Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, which is a great reason to eat Mexican (or Mexican inspired) food.   In case you’re looking for ideas, here’s a post I wrote last year that has links to 43 Enchilada, Taco and Burrito Recipes from around the web.  Lots of good stuff there!

There’s a lot more to love about the month of May than just Cinco de Mayo!  Graduations, weddings, vacations, last day of school…

Share the reason you love the month of May in the Ebates Savvy Living Community and you’ll be entered to win $200!

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These ladies have parenting solutions for you.  They share what has worked for them over the years of parenting their large families.  The answers are thoughtful, humble and sometimes humorous.

Even if you have a small or medium-sized family, you’ll find the wisdom shared in this ebook to be practical.

Buy the eBook!  You can get it for 50% off the regular price of $7.99 by using the code: EATATHOME

You can also enter to win a copy!  Just leave a comment here saying how many kids you have (you don’t have to have a large family to benefit from the advice or even have kids at all – it would make a great gift for someone for Mother’s Day!).  Winner will be chosen Monday morning and announced on the Eat at Home Facebook page.

 Ingredient Spotlight links!

There were all kinds of recipes shared this week in Ingredient Spotlight: Beans.  Here are a few that caught my eye:

This Deep Dish Cookie Pie from Mo’ Betta looks amazing! And it has garbanzo beans in it!

Jim would love for me to make Huevos Rancheros from Cookin’ Mimi.

Baked Black Beans with Chorizo from The Sweets Life looks like a good casserole.

Wet Bean Burritos from Pocket Change Gourmet look delicious.

Refried Beans without the Refry from For the Love of Grub is a recipe I’ve heard people rave about for a long time.  I have got to give it a try.  You use the slow cooker and the beans are freezable.  You can make a bunch and there are all kinds of variations.

Have a great weekend!

Disclosure: I’m an affiliate for the 4 Moms of 35+ Kids eBook. 

Would you believe that delicious fish took only 2 ingredients?  It’s true!

The secret is Kraft Fresh Take.  They are a cheese and crumb (some have panko crumbs, some bread crumbs) mix.  You can do all kinds of things with them.  I chose to do a simple coating on tilalpia and then bake.  It made a crispy crust on the fish and added lots of flavor too.  My family loved it! 

On the back of the package I found a recipe for Crab Cakes that sounded marvelous.  I’m going to have give that one a try soon.

You can find many other recipes for Kraft Fresh Takes on their site.  They all look easy and delicious (and they aren’t all for fish either, those are just 2 that caught my eye).

$50 VISA gift card giveaway!

Kraft Fresh Takes is going to give one reader a $50 VISA gift card!  Awesome, right?

To enter:

• Leave a comment telling me which Kraft Fresh Take recipe you’d like to try.
• For a bonus entry, leave a comment on one of the Kraft Fresh Take recipes, then come back here and comment to let me know you’ve done that.

Winner will be chosen randomly on Monday morning 4/16 and announced on the Eat at Home Facebook page.

Disclosure: I am one of several bloggers selected by Kraft Foods to participate in the KRAFT FRESH TAKE recipe program. While I have been compensated for my time, my opinions are my own, and I have not been paid to post positive comments.

Every week we highlight a different common ingredient.  This week, I’m so excited that PHILADELPHIA Cooking Creme is sponsoring this party! They even have a giveaway for us!

One of you will receive this Analon Advanced 12″ Covered Deep Skillet, along with some PHILADELPHIA product coupons!

• Extra-thick, hard-anodized aluminum – twice as hard as stainless steel
• Exclusive DuPont® Autograph 2 nonstick coating in complementary brown hue
• Ergonomic SureGrip™ handles combine stainless steel and silicone rubber in matching bronze
• Tempered, break-resistant glass domed lid
• Oven safe to 400 degrees

I’ll have more info about entering the giveaway at the end of this post, but first let’s get to the recipes!

Cream cheese is one of my favorite ingredients.  Here are a few of my recipes that use it:

• Creamy Chicken Florentine
• 5 Ingredient Grilled Chicken and Cream Cheese Enchiladas
• Zucchini Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
• Peaches and Cream Dessert
• Lemon Cheesecake Dessert

I can’t wait to see all your recipes for cream cheese!  Link up any recipe that uses cream cheese.  Feel free to link as many as you like.  Be sure to link back to Eat at Home in your blog post.  You can use the button below, if you like.  Add your link at the bottom of this post.

Giveaway Details!

1 winner will be chosen randomly from the comments section and will receive the Analon Skillet and product coupons from PHILADELPHIA Cooking Creme.

• Mandatory entry – Leave a comment on this post letting me know what your favorite cream cheese recipe is.  It can be the name of one you linked, or another recipe.
• Optional 2nd entry – Visit the PHILLY Family Fresh Favorites site and tell me which of their recipes you’d like to try.

Winner will be chosen on Monday 4/2 at 9am Eastern and announced on next week’s Ingredient Spotlight post on Wednesday.

