*I participated in a campaign on behalf of Hormel. As a Hormel Family Blogger, I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. This Christmas, my family all congregated at our home and everyone contributed one dish to the evening meal. I can't even begin to tell you how happy I was that I didn't have to do all the cooking because it was all I could bear to have to get the house in order for so many guests. The dish that I was most excited about was my father's Paella which is a traditional Spanish dish that we enjoy together every year as a family. My sister's contribution to the dinner was homemade potato salad and my sister in law brought pernil or roast pork. I made stuffing because it is my mother's favorite and reminds her of my grandmother since it was her recipe for years. It was great to enjoy these delicious dishes with my loved ones but, after everyone left, I was inundated with a barrage of leftovers that I did not know what to do … [Read more...]
Packing School Lunches Your Kids Will Love! #HormelFamily #Sponsored
*This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Hormel Foods. All opinions are 100% mine. Every year, I have been growing more and more disillusioned with the lunches that are being provided at my sons' school. Being a Working Mom, it is sometimes difficult to have the time to pack lunches for the kids so I have enjoyed the convenience of having them eat hot lunch that is provided by the school. Lately, though, I have really been thinking about sending lunch from home so I've looked into different lunch and snack ideas that will keep my boys excited about eating their lunch at school. Since my little one is a picky eater and my older one refuses to eat certain kinds of foods, I have to get really creative to make sure that I pack lunches that will keep their specific food preferences in mind while making sure the meals are healthy and nutritious. It will be important to sit down with both of them and establish ground rules for lunchtime meals and snacks. After … [Read more...]
