Cooking and Recipes
Freschetta Pizza Giveaway and Sweepstakes for a Ford Hybrid – CLOSED
My family absolutely LOVES good pizza, which is why I typically make my own. But when time is short, we pull something form the freezer just like almost every other family. Now, there’s a new option at the grocery store: Freschetta® California-Style Pizza. Freschetta’s newest pizzas takes fresh taste to new heights, fusing together creative combinations [...]
22Nov2010 | lipsticktocrayons | 25 comments | Continued
Turkey Trivia and Southwestern Turkey Chili Recipe
Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Share this turkey trivia with your little turkeys while you whip up your family’s Thanksgiving feast!
Did you know?:
Benjamin Franklin wanted the national bird to be a turkey.
Domesticated turkeys can’t fly. Wild turkeys, however, can fly for short distances at speeds up to 55 miles per hour. They can also [...]
Alternative Recipe for Green Bean Casserole
Looking for a healthy alternative to the classic green bean casserole this Thanksgiving?
Then Del Monte’s yummy Italian Green Bean Sauté is the recipe for you! You and your family will get your Thanksgiving green bean fix with half of the calories, a third of the fat, and one eighth of the sodium that you find [...]
Cool Touch Griddle Giveaway — Make Breakfast!! CLOSED
Knowing that school days can be a hectic time for families, I wanted to pass along some tips from the Midwest Dairy Council designed not only to save time, but also help that ensure kids take on the day with a healthy and balanced breakfast:
o Set out cereal boxes and bowls the night before, add [...]
Tyson Grilled & Ready Whole Breast Fillets Giveaway & Recipes – CLOSED
I’m not one for using a lot of convenience foods because they tend to be expensive. But, they’re certainly less expensive than feeding a family at a restaurant, so it’s a good idea to keep a few convenience items around to avoid the temptation to eat out just because you’re short on time.
Tyson® Grilled & [...]
T.G.I. Friday’s Giving Away $10 Gift Cards
T.G.I. Friday’s restaurants recently announced it will treat guests to a free $10 Gift Card for a limited time at participating restaurants in the U.S. when they purchase two entrees from Friday’s® new Caribbean-inspired Summer menu featuring fourteen new appetizer, salad, sandwich, entree and combo dishes starting at $8.99 including selections that are glazed [...]
12Jul2010 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
My Journey In Frugality
When I started thinking last year about how I was going to significantly reduce our monthly expenses, I was a little overwhelmed. It is an overwhelming task, to be sure. But, as I began to put my plan into action over the last six weeks, I’ve realized that small steps are starting to make a big [...]
14Feb2010 | lipsticktocrayons | 5 comments | Continued
Tyson’s Any’tizers Giveaway
Tyson recently added some outstanding new varieties to the Any’tizers product line, two of which have made stir fry night around here a lot more interesting. Now, they’re offering a few of my readers the chance to try them for free.
The newest sauce and stir varieties are:
· Chicken Breast Chunks with General Tso Sauce (my [...]






