A New Way for Bloggers to Earn Money

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I recently did my first campaign for Linqia, and was pleased with the results.  Linqia is a social platform that rewards members with online communities for generating traffic toward client sites (yes, blogs count as communities). When selected to participate in a campaign, the staff at Linqia will run some numbers and set aside an [...]

Yummy Dessert in a Jiffy!

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I love cooking and baking, but sometimes there are only so many hours in the day, and something’s got to give. When having guests over for dinner, unless I make some time prepare a dessert the day before, a homemade dessert is not likely…

Fresh Grilled Shrimp & Corn Tacos Recipe

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These Grilled Shrimp & Corn Tacos were the result of incorporating my recent Grilled Corn & Tomato Salad recipe into shrimp tacos. I used a couple arugula leaves at bottom of my freshly grill taco shells, topped generously with the corn salad, sprinkled with sprinkled Queso Fresco (got that idea from the Blackened Shrimp Tacos [...]

Dio a New Way to Interact Online #discoverdio (and $100 Amazon Giveaway)

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What do you get when you toss a social media site, blogging software and an online book creator in a bag and shake? You get dio.
Dio is sort of an all in one solution, and it is free for anyone to use… [read more & enter giveaway]

What Does Miss Fussy Think of #HoneyBunchesGreek ?

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My daughter and I recently had the opportunity to try out the new Honey Bunches of Oats Greek Honey Crunch cereal as part of a campaign from Mom It Forward.  Honey Bunches of Oats Greek is made with two different types of granola, Greek yogurt,  whole grains and honey.  Each one cup serving provides 2/3rds [...]

When Breast Just Doesn’t Happen…

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Everyone knows by now that breast is best, but what do you do when that just doesn’t work out for you and your new infant? You turn to formula of course. I found myself in just this position as a new mother..

Baby Banana Cakes (Mini-Bundts) with Vanilla Caramel Glaze

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Banana cakes can come in many forms, from the humble banana bread reworked as a cake, to lovely cakes layered with cream and sliced banana. These little Banana Cakes are soft buttery banana sponge cake formed in mini bundt cake pans, and topped with an easy Vanilla Caramel glaze. Baby Banana Cakes, the Origin   [...]

Let’ Cash-In on Our Little Mess Masters!

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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, my daughter is the queen of mess making.  She eats, she wears it.  She drinks, she spills.  She sees something potentially messy and she is drawn to it like a moth to the flame.  Of course the worse mess stem from burgeoning independence. My personal “favorite” [...]

Blueberry-Oatmeal Pancakes: A Heart Smart Recipe (gluten-free)

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This Blueberry Oatmeal Pancakes recipe is gluten free, low in calories and packed with heart healthy soluble fiber from oats and antioxidants from blueberries. A serving of the pancakes is only around 170 calories, so you could actually top a stack with a 1/2 tbs of butter AND a tbs of maple syrup, and still [...]

Don’t Be that Stinky Stranger…

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We’ve all been there, a stranger wants to chat you up, alas their breath wreaks of salami sandwich or some other offensive odor. We may tolerate it from a bossum buddy, but not a newcomer. Although they may well be the most wonderful person on earth, all you can focus on is how you will make your get away, before you lose you lunch.