Decorating for Christmas is something I love and look forward to from about November 1st. I always wait until the week of Thanksgiving to actually start putting out Christmas decorations but I definitely dream about them long before that. This year, I wanted to add a few new items to our home and I decided to start with some framed words. Joy and Noel are two of my favorite “words of the season” so I picked one of those. …
Archives for November 2013
Picking the Perfect Restaurant – Help from Teddy’s Table
As a parent, going out to dinner can be stressful. Sometimes there are a long waits to deal with or you might be worried that the options won’t be right for your kids picky palates. With a busy three year old, we need to be really strategic in the way we plan our dinners out because we know we have a limited window for the dinner to be successful and not just one big mess. In our area, we have a great resource called Teddy’s Table that is made for parents to help them find great restaurants to enjoy as a family.
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Orange Chicken Stir Fry Recipe
Remember my clean-ish eating goal? Well, it is totally still happening and I am doing {surprisingly} well with it despite all of the yummy things like chocolate eclair cake and s’mores in a jar coming from my kitchen. I think it helps that so many things can be “cleaned” up but still taste delicious. Take this orange chicken stir fry recipe for example…generally orange chicken evokes images of fried pieces of chicken covered in a thick, goopy orange sauce. This one, on the other hand, is full of fresh vegetables and packed with flavor.
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Thai Red Curry Stuffed Peppers
A lot of people think, when I tell them that I am trying to eat cleanly, that all I get it is meat and veggies. To a degree, that is pretty true because the focus of clean eating is whole foods like meat and vegetables. But, that doesn’t mean all I get to enjoy on those items is salt and pepper. As I was playing around with different food ideas, I made Thai red curry stuffed peppers. These stuffed peppers on the face are really meat and vegetables with a few clean ingredients added in that add so much flavor.
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Christmas Tree Advent Calendar
Christmas is my absolutely favorite time of year. From mid-September, I start dreaming of my Christmas decorations and start to think about what this year’s Advent Calendar will look like. Last year, our Advent Calendar was a frame with little envelopes for each day. I wanted to do something a little different this year and, after a brainstorming session with Mathlete, we came with the idea of a Christmas tree Advent Calendar.
Black Friday Survival Kit with a Printable
Guess what will be here in a just over a week? Sure, there is Thanksgiving but there is also Black Friday! Are you a Black Friday shopper? I definitely am and look forward to it every year. If you are too, I am here to help you with your black Friday preparation with tips on creating a Black Friday Survival Kit {and printable}!
Gift Idea for Kids: RoseArt Extreme Air Brush Studio
This post is sponsored by RoseArt. However, as always, all thoughts and opinions shared here are 100% my own.
Christmas gift shopping for littles can be a challenge. If yours are like mine, their tastes change daily or they circle everything in the catalog out of pure excitement over the gift receiving part of the holiday season. RoseArt provided me an opportunity to try out their Extreme Air Brush Studio and I am so glad they did. I now know what just about kid on my list that is over the age of five will be getting for Christmas from us…it is a great gift idea for kids.
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Herbed Steaks and Roasted Potatoes #STAROliveOil
I love cooking and trying out new ingredients. Flavored olive oils and olive oils crafted for specific types of food are one of my newest favorites to try out. At a recent shopping trip to Walmart, I discovered that #STAROliveOil makes three different varieties of olive oil that are specially formulated for different foods by using different types of olives to create unique flavors that pair well with everything from vegetables to beef.. I used two of the flavors to make my delicious herbed steaks and roasted potatoes.…
Vegetable Quinoa Soup: Progressive Thanksgiving Dinner
Welcome to the virtual Thanksgiving dinner! I’m sharing a delicious Vegetable Quinoa Soup recipe for my part before moving on you on the next course: salad!
Today, I am sharing a delicious vegetable soup recipe that will be right at home on your Thanksgiving table. Of course, be sure to pair it with other delicious dishes you will find at the rest of this progressive dinner.
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