Asparagus Bouquet

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  This post is sponsored by Country Crock. I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective, and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own. I’ve been having some fun playing with my food! As a busy Mom, I’m not only looking for delicious recipes, but ways to… [Continue Reading]

St. Patrick’s Day Food & Irish Jello Shots

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!! Sadly we are at the end of our 17 days of St. Patrick’s Day Food and Fun! I hope you have enjoyed it! We are finishing up with a quick treat, that you can easily still pull together today…Irish Jello Shots…the non-alcoholic kind, but if you are interested, here is a Jello… [Continue Reading]

Chinese New Year Celebration: Recipes, Decorations and Gifts

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Chinese New Year is on January 23rd. and according to the Chinese Five Element Astrology Calendar, 2012 is the Year of the Water Dragon. So we thought it would be fun to share some recipes, decorations and gift ideas with you all this week. On Monday, we kicked it off with a delicious main dish… [Continue Reading]

Healthy Pasta Salad

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Everyone loves a good Pasta Salad, but how about a Healthy Pasta Salad? A lot of the time you sacrifice flavor when you cook with healthy ingredients. A couple weeks ago, Doug and I were at our favorite Farmers Market and I spotted some beautiful Multi-Colored Tomatoes. I had remembered seeing a very simple idea… [Continue Reading]

Labor Day Cook-out Ideas

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Well, this is it, the official end to the Summer season…Labor Day…I’m not really very happy that Summer will be over, although I do love Fall, and all it has to offer, especially the cooking and baking. I’ve put together some ideas for your Labor Day Cook-outs…Enjoy! psssppp…Did you get your Picnic Printables? Look for… [Continue Reading]

Homemade Salsa Recipe

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Happy Wednesday! I have some exciting news for you! We are getting super close to launching the new blog, Pocket Change Gourmet. Doug and I prepared, cooked, filmed and worked all day yesterday on some yummy recipes. Stay tuned…we should launch by early next week! Now back to our recipe for today… A couple weeks… [Continue Reading]

Fourth of July Food, Dessert and Cupcakes

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It’s Fourth of July weekend! Yay! Are you hosting a cookout? Or maybe attending a potluck? I have lots of great food and dessert ideas for you! Main Dishes Sweet BBQ Chicken Kabobs Mix & Match Burger Bar Southwest Chicken Wraps Salads and Sides Deli Style Pasta Salad Honey Lime Fruit Salad Roasted Corn Salsa… [Continue Reading]