Food

By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Dec 27th, 2012
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Who loves cake and ice cream?  How about an ice cream cake?  This holiday season, Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, is offering a new lineup of dome-shaped ice cream cakes!  These holiday cakes make for perfect gifts or yummy additions to any holiday party.  You can customize each cake by choosing your […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Dec 22nd, 2012
514 Comments
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Who loves the smell of freshly brewed coffee? I do, I do!  Who is entertaining family and friends this holiday season?  I am, I am!  Folgers® has added six delicious varieties to their Folgers Gourmet Selections® coffee line.  These dessert-inspired flavors are amazing and include: Vanilla Biscotti, Baked Berry Cobbler, Coconut Cream Pie, Caramel Drizzle, Toasted Hazel...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Dec 22nd, 2012
173 Comments
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I love the holidays – not only because I get to spoil my family and friends, but because I get to cook big meals for them too!  Country Crock makes it easy and healthy to prepare enjoyable dishes for the holidays (and the rest of the year too)!  Country Crock has some yummy recipes that […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Dec 20th, 2012
3 Comments
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Winter break is here and the kids are home from school.  Their daily activities include playing, reading, watching some television, running around, playing outside, and eating.  Throughout the day, they’re constantly asking, “Mom, can I have a snack?” or “Mom, what can I eat?” or “Mom, what can I drink?”  We don’t typical...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Cooking with Redhead Mom
Dec 19th, 2012
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The holidays are here and Nestlé Coffee-Mate has some really yummy flavors out for a limited time.  I headed to Walmart and picked up my favorite – French Vanilla – and then a flavor I had not tried before – Peppermint Mocha.  I had the task of creating a coffee drink at home with my favorite […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Cooking with Redhead Mom
Dec 19th, 2012
15 Comments
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You know that old school rule, “Don’t play with your food?”  Well, we kind of threw that out the window recently.  We totally played with our food and created cute holiday characters out of our Tyson Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets from Sam’s Club!  I didn’t visit our local Sam’s Club, but actually visited a Sam’s […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Dec 18th, 2012
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Frank and I live on the Central Coast, which is known to many as wine country.  Believe it or not, it wasn’t until recently that I started drinking wine and I love all of the different flavors and varieties.  Wine is great for all sorts of occasions – gatherings with family and friends, media events, […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Dec 13th, 2012
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School, sports, extracurricular activities – all of these create busy lifestyles and hectic schedules and can make it a challenge for our families to drink enough milk.  Milk is an important part of a healthy diet for people of all ages – it keeps your bones strong and is crucial for child development.  I had […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Dec 10th, 2012
8 Comments
5292 Views
It’s that time of year when holiday baking goes into full throttle at our house!  I remember baking cookies and decorating with my mom growing up.  We would mix the cookie dough and then cut them into different shapes and decorate them with sprinkles.  Then we’d bake them and the sprinkles would melt.  That was […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Dec 6th, 2012
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Who likes Twitter??  I do, I do!  Who likes Chef Boyardee??  I do, I do!  Who is gonna be participating in our #LittleChefs Twitter Party on December 6th?  I will, I will!  Here are the details.  Hope to tweet you there! What:  Join us for a Twitter Party to celebrate special holiday moments with family […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Dec 3rd, 2012
5 Comments
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This weekend, we were hosting our 4th Annual Cookie Exchange and headed to Sam’s Club to pick up some yummy goodies to serve our guests.  At Sam’s Club, we found the perfect pairings to serve – the Starbucks Limited Edition Holiday Blend Coffee and Artisan Fresh Cinnamon Rolls.  These will go perfectly with the cookies we’re gonna be enjoying! [...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Nov 30th, 2012
6 Comments
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Frank and I don’t always have the kids, and sometimes it’s challenging to cook up a healthy meal that tastes good.  Lean Cuisine is here to help solve that problem!  We recently headed to our Sam’s Club and picked up a Lean Cuisine Asian Flavors 6-Pack.  The 6-Pack had dishes in three different flavors, with […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Nov 28th, 2012
3 Comments
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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Truvia® Natural Sweetener for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. The holiday season is here and baking is in the air.  With the holidays, I love to bake lots of yummy treats, but they tend to be high in calories and sugar.  If you […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Nov 22nd, 2012
4 Comments
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The November issue of ALL YOU shares secrets for smart shopping for the upcoming holidays including how to secure Black Friday deals and outsmart common online spending traps.  It also includes an affordable array of holiday gift ideas and tasty recipes for 30-minute suppers, perfect for busy weeknights and much more. Here are some highlights: […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Nov 21st, 2012
4 Comments
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The smell of peppermint candies, cookies baking in the oven, or even the scent of a freshly cut Christmas tree – all of these evoke holiday memories for me.  Peppermint reminds me of my grandma who had a version of the Night Before Christmas with scratch ‘n’ sniff pages in it.  One of the pages […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Nov 20th, 2012
405 Comments
13159 Views
Deck the Halls with Fannie May Berries…Fa la la la la… la la la la!!!  How do Chocolate Dipped Strawberries sound?  Believe me, they taste just as good as they sound!  The Fannie May Berries product line includes exclusive and indulgent flavor combinations and is the perfect hostess or holiday sweet treat this time of […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Cooking with Redhead Mom
Nov 18th, 2012
2 Comments
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I love food – especially good food that is budget-friendly and simple to make.  I grew up with Campbell’s soups and so have my boys, so I was really looking forward to trying out the new Campbell’s Skillet Sauces.  Let me tell you, we now have a family favorite in our home! Our local Albertson’s […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Nov 16th, 2012
210 Comments
10422 Views
Frank and I live on the Central Coast, which is known to many as wine country.  Believe it or not, it wasn’t until recently that I started drinking wine and I love all of the different flavors and varieties.  Wine is great for all sorts of occasions – gatherings with family and friends, media events, […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Nov 15th, 2012
3 Comments
3911 Views
You’ve heard of tailgating, but have you heard of homegating?  Homegating is basically the same as tailgating, but you do it at home!  With tight finances, going to a live football game can prove to be difficult, if not impossible!  At a homegating party, you can have family and friends and the love of football […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Cooking with Redhead Mom
Nov 12th, 2012
424 Comments
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Every year in our home, we celebrate Thanksgiving as a family and part of the celebration involves a delicious dinner.  We include stuffing, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy, and a Butterball Turkey.  Of all the brands available, Butterball is my favorite! I remember being a little girl and going to […]...
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