 10, 2013 by Samantha 1 Comment

Light Enough Sour Cream Apple Pie Recipe

Pie ingredients:
1 unbaked 8 inch pie shell
2 cups of Apples- sliced and frozen
1 cup of lite sour cream
2 Tbsp. unrefined Flour
1 tsp. Vanilla extract
3/4 cup of coconut palm sugar
1/4 tsp. Salt
1 Egg

Topping ingredients:
1/2 cup coconut palm sugar
1 tsp of ground cinnamon
1/3 cup of unrefined flour
1/4 cup unsalted butter

First you will need to preheat your [Read more…]

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Box Tops for Education

April 4, 2013 by Samantha 4 Comments

Box Tops for Education started in 1996 as an experiment in California on specially marked boxes of Cheerios. This first year earned $1 million. Since then it has grown to include over 240 brands to 90,000 elementary schools. Since the program began Box Tops for Education has earned schools more than $525 million with $7 million of that since March 2012.

Box Tops works on a simple premise. That being for every box top collected 10 cents can be redeemed by a participating school up to a total of $20,000.00. Products which participate in the Box Tops for Education are available for purchase at local supermarkets and even online. On average a school will earn [Read more…]

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Totseat from Trendy Kids Review & Giveaway

March 26, 2013 by Danielle 15 Comments

We are definintely a family that is on the go at most times. Sometimes that means that we are out to eat, but more often, it means that we are at friends or family’s houses, many whom don’t have children. It sure is hard to try and feed a baby or toddler while holding them. But, at the same time I hate to lug along our “travel high chair”, because it takes up so much room. I was lucky enough to be able to review the perfect solution for our problem, The Tot Seat.

About The Tot Seat:

They say that the totseat is the washable squashable high chair.

It is the only adaptable chair harness. It is totally washable. It is easy to use. Easy to carry along, and it fits almost every chair out there.

Fully adjustable chair harness for babies (8-36 months).

My Thoughts:

I have been very impressed with how much that I have enjoyed our totseat. It is very easy to quickly put on a chair, [Read more…]

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How to Plan Health Family Meals on a Tight Budget

March 21, 2013 by Samantha 1 Comment

Feeding a family can be expensive. Moreover, making sure that your family is making healthy eating habits can be even more expensive. And you don’t want to keep going out to dinner, because that can quickly add up. So the question becomes: how do you plan healthy family meals with out breaking the bank? Well, it is easier than you think. There are a lot of ways that you plan mealtime with a number of healthier options by following a few of the following steps. Any family, with enough creativity and a penny-pinching mindset, can plan healthy family meals on a tight budget.

One of the best ways to save big on family meals is to purchase in bulk. There are a number of ways that you can purchase fresh fruits and fresh vegetables directly from farms that cost drastically less than supermarkets. Usually, if you have a large family, buying a few pounds here and there of vegetables and fruit can start to add up. Buy from farms and your family can eat healthier without spending a fortune at the super market.
There are also a number of ways to organize clean eating meal plans by not spending [Read more…]

Filed Under: family, food Tagged With: budgeting for food, healthy foods on a budget, how to include more fruits and veggies, How to Plan Health Family Meals on a Tight Budget, saving money on food

Rice Broccoli Pot Pie

March 20, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

I adapted this recipe from my all time favorite dish my Grandmother has always made. Lately with spring rainy weather and some colds in the house I needed , hearty, warm comfort foods. This Rice broccoli casserole usually is topped with crackers, but I topped it off with a pie pastry to make a “pot pie” version and added in chicken pieces. My kids loved it!

Ingredients

2 packages frozen broccoli ( each 10 ounces each)

2 cups shredded cooked chicken

1 stick of butter

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 large onion

1 cup mushrooms

1 /2 cup milk
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Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken

March 15, 2013 by Admin 7 Comments

For those really busy days or when you just can’t decide on what to make barbecued chicken in the slow cooker should hit the spot! Easy, and little fuss all you have to do is come up with a few side dishes and dinner is complete. I didn’t use a broiler chicken, so it doesn’t matter what kind you have on hand, just adjust your slow cooker to the size. Smaller sizes obviously cook quicker. You can also do this in the oven , again adjust the cooking time it will be anywhere from 40 minutes to an [Read more…]