Family, Photography, and Finds from a Professional Texas Mom Blogger
If you're old enough, you'll remember the tasty orangesicles. You might have bought them at the store or maybe even at the fun ice cream trucks that would make the neighborhood rounds. Well if you follow me on facebook, then you saw that Pillsbury is bringing you those same yummy flavors in an orangesicle cake and cookie mix! Not only that, … [Read more...]
Contribution made by Becky W. If you want to give someone a great birthday gift, baked goods may be just the thing! Sweet treats are always a delicious present, and they are sure to be enjoyed by all. Personal Creations has great birthday gifts that you're able to give to anyone, but why not try making baked treats yourself? You may find that … [Read more...]
Boy do we love football! Honestly, I could watch it all day with my husband. This superbowl sunday will be no exception either! My husband is for the 49r's and I'm for the Ravens. Regardless of who wins, we're gonna feast like football fans do. Here's a few ideas to get your started. And if you need help getting in the football mood, … [Read more...]
It seems like every weekend we go into a food and football coma. Seriously. It's playoff time and while our unreliable, totally predictable Dallas Cowboys didn't make it, we still have teams we are rooting for! GOOOOOO BRONCOS, FALCONS, AND PACKERS!! Okay, the TEXANS too but they are not my faves. ((hiding)) ~~Show me what you got Rodgy … [Read more...]
Well, almost cook free. One of my favorite things to buy for holiday entertaining (or any entertaining), is party trays. These can be trays of vegetables, fruit, etc. For the holidays though, meats and cheese are always good! For our small gathering, we opted for the small deli platter, TGI Friday's Buffalo Wings, Delimex Taquitos, and … [Read more...]
I love Halloween treats! I've made Black Cat cookies, Crescent Mummy Dogs, Boo Babies, Witches Brooms, Candy Covered Mini Chocolate Apple Bites, and even a Hair Raising Cake in support of Halloween and Breast Cancer Awareness month. Let's face it though, we don't always have time to make these kinds of treats. In fact, I haven't made anything in a … [Read more...]
I started blogging at A Cowboy's Wife in February 2007. Six months later, I started My Wooden Spoon. Having separate blogs was the thing to do back then, maybe it still is, but it's been a stressful, time consuming task for me. It takes a lot of work to maintain a food blog and I found that it started to consume me more than anything else I … [Read more...]
Who wouldn't wanna win free groceries for a year? Right now, you can enter your rib recipe into the Dibs on my Ribs Cookoff and you just may get those groceries! You have until August 12th to enter and you'll need to have the following in your recipe to be qualified as an entrant: Spare Ribs A McCormick Spice/Seasoning A Kraft Sauce (if a … [Read more...]
I'm always getting the opportunity to try new food items and one of my most recent trips included the three mentioned; Southwest Chopped Salad, Pretzel Sticks, and Premium Steak. There were many other items as well but these three were my favorites. I'll start with the Marketside Southwest Chopped Salad. These salads are found in the produce … [Read more...]
ItalCrust is an all natural, hand stretched, wood-fired pizza crust made in Italy. There are 7 ingredients; soft wheat flour, water, durum wheat flour, extra virgin olive oil, salt, and yeast. You can buy these Marifano pizzas exclusively at Walmart and you get 2 fresh, 11" crusts for just $4.96. This is fabulous for when you want to make … [Read more...]
Aside from workouts and jumping on the trampoline, me and Toby have been incorporating healthier choices into our diet. While he's a lot more disciplined than myself, I figure every little bit helps so I do what I can. Yogurt is one of those healthier choices. I think healthy, filling snacks can be one of the hardest things to keep in the … [Read more...]
I already mentioned the current 'end child hunger' campaign but just in case you don't know how to input the codes to get those meals donated, here's a quick video to help. The website to enter the codes is endchildhunger.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMl0kuCJS2g Disclosure: I am an official Walmart Mom. Follow me and my fellow … [Read more...]
With the economy getting hit hard, Walmart is helping to fight hunger by donating over over 42 million meals to local food banks. You can actually find your local community and vote for them and they could also be included. Voting ends on April 30th for that. Alongside Walmart with this initiative, you'll find Conagra, Kraft, Kelloggs, and … [Read more...]
