Mommies with Cents

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Schwan’s Review & Giveaway

Raise your hand if you'd like to spend less time in the kitchen and more time with your family? I'm not much of a cook so I always welcome anything that will make my life easier in that department.  Schwan's always comes through.  You'd never guess that these meals came from the freezer.  In fact, most of the Schwan's meals if tried actually taste like homemade!  Just this week we tried the  Mini … [Read more...]

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Slow Cooker Mondays: Chicken Corn Chowder

Today I made Chicken Corn Chowder in the Crockpot.  I love being able to smell dinner cooking all day and looking forward to just dishing up rather than cooking.  This is the first time I made this recipe which I found at Cooking with Sugar.  There are some changes that I'll probably make next time which I'll note below.  Here's how I made it today: Ingredients: Ingredients: 8 boneless … [Read more...]

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Halloween Recipe: Pringles Brownies

  Here's a fun holiday recipe provided by Pringles: Pringles Ghoulish Brownies INGREDIENTS: 6 ounces baking chocolate, unsweetened 3/4 cup unsalted butter or margarine 2 cups sugar 3 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 3/4 cup flour 1-6.41 ounce can of Pringles Original or 1-5.71 ounce can of Reduced Fat Pringles Original 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts (optional) Orange … [Read more...]

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Slow Cooker Monday: Beef Stew

Carol's recipe for this week’s Slow Cooker Monday post is beef stew.  Be sure to check out all of the posts in the Slow Cooker Mondays series for more yummy recipes for fall. Ingredients 2 pounds of beef for stew, cubed 4 cups of beef broth 1 tsp of salt, pepper to taste 3-4 potatoes, peeled and cubed 3 carrot stalks, 1 inch pieces 3 celery stalks, 1 inch pieces 1 medium onion, diced 2 … [Read more...]

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe

I posted this last week but it was along with another post. I seriously cannot keep these in my house they are that good. I wanted to share it again in case you missed. We all love these muffins and they get eaten up very quickly. So quickly, in fact, that I don't even have a picture! Here's the recipe: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins 4 eggs 2 cups sugar 1 Can (16 oz) pureed pumpkin 1 1/2 … [Read more...]

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Chicken: Our Family Staple

Aside from tacos, beef stroganoff and spaghetti &meatballs, our family rarely eats anything besides chicken, at least at home.  I'm pretty picky when it comes to the chicken I cook too.  Costco's boneless skinless frozen chicken tenders are a staple in our house. Occasionally we buy the boneless skinless chicken breasts too but I prefer to work with the small pieces. About a year ago I was … [Read more...]