This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I started 2022 on the wrong foot — literally. Thirteen days ago, on January 4, I was working in my home office and decided at about 9:30 a.m. to take my pup out to the yard. I took one step on my home’s front outdoor concrete stairs and flew over two stairs and landed on my butt. The stairs were covered in ice! I instantly developed pain and swelling in my right foot. It seems that the force of slipping on the stairs broke my ankle. Broken Ankle I immediately texted my family, and one of my daughters came out to get me right away. I had to Continue reading...
Veggie Brat & Egg Breakfast Sandwich—with Kimchi
I am participating in the Big Mountain Foods Recipe Challenge. I received free product in exchange for my participation. Happy Monday! Today my blogging friends and I are getting together to share healthy breakfast recipes as part of the Taste Creations Blog Hop! I will be sharing a recipe for an easy and delicious veggie bratworst and egg sandwich with two kinds of kimchi! Scroll down to the bottom of this post to see the healthy breakfast recipes that my friends are sharing. I have been looking to eat better in 2022, including eating more vegetables. So my breakfast sandwich includes Continue reading...
Flexispot Kana Pro Bamboo Standing Desk Review (Mom Gifts – Amazon – Idea)
Thanks to Flexispot for providing me with the desk reviewed in this post. This post contains affiliate links. I started a new full time job as a content writer at the end of September. I love my new work-from-home job, but haven't been liking what sitting at a desk all day has been doing to my body. My legs get sore and tight, and I have carpal tunnel. My physical therapist tells me that it's not good to be sitting all day. So when I was given the chance to try out the Kana Pro Standing Desk ($499.99) by Flexispot, I jumped at the chance. My new standing desk has turned out to be Continue reading...
Korean Steamed Eggs with Soy Ginger Noodles
I was provided with Fortune Brand Noodles in exchange for participating in the Fortune Noodle Recipe Challenge. Today I am participating in the Fortune Noodle Recipe Challenge! For the challenge, I have been encouraged to share a recipe that includes Fortune Brand Noodles. I decided to share a recipe for Korean steamed eggs that can be served with these delicious noodles—I chose to pair the Korean steamed eggs with Fortune Brand Soy Ginger Yakisoba Stir-Fry Noodles. Korean-Style Eggs My husband is Korean American, and he cooks several tasty Korean dishes for our family. One Continue reading...
Christmas Spritz Cookies
Welcome to the Taste Creations Blog Hop! Today, my blogging friends and I will all be sharing festive and delicious Christmas cookie recipes to help you celebrate the Christmas season. I will be making Christmas spritz cookies, which are made with the help of an inexpensive cookie press. These cookies are so easy and fun to make! My friends and I share recipes the first Monday of every month. Make sure to mark your calendar so you can join us next month, too! Scroll down to the bottom of this post to see the fantastic cookie recipes from my friends! It turns out that the name spritz Continue reading...
Gift Idea: Custom Sweatshirt
Thanks to Rush Order Tees for sponsoring this post. I received an early holiday gift the other day, and I couldn't be happier! Rush Order Tees designed a custom sweatshirt for me using my Mom Home Guide blog logo. It came out perfectly! To make the sweatshirt, I simply gave Rush Order Tees an image of my blog's logo. They tweaked the logo to make it look even better and made a beautiful, comfy sweatshirt for me! I like that their products are made with love in Philadelphia, not far from where I went to college. Custom Fleece Sweatshirt My order arrived shortly after it was Continue reading...
Christmas Trees on Parade & Ornament Giveaway
Today I am getting together with Terri from Christmas Tree Lane and my blogging friends to share our Christmas trees for the Christmas Trees on Parade blog hop! We will all be showing our Christmas trees and giving away a Christmas-tree ornament! Visit my giveaway later in this post, and use the links below in my post to enter my friends' ornament giveaways, too! Last year, I got a new Christmas tree to display in my living room's bay window. I've always wanted a tree for that space, so I was happy to finally be able to display one there! The space is small (it's next to our Continue reading...
Sweet & Spicy Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Thanks to Serious Foodie for providing me with the delicious spice rub used in this recipe. My husband and I have been eating more healthy foods lately and have been having more chicken and vegetables for dinner. I've been looking for different ways to serve chicken. I have discovered the Filipino Grill Spice Rub, which features citrus and a little bit of heat, and thought it would be perfect for a weeknight chicken sandwich. This meal is quick and easy to pull together on a weeknight and tastes great! The Filipino Grill Spice Rub I used is from the Serious Foodie Collection of Continue reading...
Gifts for Fall
Thanks to Lemon Drop Gifts and the makers of the AUVON Ultra Bright Motion Sensor Night-Light Plug in for sponsoring this post. I received free product in exchange for my review. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Are you looking for a cute gift idea? I recently received an adorable gift box from Lemon Drop Gifts. Lemon Drop Gifts creates fun seasonal gift boxes that you can send to friends and loved ones—with the gift you can include a custom gift card that you can customize with a photo and design of your choice. The fall gift box ($40), which is available now, comes with a Continue reading...
Skillet Cornbread
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. > Welcome to Taste Creations! My blogging friends and I get together once a month to share recipes. Today we are featuring bread recipes that are perfect for gifting for the holidays. I am sharing a super easy and delicious skillet cornbread recipe! You can make this recipe in a cast iron skillet in the oven. For this recipe, you need a skillet that is ovenproof. The skillet I used is my Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron Skillet. I use the skillet for everything —from frying eggs, to making stir fry, and now, baking homemade cornbread. I Continue reading...