Snacks and Meal Planning
Frugal Road Trips with Kids
My husband, toddler and I drove today from St. Louis, Missouri to Oklahoma City for a swim meet. We travel by car fairly often to attend the swim meets of our teenage daughter, so we’re really mastering the art of traveling with kids and doing it on a budget.
As I was driving today, it occurred [...]
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 [...]
Gerber Giveaway
Feeding a baby can be a challenge and if you’re like me, you’re always willing to try something new if it will provide nutrition, variety and some ease into the feeding routine. That’s what the new Gerber 8 Grains and Yogurt and Gerber DHA Purees promise to do.
Gerber 8 Grains and Yogurt Cereal adds variety [...]
Part 3 – Eat from the Pantry Challenge
Just a quick update — we’re down to our last three dinners from my “Eat from the Pantry Challenge.” (Can you hear my teen cheering loudly!? She even went so far as to ask her Nana NOT to ask us over for dinner anymore so that we can ‘get this thing over already!’)
The dinners have [...]
Time to Check Out Market Day Offerings
If you want to pack something other thank the standard PB&J in your kids’ lunches, Market Day has some great alternatives. And if you like to cook and/or if you’re looking for easy ways to create delicious affordable meals, you need to check out a new collection of herbs, rubs and seasonings from Market Day Gourmet.
In [...]
Eat Dinner TOGETHER!
I grew up in a house where having dinner as a family was a regular event. My Dad was a cop, and he worked shifts for much of his career and all of my pre-teen years. If he was on the evening shift, Mom would have dinner ready at 4 p.m. so that we could [...]
22Dec2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 1 comment | Continued
Grocery Gift Card & Gift Pack Giveaway
With the holidays approaching, Moms everywhere are looking for ways to stretch their holiday meal dollars without sacrificing taste or nutrition. The good news is you can make your entertaining dollars work harder by bringing dairy family recipes and entertaining ideas to the holiday table, compliments of Midwest dairy farm Moms. Dollar for dollar, dairy [...]
11Dec2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 98 comments | Continued
