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Back to School 2017, Food, Giveaways, Natural Foods

Busy Moms Meal – StarKist Tuna & Salmon Creations #Giveaway

Erin Sluka

Thank you StarKist for partnering for this feature and sending product

It will be here before we know it! Back to school 2017 will be just as busy and hectic to a new adjustment as the previous years. It is a bittersweet time of year. We enjoyed family time over the summer but long for them to be in school a few hours a day again where they are learning and growing with their peers.

In my home back to school also comes at soccer season. From days of running around the neighborhood until sun down late at night to school, practice and shorter days is an adjustment. Some nights we have very little time between school and practice so we need easy and quick meals. Although we still have warm weather in September we are not quick to go to hot soups and subs quite yet. We still want cold sandwiches and salads. Tuna is a great protein choice for those busy bodies.

StarKist Tuna and Salmon Creation pouches make dinner so easy. These are even flavored in some of the varieties so you don’t even have to open that spice cupboard. Just mix with your favorite sauce like mayo, mustard or I like to add a bit of dill pickle juice from the jar as well as some chopped pickle for a crunch. If I don’t have pickles I will use cashews because to me, a cold tuna sandwich is so much better with that crunch. Add fresh romaine lettuce and some fruit on the side and dinner is done.

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Want to try these for yourself? Look for them at most grocers or you can enter to try and win some. 1 lucky winner will be shipped a variety of StarKist Tuna and salmon Creations pouches. Ends 7/24 and open to US only. Enter below and good luck!

Food

New Handy Snacks from Philadelphia Cream cheese

Erin Sluka

Thank you to Philadelphia Cream cheese for partnering for this feature

New Handy Snacks from Philadelphia Cream cheese

Your morning bagel and Philadelphia cream cheese have been partners for as long as we all can remember. But, now as bagels grow up into flavors like the Everything Bagel and I even saw some Pizza flavor bagels on the store shelf recently, so too is Philadelphia cream cheeses growing up. With new handy Snacks from Philadelphia Cream cheese you can enjoy your cream cheese in snack packs and they are delicious.

 

Philadelphia Cheesecake Cups are such a fantastic dessert. When you peel off the lid you get a 2 section cup with cheesecake in one section and flavors such as milk chocolate sauce,  strawberries, cherries and salted caramel sauce in the other. Mix them and stir for a rich cheesecake dessert. The best part is that there are no artificial flavors or dyes.

If you are like me (an my son) you crave a crunchy snack. Philadelphia Bagel Chips and Cream Cheese Dips satisfy that craving. Like the new Cheesecake cups they are a portioned pre-packed container, On one end you have multigrain bagel chips and the other side are cream cheese dip flavors such as strawberry, garden vegetable, chive & onion and brown sugar & cinnamon.

Keep these snacks refrigerated and pull one out when you want a snack or dessert. Works great this summer when the kids want a treat and you don’t have time to put crackers and cheese together or whip them up a cool dessert.

My son polished off his brown sugar & cinnamon with multigrain bagels and loved it. He can grab it from the fridge and dip and eat it on his own. This makes snack time so much easier on me. Check these Philadelphia snacks and desserts out in retail refrigerated sections.

Books Reviews, Food, Recipes

Lemon Garlic Chicken Legs Instant Pot Recipe

Erin Sluka

Instant Pot Chicken Recipe

My husband and I stared a low carb diet and he is watching his red meat intake. This leaves us having to get real creative on cooking poultry, lean pork and seafood that isn’t loaded in sauces and cheeses. I have had an Instant Pot for a few months now and had only used it twice because I feel lost in how to use it. Then I got The I Love My INSTANT POT Recipe Book.

Instant Pot recipe

I chose to recreate the lemon garlic chicken legs recipe that is in the recipe book. It was so easy and cooked up great. My husband son and I polished them off. I even had leftover lemon and garlic for the asparagus.

lemon chicken

Lemon Garlic Chicken Recipe

  • 1/3 C Olive Oil
  • 1/4 C Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
  • 1 Tbsp Lemon Zest
  • 4 Garlic Cloves (minced)
  • 1/4 Tsp Sea Salt
  • Pinch of Cayenne Pepper
  • (I also adde pinch of smoked paprika)
  • 2 Lbs. Chicken wings or legs
  • 1 C chicken broth

Mix all but chicken and broth. Add chicken and marinade in fridge for at least 1 hour (I threw all in a large ziploc to marinade). Add chicken broth to the pot. Insert a steam basket (I don’t have one yet so used tad less broth and laid in there-came out great). Fix so not overlapping. Lock Lid. Set to manual 10 minutes. When timer beeps, let pressure release naturally for 5 minutes, Then quick release pressure until float valve drops and unlock lid. Place cooked chicken onto parchment-lined baking sheet and put under oven broiler for 3-5 minutes until browned.

instantpot lemon chicken

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If you are like me and use Amazon to buy books you can pick up this recipe book on Amazon. It is full of great Instant Pot recipes.

Food, Healthy Living, Natural Foods, Recipes

Protein Cinnamon Pudding Recipe with Justin’s Almond Butter

Erin Sluka

Samples sent for feature

Justins Protein Pudding

With the new year here and resolutions in full swing it can become redundant after some time of making changes. Perhaps you have already found excuses to miss the gym. Maybe that fast food restaurant was truly out of convenience even though you swore them off weeks ago. For me, I wanted to eat more balanced-not diet-just balanced and healthier.

Protein has become a nutrient I am eating consistently more and the more I pay attention to protein products, the more I realize how fun I can have creating foods that offer me the protein I need without unhealthy additives. One of my favorite snacks to quickly whip up is protein pudding (or ice cream if you freeze this recipe then eat).

Justins snacks

In this recipe I used some favorite brands-Justin’s Almond Butter and Premier Protein Vanilla Whey Protein shake mix and milk. That’s all you need. Justin’s gives you the peanut and almond butters with only real ingredients. Make sure you choose a protein whey brand that also doesn’t have additives and is low in sugar too.

Justins

Protein Pudding Recipe

  • 1 scoop of vanilla whey protein powder (I use Premier Protein so they have double scoops-in this case use 1/2  scoop)
  • 1 -2tbsp of Justin’s Almond Butter-any flavor variety
  • 3-4 tbsp milk or almond milk
  • Dash of cinnamon (optional)

Stir all ingredients together adding milk a bit at a time until you get a pudding consistency. This makes 1 serving. You can eat as is or freeze for protein ice cream. Top your pudding with cinnamon or granola but it is full of flavor as is.

protein pudding

Keep your eye out for Justin’s products at grocers near you. Visit Justin’s online to learn more.