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Cinco de Mayo Dinner Ideas

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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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Chili Lime Panko Tilapia

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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!  [Read more…] about Chili Lime Panko Tilapia

Creamy Chicken Florentine

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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:  [Read more…] about Creamy Chicken Florentine

How to Plan a Perfect Party {without losing your mind}

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Super Bowl parties.  Baby showers.  Birthday parties.  Graduation parties.

I love them all, but it makes me completely nervous to host a party.  If you feel the same way, then this book is for you.

My friend, Mary (her blog is called Giving Up on Perfect) has written about party planning for real life people.  She’s got:

  • 50+ pages of advice and encouragement
  • Party planning templates from ListPlanIt
  • Survival stories
  • Last-minute cleaning tips

Plan a Perfect Party is on sale through Jan. 22.  Use the discount code SUPERFABPARTY to get it for 50% of $4.99.  That’s just $2.50!

And Mary has 1 copy of Plan a Perfect Party to give away!

Leave a comment here telling me why you need this eBook.  Winners will be chosen Friday evening and announced Saturday.  If you win, but have already bought the book, Mary will give you a refund, so you still get it for free.

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Holiday Cookie Swap & Cookie Cookbook Giveaway

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I’m so excited to host this cookie swap with Liz from Hoosier Homemade and Melissa from Stockpiling Moms.

We love cookies at our house, but I have to admit that at Christmas I focus more on making candy rather than cookies.  This year, I want to change that up.  I can’t wait to see what kind of recipes you have for me to try.

Here are a few of our favorites:

CocoNot Cookies – Not a speck of coconut, but you’d never know it. Fun secret ingredient.

Aunt Gerry’s Pineapple Drop Cookies – A family favorite

Oatmeal White Chocolate Chip and Cranberry Cookies – Very Christmasy!

Amish Oatmeal Cookies – Brown sugary yum and rolled in powdered sugar.  [Read more…] about Holiday Cookie Swap & Cookie Cookbook Giveaway