Savory Steak & Rice Burrito Recipe with Success White Rice

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Success® Rice.  All opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine. The other night, Frank grilled up some amazing Top Sirloin Steak on his new grill and it was so good!  We decided to use our leftover steak and a packet of Success White [...]

Taking the Finish Rise and Shine Challenge + Breakfast Casserole Recipe

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This is a sponsored opportunity with our friends at Finish Quantum. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine. I love to eat and a hearty breakfast is one of my favorites! While it is filling and delicious, it can often times be especially hard to clean off the dishes. So, when I was [...]

Homemade Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe with Ingredients from Smart & Final #ChooseSmart

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In our family, we cook a lot of chicken and one of our favorite meals is Homemade Chicken Cordon Bleu with Rice Pilaf and Asparagus. Having a big family, Frank and I like to shop for the best cuts of meat and freshest produce at a great price.  We know we’ll find what we’re looking [...]

St. Patrick’s Day Classic Corned Beef & Cabbage Recipe #ChooseSmart #cbias

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“I’m looking over a four leaf clover that I overlooked before.  First is the sunshine, the second is rain.  Third is the roses that bloom in the lane.  There’s no need explaining, the one remaining, is somebody I adore. I’m looking over a four leaf clover that I overlooked before.”  Every time I think of [...]

Sweet & Sour Tri-Tip Rice Bowls Recipe

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We love homemade Fried Rice in our family and with the Minute® Ready to Serve Rice, it’s even quicker and easier to make!  For our recipe, we created Sweet & Sour Tri-Tip Rice Bowls.  They were super easy to make and so delicious!!! For our recipe, we used the Minute® Ready to Serve White rice, which [...]

Johnsonville Fire House Chili Love on Valentine’s Day

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This Valentine’s Day was a little different than most. For starters, Frank and I got to spend it with the boys and some of our close friends.  What was different that the day started off with me preparing a batch of the Johnsonville® Fire House Chili.  Let me tell ya – it was HOT!!! FIRE HOUSE [...]

Baking with Unilever for the Holidays + Giveaway

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This holiday season, I used Unilever products a lot more in my holiday baking and cooking endeavors than I had in previous years and the results were great!  Some of my favorite Unilever brands for baking include Country Crock, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!, Promise, Brummel & Brown, and Imperial.  I used them to [...]

Start the New Year with Delicious Muffin Cups from Johnsonville

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Our family loves Johnsonville Sausage.  In fact, just the other day I made breakfast, which included eggs, sausage and pancakes.  One of our children said, “This is the best sausage I’ve ever had!”  He was definitely right! I had the opportunity to host a Johnsonville / Ore Ida Holiday Cooking Party and made the Amazing [...]

Old School Sugar Cookies Become New School Holiday Cookie Wreath – Smart & Final #ChooseSmart

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It’s that time of year when holiday baking goes into full throttle at our house!  I remember baking cookies and decorating with my mom growing up.  We would mix the cookie dough and then cut them into different shapes and decorate them with sprinkles.  Then we’d bake them and the sprinkles would melt.  That was [...]

Sweeten Your Holiday Recipes with a Natural Sweetener + Fudgy Brownies Recipe

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Truvia® Natural Sweetener for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. The holiday season is here and baking is in the air.  With the holidays, I love to bake lots of yummy treats, but they tend to be high in calories and sugar.  If you [...]

Building Relationships One Food at a Time with Foodspring

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Are you a food lover at heart?  Do you find that food helps build your family relationship?  I do and I found that food is an important way in which members of my family bond with one another.  Whether it’s cooking in the kitchen or eating dinner with my family, food plays an integral part [...]

Life Just Got Sweeter with Nectresse Natural No Calorie Sweetener

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of NECTRESSE™Sweetener for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Do you want to make your life a lot sweeter?  If so, then you should definitely check out Lisa Ling’s favorite sweetener - NECTRESSE™Sweetener.  What makes this sweetener so special is that it’s made from the goodness of real fruit [...]

Tailgating with Frito-Lay + Giveaway

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Football season is here and fans everywhere are having a blast hosting parties and tailgating in celebration of their favorite football teams.  After all, it’s a fact nobody can deny: American Football is one of the most celebrated sports in the United States.  During this time of year, you’ll start seeing more barbecue grills than [...]

Yummy Chicken Divan with Ingredients from Smart & Final #sfsmarties

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I love to make casseroles and Chicken Divan is one of my favorites!  This week is the person time to buy the ingredients for Chicken Divan, since chicken will be on sale at your local Smart & Final.  First Street Chicken Leg Quarters in the Value Pack will be on sale for $0.79 per pound [...]

King’s Hawaiian Breakfast Slider – A Family Favorite!

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I have fond memories of King’s Hawaiian Sweet Rolls.  I remember eating two or three at our holiday dinners – going especially well with ham and green bean casserole!  I am creating those same positive memories with my own children. I had the task of creating a recipe using King’s Hawaiian Rolls and had so [...]