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Win a Sam’s Club Membership & a $25 Giftcard

posted August 11, 2010 in Danica\'s Daily

It’s giveaway time again ~ This giveaway is something I completely believe in because it gives you the chance to GIVE BACK TO SCHOOLS by simply buying the things you use every day.  We all have family, friends and people close (read full article)

Sam’s Club Back To School Event w/Bonus Box Tops & Giveaway

posted August 10, 2010 in Frugal Front Porch

As if the Back To School promotions from Ebates.com and Swag Bucks wasn’t enough this week, Sam’s Club has a fantastic Back-2-School promotion ending this week. Swing by your nearest Sam’s Club Member Services Desk to upgrade to a “Plus Mem (read full article)

HOT Coupons Available at Coupons.com

posted August 05, 2010 in Frugal Front Porch

Be sure to print your coupons from Coupons.com before they’re taken down. Here’s a highlight of some of the great deals you can find!!! $1.00 off General Mills cereals $0.40 off Yoplait Yogurt $0.75 off MultiGrain Cheerios $1.00 (read full article)

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posted August 05, 2010 in Frugal Front Porch

Get a FREE Quickie! Bare Escentuals Quickie Tour is all about giving women across the country a free “make under” using their newest line of Quickie products designed to make your beauty regimen easy and fast. Their ho... Googly Bands for your (read full article)

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posted July 31, 2010 in Frugal Front Porch

General Mills Quericavida FREE Food   General Mills Quericavida food samples giveaway. General Mills is giving away free samples to Spanish speaking US citizens. Receive updates, coupons, and samples of their products FREE to yo... MomSe (read full article)

General Mills Quericavida FREE Food

posted July 30, 2010 in Frugal Front Porch

  General Mills Quericavida food samples giveaway. General Mills is giving away free samples to Spanish speaking US citizens. Receive updates, coupons, and samples of their products FREE to your home! At Que Rica Vida find a great variety of (read full article)

Bolo Chiffon de Batata Roxa

posted July 24, 2010 in Cozinha de Ideias

O bolo chiffon foi criado em 1927 por um banqueteiro californiano que manteve a receita secreta por 20 anos, até vendê-la para a General Mills (fabricante do sorvete Haagen Dazs e de muitas outras marcas alimentícias). A receita popularizou-se atr (read full article)

Velvet Crumb Cake

posted June 25, 2010 in 100 Miles

This is a Bisquick Velvet Crumb Cake.  It was my father’s favorite cake when my parents were first married.  As some of you already know I recently lost my father.  He died of lung cancer on April 19th at age 76.  He apparently had been (read full article)

Recipe: Velvet Crumb Cake

posted June 25, 2010 in 100 Miles

Velvet Crumb Cake Provided by General Mills, Inc. 1 1/2 cups Bisquick Original baking mix 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup milk or water 2 tablespoons shortening 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg Topping (below) Heat oven to 350 F.  Grease and flour 8-inch square pan o (read full article)

Shrek-tacular Savings Giveaway!

posted June 01, 2010 in The Adventures of Kitchen Girl

I've got a wonderful giveaway for you today!General Mills is celebrating the May 21st release of Shrek Forever After, the final chapter of the Shrek films. Look for Shrek-tacular savings in the grocery store on your favorite General Mills brands like (read full article)

Eat Better America Grocery Giveaway Winner is…

posted May 17, 2010 in Danica\'s Daily

Thanks to everyone who participated in my Eat Better America Grocery Giveaway as part of Women’s National Nutrition Week.  I really LOVED seeing all things you want to try and I think after wiping the drool off my computer, I (read full article)

Retro Recipe: Tuna Chow Mein Casserole

posted May 15, 2010 in Food For Thought

 As promised, here’s another peek into my 1970’s time capsule…my mother-in-law’s Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library. Today’s recipe will be familiar to those of a certain age (you know who you are) and it’s another (read full article)

Eat Better America Grocery Giveaway!

posted May 13, 2010 in Danica\'s Daily

Have any of you ever heard of Eat Better America?  I first learned about their site back in 2008 and I have to say that they often feed MY RECIPE ADDICTION!  I have actually made several of their recipes and can tell you fi (read full article)

Retro Recipe: Porcupine Meatballs

posted May 06, 2010 in Food For Thought

Recently I have been in Spring cleaning mode, sprucing up and organizing our big ole’ barn of a house from top to bottom. It’s a lot of work, and not something I look forward to, but my efforts have resulted in some unexpected benefi (read full article)

Szechuan Szechuan Restaurant Review

posted April 06, 2010 in Ubiquitous Food Cravings

Szechuan Szechuan is a pan Asian and Szechuan restaurant. It has two current locations; one in Vaughan mills and the other in the First Canadian Place in downtown Toronto. On a shopping excursion to Vaughan mills, my family decided to eat at the Szec (read full article)

I Am Hosting A Chocolate Cheerios Giveaway

posted January 27, 2010 in Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker

I received a package in the mail today from General Mills and myblogspark.com.  It contained everything you see in the picture: a package of chocolate cheerios, a very large brown ceramic cereal bowl, and a cute plastic Chinese food type contai (read full article)

I'm Going to the Healthy Life Expo

posted January 26, 2010 in A Self-Confessed Foodie

Yoplait Fiber One has invited me to be one of a number of local bloggers they are hosting at the Healthy Life Expo in Minneapolis this weekend! They will be sampling Yoplait Fiber One yogurt at the event.I've never attended this show before but acco (read full article)

ShopRite Bloggers in Caring and Expressions of Hunger

posted January 25, 2010 in Cooking with Anne

Back in August I wrote a blog post about hunger detailing the partnership between bloggers (Blog it Forward to Fight Hunger), ShopRite Partners in Caring and General Mills and their effort to shed light on hunger and bring about a way to help. The de (read full article)

Hallelujah for the Christmas Cookie Exchange

posted December 23, 2009 in Art Food & Motherhood

Who came up with this holiday ritual? I want to thank them from the bottom of my heart. The Christmas cookie exchange is truly the lazy woman's answer for having tins of goodies of all variety over the holidays. I love the concept. And, after having (read full article)

Giving Back During the Holidays

posted December 11, 2009 in Frugal Front Porch

Each year we try do a little something to give back to the community. Usually we pick out a few toys for a toy drive, donate some of our toys to Goodwill, give coats to charity or help a local family who needs some assistance. We've even filled shoe (read full article)

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