December 2, 2013
Making Meatloaf Fun with #WhollyGuacamole
Meatloaf
by Wholly Guacamole® brand
Looking for a new take on an old classic? Wholly Guacamole® brand has a great recipe for meatloaf that will really turn up the flavor. Everyone loves getting an individual portion all to them selves, plus, this allows for some to be spicier than others.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Ground Beef (chuck or sirloin)
- 1 Cup Roasted Tomato Wholly Salsa dip
- 1 Tbl Onion Powder
- 1/4 Cup Soy Sauce, Less Sodium
- 2 Tbl Honey
- 2 t prepared Yellow Mustard
- 2 Large Eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375. Place salsa into Pyrex measuring cup. Microwave 1 minute
- Stir salsa for 20 seconds to release steam. Microwave another 45 seconds. Stir for 20 seconds. Repeat at 30 seconds until roughly 1/2 cup salsa is remaining
- Mix all ingredients gently until incorporated
- Portion into muffin tin. Cook 10 minutes
- Carefully remove from oven and spoon topping over each loaf.
- Place back into oven and cook an additional 10 minutes.
- Let stand 2-3 minutes. Remove from muffin tin and serve.
Meatloaf Topping
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Wholly Salsa Roasted Tomato dip
- 2 Tbl Soy Sauce less Sodum
- 2 Tbl Honey
- 2 Tbl Ketchup
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together until incorporated. Let mixture sit at room temperature
Traditional meatloaf flavors are mixed with spicy salsa for an unexpected twist. Serve with mashed potatoes and a veggie for a well rounded meal that will make them beg for seconds. Try it today!
November 29, 2013
#CutcoCooks Twitter Party!
The holiday season is here!
Time to start all the lovely holiday baking and cooking up family favourites. To get us in the celebrating mood, Journeys of the Zoo and Mommy Outside the Box along with Cutco Cutlery are partying in true style!
Join us on December 11th for an hour full of great conversation and fabulous prizes.
To find all the full details and RSVP (make sure to RSVP in order to be eligible to win prizes!) head over to Mommy Outside the Box. Prizing is open to Canadian residents, 18 years of age and older (excluding Quebec).
Looking forward to partying with you on December 11th, 2013!
November 27, 2013
Holiday Travel Tips – Packing While Keeping Your Sanity!
It is that time of year again, when many of us travel long (or short!) distances to be with our loved ones. Although these moments are special the preparation for these trips can be very overwhelming – what to pack, how much to pack and how to pack it.
I recently came across a great post by Paul Fredrick focused on the top ten ways to keep your clothes looking fresh while travelling. You can check out their full list here (if you are not familiar with the Paul Fredrick brand check out their site – they have a great selection of men’s clothes!). The list is geared to men but I found that a lot of them relate to families perfectly. My favourite tips from Paul Fredrick have to be the ones related to toiletries, shoes and non iron fabrics.
I am nowhere near a pro yet to packing for trips but I have learned some countless lessons while travelling with my children.
My number one lesson has to be the toiletries and medications. Both of my children have asthma, eczema and allergies that require us to bring them everywhere we go. It is always important to have any bottled liquids in a Ziploc baggie by itself and then it can be safely stored with other toiletries in a large Ziploc bag (I know bubble gum Benadryl smells nice but it is a pain to clean up!). Remember all those fantastic samples you get in the mail? They are PERFECT for travelling. I keep mine in bins in the bathroom cupboard and use them up on our travels. Perfect size for any trip. Just make sure to keep them all in Ziploc baggies and separated from your clothes.
Remember those non iron fabrics that Paul Fredrick told us about in their post? I agree 100%! Keep your sanity and pack as many non iron fabrics as possible.
When it comes to packing clothes I start with a list (can you tell I am a list nut?!). I make a separate list for each member in the family and start writing down how many items we will need (t-shirts, socks, underwear), will you need a bathing suit, shorts, pants, a sweater. I do not like over packing so I make sure we will have what each one of us needs. I also like to let our kids help choose which items they are going to bring. They get excited to help out and then no one can complain that I did not pack them what they wanted (how many parents have heard that before?!).
My biggest pet peeve – finding one of my family members stuffing shoes or sandals in with our clothes. Always keep them separate from your clothes. I usually pack them in a completely separate bag all together.
Above all else, have fun and enjoy packing!
November 26, 2013
Kid Free Night! w/linky #WW
We had our first kid free Saturday night (well three hours!) for the first time in about seven months!!
Here are the highlights! Don’t forget to link up below as well.
November 26, 2013
Datevitation: Keeping Relationships Fun! #Review #Giveaway
Date nights? Some days I feel like what is that???
It is so hard with children to keep date ideas fun and exciting. Date nights become non existent at times and we both hate that. It is so important for us to keep our relationship strong, not only for ourselves but also for our children. Coming up with fun and new date ideas can be so hard! I like to be creative with my husband and surprise him with something new and different.
Have you ever made homemade date night coupons?
Several times I have made my own “coupons” for date ideas to give to my husband on special occasions. They can be fun, exciting, different or romantic but any way you look at it, the date coupons add that extra element of excitement to date night!
Datevitation is the first online platform to create your very own personalized love coupon book. No more pre-packaged, generic love coupon books. Datevitation allows you to fully customize the dates, text and design. You can choose from over 500 date ideas!! There are so many date night ideas ranging from a walk, picnic, restaurant to skydiving – I had so much fun choosing the date options for our special book.
One of the neatest parts of this site is that you can even insert your own faces into the coupon book. I had so much fun at this part – you add in the face of your recipient (in this case my husband) and choose their hair style and colour. There was definitely a great variety of hair styles to play around! This was the perfect way to personalize our love coupon book just for us and add a little more excitement to date night.
The date ideas are not just limited to couples though. As many parents have experienced (and we found out quickly with the birth of our second son) it is so important to schedule regular “date” nights with your children for quality one on one time. They don’t have to be expensive date ideas but as simple as baking together or going to play at the park together. These moments are so important in all the chaos that is life – a great way to catch up on all the things that are going on in your child’s life.
Datevitation was created by the husband-wife team of Alex and Olga Karpman. They have a great blog where you can get to know more about them, go through great date ideas and ideas to keep romancing blooming. I loved their post on how to create a gourmet meal for your significant other when you can not cook, check it out here.
What I loved about Datevitation:
- the website itself was clear to read, everything visible
- account set up was simple and quick
- creating the love coupons was quick and painless – it was easy for me to use and no mistakes made!
- with over 500+ date ideas you can’t go wrong!
- adds that extra element of fun and excitement into a relationship
- they make the perfect personalized gift, it gives your gift that special touch
Datevitation is not only offering a fabulous giveaway for you but they are also offering all my readers a great discount on their coupon books. Right now use the code: WORKINGMOMMY to receive $10 off your order and free shipping. These make perfect gifts for Christmas so make sure to get that order in before December 13th, 2013 to ensure delivery – I can not wait to see my husband’s face when he opens his!
Enter now to win your own love coupon book! This giveaway is open to residents of the US and Canada, 18 years of age and older.
GOOD LUCK!
Disclosure: I received the product mentioned above for the purpose to review. All opinions expressed are my own.