Disclosure:  PHILADELPHIA Cooking Creme is sponsoring this giveaway by providing the prize and I have been compensated.  However,  all opinions are my own.

Chocolate and Valentine’s Day go perfectly together.

Have you seen this new product from PHILADELPHIA called Indulgence?  It’s chocolate cream cheese.  It comes in Milk Chocolate, White Chocolate and Dark Chocolate.  PHILADELPHIA Indulgence is so new, you may not be able to find it in your grocery yet.

I haven’t had a chance to try it yet, but 5 of you will get too!

I’m giving away 5 prizes.  Each prize pack will have 2 Philadelphia Indulgence packages.  Each one has Individual 1.25-ounce cups in Milk and Dark Chocolate served in a pack of four.

To enter, leave a comment telling me what you would like to dip in PHILADELPHIA Indulgence.  (My answer: my finger!)  For an extra entry, like Philly on Facebook and leave a comment to let me know you did.  Giveaway closes on Monday 2/20 at 9am Eastern.  Winners will be chosen randomly and announced on the Eat at Home facebook page.

You can find more info at LoveMyPhilly.com and Facebook.com/lovemyphilly.

I am one of 5 bloggers selected by Kraft Foods to participate in the Philadelphia Indulgence Valentine’s Day Giveaway program. While I have been compensated for my time, my opinions are my own, and I have not been paid to post positive comments.  Kraft Foods is providing the prizes for this program at no cost to me. This program is not administered or sponsored by Kraft Foods or its affiliates, but solely by Tiffany and Eat at Home.

I have met Dana a couple of times at the Savvy Blogging Summit conferences.  She is a funny and down to earth and friendly.  She’s written a guide for developing 4 new habits in 4 weeks to find real hope for your home.

The book’s tagline is “Not for the mildly disorganized.”  And she means that. This book is not for everyone.

From her website:

If you’ve ever wondered how someone could sleep at night knowing there were dirty dishes in the sink . . . . DON’T buy this e-book.

If, at the end of a long day, you mindlessly put your dirty clothes in the laundry hamper and hang your jacket neatly in the closet . . . DON’T buy this e-book.

If you’ve never experienced heart palpitations at the sound of an unexpected doorbell . . . DON’T buy this e-book.

This book is “understanding the basics of what it takes to keep your home out of Disaster Status”.

This book may not be for you.  But if it is for you, you can win a copy by leaving a comment on this post.  Tell me what your biggest cleaning challenge is. (I revealed on Facebook the other day that my challenge lately is remembering to move the laundry from washer to dryer.) The book is also on sale right now through the end of Feb. for just $4!

Weekend Links and Seedy Links

There were some delicious recipes shared on Ingredient Spotlight this week.  Here are a few that caught my eye:

Pineapple Poppy Seed Dressing from Debbi Does Dinner sounds wonderful.

This Sesame Chicken from Siggy Spice sounds right up our alley.

Chocolate Mojo Bars – oh, yeah! from Inside BruCrew Life.

Napa Cabbage Salad from For the Love of Grub sounds similar to a salad I ate at a potluck recently. It was wonderful!

There were two versions of Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole, which I’d never heard of before.  The classic version from Getting Freedom and a lightened up version with Havarti from Vanderbilt Wife.

If you have allergies (or have a family member who does) you will want to check out Sunbutter Surprises, cookies adapted from Peanut Butter Kiss cookies – from Cheap, Easy, Quick, Healthy.

And finally, I have a new writing gig as a contributor for Savings Lifestyle.  I’ll be doing copy-cat recipes (with a few other easy, cheap recipes thrown in) over there.  You may want to pop over and read my first post, Smoked Mozzarella Chicken and Penne from Olive Garden.

Giveaway Details

To be entered to win a copy of 28 Days to Hope for Your Home, leave a comment on this post telling me your biggest cleaning challenge.  Giveaway will close Monday, 2/13 at 9am Eastern and winner will be announced on the Eat at Home Facebook page.  And don’t forget the sale on 28 Days to Hope for Your Home – just $4 through the end of Feb.  (If you buy it and win, Dana will refund your money. Cool, huh?)

This post contains affiliate links.

Super Bowl came and went with very little notice from me. I’m not into football and this year, we didn’t even have a gathering with friends. It was a quiet, normal Sunday evening at home.

But Super Bowl isn’t the biggest game of the year. At least not if you’re a college basketball fan. March Madness is on its way!

And Kentucky is ranked #1! I see a trip to the Final Four for UK!

We’ve got several UK fans in our house, but the newest (and probably the most passionate) is our 9 year old daughter. She watched her first game this year and suddenly became a full-fledged UK fan.

I think we may need to host a game-day party soon. I’m not sure what foods I’ll make, but I’m sure that the menu will include Blue Velvet Cupcakes.

