Mommin' It Up!

June 27, 2011June 26, 2011

ReadySetEat: June Favorites

pork sandwich — Real, actual sandwich that I made!

I must say I had a very fun time making all my ReadySetEat recipes this month! I liked ’em so much there were three I wanted to tell you about. The first, pictured above is the Shredded BBQ Pork Sandwich. Umm…hands down one of the easiest and best-tasting recipes I have ever made in my life. It’s a slow-cooker recipe also so it gets bonus points in my book! I made it for Fathers Day dinner and let’s just say Bobby was very pleased! We had the leftovers the next day also and they were just as tasty as the first go-round. Seeeriously, you gotta make this one!

The second recipe I loved was the Ravioli Lasagna. Partially because it’s made with good ol’ Chef Boyardee Ravioli! Now I can be a bit juvenile in my tastes and I love. Chef Boyardee. Ravioli. As a matter of fact, when I was still working I used to take it to work for lunch all the time! Mmmmm! Anyways, turns out it makes a mean main ingredient in this lasagna as well. It was so easy to make, just add in some tomatoes, spinach, cottage cheese, and whammo – it tastes like a million bucks! And smelled divine baking, I couldn’t wait for it to be done.

Finally, my third fave recipe from this month is this Minestrone Pasta Salad. What a great summer salad! It didn’t take long at all to make and it was so flavorful and healthy! It’s made with kidney beans, zucchini, carrots, seasoned Hunt’s tomatoes, lite italian dressing, and parmesan cheese as well as pasta of course. I love the crunch of the veggies in contrast with the pasta and kidney beans. And the flavor is SO yummy. Definitely a salad to share with others this summer!

So those are some of my latest ReadySetEat favorites – and I love that I can save them in my recipe box and come back to them time and time again! With the site’s great features, I can also find out where the ingredients are on sale near me and get the full nuritional value of each recipe. It couldn’t be any easier! What recipes are you trying out this summer?

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I am being compensated for my work on the ReadySetEat Shared Tastes Panel. All opinions about the recipes are my own.

June 26, 2011June 27, 2011

Gilt Children’s Summer Spectacular: $10 off a $50 Purchase

As I may have mentioned, *ahem*, the thought of having three kids home this summer was pretty daunting. So I’ve been doing my best to keep us all busy and having fun! And now I’ve got another great source for summer ideas, because I am participating in Gilt Children’s Summer Spectacular – I am a Gilty Mom! For four weeks this summer, you can go to Gilt Children’s Facebook page to get great summer fun tips from some of your favorite mom bloggers. (Some of my favorite summer celebrations involve family and sidewalk chalk! How about you??) You can also, of course, get updates on the latest and greatest sales going on at Gilt Children, where you can become a member for free and get great member-only prices on luxury kids clothes and toys, and gorgeous kids’ decor items, too! I’ve totally got my eye on this Trunki tote from Melissa & Doug:

And look at this adorable lady bug suitcase!

Right now, you can also get $10 off a $50 purchase at Gilt Children by shopping through this link. This is an exclusive for Mommin’ It Up readers!

So head on over to Gilt Children’s Facebook page for tips on how to celebrate summer with your kiddos and then shop their site to find some great stuff to help you do so! The $10 off of $50 promotion ends July 18th!

What do you do to make summer spectacular with your kiddos?

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I am being compensated for participating in Gilt’s Summer Spectacular thanks to Gilt Children and the Motherhood.com.

June 26, 2011

Summer Sickies

Well, it would appear that by writing a post about the Warm-Weather Cold as part of my work on the Vicks Blogger Brigade, I JINXED myself! Or, rather, my little Sophie! She has already had two warm-weather colds this summer, the second coming in combination with last week’s infected eye.

Of course, said cold includes a cough. So it’s a good thing I’ve got my Vicks! That’s one of my favorite things about Vicks VapoRub – even though I use it very liberally, it still lasts F-O-R-E-V-E-R. I’d say we get about an average number of colds in our house each year, and I don’t have to run out and buy a new jar of VapoRub every time – it is a great value for the money!

Ever since Joshua had his first cold as a toddler, I have been frustrated by the lack of available and effective cold medicines for children. There is pretty much nothing safe to give a child under 2, and the evidence shows that most cough & cold medicines for kids don’t really work all that well. But I have found VapoRub to be effective and safe for kids over 2 time and time and time again! And there’s always Vicks BabyRub for the really little ones!

So – since we’ve got some summer sickies around here, I’ve whipped out the Vicks to soothe Sophie’s cough once again. It helps us all sleep better at night (right now she’s really only coughing at night) and it makes me feel good to know it’s totally safe, something my family has used for three generations now!

So if you’ve been hit with the warm-weather cold this summer, don’t forget to get out the VapoRub to soothe those coughs! And don’t forget to check out the Vicks VapoRub Facebook page to learn about Vicks and discuss the product with other VapoRub users!

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I am being compensated for my work on the Vicks Blogger Brigade. All opinions about the product are my own.