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You've spent the last couple days chopping, prepping, cleaning and planning to create the perfect feast for family and friends.  Hopefully you took advantage of a shortcut or two during the whole process to save yourself some time and energy.

Such is the case using kits to create stories in your albums.  Nothing wrong with having everything selected for you, creating a nice shortcut in getting your pages complete.  Today, save 20% on already discounted TV Dinners and Past Scrapbook Kits.  That's not to mention all the other items on the site that are marked down, at least 50%.  So, like saving room for dessert, have your Kits but save room for some other goodies, too.

Enter code:  BLACKFRIDAY to save an additional 20% on TV Dinners and Past Scrapbook Kits.  Coupon discounts TVDinners and Scrapbook Kits in your cart.  Coupon good today only.  Code must be present at the time of checkout.  Refunds cannot be given for missing codes.

Food For Thought

Yep, I'm aware of how long it's been since I posted.  I'm not sure where that month went, or how I spent it, but it just seems to have blown by.  We're heading into the busy time of year - holidays, baking, cooking, more holidays, shopping, wrapping, decorating, and then you add the normal things in family life., and it's a bit hectic.

During all of that you still need to eat.  You'll find some yummy ideas to plan your weekly menus below.

At the time I made this One Pan Creamy Gnocchi with Italian Sausage and Kale I didn't know there was a lactose-free half-and-half, which I would have used in substitute for both the milk and the cream (my daughter is, if not lactose intolerant, then highly sensitive) so I made a light roux to thicken the sauce.  I don't know if it's the roux or something else, that made the flavors a bit muddled and bland.  I'm a big fan of gnocchi, so I'll give this a try again with the LF half-and-half.  And check my salt and pepper.

I haven't made anything pumpkin yet this season, which is so unlike me.  By now,  during any other year, I've almost had my fill, so when I came across this Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread, I knew it time.  It was awesome, moist, lightly spiced and the chocolate chips floated nicely in every bite.  Note to self:  DON'T use spray oil, grease with shortening, and grease it well!

For a meal that is basically cans of this and jars of that, this Chicken Chili is not only easy, but delish and super fast!  Spiced just right and the ground chicken makes it a little lighter.  We topped ours simply with avocado.  This and a loaf of crusty bread, and it was just right on a chilly night.

I thought I might be able to sneak this Corn and Zucchini Ricotta Stuffed Shells past my "I don't like zucchini" son, since it was shredded.  And it worked.  He ate it . . . once, but he didn't seem to notice it.  His opinion aside, they were good.  I liked the addition of the lemon; it lightened the dish up.  It would be awesome with just-off-the-cob corn, but frozen works when it's out of season.

This Chimichurri Chicken and Rice is full of flavor, thanks to the chimichurri, and a super simple one pan meal to pull together.  You can change up the rice to brown, or get a nutrition boost by using quinoa.  Bulk it out a bit more with the addition of white beans.

I've said it before, and it's been shown here, that I love a good sheet pan recipe.  This Sheet Pan Mini Meatloaves with Potatoes and Green Beans is just another in a long line of good, easy clean-up and make-it-again meals.  The recipe as is serves four by making eight small meatloaves, I opted to make them slightly bigger and making six loaves, which fed us all, thanks to the potatoes and greens.  However, the next time I think I'll add an additional half-pound of beef, because everyone either wanted a second loaf, or wanted one that was a bit bigger.  I would have to agree.

If things are more on the cold, than cool, side of the season where you are any of these will fill you up in a comfort food kind of way.

Happy Friday,

Lori

Ready, Set, Shop!

It's true, I've been counting inventory, locating images, finding pricing and uploading products for the last two months, mixed in with the usual craziness of life and a family of six.  It's sad, but it's true (stupid website for crashing.)  However, I've finally. . .FINALLY. . .got everything up there. 

In the process I did find some other items, that will likely go in Grab-Boxes, but that's for later - but keep an eye out for those.  For now, 99% of the products are listed, marked down and ready to go.  It's time to stock-up for the long winter ahead, like a squirrel storing nuts.  Winters are long and cold here, snuggling down and creating stories and reliving memories warms the heart.  Besides who's not inspired when new goodies hit your doorstep?
Like I said, everything is already marked down.  However, today and tomorrow you can save an additional 10% on your entire order.  Enter code:  MOVEITOUT when you check out. 

Coupon code must be present at time of check out.  Refunds for missing codes cannot be given.  Expired 11.20.17