Food for Thought: Mexican Chicken Alfredo

Mmm, this was such an easy & yummy meal we had last night! I found this recipe in my Simple & Delicious catalog I received at the Taste of Home Cooking School I attended in September.

Lunch Made Easy: Happy Halloween Everyone!

Today is Halloween! Finally. :) lol
I have been making Little Miss Halloween lunches for almost two weeks now, sooooo I'm ready for a change up. ;)

They don't really "celebrate Halloween" at my daughter's school, so I've been doing my best to just try and make it fun for her...

Food for Thought: Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

This has to be the easiest pumpkin cupcake recipe... EVER. Just look! Mmm...

Lunch Made Easy: Frightful Friday

So glad it's FRIDAY today!! (And that Monday is finally Halloween! lol)

Lunch Made Easy: Kinda Corny

After today, two more lunches until Halloween (that's also the theme for next weeks Bento of the Week on the Bento Blog Network).

Food for Thought: "AMERICA'S NEXT PORK CROCK-STAR"

Oh my goodness! I need everyones help!! I will beg, cook, clean, make your kids lunches, anything!! ;)

I entered on porkbeinspired.com some of my pork crockpot recipes for their "America's Next Pork Crock-Star" contest and made the cut in two different categories!!

Pork Inspiration Category: Crockpot Cranberry Pork Chops
http://www.porkbeinspired.com/form_form-Crock-Star-2011-Inspired-dropdown.aspx

Pulled or BBQ Pork Category: Crockpot Pulled Pork Sandwiches
http://www.porkbeinspired.com/form_form-Crock-Star-2011-BBQ-dropdown.aspx

At the bottom of each link, there's  drop down menu where you can vote!
You may vote once per day, per email address, per category until Monday, 10/31.

Grand Prizes (there will be 4 – 1 per category): A $2,000 check, a $200 gift certificate to purchase pork at a local retailer, a crock-pot, a set of dinnerware, place settings, a Pork Be Inspired cutting board, and a Pork Be Inspired apron.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE vote for me!! This would be AH-MAZING!
Tell your family, tell your friends, tell your churches! ;)

If I win, I promise there will be a giveaway on my blog to thank all of you for you help & support!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!

*end shameless plug... for now, lol*

Lunch Made Easy: Going Batty...

After today, only three more "lunches" until Halloween! I am tired and a bleh this morning - here's what I came up with for today:

Lunch Made Easy: Moose & Zee!

This weeks theme on the Bento Blog Network is Nick Jr.
I seriously try to not let Little Miss watch too much TV and if she does I *hope* it's educational programming... so for this challenge I thought it'd be fun to capture two of her favorite little characters "Moose & Zee"!

Deals & Steals: *HOT* Groupon - $20 for $40 at The Body Shop

GROUPON's deal today for Springfield, MO for $40 to spend at The Body Shop for $20. (You don't need to live there inorder to buy this deal!) The deal is valid at ANY US STORE LOCATION!

Fine Print:

Expires Dec 24, 2011

Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as gift. Limit 1 per visit. Valid only in US Body Shop stores. Not valid online. Not valid on Black Friday (11/25/11). Not valid toward purchase of gift card or "Love Your Body Club" card. Valid toward sale items. Valid with existing "Love Your Body Club" card. Must use in 1 visit, no cash back. Non-transferable.

Don't forget! If you use EBATES you can earn an additional 3% cash back on your Groupon purchases.

With the holiday season upon us, this would make a great gift to give or to use towards purchases in store. ENJOY!

Lunch Made Easy: The Great Pumpkin

In sticking with my Halloween lunches lately, today's theme is all about Pumpkins!

Food for Thought: Hamburger Cupcakes & Cookie Fries - Gameday Special!

Today we're getting together with friends to watch the Wisconsin vs. Michigan State football game (I'll be sneaking into the other room to catch the ND game too. ;) hehe!)
As I mentioned before, I always volunteer to bring dessert when we get together. My little sous chef (aka "little miss") gladly helped me put this one together. It was so much fun!

Lunch Made Easy: Have a Spooktacular Day!

Halloween is just so darn fun :)

 

Lunch Made Easy: Boo-tiful!

Today's lunch is back to Halloween fun:

 

Lunch Made Easy: Back to the grind...

Hello friends! :) After getting a week off from lunches and taking a long weekend getaway with my hunny, it's back to the grind! (Even though I was draaaaaaaagging this morning... we didn't get home until late last night.)

Things I Love: Krista's Kupcakery

If you refer back to one of my original "Things I Love" posts, I mentioned my good friend Krista and her Kupcakery business. (See here for original post & pictures: http://keeleymcguire.blogspot.com/2011/05/things-i-love.html)
Well this woman is at it again! I just have to share some more of her AMAZING work...

Snackable: "Mama I'm Hungry"

Little Miss is off of school the rest of this week and so that means no lunches for Mama to make. (Kind of nice getting a break for a couple days, not gonna lie...) She will make the hour+ long commute with me each way instead for the next two days to my main office at work. Her sitter is close to my office.

On the drive home, she will inevitably tell me every five minutes "Mama I'm Hungry", "Mama I'm Hungry", "Mama I'm Huuuuungry" (lol) so I started packing her snacks to eat in the car. Here is her snack for today:

Lunch Made Easy: Twenty Days until Halloween!

With only 20 calendar days left until Halloween I figured it time to start having some "holiday fun" with Little Miss' school lunch. Hehehe! :)

Lunch Made Easy: Some Bunny Loves You

Little Miss only has lunch at school today and tomorrow this week... 

Lunch Made Easy: SpongeBob LunchPants

Oh how much Little Miss loved seeing me make SpongeBob smiling face! :)
It gave her one brighter than the sun. :)

Lunch Made Easy: Apple Days

Little Miss has "Apple Days" at school today, so what better way to enjoy lunch than with an Apple theme to coincide with what's going on in class:

Lunch Made Easy: I love you BEARY much!

Wednesday's lunch:

Food for Thought: Crockpot Love - Cranberry Pork

I've made this recipe before in my crockpot/ slow cooker but the first time I made it with a Pork Loin. It was apparently so good, my boyfriend and Little Miss at it all before I even got home from work! (lol, they did ask if it was OK first ;).) WELL, this week boneless pork chops happened to be on sale and I thought why not try it with those! Mmm, it worked out great too!

Here's how I did it --

Lunch Made Easy: Throw Together Tuesday

Today's lunch is kind of a cute hodge podge of goodies:

Lunch Made Easy: We are all made of Stars

Since I made Little Miss her lunch today, I've had the Moby song "We are all made of stars" stuck in my head, lol (thus the title). I realized I hadn't used my star sandwich cutter in a while so why not today then!