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Champions for Kids and Energizer Light Up a Life

February 22, 2012 By

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I have mentioned in the past that I have taken part in the Champions for Kids simple service projects, and I am again thrilled to take part of this month’s Energizer Light Up a Life service project.

The goal of this campaign is to make care kits for kids.  These kits can include Energizer flashlights and batteries, bottled water, small toys, toiletry products, band-aids, wipes etc.  Some of us may be thinking that does not sound like much, but to children who have been through hardships or even trauma this is a huge safety need for them.

The goal of this campaign is:

Gather: Get friends, family, and co-workers involved to gather items to assemble the care kits.

Give:  Give the care kits to an organization of your choice.

Report:  Report back to Champions for Kids so that they can indicate when they have their goal of mobilizing 20 Million by 2020!

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For this project, I am hoping to make 10 kits and donate them to DVIS.  DVIS stands for Domestic Violence and Intervention Services.  DVIS helps families and children in need on a daily basis.  DVIS houses women and children and gets them out of a domestic violence situation.  I am looking forward to learning more about DVIS and donating these kits to the children that DVIS provides shelter for.

I hope you will join me this month and give back.  Together we can all reach 20 Million!

For more information find Champions for Kids on Twitter.  Also, follow the hashtags #EnergizerCFK, #Cbias, and #ChampionsforKids.

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias.  I am honored to be taking part of this project to give back, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

 

 

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Homemade Chicken Alfredo

February 22, 2012 By

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One of the first things I knew I would need to do after going Gluten Free was find a good pasta.  Why?  I love pasta.  It just did not love me back.  My first attempt at gluten free chicken Alfredo was a success, even my husband loved it!  I used Tinkyada Brown Rice Spirals; however, if you do not need to eat gluten free just use a pound of your favorite pasta!

This time, I used my white sauce but added Parmesan to it.  I have to say that this is one of my favorite sauces, the only downside to using a cream cheese based sauce is it hardens quickly, so this is best eaten fresh not reheated.

Let’s get on to this delicious recipe!

Chicken Alfredo

Ingredients:

  • 1 Lb Spiral Pasta (or your favorite type of pasta)
  • 2 Chicken Breast, Cooked and Cubed
  • 1 8oz Block of Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1 Tbsp Butter
  • 1 Cup Milk
  • 1 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • Garlic Salt to Taste
  • Parsley Flakes

Directions:

Begin by cooking the pasta as instructed on the package, drain and leave in strainer until you cook the sauce.

In the warmed up stock pot that the pasta was cooked in add in the cream cheese, butter, milk, and cheese. Keep the heat on medium and continue stirring this until it is well mixed and creamy.

Once it is fully mixed add in the drained pasta and the cubed chicken then coat the pasta and chicken with the sauce by stirring together.

Next add in the garlic salt to taste. I typically add about 1-2 Tsp.

Garnish with a little parsley and serve!

Servings: 6

Enjoy!

Disclosure:  I am an Amazon affiliate, so the pasta link is an affiliate link.  I simply wanted to show you all what pasta I used.

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Cooking 101 for Kids

February 21, 2012 By

One of my favorite food bloggers, Lynn of Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures,  just launched her newest E-Book, Cooking 101 for Kids.  As soon as I saw this I knew I would be purchasing a copy, my son is still a toddler but he is now getting to the point where he really enjoys helping me in the kitchen.

I love that she goes into detail on each aspect from the correct tools to use for your kids down to food safety.  There are even tips on grocery shopping for your child, essentially this e-book takes you through the entire process from planning, shopping, preparing, and serving!

As a kid, I really was not taught much about cooking, so I love having this e-book to guide me on how to teach my son and any future kids on what they need to know about cooking.  This e-book is a great way to prepare your kids for life on their own someday giving them the right tools to be able to provide healthy meals for their family!

Lynn is currently selling this E-Book 50% off making is only $2.99!

Head over to Lynns Kitchen Adventures to learn more and purchase this e-book!

Disclosure:  I am an affiliate for this e-book.  I love this e-book and all thoughts and opinions are my own!

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Beef Stroganoff

February 21, 2012 By

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This dish reminds me of something my husband’s grandma would have made, it’s just one of those comfort meals to me.  This was also the perfect meal for our family when we were going through sickness.  I think the reason being it isn’t an over powerful flavor so it’s nice and subtle.

Beef Stroganoff

Ingredients:

  • 1 Lb Sirloin or Thin Steak, Sliced against the grain
  • 2 Tbsp Butter
  • 1 14.5 oz Can Beef Broth
  • 5 Green Onions, sliced a little white and green
  • 1 Clove of Garlic, Chopped
  • 4 Tbsp Flour
  • 1/3 Cup Sour Cream
  • 1/4 Cup Fresh Parsley
  • 1 12oz Bag of No Yolks Egg Noodles, Dumpling Size
  • Sliced Mushrooms (Optional)

Directions:

Prepare the noodles as instructed on the package.

In a large skillet, melt the butter and then add in the steak and brown it. This should cook for about 5-10 minutes until slightly browned, then add in 1/2 of the can of beef broth, onions, and garlic and continue cooking. Let this simmer for 10 minutes. (If you use mushrooms add these in as well)

Once this simmers, add in the remaining beef broth and flour then stir continuously until thickened. Next, mix in the sour cream and parsley then let this simmer for another 10 minutes until it reaches the desired consistency.

Serve over the egg noodles.

Enjoy this delicious, home style dinner!

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Food Allergy Eats

February 20, 2012 By

It’s launch day!  It’s time to share with you a little of what I have been working on!  I have mentioned it briefly on Mommy Hates Cooking Facebook page; however, we have content loaded and we are ready to say, Food Allergy Eats is in business!

This site is the brainchild of my sister and I who have been working together to find a better way to showcase recipes that are free of the Top 8 Food Allergens.  I have a small glimpse into food allergies each day with a few of my own; however, her son was born with 22 food allergies, several of those were life threatening.  Find out more on her story and the reason behind Food Allergy Eats by visiting Our Story.

In the upcoming weeks we will be doing giveaways and reviews of all sorts of foods and products including both King Arthur Products and Enjoy Life Products!

We will also be baking and cooking sharing new recipes throughout the week as well as real life stories of not only surviving food allergies but overcoming them.  Our purpose is to encourage and empower you to overcome the trials that food allergies may cause and to find support on Food Allergy Eats.

Now, I encourage you all to follow us on Twitter and Facebook then tell ALL of your friends too!

Sarah and I are very excited about this new venture!  As far as this site, it will continue to update regularly with recipes and there may be a few days with links to Food Allergy Eats just to show you even more recipes to try.  Many of the allergy free recipes we will be making can easily be made by those without food allergies as well and they taste fabulous!

I hope you join us on this new journey!  Start now by heading over to Food Allergy Eats!

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