First of all, if you haven't visited Diaper Swappers you need to. Not only is it a place to buy, sell and trade cloth diapers and baby products, they have many forums so that you may network and "meet" other like mamas. I just got word about this exciting event they have running, full of all of our favorite things including PRIZES! Be sure to spread the word, and good luck!
More than 50 Chances to Win, Over $10,000 in Total Value!
Diaper Swappers is excited to announce its first annual Raffle-Rama! Not only will the proceeds go towards community enhancements, but we have over 20 AMAZING prizes to give away with a TOTAL VALUE of MORE THAN $10,000! Due to last year's popularity of the DS Raffle Rama we saw tremendous support from many great sponsors for this year's 2009 Raffle Rama. If you're an awesome DS mama, and want a piece of the giveaway drama, then join us in the raffle-rama...snag your entries today!
The more entries you have, the better your chances to win. This was proven last year with multiple winners who had purchased multiple entries (some as many as 10 entries). We have an amazing lineup of prizes for our DS mamas to win, including: A $3,400 Home Theater System and Entertainment Package, a qCollection Junior Cielo Crib in Moonlight, a 12 Piece Stainless Steel Cookset, a$500 CottonBabies.com shopping spree, 2 Amazing DS Multi-Gift Prize Packages, and numerous other prizes (WAY TO MANY TO LIST HERE). We will also have 15 lucky winners that will receive 1 year of Site Supporter membership at DS (a $30 value per person)! One prize per person and no limit to number of entries one can purchase. This will last approximately 1 month and will provide some great Christmas surprises for more than 20 lucky winners!
Get 25% off your order (no minumum) at Klutz.com good through December 16th. Another chance to save big on your holiday shopping list! Enter the code "HOLIDAY25" at checkout.
Although diamonds are a girl's best friend, anything that glitters is as good as gold. Simple Human dolls up your kitchen and house with sleek, stylish and functional products. I am a HUGE fan of Simple Human as they help simplify kitchen, bathroom and laundry room organization. With features like finger-print proof trashcans they truly have life and family in mind, as you will spend that much less time cleaning and wiping down messes.
I highly recommend their trash and recycle cans, grocery bag organization products and dish racks and they have products in different sizes, styles and price ranges meaning you can get sleek and organized on just about any budget. Life, especially with kids and husbands, is hectic and this sometimes results in your house being a wreck. Although I cannot promise you these products will solve all your clutter problems in the playroom or finish your chores for you, they can make organization a little simpler.
With 5 and 10 year warranties on the majority of their products, you know they are built to last and that the company believes in the products they are making. What better time to get organized than before the chaos of the holidays and the new year, so take advantage of some limited time coupon codes listed below:
November 30 – December 7 Receive 15% off any sensor soap pump at simplehuman.com. Enter code SB715 at checkout.
December 7-14
Receive 15% off any fingerprint-proof trash can at simplehuman.com. Enter code SB125 at checkout.
For a limited time only Softbums package deals are 20% off! There is no coupon necessary. Visit Softbums here or click on the banner below to grab these trim, highly adjustable one size diapers at an unbeatable deal.
It's 4PM. I look at the clock and know that I should start thinking about what I am going to make for dinner, but somehow I put it off for what I think is a few minutes and it's already quarter to 5. In the madness of things we end up eating grilled cheese sandwiches...again. Don't get me wrong, I love grilled cheese, but it gets old when you have the same old back up meals, fast food, or frozen skillet meals for dinner on those nights you just couldn't get a decent dinner together.
I love to cook but have never planned my meals. I was only cooking for two after I got married, then after my daughter was born my husband was overseas for 15 months so there was still no pressing reason to plan my meals. Now that he is home and my daughter is eating table food, I feel as though our meals together aren't always as wholesome as I would like. I also waste fresh produce (and even pantry items on occasion), by stocking up on things I want to eat, but have no specific plans to use. More times than not the food ends up going back or expiring and I've wasted another few dollars. This adds up over the months and I started to look into meal planning as an option to solve some of these issues.
Relish! found me at the perfect time. I had been searching many other websites and none of the others offered exactly what I wanted. I didn't want to have everyday of the month planned out, since I love to have some flexibility too, and wanted to be able to choose the recipes I used. Relish! gives about a dozen menu choices a week, and you can choose 5 of those recipes and a dessert to be compiled into a shopping list. How cool is that? The list can be customized for 2, 4, 6 or 8 servings and the shopping list, which is also split up into sections of the grocery store by the way, lists the quantities of items needed accordingly. They also have a section on the shopping list for things you may already have in your pantry or fridge. So skim the list, cross of what you already have and head to the grocery store!
I have used this meal planning website in a couple of ways over the past month. The first week I made all five meals and the dessert I compiled in my menu and shopped only for the ingredients for those items. I printed all my shopping lists and recipes for 4 servings so that we would have leftovers to fill the rest of the week. The following week I printed out another 5 recipes, dessert and shopping lists, but spread it out a little over closer to a 10 day period. I also started to put my printed shopping lists and recipes in a binder, although you can store favorite and previous recipes in your account online as well. Lastly, as I noticed I was still letting some ingredients and leftovers go to waste, decided it made more sense to print recipes and ingredients for 2 servings, since my daughter doesn't eat that much.
The Verdict
A full year subscription isn't for everybody, but they have 3 and 6 months subscriptions as well. The longer your subscription, the more you save and with a year subscription you are only paying 16 cents a day for someone else to make your life that much easier. I really enjoyed how the menus and shopping lists could be customized to the number of servings that they give you sufficient choices each week, but not so many that you spend hours trying to decide on a menu. I am usually able to decide on my menu in just a few minutes and a few clicks of the mouse.
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Today's holiday recipe comes from Jamie of My Last Baby and is one of her favorite treat recipes. Perfect for holiday get togethers, it will also work for any day of the year. Happy baking!
S'more Brownie Bars
The ingredients:
8 whole graham crackers, broken crosswise in half (15 squares needed)
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) salted butter
4 squares unsweetened baking chocolate
2 cups granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks (I would get the smallest ones you can find)
Hardware:
Large microwave safe bowl
13 x 9-inch baking pan
Aluminum foil
I would also add:
Spatula
Non-stick spray (or whatever you grease with)
Electric beater
Directions:
-Before you begin I recommend spraying everything that will come in contact with the sticky chocolate, marshmallows, etc. with non-stick spray. It makes things so much easier to clean
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
-Line a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with aluminum foil, with ends of foil extending beyond sides of pan
- Lightly grease the foil lined pan; set aside (make sure you grease it very well, if you don't the marshmallows will stick)
-Place 15 of the graham squares on the bottom of the pan, overlapping slightly
-In a large microwave safe bowl, place the butter and unsweetened chocolate. Microwave on high for 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted (cut the butter up into small squares, break the chocolate too)
-Stir in granulated sugar (this is when the electric beater comes in handy)
-Add eggs and vanilla extract; mix well
-Stir in the flour until well blended
-Spread over the graham cracker squares in pan
-Bake for 30-32 minutes or until toothpick comes out with fudgy crumbs. Do not over bake.
-Sprinkle evenly with marshmallows and chocolate chunks (I added a little more marshmallows and a little more chocolate chips).
-Bake an additional 3-5 minutes or until marshmallows begin to melt. When cooled, lift out of pan with aluminum foil handles. If desired cut into smaller squares.
