Disclosure: I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Roman Meal. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for participating. I have a confession to make. I have a love/hate relationship with sandwiches. You see, my husband LOVES sandwiches. Loves them. If he could, he'd take three sandwiches to work a day. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. What's even worse is that now this has rubbed off on our youngest boys. Every day ... continue reading...
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Honey Teriyaki Boneless Chicken Wings
For many, many years I avoided chicken with bones. It's actually one of the main reasons I shied away from wings for so long. Let's be honest, bone-in chicken is just messy. You fight for your food and try to get all the leftover meat in between each and every bone. Wings aren't big to begin with, so it feels so tedious, doesn't it? Granted, the wing recipe that Mandi over at Chewsy Lovers and I have been sharing for Wing It Wednesday are delicious and I have gotten over my aversion to bones, ... continue reading...
Fun Fall Recipes: Caramel Apple Bread and Milkshakes!
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. As always, all opinions are mine alone. We're only a few weeks away from the official beginning of Fall, and I'm already knee deep in Fall Recipes. I just can't help it, Fall to me is cool, brisk weather, when leaves change color and the sun sets earlier. It's also cinnamon, pears, apples and caramel, and a season for baking. Can you tell it's the most wonderful time of the year in my eyes? I love ... continue reading...
Peach Barbecue Baked Chicken Wings
It's Wednesday, do you know what that means?! It's our second installment of #WingItWednesdays hosted by myself and my friend Mandi at Chewsy Lovers, and we're showing you how #ChicksWingIt! Yes, both of our husbands love to grill on the barbecue, but we're showing that we can make some killer wings for tailgate season too! Last week I shared a Crispy Baked Buffalo Wing recipe, and Mandi shared her Hot Lemon Pepper Wings - Restaurant Style. Yummm, my mouth is watering just thinking about them ... continue reading...
Jerk Chicken Wrap
Disclosure: I participated in an Influencer Activation Program on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for the Florida Department of Citrus. I received a promotional item to thank me for participating and, as always, all opinions are my own. You may not know this about me, but I'm not a big juice drinker. Too many juices are full of sugar and not enough nutrients for me to sip it daily. However, there's one juice I do drink and that is Orange Juice. Specifically, orange juice that comes from ... continue reading...
Muddy Buddies with Pretzel M&M’s®
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. As always all opinions are mine alone. What's your favorite way to hang out with your family? For us, it's movie nights. We all sprawl all over our sectional with snacks and drinks and watch a good movie. Sometimes we watch old movies (my husband is obsessed with 80's movies) and sometimes it's a brand spanking new release. One thing that we can all agree on is the MARVEL® movies. You know the ones, they ... continue reading...
Crispy Baked Buffalo Wings #ChicksWingIt
Guess what, good people!? Football season is upon us, and my guys couldn't be more excited. While I do love watching my kids play and cheering for my favorite team, really I'm just here for the food and the party. Can you blame me, though? I love getting together with my family and friends, the playful banter that comes with fans of rival teams, and all of the awesome and amazing food that we love to serve during football season. Now, I've shared plenty of football recipes for game day get ... continue reading...
Review of the Sprint Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport #SprintMom
Disclosure: I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for Sprint. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and to thank me for participating. Well, the time has officially come. All the kids are back to school, and suddenly I have time to myself during the day.. well at least 3 days out of the week I do. Now that the kids are in school, and the littlest ones are settling into a new school year routine, I need some routines of my own! Since writing about ... continue reading...
10 Pasta Recipes with a Twist!
Disclosure: My "10 Pasta Recipes with a Twist" recipe collection is part of a sponsored opportunity by Foodie.com. I personally selected each recipe to be added to the collection. As always, all opinions are my own.Mmmm, pasta. I just love cooking with pasta. Whether it's served on the side, or as a part of a meatless meal, or even an easy one pot meal - sometimes pasta just hits the spot. You know who else loves pasta? Kids! I know mine do. When I first started getting into cooking, most of ... continue reading...
Baked Spice Cake Doughnuts made with Olive Oil
Did you know that August is National Olive Oil Month? Not only is that a thing, but Pompeian is doing their part to celebrate. In honor of National Olive Oil Month, Pompeian is encouraging people to take the Pompeian Pledge by swapping butter for olive oil in everyday recipes. I took the pledge myself, and have had fun throughout the month of August swapping out butter for olive oil in some of my favorite recipes. I thought a great challenge for this would be to use it in baked goods like ... continue reading...
