Monthly Archives: December 2009

Vincent Shoes – 9 days ’til Christmas 50% off

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This is Day 8 of Vincent Shoes’ 9 Days ‘til Christmas where they celebrate the holiday season by offering a different selection of Vincent favorites at 50% off on VincentShoeStore.us every weekday through Friday, December 18!

Today’s styles at half off are the always-popular toddler and preschooler Vincent “classics” JIMMY, JESSICA, STAN and BETTY.
My kids have worn Vincent Shoes shoes for years and love them!

  • My May 2007 Vincent Shoes review of Madelyn’s MARTIN shoes and Sebastian’s OSKAR shoes
  • My 2009 Vincent Shoes review of Madelyn’s SUSAN boots
  • My January 2007 review of 3 styles (no photographs..from my old site)

What I’m getting at is that you will LOVE Vincent Shoes shoes. They are durable and stylish and their prices are impressive and to get 50% off of their already good prices, is unbeatable!

Here’s a photograph of one of Sebastian’s favorite pairs of Vincent Shoes:Vincent Shoes review

Progresso Panko Crispy Bread Crumbs review + coupons and a giveaway!

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You’re a mom, therefor, you are a cook.. and a house cleaner, and an errand manager, and a pediatrician, and a tutor.. ok, I’ll stop now.
Back to being a cook.. I know you spend a lot of time in the kitchen both baking and cleaning.. why not switch things up a little and make the kid’s next batch of chicken nuggets with Progresso’s Panko Crispy Bread Crumbs? You will love them and so will your kids.. mine do!

What is Panko?

Why, it is yummy deliciousness! That’s what Panko is. Don’t quote me though because I’m not sure that’s the exact definition of Panko.
Panko is Japan’s secret ingredient for crunch. A flaky bread crumb with a coarse texture and jagged edges, panko imparts a delicate crispiness perfect for frying or baking. For nearly a decade, panko has been popping up on the plates of fine dining restaurants, but for the home chef, panko has been difficult to find. Not anymore. Progresso Foods introduces its newest gourmet bread crumb, panko, in two flavors, plain and Italian.

Panko breadcrumbs are great to use for baked chicken nuggets, fish, and as a crispy breading for meats and vegetables. 
No, I didn’t make the delicious looking Parmesan Herb-Crusted Turkey Scaloppine (recipe here) featured to the left here.  The food that I concoct bake doesn’t come anywhere close to looking that nice when I’m done with it but this is a great example of one dish you can prepare using Progresso’s Panko breadcrumbs and my readers deserve to see only the most beautifully prepared food on this site! 🙂

Visit the Progresso website to get more information about their Panko Crispy Bread Crumbs, great recipes complete with with pairings, and learn about their other products including Progresso broths which are 100% natural and use high quality ingredients to achieve a great homemade taste. They are fat free, gluten free, contain no preservatives, no added MSG and no artificial flavors. Progresso broth is available in chicken and reduced sodium chicken and beef flavors.

Progresso coupons

Available on ProgressoFoods.com is a coupon for $1.00*off any two Progresso products. At ProgressoBroth.com you´ll find a coupon for $.50 off a package of broth.

GIVEAWAY!

Enter to win a box of Progresso Panko Bread Crumbs, a carton of Progresso Broth, a measuring cup, slotted spoon, soup ladle and a sheet pan for baking!

Win a Progresso panko set

To enter simply tell me in the comments below what your are planning for a holiday meal.. any meal, whether you’re making it or not. Tweet this post and leave a second comment with your Twitter ID for 2 extra entries!
Entries accepted through December 24th. Contents of the prize package the winner receives may not be exactly what is seen in this photograph.
Thanks to Progresso and MyBlogSparkTM who provided TheMommyInsider.com with the products and prize pack!

And the winner of the Corner Bakery Cafe bloger challenge is..

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..Hip Mama’s Place! I am thrilled that our photograph came in 3rd place.. thanks to our readers!
Congratulations to Hip Mama’s Place for having the winning photograph and a beautiful photograph it is.


You can learn more about the Corner Bakery Cafe blogger challenge I participated in along with 11 other bloggers in the country on the Corner Bakery Cafe Facebook page, here.  You can also see all 12 blogger’s contest photographs on that page.

Thanks to our awesome readers, TheMommyInsider.com’s photograph came in 3rd place.
To thank our loyal readers, we are giving one lucky reader who lives near in a city where there is a Corner Bakery Cafe, a $25 gift card!  Sign up for our newsletter and RSS to be notified when the contest starts.

Personalized Plates for Kids

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I’ve been searcing for a personalized gift for the children on my holiday gift list. I came across some personalized melamine plates and thought they would be perfect. What could make mealtime more fun than your very own plate? It is also a good way to teach preschoolers how to spell their name. The will see it emblazoned across their plate at every meal. That is assuming they eat their food and uncover the design underneath! These plates are the modern day version of the circular piece of paper I drew on as a kid and my mom sent it away to be laminated and returned to us. It was special to eat on my own personalized plate and I loved to eat my meals on it. I’ve found several personalized plates, a bit more sophisticated than the designs back in the day. You may even find some that coordinate with your home’s decor. The letter to Santa plate can be customized with a custom letter from your kids. Sweet! There are several sites which offer these plates and one place I always turn to again and again for personalized childrens items is Etsy

custom-plates

Plates featured above:

Pink Polka Dot plate, $22 at daninotes.etsy.com, Candy Cane Striped plate, $22 at daninotes.etsy.com, Letter to Santa plate, $22 at daninotes.etsy.com, Baseball plate, $24 at mollycarolinedesigns.etsy.com

Save at Etsy with coupons from TheFind.com’s coupon site.

From our friends at TheFind.com.

KidzBop 16 & Christmas CD reviews and giveaway

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My kids love music. whether it’s making music or listening to it. I prefer it when they are listening not making. It gets a little loud and when my 10 and 3 year olds try to form a band in the kitchen.

KidzBop Christmas CD

We’ve been listening to KidzBop 16 a lot lately and I’ll tell you why I’m very happy about that:

  • I recognize some of the songs (I don’t know whether that’s good or bad)
  • The kids love to sing along
  • The music is energizing for the kids and they have a blast dancing to it
  • KidzBop is great car music. It keeps me moving (awake) and the kids happy while in the car

KidzBop 16 songs include Circus and Boom Boom Pow. KidzBop songs and albums can be downloaded via iTunes. Here is the iTunes link for Boom Boom Pow Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 16 and from there you can listen to and browse other KidzBop songs.

Here’s the ITunes link to ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’: Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop Christmas - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

GIVEAWAY!

We are giving 8 lucky readers a KidzBop 16 and KidzBop Christmas CD’s. Leave a comment below telling me what your favorite song is right now (any song/artist) and get 2 extra entries if you leave a 2nd comment with your Twitter ID AFTER retweeting this post!