One of mine and Truett's favorite things to snack on are Craisins. We LOVE them. I even used them in his class's Valentine's Day goodie bags. One of the little girls is allergic to red dye so I kept trying to find a 'red' snack that she could eat and Ocean Spray's Craisins were it! Anyways, something else we like is cranberry juice, … [Read more...]
The past few weeks have been crazy to say the least. While the blog has suffered a bit, there have been lots of answered prayers that I'm truly thankful for and that needed my undivided attention. Things are back to normal again for the most part. I have a 3 day weekend to Arlington to see Joyce Meyer but I think that's about it now that … [Read more...]
I've heard of parents sneaking in fruits & veges to get their kids to eat them but around here, there's no need to be sneaky. When I received a big box of Piñata apples, Truett's eyes lit up. He asked what I was gonna do with them and I said, "I don't know, I think I'm gonna make them into a pie or muffins or something sweet". You know … [Read more...]
My first week's meal plan worked out really great! While I didn't enjoy sitting down to plan the meals, I did enjoy seeing your guesses, seeing what I actually spent, and not having to worry about what to cook each night of the week. So before we get to week two's meal plan, let's find out what I actually spent for the first week and who won … [Read more...]
In honor of National Oatmeal Month, I thought I'd round a few of my favorite oatmeal recipes for you, many of which are healthy, with a couple (or 3 or 4 or 5) being indulgent. If you don't follow these blogs, you should definitely add them to your weekly reading. They tell great stories, share drool worthy photos, and will inspire you in the … [Read more...]
2011 has been full of ups and even more downs. Me and the family have been focusing on each-other and our future for the past couple of months and plan to start 2012 fresh in all areas, including financially. We are starting Dave Ramsey's financial plan beginning of 2012 and that means cutting costs everywhere, including groceries. I'm a … [Read more...]
One of the pains that I have to deal with here on the ranch, is the lovely hard-water spots on my dishes. I was always looking for that next product to eliminate them but man, it can get pricey. I was talking to a gal, probably in her 60's, who was telling me that she had the same issue but that she simply used Clorox Bleach. Now, when she … [Read more...]
Oh man, making a car themed cake was more of a task than I thought but I have narrowed my issues down to a couple of things that I'll get to a little later. Truett turned 5 years old today and all I could think about was when my two oldest were that age...and how grown they are now. That means time will fly by again and Truett will be a Senior … [Read more...]
I love to cook and I love to find new recipes, but life doesn't always give me the time and resources for either. There are simply days when I don't have the time to find something new to cook up or forget the grocery list on the kitchen table when I'm headed to the grocery store. However, I have found a few neat smart phone apps to download on my … [Read more...]
Finding ways to cut costs is essential in today's economy. Walmart has launched a new app on their facebook page called Nice Save. You'll be faced with a new challenge every few weeks and everyone will submit their solutions. It's all in Walmart's effort to offer low prices and low cost solutions. It's a great way to share ideas and you'll … [Read more...]
Puns are fun huh! Eggs are a staple in our home and man do we go through them like water. We do supper and desserts with them but our top uses revolve around breakfast and snacks. My two oldest boys are 18 and 15. They are athletic and know that eggs are a great source of protein which they very much need during workouts and sports throughout … [Read more...]
GoGo squeeZ is a fruit serving in a pouch. It's a fun way for kids to eat a healthy snack and we are now part of the GoGo Gang. Healthy, convenient snacks are hard to come by so I was thrilled to learn about this product. Some immediate things for you to know about GoGo squeeZ are: No refined sugar No artificial anything No gluten, dairy, … [Read more...]
I already talked you about Walmart's Ad Match policy and how I'd be showing you a video on me ad matching with no ad so that's what this video is about. I simply went to Walmart, found the item I wanted to price match, and checked out. I told her they were 5 for $5 at the competitor's store. They were $1.78 at Walmart so by ad matching, I … [Read more...]
We decided to cookout for Father's Day but needed to "practice" before the real day. Walmart challenged me to buy food to cook for $30 bucks or less, which was quite a challenge for us since our practice cookout would include about 9 people. Our menu included the following: slab of Spare ribs $13 chunk of chicken thighs $5 Fresh corn on … [Read more...]
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