Party Planning Made Easy with a Sam’s Club Membership! #TrySamsClub
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Sam’s Club. As always, all opinions are mine alone. This time of year can be super hectic for us. The older kids just started school, summer is winding down, football season is picking up with high school football games, daily practice, and then along comes homecoming and all that fun stuff. It's also when Lil G's birthday rolls around. Every year when we celebrate his birthday we have to look deep into his schedule to plan ... continue reading...
Fun Back to School Lunches + the #PowerYourLunchbox Pledge & Contest!
Disclosure: I was provided free product from Produce for Kids and was compensated to promote the Power Your Lunchbox pledge. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Last night we attended D-Man's Kindergarten orientation, and it became real just how close we are to the beginning of a whole new era! For so long it's been D-Man, RoRo and I at home while the older kids are off at school. Last year D-Man began preschool for a few hours each day and he loved it so much. Now that he's ... continue reading...
Caramel Apple SNICKERS® Monkey Bread
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. As always, all opinions are mine alone. Well, here we are.. a little over halfway through August. In my house that means we're on the second week of back to school season for our older kids but it also means that football is underway. For our high schooler, football practice has been going on since June, but very soon the high school football games will be underway and for a houseful of (mostly) boys, this ... continue reading...
Family Favorites – Goulash & Garlic Bread
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. As always, all opinions are mine alone. Back when I was growing up, my family structure was quite different from the one I've created with my husband. Back then, both of my parents worked outside of the home, and (depending what part of my childhood we are discussing) my dad often worked various and random hours in his retail job. I may not have mentioned it before, but I was an only child growing up ... continue reading...
2014 – The Summer of FROZEN Fun
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. As always, all opinions are mine alone. Today is RiRi and lil G's first day back to school! It seems like our summer together flew by, but thankfully I have a few more weeks with D-Man and RoRo before they are off to Kindergarten and Preschool. Since it's back to school season for us, over the past few weeks we've been steadily purchasing back to school supplies for everyone. Usually we buy the basic school ... continue reading...
Check out the Hottest items during the Best Buy August Audio Fest
Disclosure: The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. Whenever my family is looking for the best in tech items, Best Buy is the first place we head. Did you know that Best Buy is gathering some of the best offers on the best audio products throughout the entire month of August? The August Audio Fest is taking place across all Best Buy stores and beginning 8/3/14 – 8/30/14 Best Buy will feature one ... continue reading...
Mango Pancakes with Cinnamon Honey Syrup
It's no secret that my husband is the official pancake maker in our family. I wish I could replicate his success, he uses a prepackaged mix that you mix with eggs, oil and milk. He doesn't usually follow the guidelines listed, as he eyeballs the mix to be sure it's how he wants it. Sometimes he'll add some vanilla or cinnamon to make it a little different but they are always thick, light, and fluffy. I've attempted homemade pancakes quite a few times, but they always result in a heavier and ... continue reading...
High Tech Home Appliances – Samsung Chef Collection #MasterYourHome
Disclosure: This post is part of a sponsored campaign with MomSelect and Samsung. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. At the end of July I attended a very popular conference geared towards bloggers. Conferences like these consist of a lot of learning sessions amongst our peers and some celebrities. During these conferences big brands have booths set up and products on display. During this conference in particular Samsung was in attendance, and they were showing off something pretty ... continue reading...
22 Family Meals that are Quick & Easy
Disclosure: My "22 Family Meals that are Quick & Easy" recipe collection is part of a sponsored opportunity by Foodie.com. I personally selected each recipe to be added to the collection. As always, all opinions are my own. Every time the seasons change our family schedule gets disrupted. One of the major causes for disrupt is summer. More specifically, when summer begins and when it ends. It never fails, just when my family gets used to our summertime schedule, back to school we all go. ... continue reading...
How to Advocate for Your Children to Succeed by Janeane Davis
How to Advocate for Your Children to Succeed by Janeane Davis BOOK BLAST Janeane Davis, Superwoman, mother of 4, wife of 24 years, and friend wrote the book “How to Advocate for Your Children to Succeed” in order to help parents use their skills and talents to help their children reach their own definitions of success. Janeane blogs at Janeane's World and can be reached on Twitter @JaneaneDavis ... continue reading...
