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 [...]
Posted on May 18, 2012 in Contests and Giveaways,Featured,Food Reviews and tagged as healthy snacking
You may have noticed by looking in my side bar that I’m now an Orville Redenbacher’s SmartPop! Ambassador. The reason I signed up to be spread the word about Orville Redenbacher’s SmartPop! popcorn is that I’m on a mission to get families to eat – and snack – in a healthier way. One way to [...]
Posted on May 7, 2012 in Food Reviews and tagged as healthy snacking
Since I’m moving Georgia at the end of the month, I better practice making real Southern cocktails like mint juleps. Since the Kentucky Derby is tomorrow, I can’t think of a better time to try Gail Simmons’, the host of Bravo’s Top Chef, recipe for Lemon Ginger “Tulep” using Pure Leaf Iced Tea. You can [...]
Posted on May 4, 2012 in Boozing It Up!,Food Reviews,Recipes and tagged as Southern cooking
Since becoming a Mountain High Yoghurt Mom, their product has become a staple in my kids’ lives. As I explained in a previous Mountain High Yoghurt post, I used to buy it all the time until I started making my own yogurt. Since my yogurt maker is in storage, Mountain High Yoghurt has become my [...]
Posted on May 2, 2012 in Food Reviews and tagged as healthy snacking, yogurt
I was a regular buyer of Mountain High Yoghurt YEARS before I was asked to be a Mountain High Yoghurt Mom. Here’s why: First and foremost, it’s a great value per ounce, especially when you buy it in the bigger containers. I usually buy low fat vanilla and fat free plain yogurt in the 32 [...]
Posted on April 18, 2012 in Food Reviews and tagged as yogurt
If you’re on the lookout for ways to simplify holiday entertaining, you may want to keep ready-to-serve dips and spreads in your pantry. Luckily, there’s no need to go to a gourmet shop to spend a fortune on imported goodies. Instead, head over to Target and check out the Giada De Laurentiis for Target line [...]
Posted on December 21, 2011 in Food Reviews,Products and Equipment and tagged as party food
I’ve always liked Barilla pasta products, especially their no-cook lasagna noodles and their delicious whole grain pastas. We made the switch to whole grain pasta years ago. At first, my family complained that the pasta was too dry, but they got used to it and prefer it over regular pasta now. Since it’s important that [...]
Posted on November 27, 2011 in Contests and Giveaways,Food Reviews
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carapelli. All opinions are 100% mine. I recently had a chance to conduct an olive oil tasting with Carapelli Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Yes, you read that right, an olive oil tasting! I’ve done olive oil tastings before at a food blogger conference, but [...]
Posted on November 21, 2011 in Food Reviews
Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of hosting the Hunt’s Dinner Sauces Supper Club event at Mise En Place in Denver for a group of local food and mom bloggers. I demoed two recipes for the group, Southwest Stuffed Peppers and Chicken Cacciatore for Pasta (recipe below), to show how easy it is to [...]
Posted on October 30, 2011 in Events,Food Reviews,Recipes and tagged as chicken, healthy recipes
One of the fun things about being a food blogger is the chance to try new products. This month, I’m working with Hunt’s to try out their new Hunt’s Dinner Sauces and present them to my fellow bloggers in a dinner event this week in Denver. (Follow us on Twitter at #huntsdinnersauces.) You see, Colorado [...]
Posted on October 16, 2011 in Contests and Giveaways,Food Reviews,Recipes
After my husband, Paul, got laid off last June, we stopped eating out to cut back on expenses. Even going out to our local (and reasonably priced) Asian restaurant was out of the question. I missed having my favorite Chinese, Vietnamese and Tai dishes, especially knowing how hard it was to replicate those dishes at [...]
Posted on October 12, 2011 in Featured,Food Reviews,Recipes and tagged as Sun-Bird, tofu
When I was first approached by Door to Door Organics to do a review, I was a bit skeptical. After all, I live near so many farms (organic and conventional) and have access to farmer’s markets. Also, my local supermarkets do a decent job of providing some organic vegetables at a decent price. So why [...]
Posted on October 7, 2011 in Food Reviews,Veggies
I’ve been a fan of Rudi’s Bakery since they saved my life a few years ago. Well, not literally but close enough. I’d just had knee surgery was nauseous from the morphine. Rudi’s flax bread, lightly toasted with a little butter, was the only thing I could keep down. I’ve been a fan ever since [...]
Posted on September 1, 2011 in Coupons,Food Reviews,Gluten Free
If you love Skinny Cow frozen treats like me, you’ll be interesting to know that Skinny Cow has just come out with two types off chocolate candy – Dreamy Clusters and Heavenly Crisp. If you’re a chocolate candy pieces fan, you have the choice of Dreamy Clusters Milk Chocolate or Dreamy Cluster Dark Chocolate. One [...]
Posted on July 27, 2011 in Contests and Giveaways,Food Reviews and tagged as healthy snacking
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 healthy snacking
I came across the best recipe and method for a classic roast chicken in the March 2011 issue of Cooking Light magazine – How to Roast a Whole Chicken. The seasoning and flavor were perfect. Also, the method of roasting the chicken for 45 minutes at 350 degrees and the rest of the time at [...]
Posted on March 16, 2011 in Featured,Food Reviews,Recipes and tagged as chicken, healthy recipes, Mrs Dash
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