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Easy Instant Pot Chicken Recipes

November 16, 2017 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

In our home it seems all my middle son ever want’s to eat is chicken. No, matter what I find at the grocery store he refuses to try it. So, today I thought I would compile a list of some new Instant Pot Chicken Recipes we haven’t had before. I am hoping that I can get everyone to sit down and eat together without too much fuss and muss.

I have to admit I am not the one in the house that uses the instant pot very much. I am still a crockpot kinda girl but hubby has loved using the assistant pot and trying to find the perfect bourbon chicken recipe!

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Last Minute Pumpkin Dessert Recipes

November 2, 2017 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Can you believe that Thanksgiving is right around the corner? Which means everywhere you look are items containing Pumpkin. My younger boys have been begging to cook the pumpkins that they got last month during our visit to the pumpkin patch and pumpkin desserts are top of their list! I keep putting off cooking the pumpkins for the time it will take to cook and process. I usually use the stove or crockpot to cook up our pumpkins but why not try the instant pot this year?

This morning I thought I would share some pumpkin dessert recipes with you so that I can have a reference to use and so you can fix for yummy instant pot pumpkin recipes for Thanksgiving. I will use our fresh pumpkin or possibly freeze it for future use but canning it would also work if you have some large pumpkins to put up!

Pumpkin Cakes and Cupcakes

Pumpkin Pie Cupcake from So There

Three-Ingredient Spiced Rum Pumpkin Cake from The Weary Chef

Pumpkin Crunch Cake from The Picky Apple

Pumpkin Lust Cake found on Sweet Treats & More

Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake from A Healthy Life for Me

Pumpkin Cookies, Brownies and Fudge

Soft Sugar Pumpkin Cookies from 2 Sisters 2 Cities

Pumpkin Toffee Cookies with Brown Butter Glaze from Cooking with Grace

Simple & Healthy Pumpkin Spice Cranberry Cookies from Barefeet on the Dashboard

Meringue Pumpkins from Embracing Homemaking

Pumpkin Pie Fudge from Simplee Thrifty

Pumpkin S’Mores Bars from This Mama Loves

Pumpkin Peanut Butter Layer Brownies from Strength & Sunshine

Pumpkin Cheesecake and Caramels

Pumpkin Spice Caramels from Mom on Timeout
Salted Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake from Chocolate with Grace

Pumpkin Cheesecake Rolls from Sweet Bellaroos

Pumpkin Spice Oreo Cheesecake Brownies from Melanie Makes

Pumpkin Cobblers and Crisps

Pumpkin Dessert from Simply Stacie

Pumpkin Spice Cobbler from Oh, So Savvy Mom

Homemade Pumpkin Crisp from Southern Girl Ramblings

Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream (No-Churn Recipe) from Frugal Coupon Living

Pumpkin Pie

Maple Pumpkin Pie from The Provision Room

Pumpkin Truffles and Turnovers

Pumpkin Turnovers from Mom Endeavors

Candy Corn Pumpkin Truffles from Cake Whiz

Tips for Getting Your Beginner Reader to Read the Bible #RickWarren #FlyBy

October 27, 2017 By Thaleia 3 Comments

This is a sponsored post on behalf of Zondervan through Propeller Consulting, LLC. Product was provided to facilitate my review without compensation.

Today I want to share some tips for getting your beginner reader to read the Bible. I want to start off by saying that this post is just as much advice for my own family as it is yours. We are not the best examples of daily Bible reading and that is something I want to change. I realize that change takes time AND a conscious decision to be more purposeful. I want to include both Bible stories and Bible songs into our daily homeschool routine.

Tips for Getting Your Beginner Reader to Read the Bible

I asked some Christian mom’s for their tips for getting your beginner reader to read the Bible. I love their responses and how passionate each mom was about making sure their children have a Bible and are read to regularly.

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Tips for Packing Your Cooler

July 27, 2017 By Thaleia 1 Comment

This post was sponsored by Swiss Premium™ Tea part of a campaign through Activate.

Enjoying hot Summer days can be difficult if you are away from home and need to pack your cooler. We have found some tips over the years to help you keep your food cool while enjoying a Summer day away from home.

Tips for Packing Your Cooler

Give some of these tips a try and see if it help make packing your cooler a success!

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Enjoy Asian Food Anytime With Ling Ling Fried Rice #FriedRiceFriday #IC (ad)

July 22, 2017 By Thaleia 1 Comment

This post was sponsored by Ling Ling as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

Good food is an important part of our daily lives. We do our best to plan out our meals each week, using our Crock Pot or Instant Pot for convenience. Sometimes being a busy mom of four picky eaters means a lot of times those meal plans go out the window. We end up having tired standbys like macaroni and cheese or pb & j sandwiches. Well, now Mom, Dad and the Big Kids can enjoy some yummy Asian food anytime we want with Ling Ling Fried Rice!

Riley was excited to find the new flavors of Ling Ling Fried Rice. I could not wait to get home and try some and that’s exactly what we did. We put our groceries away and placed a single package of fried rice into the pan. Next I cooked it right up on the stove just like the directions stated and had yummy rice in less then 10 minutes!

I am always skeptical of pre-packaged ethnic foods but was very pleased with the Ling Ling Yakitori Chicken. It tasted GOOD! No strange after-taste, no lingering chemicals because it is made with all natural ingredients. This fried rice was delicious and each bag only served 2 people because we were fighting over it!

Ling Ling Fried Rice provides clean dishes with high quality ingredients and no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives which is a BIG deal to me! I want my family to get used to delicious foods that are good for them.

I am also super excited that Ling Ling not only tastes great but is at a great price. No more take-out fried rice for us when we can heat up a package of Ling Ling on the stove in under 10 minutes! Princess and Eldest will be able to help cook more meals with the simplicity of Ling Ling’s fried rice which will make our lives that much easier!

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