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Make Meal Planning Easy During Stressful Times with Dream Dinners & ShareCrate

June 10, 2016 by Alisha 11 Comments

While I may be a grown-up AND a mom…one of the things I have no desire or passion for is cooking.  I mean if it were up to me we would probably eat cereal or mac-n-cheese all the time, but this thing called being an adult *shudder* means that I have to make sure and feed my family healthy meals.  -_-

Last month I started a new job as a crisis counselor (more on that to come later) and the thought of meal planning makes me want to run away from home even more.  Each week I tell myself I’m going to look on Pinterest and start planning meals like all of those other perfect moms out there.  And each week I fail miserably and we eat out entirely too much or spend hours each week asking “What do you want to eat?”  Yeah, that question is starting to get pretty old around these parts!

Dream Dinners, a national meal-assembly company known for bringing families together around the dinner table, announces the launch of Dream Dinners & ShareCrate. This care package allows customers to ship easy, homemade and affordable frozen meals to friends and family members experiencing a life moment like the birth of a new baby, the death of a loved one, moving across the country or even starting a new job!

Earlier this spring Dream Dinners/ShareCrate invited me and a bunch of other lovely bloggers to a tasting of some of their most requested meals.  We were treated to great food, conversation and drinks.

Dream Dinners ShareCrate is like the meal planning gawds from above flew down and decided to make our lives easier.  The meals are prepared fresh, frozen and shipped to your home.  No shopping, dragging the family to the store kicking and screaming (me included) and no drama!  Now there are a few things I like to prepare like quiche…and well, er uh….heck I guess that’s it!

With your package you get a paper card for each meal you prepare with complete, fool proof cooking instructions.  It’s also an amazing way to get the kids more involved with dinner prep too!  My teenager has actually turned into quite the little “wanna be chef” so it’s nice when she can help out.

Dream Dinners ShareCrate includes three easy-to- prepare meals. Each meal in the medium option ($89, plus shipping) feeds 2-3 people and meals in the large option ($139, plus shipping) feed 5-6 people. Both ShareCrate options include the following meals:  Creamy Chicken Florentine Tortellini , Sesame Glazed Meatballs served with Jasmine Rice and Chicken with Honey, Garlic, and Orange served with Oven Roasted Broccoli.  The best part is that everything comes in this cute box that looks just like a wooden crate and inside is a Styrofoam cooler with all of the goodies being kept frozen with dry ice.  There is even a cute “thermometer” to ensure that items have been kept at the proper temperature so that everything is safe to eat.  Here’s an unboxing of what we got:

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Filed Under: Motherhood Tagged With: broccoli, chicken, DIY, dream dinners, meal planning, meal prep, meals, pasta, rice

Spring Chick Nail Art

March 17, 2016 by Alisha 15 Comments

A little Spring Chick nail art to celebrate that Easter is just around the corner!

 I was inspired by the nice warm weather to paint something Springy.  And of course I found this idea on Pinterest.   I love the yellow, white polka dots and little baby chick.  It’s the perfect mix for Easter and Spring!

The brand was NK nail enamel that I picked up at my local beauty supply store for about $1.  I was so happy when I finally found a yellow polish that was opaque enough that I wouldn’t have to use  a white polish as the base coat.  And the best part was the price!  I think beauty supply stores actually have some of the best colors around and it’s always fun to find a new brand that you might not find otherwise.

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Filed Under: MANICure Monday Tagged With: baby chick, chick, DIY, easter, mani, manicure, nail art, polka dots, spring, yellow

UPCYCLED Diet Coke Bottles: Flower Vases

March 11, 2016 by Alisha 4 Comments

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #UniquelyMine #CollectiveBias

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Last month Coca Cola unveiled their uniquely designed one of a kind Diet Coke bottles named “It’s Mine” at Kroger stores all over the country.  The bottles were displayed on an end cap just before you get to all of the other sodas.  Diet Coke fans will love these new bottles and cans because each one looks like an original piece of artwork. For a limited time, you can find these select colorful patterns on 12-oz glass bottles, aluminum bottles, mini cans and 6-pack ½ liters.  What’s even cooler is that no two designs are alike.

These new innovative packaging designs were created in partnership with HP, which automated millions of unique graphics based on 36 primary designs. The patterns were inspired by the “bubbles, fizz, taste and spirit” of Diet Coke. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Motherhood Tagged With: coca-cola, coke, craft, crafts, diet coke, DIY, do-it-yourself, easy, flowers, vase, vases

The Non-Crafty Way to Set Up for the Big Game

January 18, 2016 by Alisha 7 Comments

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FamilyPizzaCombo #CollectiveBias

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There are a lot of things that I think that I’m good at.  I think I’m pretty good at making people laugh, fairly decent at nail art and can make one hella spinach and cheese Quiche.  Outside of that…I don’t have one crafty bone in my body.  And I sure as heck am not the best cook.

Now for someone who loves to entertain and party as much as me, you would think I’d figure out a way to decorate my house like something straight out of pinterest.  I mean I have thousands of pins dedicated just to being crafty and what not!  But alas I just can’t pull it off.  What I can do though is buy some delicious food and a few decorations and make it look like I put W A Y more effort into than I really did!

If you’re like me and you struggle with trying to keep up with the Martha Stewart’s of the world, than you’ve come to the right place!  The Big Game is just around the corner and I’ll help you get ready so that all of the football fans (and their fur babies) will feel right at home.

To make the party a success all you need is food and drinks!  It’s that simple.  I started off by going to my local Sam”s Club to get the food.  They have this amazing Pizza Family Combo deal that is only $13.98!  It includes a large 16″ pizza (cheese, supreme or 3 meats), cheese sticks, 1/2 dozen of cookies and a 2-liter of Coca-Cola.  I wanted to add a little “green” to the party meal so I also picked up one of Sam’s Club’s delicious salads. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Motherhood Tagged With: coca-cola, coke, DIY, dog treats, football, football party, non-crafty, party, playoffs, puppy treats, sam's club, superbowl party, the big game, walmart

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