Perfectly Imperfect Mom: Recipe

Mediterranean Pasta Salad Thank you to Mezzetta for sponsoring today’s post!

Happy Sunday! With the weekend coming to a close I decided a pasta salad would be the easiest solution for lunch today. I can not get enough of these Mezzetta olives so I based my recipe off of them. This is one of the easiest recipes ever! Ingredients

Mezzetta Kalamata Olives Feta Cheese crumbled 1/3 cup Sundried Tomatoes 1/2 can Artichoke Hearts 1/3 of a Red Onion Pasta 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil Salt & Pepper to taste

1. Boil Pasta according to package. Rinse and Drain. 2. Place Pasta and remaining ingredients in a bowl and stir. 3. Serve!

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November 29, 2015 1 comments

Growing up my Mom wasn't the Mom who cooked every meal from scratch. She worked full time and the days she worked often went past dinner. Fortunately she was off three days during the week so those days, while she was busy, she always managed to make something delicious. My all time favorite meal that she made was chili. I used to always ask her to make it for my birthday too. A staple for this recipe is Ragu Chunky Combination. It gives a little something extra than just plan tomato sauce. This sauce is a homemade recipe by Assunta Cantisano. She brought the recipe over from Italy and the neighbors quickly spread the word on her amazing sauce. Here is a really quick and easy recipe for all you busy parents out there!

24 oz jar of Ragu Chunky Garden Combination Sauce 1lb ground turkey meat (or beef) 1 can Diced Tomatoes 1 can of Kidney Beans Chili Seasoning Spaghetti Noodles Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Cook the spaghetti and ground turkey.
Strain pasta and put to the side.
In the same pain as the ground turkey pour in the tomatoes, beans, pasta sauce, and chili seasoning.
Then mix them together.
Let them simmer for about 10 minutes.
Mix with spaghetti and your done!

Easy right? This is seriously the fastest and easiest way to jazz up your regular spaghetti night. Now you can enter TWO giveaways! Click HERE and enter the Ready. Set. Cook! contest. a Rafflecopter giveaway Many thanks to Ragu for sponsoring today’s story! facebook ♥ instagram ♥ twitter ♥ pinterest ♥ bloglovin

November 05, 2015 32 comments

Friday nights I always try to do something fun with the kids. Even if it's as simple as getting a movie and eating something out of the ordinary to kick off the weekend.

Last week was a long week at work since we were doing testing so I really wanted to just do something that was easy but still felt like we weren't just sitting around at home. Branden and Ace went to the store and got a movie (only $0.50 from RedBox!), some hot dogs, meatballs and some Pillsbury Crescent Rolls so we could make something fun!

We found this super cute recipe on how to make Mummy Dogs and Mummy Meatballs. It's really easy and your kids can help you make them. For all the details click HERE. You can also get $1.00 off of 2 Pillsbury Refrigerated Baked Goods Products from October 1st – October 30th.

Everly is what we call our garbage disposal. She eats anything and everything and she eats it fast. I actually looked over at her and didn't see her food anymore and asked Branden if she dropped it but nope, she ate it that fast. It's scary, really. She obviously loved these and wanted seconds, ha!

Ashlyn is my pickiest eater so I was surprised she ate them. I think she has only had a hot dog once and she rarely likes meat so it was a shocker that she finished hers and asked for a Mummy Meatball also!

Mummy Dogs and a Mummy Meatball!

Ace had so much fun with these Mummy Dogs. He loved that they had eyes. It was also a good way for him to try mustard since he usually sticks to ketchup. We gave him a fork and he would dip it in the mustard to put eyes or hair on his mummy after he licked it off.

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October 17, 2015 7 comments

When I was growing up my Mom always made this super easy Chili Cheese Dip for any party we had. It would be gone in a hot minute so it's definitely my go to now that I am in charge of Game Day dishes. Did I mention it's super easy? What you need…

Progresso Smokehouse Pork and Bean Chili* 1 Cup Cream Cheese softened 1 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

1. In a glass bowl or casserole dish you will spoon in the cream cheese and evenly disperse it over the bottom of the dish.

2. Next pour the chili over the cream cheese, again evenly dispersing it. 3. Cover the chili with the shredded cheese.

4. Place dish in microwave for 2.5 minutes or until shredded cheese is melted.

Optional: Mix everything together to make it more of a queso style dip over a layered dip.

