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Stouffer’s Fit Kitchen, saving time and being the balanced wingman meal #ad

This is a sponsored post with Stouffer’s Fit Kitchen and Life of Dad and we were compensated. All thoughts are our own. It’s good to cook. It’s a skill, teaches creativity, patience and has a payoff. Sometimes however, it’s good not to cook. Those are the days that you are too busy, have the house to yourself or just want something special. Enter Stouffer’s Fit Kitchen. They’re a new lineup of dinners that are yummy, jammed with wholesome foods and effortless to prepare and clean up is a breeze.

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National Geographic Kids Cook Book review

We received a copy of the book for review purposes and are a National Geographic Kids Insider for 2014. All thoughts are our own. No stunt cooking was involved in the post. I cook most of the food for the family, but I’m not really a cook. I’m good at experimenting in the kitchen at things with things that, most of the time tastes great. I sometimes don’t follow the recipes….so when things fall flat it’s usually my fault. However, since our sons see me cooking I know that I should be using recipes, at least until they’re old enough to experiment on their own. Our oldest has latched onto what he calls ‘my cook book’, which in reality is the National Geographic Kids Cook Book.

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Get cooking with #ShroomTember, #Blendability, less fat & more flavor

I have partnered with Life of Dad, LLC for the #ShroomTember promotion. Sponsored by The Mushroom Council, the #ShroomTember promotion gives anybody the chance to win a $500 Visa gift card. We cook for the family, there we are. Sometimes through the process of cooking we get in a rut of conformity, stale recipes and sleepy taste buds. I’ve always been a fan of mushrooms. One of my top 5 favorite dishes is the classic large portabella top with capers, horseradish, feta, bacon and pimento cheese. For this task we took a normally meat dominant dish and replaced half of it with mushrooms. Let’s see if our taste buds noticed!

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Cooking with El Yucateco hot sauce #SauceOn #Shop

This shop has been compensated by #CollectiveBias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. Being the stay at home parent we go to Publix at least 3 times a week. I cook all of the meals for the family and sometimes a new recipe is as simple as adding hot sauce to it. Hot sauce recipes, when used correctly can add flavor and taste. The goal when cooking for us is a balance of adding new flavors for the boys and adding a little heat for my wife and me.

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Win $50 in coupons from Michael Angelo’s Italian meals

Sometimes it’s great not to cook-and I say this as someone who loves to cook. I dig the process of combining ingredients, the smells and the big reveal when it comes out. Truth be told, I also like the experimentation of cooking, granted sometimes that surprises me for the worse. Michael Angelo’s frozen Italian meals are as close as you can get to the smell and taste of homemade, while having the convenience of frozen foods.

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The Pick and Roll BBQ shrimp Peroigi, #FrozenChefMadness

Last week I wrote about the #FrozenChefMadness challenge. It’s a chance for you; yes you, to win $800, $250, $150 or $100 for creating an original dish using items from the frozen foods section. For my dish I pondered the situation of people who love BBQ shrimp, but want it in an enclosed sandwich form with tater tots on the outside. It can’t be done you say? Read on and taste the March Madness.

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Bring the brackets with #FrozenChefMadness #Spon

Frozen foods are a constant in our house. You need to cook fast with two small kids and food at the ready is mandatory. March is Frozen Foods Month and to help celebrate it they’re having #FrozenChefMadness with hundreds of dollars in prizes to the winner who create the most thrilling dishes.

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