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Thank you to Nature’s Harvest® bread for providing us with coupons, gift card, and gift pack, in order to create this "fintastic" lunch and share information about Nature's Harvest ® bread. The opinio...
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This post was sponsored by Starbucks as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. I received compensation and complimentary products to facilitate my review.” To say we are Starbucks fan...
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I can't believe Halloween is finally upon us! Are you ready? I think we are. We have been up to our ears in Halloween festivities and traditions for the last week or better. We've visited the pumpkin ...
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This post is sponsored by Mezzetta Napa Valley Homemade pasta sauces. That said, my love for pasta sauce and wholesome real food is all my own. With school starting and fall knocking on the door, our ...
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Mr. C has just started preschool. The highlight? Snack time of course. It's all about the snacks! At open house the school gave students an adorable little canvas bag with their name on it that they a...
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My oldest is picky. I mean really picky when it comes to food choices. Over the years I've learned the best way to get his buy in in regards to healthy eating is to simply let him help me choose his s...
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The other night the hubs brought home some to-die-for Godiva chocolate dessert cups filled with berries. The first thing I did was thank him and promptly eat said dessert. The second thing I did was b...
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We had a happy accident. Typically every year we plant a couple of raised garden beds with the kiddos. I think it's good for them to learn how. It gives us something to do throughout the summer and of...
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I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Cascade. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating. As always all...
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The fall baking bug bit back around August 1st. Unfortunately I haven't had the time (or quite frankly the wherewithal) with a very mobile one year old running around to get much baking done. I've man...
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I can't believe we have reached the final week of the MeMeTales Readathon 2012! I hope you had fun. We sure did. What a whirlwind of a summer it has been thus far. This week's theme was global culture...
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The 4th of July screams for red white and blue desserts in my opinion. So in honor of, I am bringing you a Sweet Sunday round up of delicious desserts from a variety of blogs that I love. If you are l...
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Seeing as it's Father's Day I thought I should probably give some recognition to the hubby. So, in honor of good old D.A.D, I bring you his favorite dessert. Angel food cake with Pistachio & Cool Whip...
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My most absolute favorite treat from the ice cream truck is a chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich. Did you know those bad boys have like 500 calories a pop? Not to mention they are like $5.00 a p...
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I must have a thing for 'faux' ice cream lately. I suppose these are definitely less caloric than the real deal. If you are looking for a quick, fun summer treat, these would be fantastic! I gave them...
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They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I can not take credit for these in any shape or form. In fact, if you follow me on Facebook you might remember that I shared a post from Love From...
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This weekend is a busy one for us so I am keeping it simple. As classic (and as much of a staple in my opinion as chocolate chip cookies) is the no bake cookie. It's one of those recipes I always figu...
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At approximately 5:45pm \[Saturday evening\] the hubs reminded me that tomorrow is Sweet Sunday. Oops! Totally unprepared. I have not baked a thing all week. I went for my go-to recipe. This is the re...
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I thought it might be fun since I like to bake to try and organize my baking into a series. We'll call it Sweet Sundays. (At least for now). My thoughts will be turning to gardening and planting soon ...
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This weekend's big project was our Easter sugar cookies. Now, not to toot my own horn, but the family has lovingly dubbed me the sugar cookie queen lol. Hey, if I get to be the queen of something...ev...
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We've had an over abundance of bananas in the house lately. Hubby went to the store, bought bananas. I went to the store, bought bananas. See... an overabundance of bananas. We just couldn't keep up. ...
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Holy cow! Today it hit me. After six months I think I finally have a routine back. Apparently I had totally forgotten what it was like to have a baby in the house! Meal time used to be a fairly peacef...
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Well we are closing in on St. Patrick's Day so I'm going to hurry up and cram the rest of our St. Patrick's Day activities into one post. Pardon the length, but stick with me, I promise it's worth it....
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With the nice weather kicking in I have started in with the spring cleaning. I am more than happy to say I can finally see the floors in the kids' rooms! All this hard work has left me with a serious ...
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Sufficient to say I have a thing for cupcakes. Ummm.....lets make that an obsession with cupcakes. It wasn't always this way, but for the time being it seems like a hobby I can commit to. I don't know...
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I must confess. I made these for dessert the other night but they are far better for breakfast. Kidding...but I really did eat one for breakfast! I put these up in the Leap Day post but they were so f...
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