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Just before we moved out of our home in Colorado, I burnt up my blender due to a stuck blade. I hadn’t replaced it since I’d been given one of those cheapie single serve blenders from a client. It was OK to make smoothies in, but I needed something bigger and hardier for soups and [...]
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Did you have a chance to vote for my Wholly Guacamole Gazpacho recipe yet? You can VOTE here or below once per day until September 6, 2012. I really enjoyed cooking with Wholly Guacamole as it’s a quality product made the way I would make guacamole from home with natural, fresh ingredients and no preservatives [...]
This week’s to do list: Enter a recipe in the Dreamfields’ Summer Pasta Salad Contest on Facebook. (Not on Facebook? You can enter here.) Enter to win the Dreamfields Family of Products here at This Mama Cooks! On a Diet – giveaway ends Thursday at midnight! Enjoy this pasta salad from one of last year’s [...]
Dreamfields is holding a Summer Pasta Salad Contest on Facebook. (Aren’t on Facebook? You can enter here.) The contest goes until August 31 and winners will be picked each week. The winner gets a case of Dreamfields pasta! For those of you unfamiliar with Dreamfields, each serving has 5g of fiber and only 5g digestible [...]
We’re slowly settling into the new house, and I’ve been busy setting up and decorating my two kitchens. The main kitchen has “great bones” and is full of light, but desperately needs new appliances and updating. The basement kitchen (part of a mother-in-law apartment) will serve as my food photography studio, dishware storage area, and [...]
As part of the Healthy Snacking Challenge, we’ve swapped out Orville Redenbacher SmartPop! for our usual after school snacks. I’m doing this to encourage my family as well as my readers to snack smarter. Here’s why: snacking on 100-calories of low-fat healthy popcorn leads to less hunger and more satisfaction versus other snacks like almonds [...]
As you know, I’ve teamed up with Ziploc to encourage Americans to eat more fresh. If you are a regular reader – you’ll notice, I’m already looking for ways to put a healthy spin on my family’s favorites. Earlier this year, Ziploc Brand partnered with best-selling author and TV personality Rachael Ray for the FreshOver [...]
Are you a fan of the Meal Makeover Moms? If so you may want to enter the Holland House/Meal Makeover Moms Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes is running through the beginning of June. Each month, one fan will be chosen to receive a meal makeover from the Meal Makeover Moms. The first drawing took place in April, [...]
(Photo Taken from Ziploc.com) Ziploc® Perfect Portions™ Bags are the latest innovation from the Ziploc® Brand. They’re used for storing and freezing bulk foods and individual portions of poultry, meat, fish, and more. These are great if you shop the sales and stock up on items like ground meat, chicken breasts, and fish. They’re also [...]
A few week’s ago I created a breakfast dish, Blueberry French Toast Casserole, to go with one of Lipton’s new green superfruit teas. There’s nothing better than toast and tea for breakfast! At that time, I only had a few boxes to give away. However, now that I’m officially a Lipton Tastemaster Brand Ambassador, I [...]
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! is excited to announce their ULTIMATE Red Carpet Viewing Party on Sunday, February 26th on the I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Facebook page from 3:00-4:30 pm PST. The show will include a roundtable discussion with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars and a food and wine expert known for [...]
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Gaiam. All opinions are 100% mine. While I’ve found a great local studio for Pilates, finding a similar place for yoga hasn’t been that easy. That’s why I was excited to see that Gaiam has introduced GaiamTV, the first streaming video subscription offering [...]
When Lipton asked me to pair one of their Green Tea Superfruit teas with a dish, the first thing that came to mind was the classic combination of toast and tea for breakfast. Lipton’s Superfruit teas come in three flavors (Purple Acai and Blueberry, White Mangosteen and Peach, and Red Goji and Raspberry) but which [...]
Recipe: Rachael Ray’s Greek Grilled Chicken & Vegetable Salad with Pita Bread Recipe prepared by: Anne-Marie Nichols, Photo taken by: Anne-Marie Nichols Have you had a chance to check out Rachael Ray’s FreshOver Recipe Guide on the Ziploc Facebook page? You can “like” the Ziploc Brand’s page and download Rachael’s exclusive FreshOver Recipe Guide. With [...]
Every 45 seconds a child dies from malaria. It doesn’t have to be this way as malaria is both preventable and treatable. That’s why I’m joining Mom Bloggers for Social Good in supporting Malaria No More’s Dream Big for Africa campaign. Malaria No More’s mission is simple: to end malaria deaths in Africa by 2015. [...]
I know for many of you, taking nutritional supplements was on your New Year’s healthy resolutions list. How’s it going? Are you confused by all the vitamin and supplement choices out there? Well, Centrum has come up with a Nutrition Possible Assessment to help you determine your individual nutritional supplement needs. I’m always on the [...]
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