12 Barbeque Recipes for Father’s Day

May 29, 2014 By Anne

This post is sponsored by Foodie.com.

Father’s Day is June 8th. It’s really not that far away. I need to start planning. But what to make and what to buy? He loves BBQ and pork, so I think I will make either pulled pork sandwiches or BBQ pork on the grill, along with BBQ corn and a nice salad.

I went ahead and looked up some recipes over at Foodie.com while I was deciding. They have an amazing selection of recipes for anything you can think of. Here are some recipes I looked at:

Next I need to look up some cheesecake for dessert!! Yumm!

Are you planning a special meal for your father or husband?

Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

Chick-fil-A New #grilledlove

May 12, 2014 By Anne

I was invited to visit my local Chick-fil-A and try their new menu items.

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Recently a group of friends and I was invited to Chick-fil-A for a tasting event for their new Grilled Chicken items.

Our table was set up and ready for us with flowers and placemats and little cow stuffed animals. After we were served the biggest drinks offered and were spoke with the owner of the store, our food was brought out to us one by one.

First up was the Grilled Market Salad. I already love this salad and I get it all the time. The only difference for my was I tried it with the Zesty Apple Cider Vinaigrette. I usually eat it with the Avocado Ranch Dressing. But I wanted to be adventurous and try new things! 🙂 The Grilled Market Salad comes with grilled chicken breast served on a fresh bed of chopped Romaine lettuce and baby greens, topped with shredded red cabbage and carrots, crumbled blue cheese and a mix of red and green apples, strawberries and blueberries. It is absolutely delicious!

Market Grilled Chicken Salad

Next up was the Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich. A boneless breast of chicken, marinated with a special blend of seasonings and grilled for a tender and juicy backyard-grilled taste It’s served on a toasted multigrain bun with Colby-Jack cheese, smoked applewood bacon, Green Leaf lettuce and tomato. Served with Honey Roasted BBQ Sauce. Again, I would never have added the sauce, but man was that good!

ChickfilA-Grilled-Chicken-Club-Sandwich

Now how did we eat of this food? We didn’t. We all had a few bites then placed them in out to go bag and went on to the next item. It was all so good it was hard to stop eating!

Next up was the Grilled Chicken Cool Wrap. I’ve had this before and knew how tasty these are but several of my friends have never tried it!?The wraps come with grilled chicken breast, nestled in a fresh mix of Green Leaf lettuce with shredded red cabbage and carrots and a blend of shredded Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses, tightly rolled in a flaxseed flour flat bread. And Avocado Lime Ranch dressing is recommend with it. I love that stuff!

Grilled Chicken Cool Wrap

All the while the owner and assistant manager were there with us telling us about each item and answering any questions. We were told that some new and exciting breakfast items would be coming soon. Also be on the look out for new coffee and iced coffee. I love iced coffee in the summer.

Chick-fil – A has some popular items that are gluten free such as their grilled market salads, chicken, fruit cups and waffle fries.

Grilled Chicken Nuggets

More food comes along – Grilled Chicken Nuggets. Now I’m a big fan of the original but I have to say, these are now my favorite besides the Market Salad. The nuggets are marinated with a special blend of seasonings and grilled for that tender and juicy backyard-grilled taste the Grilled Chicken Sandwiches come with.

Then the last item to come was the Grilled Chicken Sandwich. Just like the Grilled Chicken Nuggets, this was wonderful! Served with the Honey Roasted BBQ Sauce, it was amazing!

Grilled Lovin’

After we were pleasantly stuffed we got a tour of the kitchen. They showed us all of the “real” ingredients they used, no bagged salads or powdered lemonade here.

Inside we were greeted by…

Fresh Ingredients

Did you know that Chick-fil-A cups are recyclable? They are. In the store they have a cup only bin where you can recycle them. Awesome!

Recycle those cups!

We got to see how the chicken comes in frozen, then gets de thawed and finally ready to be ready and breaded or grilled. We saw how boxes and boxes of fresh lemons were stored and ready to be squeezed for fresh lemonade. They really do make everything fresh.

Some of the group received a dessert and we all walked out with a bag full of goodies.

In that bag of goodies was a beach towel, a hat, a Tervis Tumbler, a small stuffed cow and some awesome gift cards for free grilled Chick-fil-A!!

I was given a few extras to pass along to my readers!!

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A big shout out to our local Chick-fil-A for inviting us to taste the New Grilled Menu Items – Visit them at -https://www.facebook.com/CFAMarshLanding

Anne

Breakfast in Bed for Mother’s Day

May 8, 2014 By Anne

I’ve never had Breakfast in Bed before. Not sure I want to eat in my bed, actually. But it would be nice to have a fabulous breakfast made just for me on Mother’s Day! Now I know my husband would be glad to make me breakfast on Sunday. He is such a sweetheart and he loves to cook and he’s good at it too!! But we are going down to visit my mother and have breakfast at her community center. They are offering a great breakfast and it’s free for mothers and only $5 for everyone else. It’s all you can eat and it’s pretty good. We’ve gone to other breakfasts there.

Happy Mother’s Day!!

Are you going to breakfast on Mother’s Day?

