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Hormel Chili with Beans Dip
Cooking Giveaway Recipes

Hormel Chili with Beans Dip

Caroline MurphyJuly 18, 2011November 17, 2016

My opportunity as a Hormel Extended Family Blogger is inspiring a little Iron Chef for Smarty Pants Mamas this week!…

Cooking

Smart Food: Lawhorn’s Signature Seasoning

Caroline MurphyJuly 13, 2011July 28, 2011

Lawhorn’s Signature Seasoning This family owned and operated business (lawhorns.net) has put together a delicious seasoning blend perfect for chicken, steak, pork,…

Cooking Recipes

Chilaquiles Recipe, Guest Post by Karen Boykin of La Cabeza Grande

Caroline MurphyJuly 6, 2011April 23, 2014

I welcome Karen Boykin of  www.lacabezagrande.com as a guest writer this week!  You may remember her delicious sounding suggestion of…

Taco Meat Leftovers, Ideas by Readers!
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Taco Meat Leftovers, Ideas by Readers!

Caroline MurphyJune 14, 2011April 1, 2017

Using leftovers can be a challenge.  Serving them the same way can often be a bore. Earlier this week I…

Cooking Recipes

How do you use leftover taco meat? Submit your ideas!

Caroline MurphyJune 13, 2011April 23, 2014

In an effort to have enough taco meat to feed 3 adults and 1 hungry child I made 2 lbs…

Cooking Recipes

Smart Food: Weekly Menu, May 23 – 27, Postpartum Healthy Living!

Caroline MurphyMay 22, 2011October 1, 2011

[ad#Google in Content] Well I’m a Smart Mama of 2 now!  This week we start our postpartum healthy eating routine! …

The Easiest, Yummiest London Broil Recipe
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The Easiest, Yummiest London Broil Recipe

Caroline MurphyMay 18, 2011April 2, 2017

Finding a London Broil recipe that I could easily make for my family was a must as I first enter…

Living

Smart Home: Adjusting to being a mom of 2 – a sports bra and steak at once!

Caroline MurphyMay 17, 2011

[ad#Google in Content] This Smart Mama household is now plus one more!  We’re now officially Smarty Pants Mama & Dada…

Cooking Recipes

Smart Food: Weekly Menu, April 11 – 15

Caroline MurphyApril 11, 2011October 1, 2011

It’s been some time!  Here’s our yummy menu for the week!  Please understand that I’m nearly 35 weeks pregnant so…

Cooking

Smart Food: Hormel EZ Cook Making Recipe Finding Easier!

Caroline MurphyMarch 16, 2011November 17, 2016

[ad#Google in Content] I love trying new recipes.  Most of you have learned that about me.  I especially like recipes…

Cooking Living

Smart Food: Weekly Menu, Feb. 14 – 18

Caroline MurphyFebruary 14, 2011

[ad#Google in Content] Week of February 14, 2011 It’s Valentine’s Week!  Yes, we are already in the middle of the…

Cooking Recipes

Smart Food: Weekly Menu, Jan. 31 – Feb. 4

Caroline MurphyJanuary 31, 2011October 1, 2011

[ad#Google in Content] Below is this week’s dinner menu at this Smart Mama home.  This week is a little crazy…

Cooking Recipes

Smart Food: Weekly Menu, Jan. 24 – 28

Caroline MurphyJanuary 24, 2011October 1, 2011

[ad#Google in Content] Below is the dinner menu at this Smart Mama home this week.  I typically do this each…

Cooking Recipes

Vegetarian Chili Recipe

Caroline MurphyDecember 13, 2010April 23, 2014

I know you want to stay warm with the cold weather that is approaching across the nation!  Here is a…

Cooking Recipes

Spooky Peanut Butter Eyeballs Recipe for Halloween

Caroline MurphyOctober 28, 2010April 23, 2014

Halloween dessert just got spookier! Here’s a great treat that I have made for Halloween!  They are such a hit! …

Cooking Giveaway

Smart Food: Delve into 12 – the Giveaway!

Caroline MurphySeptember 30, 2010January 12, 2013

Seafood during pregnancy, it’s considered a must by many OBs. What does your doctor say? What a week it has…

Cooking Recipes

Smart Food: Tasty Tilapia Tacos

Caroline MurphySeptember 24, 2010October 1, 2011

As we each continue to Delve into 12 this week, attempting to consume 12 ounces of seafood, I wanted to…

Cooking

Smart Food: Delve into 12, Consuming 12 oz of Seafood a Week!

Caroline MurphySeptember 21, 2010January 12, 2013

[ad#Google in Content] Fish Tacos, Ceviche, Tuna Salad, Baked Halibut, Linguine with Clam Sauce, Pasta with Shrimp…all are delicious.  Do…

Cooking Recipes

Smart Food: Simply Smart Cheddar Chive Mini Muffins

Caroline MurphySeptember 2, 2010October 1, 2011

Are you wondering what is Hood Simply Smart Milk?  I was.  Here’s what I found out: Hood found an innovative,…

Cooking Living Recipes Smart Kid

Smart Home: Double the Math Lesson Making Zucchini Strips!

Caroline MurphyAugust 30, 2010October 1, 2011

I wanted to make these delicious sounding zucchini strips I saw on SkinnyTaste.com.  It was a rainy Wednesday afternoon. My…

Cooking Recipes

Chocolate Angel Food Cake Recipe

Caroline MurphyAugust 27, 2010December 5, 2016

Guest Poster: Gigi from KludgyMom.com This week I welcome Gigi, a stay at home mom who parents, cooks and lives…

Cooking Recipes

Smart Food: Cashew Chicken, compliments of Kludgy Mom

Caroline MurphyJuly 26, 2010February 25, 2012

[ad#Google in Content] Guest Poster: Gigi from KludgyMom.com This week I welcome Gigi, a stay at home mom who parents,…

Cooking Recipes

Salmon with Vanilla Balsamic Marinade using Vanilla Bean Paste

Caroline MurphyJuly 12, 2010March 8, 2017

Salmon with Vanilla Balsamic Marinade using Vanilla Bean Paste I have a new secret ingredient!  It’s what Thomas Jefferson is…

Cooking Recipes

Smart Food: Chicken with Apricots

Caroline MurphyJune 29, 2010October 1, 2011

[ad#Google in Content] Here’s a recipe that’s fairly easy and healthy! I have included nutritional information below. Chicken with Apricots…

Cooking

Sliced Summer Fruits with Mango Puree

Caroline MurphyJune 25, 2010March 9, 2017

Mango Puree Make this mango puree as an accompaniment for those hot summer months. You can serve it as suggested below atop…

Cooking Recipes

Smart Food: Buffalo Melt ala Vlasic Pickle Style! (Plus win $1000 for a Pickle idea!)

Caroline MurphyJune 15, 2010October 1, 2011

Ever wonder what’s another way to use the yummy Vlasic Stacker Pickles in your fridge? I’m sure!  Well here’s a…

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