Thank you Idahoan® Mashed Potatoes for sponsoring this post. Idahoan® Mashed Potatoes are real potatoes, real easy, delivering homemade taste on demand. If you have children, life is busy. If you have five children, life can be complete chaos at times. I have to say that dinner time has to be one of the most chaotic times of the day. When it comes to making dinner, I have to get a little creative. I don’t have hours to spend in the kitchen, so there are some things I like to do to make dinner easier when life gets busy. Easy Chicken Pot Pie Casserole Let me share some tips for making dinner easy. Because as a mom of 5 kids easy dinners are my go too! If you are looking for the recipe it's right below! First Some Tips to Making Dinner When Life is Busy Do a Little … [Read more...]
Copy Cat Melting Pot Love Martini Recipe
With Valentines Day coming up The Melting Pot has shared some of their great recipes! Why not spoil each other at home all year with this Melting Pot Love Martini recipe? How yummy does this sound? Strawberry, Coconut, Peach, Cranberry YUM! Copy Cat Melting Pot Love Martini Recipe A long time ago hubby and I decided we were NOT going to try to go out on Valentines Day, or the weekend before or after it. The crowds were crazy! So we started to find meals at home. As we had kids we would put the kids to bed early and have an at-home date night. Related: Copy Cat Melting Pot Dark Chocolate Raspberry Fondue We went to the Melting Pot on date night often before kids but I just don't feel like it's a place to take kids. People want to relax, there are a lot of hot things … [Read more...]
5 Tips for a DIY Indoor Herb Garden
Establishing an indoor garden is a great way to not only grow your food but also cut down on the grocery budget. Indoor herb gardening is an easy way to add flavor and spices to a meal as well. Growing any food at home, even if it is a small amount, can be helpful in becoming making the most out of what you have to use at home. Consider these tips on how to start your own do-it-yourself indoor herb garden. 5 Tips for a DIY Indoor Herb Garden Find A Spot Indoor herb gardens are usually quite small in size and don’t require much room to grow. A perfect spot would include the windowsill of your kitchen window or a sunny place somewhere else in the home. Consider choosing a south facing window if you live in a colder area as that will help keep the plants warm enough to survive all year … [Read more...]
Be the Best You This Year with Publix
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Be The Best You Available at Publix. The opinions and text are all mine. When you’re a mother to five children, you need to have a game plan. My game plan has always been Publix. This store has been a lifesaver on many occasions, especially when we need to make a late-night sick kid run or a last-minute Sunday dinner run. I would say it’s easier than ever to Be The Best You at Publix. Here is why you can Be the Best You at Publix: All of the food and drinks Our family lives for food and drinks, and as you can imagine, five kids go through a lot. I also enjoy having snacks on hand. Publix allows us to “Be The Best You” because we don’t need to go to five different stores to pick up our … [Read more...]
Easy Slow Cooked Pork Chops Recipe – Only 5 Ingredients!
If you know me, you know I love my easy slow cooker recipes and break them out weekly! This easy slow-cooked pork chops recipe is only 5 ingredients and it's super easy and even the kids liked it so that's a major score! Easy Slow Cooked Pork Chops Recipe - Only 5 Ingredients! Keep in mind if you have thinner pork chops you will want to cook them a bit less. I got some a few months back on sale and forgot to adjust the cooking time so they were a bit dry but still just as good! It's easy to adjust the salt and pepper to taste and I've adjusted this recipe adding things in. In fact, this has been known as This and That Pork Chops in my house. Related: Brown Sugar Glazed Garlic Pork Chops These pork chops go really good with my 7 Up Biscuits Recipe. It's a great … [Read more...]
Copycat Paula Deen Monkey Bread
So a long time ago I saw Paula Deen make this recipe on a TV show she was on. It was so easy. She has since become famous for her gorilla bread but I still love this recipe the best it is easy and while takes a bit of time the kids all join and help and it's oh so good! I have made a few adjustments over the years so check out this Copycat Paula Deen Monkey Bread. Some friends of mine went to one of Paula Deen's restaurants in Foley Alabama and wrote a great review on it. You can head over and read all about the Paula Deen Family Kitchen and follow their journeys as well Copycat Paula Deen Monkey Bread So you can easily change up this recipe to make it different each time. Adding in some caramel or hot chocolate are some of my favorite changes. Make it … [Read more...]
Saving Money on Baby Products With Always My Baby and Food Lion
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Food Lion. All opinions are 100% mine. When you have little ones, you always want the best for them. I have five children and I still am always worried about them and just want to protect them. As a mom, you focus on protecting them by making sure they’re warm to making sure they have great products to use. I was excited to try out Always My Baby as a way to help save money on my baby products. Of course, this brand is exclusive to Food Lion, which makes it even more awesome! There are many reasons you’ll find Always My Baby brand in my home, but I wanted to focus on a few! Always My Baby has high quality items As I mentioned before, I have five kids and I’m not rich, so I need to find products that aren’t expensive … [Read more...]
Farmhouse Rag Wreath DIY
I have always loved the look of rag wreaths. They have a fun and vintage charm to them, which is a combination I tend to be drawn to. I have made wreaths for years, but you get tired of the same ‘ol style and this is a nice break from the florals and woods I normally have. I found that is very easy to make, too, so that’s a huge bonus! SO let me show you how to do this super simple Farmhouse Rag Wreath DIY Farmhouse Rag Wreath DIY I personally found the wreath frame at a thrift store, but your local craft stores will have them. They do carry a couple of sizes, but I used the 12” size. All you need to remember is that the larger you go, the more fabric you’ll need to have enough to cover. I had the creamy plaid fabric scraps already and had been wanting to use them, and also the … [Read more...]
Better-For-You Snacks With Boulder Canyon Authentic Foods
This post is sponsored on behalf of Boulder Canyon Authentic Foods with The Frugal Navy Wife. I received product to conduct my review. All opinions remain my own. Raise your hand if you’ve ever gone through the store and looked for your favorite Boulder Canyon foods? I have! There is something you should know, and that is that Boulder Canyon Authentic Foods is changing something. Better-For-You Snacks With Boulder Canyon Authentic Foods Around mid-January, Boulder Canyon Authentic Foods is going to be changing their brand look. There will be a new sticker on the top left hand corner of their products. You will also find: A new logo New packaging And more! Their products will still have the same great tastes, it will just look a little different. There are many … [Read more...]
10 Old Fashioned Money Saving Tips You Need to Try NOW
Have you ever made something harder than it needed to be? I have. Unfortunately, my budget is one area where I have made things harder than they needed to be; especially when it comes to saving money. Often, we tend to try new ways to save that aren't always the best option. In fact, when it comes down to it, the best money-saving habits, the majority of them are all ones that have been used by people for decades. They are the same old-fashioned money-saving tips that your grandparents and great-grandparents used. They are the Depression Era money-saving tips that your family members used to get through the Great Depression. They worked then and if you put them into practice, they will work for you too! When you're looking to develop good money-saving habits, it is best to start … [Read more...]