Beginning today, Thursday June 30th to Monday July 4th, you can get the Cookouts Veggie Style! ebook by Jolinda Hackett for FREE for the Amazon Kindle, the Sony eReader, or from the Apple iTunes eBookstore. This eBook contains 225 vegetarian (and some vegan) recipes that are fresh, fun, colorful, healthy and delicious and incorporate vegetables [...]
Posted on June 30, 2011 in Cookbooks,Veggies
The Disney classic Winnie the Pooh opens in theaters everywhere on July 15th. Sadly, I have to stay away from honey due to my food sensitivities, though I totally get the scooping-honey-into-your-mouth-with-your-paw thing that Pooh does. He’s a “silly ol’ bear” after my own heart. With the release of such a honey-positive movie, I’ve asked [...]
Posted on June 30, 2011 in Featured,Food Reviews and tagged as guest posts, healthy snacking
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Due to a change in our financial situation, I’ve been reviewing my family’s expenditures on everything from the phone bill to what we spend on groceries. One of the things I’ve been looking into is using [...]
Posted on June 30, 2011 in Products and Equipment
I’ve been following the extreme couponing phenomenon online and on TV. My biggest frustration with couponing is how seldom there are coupons for healthy foods and products. From now on, my mission will be to share with you the healthy coupons that I find from time to time. Walmart currently has a Buy 2 SOYJOY [...]
Posted on June 29, 2011 in Coupons
I was given a copy of Chef Gabrielle Hamilton’s book, Blood, Bones, & Butter, by her publicist months ago. I read it quickly, enjoyed it immensely, and then got too busy to review it. So glad that participating in The Kitchen Reader Book Club gave me a kick in the ol’ blogging pants so I [...]
Posted on June 29, 2011 in Books
Looking for a different but healthy side dish for your Fourth of July party? My friend and cookbook author extraordinaire, Holly Clegg shares her recipe for Seafood Cornbread in today’s guest post. I love cornbread and I adore seafood, so this recipe is bound to be fantastic! If you love Cajun food, make sure to [...]
Posted on June 28, 2011 in Featured,Fish,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as guest posts, healthy snacking, Holly Clegg
My friends at Foodily.com are awarding one “spice-y” prize every day for the next five days! They’ve partnered with the folks at Juliet Mae Fine Spices and are giving away a sampler pack of a different blend of grilling spices every day this week. There are several ways to enter: You can login into Foodily [...]
Posted on June 27, 2011 in Contests and Giveaways and tagged as Foodily, grilling
I’m thrilled to have been invited to contribute to Alexia Foods’ “Reinvent a Classic” French Fry recipe contest along with about 25 other food bloggers. To create my very own special “This Mama Cooks!” Alexia French fry recipe, I’ll be choosing from a combination of potato type, fry cut and flavors. I already have some [...]
Posted on June 23, 2011 in Contests and Giveaways and tagged as potatoes
Adams Media just put their Everything Mediterranean Diet Book ebook on sale TODAY, June 22 to Friday June 2 for only $1.99! This exotic cookbook provides endless yummy dishes to whip up while sticking to a healthy diet! The combination of nutrient-rich vegetables, healthful olive oils, and plenty of exercise can help you get lean and [...]
Posted on June 22, 2011 in Cookbooks,Health
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you may remember when the kids and I attended the Kids Good for You Cooking Academy Event with Jennifer Garner and Frigidaire back in January. We had a fantastic time and Nathan’s picture made People magazine, the New York Post and several celebrity gossip websites. Well, earlier [...]
Posted on June 21, 2011 in Events and tagged as Frigidaire
Today’s guest post is by Mary Lee Chin, MS, RD, a nutrition and health communications consultant who advises for the Egg Nutrition Center. Dishing up MyPlate Served up earlier this month, Americans are trying to digest the newest version of the food group’s icon, MyPlate. Reaction to the new icon by and large has been [...]
Posted on June 20, 2011 in Health and tagged as family, guest posts
I love black olives, don’t you? My kids certainly do since one of their favorite things is to put large black olives on their fingers and then eat them off one by one. I don’t have a problem with them doing that knowing that olives contain healthy fats and are only 7 calories per large [...]
Posted on June 19, 2011 in Contests and Giveaways
Taste of Home Magazine is donating 10¢ for each unique visitor to their new Flag Cake recipe on the magazine’s website at www.tasteofhome.com/uso. It’s their way of partnering with the USO to provide a simple way for Americans to say thanks to our military and their families from Memorial Day through the Fourth of July [...]
Posted on June 18, 2011 in Desserts and tagged as Taste of Home
So what’s a daycation? It’s a one-day getaway to a local destination that offers the same perks of a vacation without the expense, time off from work, and other hassles that go into vacation planning. You get a chance to get out of the house, see your local area, and have some fun with friends [...]
Posted on June 17, 2011 in Contests and Giveaways and tagged as family