No matter what sport you like to watch, I bet you’ve got some tips for hosting a great party. And I know you’d like a chance to win a 42” LG Flat Screen TV!

Tell me what tips you have for hosting a successful party for friends and family for the Big Game and be entered to win a 42” LG flat Screen TV!

Tyson Any’tizers are a great snack that satisfies your kids on game day or any day!

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Tyson Any’Tizers. The opinions expressed by me do not necessarily reflect the view of the Tyson Any’Tizers Brand. Official Sweepstakes Rules

My family loved this!  We love all things pasta.  Our weekly menu always includes at least one pasta dish.

So when Philadelphia Cooking Creme asked me to swap out one of our regular dinners with one of their recipes, I jumped at the chance.    There are several recipes in their Fresh Family Favorite recipe collection.  I chose this Creamy Chicken Florentine. Creamy pasta meals make my family happy. And you know how I love easy recipes.  This one fits that category too.

I chose to use the Reduced Fat Savory Garlic flavor of Cooking Creme.  I was afraid it might be too garlicky tasting, but it was perfect.  The taste was subtle, with just the right amount of flavor.

I did make a few minor alterations to the recipe.  First, I doubled it.  The original recipe serves 4.  Not enough for my family of 6.  I also skipped the pine nuts.  You can substitute slivered almonds, if you don’t want to spring for pine nuts.  (I love pine nuts, but they are pricey.)

Here’s what you’ll need: 

You can win a $50 Grocery Gift Card!

PHILADELPHIA Cooking Creme is giving one of you a $50 Grocery Gift Card!

To enter:

• First entry – Leave a comment here letting me know if you’ve tried PHILADELPHIA  Cooking Creme or which flavor you’d like to try.
• To earn additional entries – “Like” PHILADELPHIA  on Facebook and/or pin this post on Pinterest. Leave a comment here for each you do.

Contest closes Monday, 2/13 at 9am.  Winner will be announced on the Eat at Home Facebook Page.

Disclosure: I am one of 9 bloggers selected by Kraft Foods to participate in the Philadelphia Cooking Creme recipe program. While I have been compensated for my time, my opinions are my own, and I have not been paid to post positive comments.

Not only that.  The things I write down are more likely to happen.

Just by committing goals, ambitions, to-do lists or anything else to paper, they take on importance.  Paper and ink give them momentum.  And suddenly, something that seemed so far away starts appearing.

Take the goal of paying off debt, for instance.  In your mind, it feels like a fuzzy, but nice idea.  On paper, it’s tangible.  It’s a plan.  And if you keep track of it (more writing on paper) Debt Free happens.  It’s no longer just a nice idea.  It’s your reality.

That’s why I’m really excited about today’s giveaway!

Phoebe from Getting Freedom has written The Home Management Binder.  In it you’ll find printables (places to commit your goals) on all kinds of topics:

• Master Menu Plan List
• Master Grocery List
• Monthly Cash Flow Plan
• Debt Snowball Sheet
• Bill Payment Schedule
• Various Cleaning Schedules

The Home Management Binder is a fantastic tool!  Today I’m giving away one copy!

I’ve also got a discount code for you to use.  You can get the Home Management Binder for just $5 by using the code EATATHOME. The discount is only good through Feb. 11.  And if you win the giveaway, but already purchased the Binder, Phoebe will refund your money.  Win-win!

To enter, leave a comment here telling me which part of the binder would be most useful to you. Giveaway closes Monday morning at 9am and the winner will be announced on the Eat at Home Facebook page.

This post contains affiliate links.

The giveaway info, including how to enter is near the bottom of this post.  First, here’s how you can get started on The Great American FreshOver Project:

• “Like” the Ziploc Brand Facebook page, which offers FreshOver tips, along with suggestions on how a variety of Ziploc Brand Containers and Bags can make it easy for you and your readers to makeover their meals and incorporate more fresh and nutritious foods into their daily diets.
• Download the free, customizable FreshOver Recipe Guide at Facebook.com/Ziploc, which is full of Rachael Ray’s quick, nutritious and simple solutions to eating fresh.
• Track your FreshOver™ Project on Facebook, watch exclusive videos and tips from Rachael Ray, and enjoy prizes, ZiplocBrand coupons and more.
• Test their food-prepping skills against Rachael Ray in the Cooking Chops game, with $250 worth of instant prizes given out daily as levels are completed; fans that complete all five levels will be entered for a chance to win a $5,000 grand prize.

Best of all, by participating in this program, you can help others! As a part of the FreshOver mission, Ziploc Brand will be donating to Rachael Ray’s non-profit organization – Yum-O! Fans can support the cause by “pledging” to start their families FreshOver project and download Rachael’s exclusive FreshOver Recipe Guide on Facebook.com/Ziploc.

To enter the giveaway:

Just leave a comment here telling me the last thing you used a Ziploc bag for.

Winners will be chosen Monday at 9am and announced on the Eat at Home Facebook page.