Food is Good

Yazan: CanCan | 05 September 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: China, Eating

I never have considered myself a gourmand. Sure, I can appreciate the finer things, but I “came of age” as a cook once I was in a place without a Western kitchen.
Over three months spent in Central America, I went into the Belizean rain forest with Mayan women to scavenge for jippy-joppa and dig wild [...]

BornFree for Preschoolers

Yazan: CanCan | 04 August 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Eating, Green, Reviews

It is almost back-to-school time!
I teach 3-year-old preschool so I am very conscientious about what accruements I send my 3 and 5 year old to school with.
One rule at our school is that children must have a hat and water bottle for outside play. Having spent plenty of time opening tricky water bottles [...]

Tropical Traditions Atchara

Yazan: CanCan | 01 August 2010 | 32 Comments
Categories: Coupon codes, Eating, Giveaways, Reviews

Atchara is a traditional Philippine fermented dish made with unripe raw green papaya, fresh raw ginger root, and other raw ingredients in a vinegar base.
You might related it to the Phillipine answer to sauerkraut or Kim chi.
Tropical Traditions Atchara was developed over a 5 year period to replicate this traditional, fermented side dish in [...]

Breyers Smooth and Dreamy

Yazan: CanCan | 21 July 2010 | 147 Comments
Categories: Coupons, Eating, Giveaways, Reviews

Every member of my family loves ice cream, and hot summer weather is a great excuse to indulge.
New Breyers Smooth & Dreamy ice cream bars and sandwiches are a nice treat.
They come in six flavors, including Chocolate Caramel Brownie, Vanilla Caramel Chip, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Chocolate Covered Strawberry, Vanilla Fudge Brownie, and [...]

Stretch Island Fruit Co.

Yazan: CanCan | 19 July 2010 | 113 Comments
Categories: Eating, Giveaways, Reviews, Riding in cars with kids

We got some samples of Stretch Island Fruit Co. Stretch Island Fruit Strips in the mail. Deeds immediately devoured two, and I had to hide the rest so that we can have them on our next plane trip.
It is a great travel snack, and soon 250,000 Continental Airlines passengers will receive a free Stretch [...]

Mrs. Wages Fresh Salsa Mixes

Yazan: CanCan | 17 July 2010 | 110 Comments
Categories: Eating, Giveaways, Reviews

I have made fresh salsa from scratch before but it is kind of a pain. And I always seem to make too much.
I was excited to find Mrs. Wages salsa mix…there are many different varieties and all you have to do is combine fresh or canned tomatoes with the packet of seasonings. Bada-bing, bada-boom, [...]

Near East House Party!

Yazan: CanCan | 13 July 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Eating, Mom stuff

I had the amazing opportunity to host a Near East party in my home. My hostess kit included poxes of Roasted Garlic and Olive Oil Couscous, trivets with the Near East logo to give as party favors, and coupons for more boxes of Near East product.
Near East makes yummy, 100% natural boxed couscous [...]

My #MilanoMoment

Yazan: CanCan | 13 July 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: Eating, Reviews

Yep, that’s me on the floor of my walk-in closet sneaking a Strawberry Milano with my inspirational pal Rosie the Riveter.
We Can Do It, Rosie.
I had to have my Milano Moment in the closet because I have to hide such delicacies from 2-year-old Deeds.
These are for Mommy Time.
Strawberry Milanos are new from Pepperidge [...]

Lawry’s Giveaway

Yazan: CanCan | 13 July 2010 | 98 Comments
Categories: Eating, Giveaways, Reviews

Lawry’s has new marinades that give your grilling an exotic flare with flavors like Tuscan Sun-Dried Tomato Marinade (extra virgin olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes, sweet red bell peppers and herbs) or Szechuan Sweet & Sour BBQ Marinade (sweet, sour, and a little heat).
Fancy schmancy marinades are all the rage; you got to impress the [...]

Hunt’s New Ketchup Formula

Yazan: CanCan | 13 July 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Eating, Reviews

Hunt’s ketchup now features five simple ingredients, and no high fructose corn syrup, artificial ingredients or preservatives.
They took out the unnatural stuff, and it still tastes good, like ketchup!
In this picture, Deeds is actually eating food with his ketchup, but sometimes he just turns it into a course by itself.
In celebrating the simple [...]