Amazing Salad Recipes for Salad Month

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Salad Recipes

As one of the pickiest eaters on the planet, I don’t eat a lot of vegetable salads. I do love fruit salad, along with pasta and potato salad. Since it’s Salad Month, and I don’t know a whole lot about the world’s favorite side dish, I turned to those who do: other amazing bloggers! Check out a few of their delicious salad recipes and celebrate Salad Month in yummy style! Amazing Salad Recipes to Celebrate Salad Month Quinoa Salad with Asparagus and Goat Cheese from OurFamilyWorld. I’ve only recently tried quinoa, and it’s pretty amazing! I’m also, oddly, a huge [...] Read more »

Partying with Dunkin’ Donuts Seasonal Coffees

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Dunkin Donuts

“I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Dunkin’ Donuts. I received a Dunkin’ Donuts Party Kit to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating.” Sal and I are regulars at the Dunkin’ Donuts shop between my house and his. I think we must stop there at least several times a week! Their hot coffee warms us in the winter while their iced-coffee provides a cooling refreshment in the summer. When the chance to host a Dunkin’ Donuts Seasonal Coffee party came up, I practically screamed “pick me, pick me!” [...] Read more »

PS, Don’t forget the cake!

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This post brought to you by Private Selection. All opinions are 100% mine. Everyone knows I’m not the world’s best cook, but I can bake on occasion. My cookies, brownies, and other baked goods actually come out pretty good! One thing I can’t bake, however, is cake. Oh, sure, the flavor is delicious, but for the life of me, I can not make a nice-looking cake! It’s always lopsided or deflated in the middle. So on occasions that I need a cake, I always go with store-bought.  Sometimes I even buy a cake for no reason, just to celebrate being [...] Read more »

Create a Virtual Tree and Have a Real Tree Planted in Your Name

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Odwalla Tree

I think just about everyone knows how important trees are to the planet. Not only do they help maintain an adequate supply of oxygen so we don’t all fall to the ground in a breathless heap; they provide food (so many yummy treats come from trees!), shelter and dozens of things we use every day. Unfortunately, as our numbers and dependence on trees grew, the forests became less and less populated. Organizations like Nature Conservancy are working hard to replenish the population of the world’s trees, but they can’t do it alone. This is where you come in, with the [...] Read more »

Give Mom an Exotic Staycation This Mother’s Day

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Suggestions for setting a staycation atmosphere

Can’t afford tickets to Europe to send mom off on a vacation this Mother’s Day? I know I can’t! Fortunately, mom doesn’t have to leave her house to have an exotic staycation! With the right tools, you can send mom on a trip to romantic Paris, Istanbul, or even back to ancient times. Best of all, she won’t be too jetlagged to enjoy it! How to give mom an amazing exotic staycation Choose your theme. Will you send her away to Paris? Give her an unforgettable trip to the busy streets of Istanbul? Send her on a whirlwind tour of [...] Read more »

Mother’s Day Gifts for the Eco-Minded Coffee Loving Mom

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Coffee Mothers Day Gifts

With the big holiday honoring mom less than a month away now, it’s time to start coming up with some great Mother’s Day gifts! One of the best gifts you can give is something that mom loves but that also gives a little something back to the world. A great way to do this is to purchase Fair Trade USAproducts. They have an amazing selection of everything from apparel to tea, but it was their coffee that really caught my attention! I am a huge coffee drinker, and was thrilled to have the chance to try out two amazing Fair [...] Read more »

Practical Tips to Add More Protein to Your Diet When You’re a Picky Eater

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Good Meatless Sources of Proteins for Picky Eaters

I spent the majority of my life as a vegetarian. I stopped eating meat when I was 14, and only started eating chicken and turkey again when I got pregnant with Jacob. I still don’t eat mammals, because I just can’t bring myself to do it. I mean, I have enough guilt over chicken and turkey! I’m not going to get into the whole debate about my reasoning behind it (unless you want me to!), but the point is, I had a really hard time getting enough protein most of my life. Let me note that this isn’t typical for [...] Read more »

Easter Deliciousness With Eggland’s Best

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Egglands Best

Easter and eggs have gone hand-in-hand for a long time. I have no idea where the tradition started. I could look it up, but after the busy last week I had, I’m feeling a little lazy! They’re a perfect pair though, and that’s really all I need to know right now. Egglands Best gave me all the tools I needed to host an egg brunch, and I thought the perfect time to do that would be at the Easter gathering at Sal’s house. This was especially a good idea since I am a terrible cook and Sal’s mom is an [...] Read more »

Safe Easter Candy for Kids with Peanut Allergies

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Peanut-Free Candy Ideas

Jacob doesn’t have a peanut allergy, but so many of my friends kids do. Easter is an especially difficult time because kids love getting chocolate, but most of the chocolates are labeled with a warning that they were made close to peanuts. While I know some kids can handle foods that came into contact with peanuts but don’t contain them as an ingredient, I know many can’t even tolerate foods that were made in the same general vicinity of the legume. Many parents opt to completely eliminate candy, and that’s fine, but for those who want their kids to get [...] Read more »

Share Your Breakfast with Those in Need

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The collective experts known only as “they” say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, yet so many kids out there go without. In fact, statistics indicate that as many as 20% of all children do not get breakfast, many because their families simply can’t afford it. Can you imagine the stress and anguish of knowing your child is hungry but not being able to do anything about it? The pain of sending your child off to school without the fuel he needs to get through the day? Read more »