Earlier this month I chose a gift for another blogger as part of a Secret Santa gift exchange with Mom Central and jcpenney. Browsing her blog to learn a little bit about her interests was was a lot of fun. I ended up getting her a beautiful purse, something that I know she loves, judging […]
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Budget-friendly meals
What is your go-to recipe when you don’t have much food in the house or money to spend on groceries? This question was recently posed in a group that I’m a part of on Facebook, and since many people’s budgets are tight around the holidays with all the expenses that go into buying gifts and […]
Martha Stewart pre-lit tree from Home Depot
So, as I told you last week, we bought our first artificial Christmas tree this year. I mean, I always grew up having an artificial tree – one of the reasons we’ve bought a real one for the past 12 years – but this was the first I bought as an adult. I saw that the […]
Shopping for my Secret Santa at jcpenney
The countdown to Christmas is on! I am pretty much done. Phew. One cool shopping experience I had this year was looking for a gift for my Secret Santa. As part of a festive campaign with jcpenney and Mom Central, I chose a gift from jcpenney for a fellow blogger, and someone has done the […]
Marzetti Otria Greek Yogurt Veggie Dip
Greek yogurt is one of my favorite things! I cook with it, mix it with fruit for breakfast, put it in smoothies, and use it as dip. It still has that tartness yogurt is known for, but it’s super rich and creamy. Somehow, it’s low in fat… I don’t know how they do it. If […]
Sweet corn tamale cakes [recipe]
I had planned on making tamales this week. Really, I had. I even bought the Maseca corn flour a while back. But my first cold of the season has me miserable. Add to that the fact that it’s that time of the month, and I’m a mess. Staring at this big sack of Maseca on […]