Anne

Cinco de Mayo Fiesta!

May 4, 2014 By Anne

I was sent a package and gift card from Publix and General Mills to facilitate this review.

Cinco de Mayo is May 5th! One day I would love to go out and celebrate, but for now I’m happy to celebrate at home with my children.

The other night we celebrated Cinco Mayo and had a fun dinner with lots of Ola’s being said. One thing I forgot was some Margaritas. I had a rough time with my camera that night and some pictures were taken with my phone and they came out blurry.

I made our usual Mexican dinner made up of nachos, hard and soft tacos, rice and corn. I added Old El Paso Frozen Enchiladas this time. My son loves the hard tacos with beef and cheese. My daughter loves the nachos (beef and cheese) although she has been known to eat a hard taco. My husband likes soft tacos with beef, cheese, corn and lettuce. I love all it with beans, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, etc.

Yes we wore mustaches while we ate. Okay only for a few pictures, they are itchy and hairy. Not sure how my husband keeps one full-time.

The frozen Enchiladas we good but a bit spicy. I liked it but no one else would try it. That’s okay – more for me!

Moustache selfie!

If you live near Publix, they have a ton of Cinco de Mayo foods on sale! It’s not too late to have your own celebration!

Until May 7th, Publix has boneless chicken breasts and Bell peppers on sale for some awesome Fajitas. Lean Beef is also on sale for some beef tacos and lettuce and tomatoes to top them off with. Hass Avocados and Tostitos Salsa is on sale. There is coupon in the sale paper for $1 off any 2 Old El Paso cooking sauces. All Old El Paso products are 25% off and the Old El Paso Meals for Two are Buy One Get One Free.

Lots of great savings and what great way to celebrate!

How do you celebrate Cinco de Mayo?

Anne

MilkSplash Adds a Splash of Flavor to Your Milk!

May 1, 2014 By Anne

I’m lucky to have children that love milk. Just regular ol’ milk. But what kid doesn’t like to sweeten the milk once and awhile. My husband falls into this category as well. Okay – I like some chocolate milk too.

So there’s chocolate and strawberry to choose from. Wow, that’s it?

Not anymore!! MilkSplash has come out with 5 new fun flavors!! What is Milk Splash? Milk Splash is a delicious, zero calorie milk flavoring. The flavors are : Cocoa Loco, Sir Strawberry Swirl, Orange Cream Dream, Cookies ‘n Cream and Jammin’ Banana.

Don’t they sound delicious?

We were sent the Cookies n’ Cream and Sir Strawberry Swirl to try. Now the directions say to add one “gentle squeeze” to an 8 ounce glass of milk.

I took out two glasses, filled them with milk and squeezed. I guess I kinda thought it would stop when a squeeze came out, but boy did I put too much in! My mind was confusing this with the other brands that you have to add a lot too. The milk was super, duper sweet. The kids liked it but man it was sweet.

I waited a few days and tried the Cookies n’ Cream again. This time only one gentle squeeze was added and Yumm! It has a light flavorful taste!

I love it! And so do the children!!

Why one gentle squeeze? MilkSplash is very concentrated and you must add it to milk. Do not drink by itself. They do have artificial and natural ingredients. However they are looking at an all natural ingredient version to come out in the future. MilkSplash is gluten free and allergen free.

Milk Splash come in little bottles so they can easily be placed in your bag or purse. Perfect to take to dinner and add to your child’s milk. Plus the bottles are adorable!

MilkSplash is on shelves now in select Target stores. To see if there a store near you go to milksplash.com and click, where to buy.

MilkSplash is an innovative new milk flavoring that is perfect for busy parents who want their kids to drink more milk. Although this product contains artificial sweeteners, it has zero calories and it allows kids to enjoy milk on their own terms. MilkSplash is also working on an all natural version but for now MilkSplash is available now in select Target stores and will be available at Walmart nationwide in mid-April.

A. MilkSplash was created and is marketed by S&D Beverage Innovations, LLC, a division of S&D Coffee, Inc., the nation’s largest custom coffee roaster and blender of iced tea for the foodservice industry. Founded in 1927 and based in Concord, N.C., near Charlotte, S&D holds the highest certified designations in global quality and food safety, and counts a multitude of the world’s best-known foodservice organizations as its customers. A team of talented and experienced food scientists and marketers drives new product development for S&D Beverage Innovations

Know what else is fun? You can mix the flavors and create your own! Or add them to ice cream for a delicious shake or add it to cereal for a fun twist!

MilkSplash Jammin’ Banana + milk + breakfast cereal

Jammin’ Banana tastes great with your favorite rice, corn or bran breakfast cereal. Try it with reduced fat (2%), low-fat (1%), skim or non-fat milk.

MilkSplash Orange Cream Dream + 1/2 cup of milk + 1 pint of vanilla ice cream

Place all ingredients in blender, cover and blend until smooth. Serve immediately. Makes two 10-ounce servings. In place of Orange Cream Dream, also try MilkSplash Cookies ‘N Cream, MilkSplash Jammin’ Banana or MilkSplash Sir Strawberry Swirl™.

There are a lot of other ideas on the MilkSplash webpage. Click here milksplash.com to get more information!

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