Posted by Jen E @ mommablogsalot | Posted on 01-07-2009
Category : Featured Reviews, Momma's Say, foodie favorites
Tags: Best Life Diet, cooking, diets, flat bread, FlatOut, food, healthy eating, lunch, no trans-fats, recipes, tortillas
I just finished eating lunch – peanut butter and jelly on flat bread – FlatOut flat bread to be specific – it’s one of my new favorite things – I found it in the deli section of our local supermarket and am blown away by it on two counts. First it is super soft, even a week after purchase it never cracks like tortilla breads typically will without steaming. Fresh out of my refrigerator, I am good to go. Second – it’s healthy!! I get the light version – the Italian herb is super yummy – which has only 90 calories in a wrap – no trans fats, no sugar, 9 grams of fiber and protein. It’s supported by that Best Life Diet that I’m always hearing about – personally I don’t do the ” Brand Name diet” thing – counting calories paired with some common sense is the best “diet” I’ve found.
Anyway, I was eating my so sophisticated peanut butter and jelly flatbread wrap, trying to decide, “Is this healthier than if I’d just eaten it on bread?” And I’m not sure – but it definitely felt more special. I also like to make a nice healthy hummus and spinach wrap with these flatbread things. They have been my go to’s for lunch lately but I’m a bit worried that before long I’ll be sick of them, too. You see I am constantly trying to find some great, healthy, filling, delicious lunch that isn’t a pain in the butt to make. And I’m fickle – it won’t be too much longer before I get bored of this.
What is your favorite thing to make for lunch? Any great new things you’ve found in your grocery store lately that I should know about? What did YOU have for lunch today?
It’s time for another Aloha Friday, the day that you take it easy and look forward to the weekend, in Hawaii and blog land anyway. As you should know by now, over at An Island Life, Kailani decided that on Fridays she would take it easy on posting and ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your link at An Island Life’s blog. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!
This marks the end of Kitchen Week in our One Week One Room carnival. This week we’ve shared our favorite recipes, reviewed some great new products and even given some away. So one last thing before the beginning of Living Room Week. Tell us…
- Do you like to cook? What’s your favorite dish to prepare?
- If you could get anything for your kitchen what would it be?
Posted by Jen E @ mommablogsalot | Posted on 10-05-2009
Category : Featured Reviews, magazines
Tags: 70/30, April, budget, cooking, crafts, decorating, dinner, gardening, home, magazines, May, recipes, Sandra Lee, Semi-Homemade, subscriptions
I’m a big fan of Sandra Lee and her famous Semi-Homemade recipes – anything that can save me a step and make my life easier is okay by me. So I was very excited to review the new April / May issue of her new Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade magazine which focuses on culinary and lifestyle solutions with the semi-homemade mindset we all know and love. The magazine is going to be published in a bimonthly format with the majority of the focus on food and entertaining, but it also has sections on home, gardening, crafts and lifestyle. The magazine features Sandra’s trademark 70/30 Semi-Homemade philosophy, a formula for anyone at any skill level to combine 70 percent ready-made products with 30 percent fresh ingredients.
I loved the look and feel of this magazine. The layout was fresh and pretty, the navigation of the table of contents was easy to use and pretty to look at. The magazine was filled with fun, useful articles like a week of dinner recipes which can each feed a family of four for $15 or less. Her recipie for a Spinach and Hearts of Palm salad looked both easy and delicious, although the real prize winning temptation for me was the Pineapple Cheesecake Trifle which is on a tearout card stock page as well as featured in the main contents of the magazine. Another good one to look out for is her lemon meringue pie which couldn’t look easier to whip up. A lot of her recipes can also be found on the magazine’s website. One of my favorite non-foodie articles was her cleaning solutions which use green ingredients you probably already have in your home like olive oil, lemons, vinegar, lavendar and more.
If you are a fan of Sandra Lee and her semi-homemade approach to life, I think you’ll love this great new magazine. You can sign up for a 1 year subscription here.