ENJOY! Easy right? It's guaranteed to be a fan favorite! Pair this delicious dish with chips and you are ready for any party. And when you buy 3 Progresso Chili or Stews you can use a $1.00 off coupon! *For a Vegetarian option replace with Roasted Vegetable Chili. Today’s post is sponsored by brand, by my love for their Progresso™ stew is all my own!
Now you can win a really fun Progresso Prize Pack that includes; Progresso’s new Chili and Stew flavors, Progresso Ladle and a Game Day Cooler Chair.

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October 03, 2015 7 comments

I am a huge fan of taco night. I love how easy it is to make and get on the table quickly. Now that my kids are getting older they have been becoming pickier with what they eat. I have to get creative and find ways that will encourage them to eat new things.

The best way to get Ace to eat something out of his norm is to have him help make his food. He likes when he feels like he is in control of what he is eating. This gives him options on what he puts on his plate and there is no nagging from Branden and myself for him to eat more. We kept our taco bar simple but you can add any toppings you think your little one would love. Our Taco Bar Black Bean & Corn Salsa Tortilla Chips Ground Turkey Plain Greek Yogurt (instead of sour cream) Shredded Cheese Romain Lettuce Taco Boat s Mild Taco Sauce What else you can add (and we probably would have had we not also had the salsa) Avocados or Guacamole Tomatoes Rice Get creative!

The best way to go about this is to make it fun. If they have fun bowls they really like put the toppings in there. We also laid brown wrapping paper over the table and let them draw. It makes dinner fun and feel special. It also kept them busy while we got everything ready. Another fun option are these awesome taco boats. The kids can fill them up and eat from them or pick them up and bite without spilling!

Check out Publix Flavor Excursion page for coupons for these ingredients and much more! They will also be on display in your store from 9/9-2/23 Make sure you go and enter the Visa Gift card giveaway going on now!

September 10, 2015 2 comments

This is a sponsored post from General Mills through Linqia. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

With back to school it's time for homework and early mornings. Kids might feel like they are exhausted and over the day by the time they sit down for dinner. We decided to make a fun Mexican themed dinner night on Tuesday. I knew this super easy Black Bean and Corn Salsa would be a big hit with my kids. It is so mild that even my younger two loved it.

With Publix Flavor Excursion sale happening tomorrow you can get your ingredients on sale! Tomorrow I will be posting a coupons (along with more fun dinner ideas) for you to enjoy your own Mexican fiesta!

And if you are looking for an easy dish to bring to a party this is your recipe! You only need a handful of items and it's best made the night before so you can just grab it and go the day of.

1 can Ro Tel Chili
1 can of Sweet Corn, drained
1 can of Black Beans, rinsed and drained
Fresh Cilantro
1/4 Onion chopped

Optional

Avocado Chopped Lime juice

Tomorrow I will post all about our fun Flavor Excursion night! We used Old El Paso's new Taco Boats and our delicious Black Bean & Corn Salsa.

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September 09, 2015 9 comments

So I am pretty sure one of the first "snacks" a lot of us Moms give our kids is Cheerios. It is a staple in our house and I am so excited that Cheerios now has a full page of fun recipes for everyone to try.
I decided that it would be fun to start a little back to school tradition of making fun treats to end Summer and start the School year off right. Here are two we made using #CheeriosFunFlavors! Make sure to enter to win a Pay Pal Gift Card at the bottom of the post. Make sure you grab a BOGO coupon to save BIG on these new flavors!

First up a super easy way to jazz up a simple snack of Cheerios. Mix together Multi Grain Cheerios, raisins and M&Ms for a delicious combo of flavors.

Simple and Delicious! Next up a yummy back to school dessert. Ace loves to decorate cookies so I knew this would be a hit. It's super easy and fun!

Then just bake your cookies…

Decorate...

And EAT!

Ace was loving this and it was a pretty simple way to have fun and let him be creative. If you are feeling ambitious you should definitely check out all the delicious recipes Cheerios™ has to offer. My favorite is probably the Mini Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cheerios™Bites. How can you not love that?

Right now you can also get a BOGO coupon for any of these awesome flavors... • Honey Nut

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Now is the perfect time to head over to your local Publix and stock up on Cheerios. With kids heading back to school there is no better breakfast than Cheerios. Especially when you have so many to choose from. And the BOGO coupon and this giveaway below makes it all even sweeter!

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August 23, 2015 7 comments

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