I had a lot of fun with Lawry’s Dinnertisements!  I hope you did too!  Now, it’s time to announce the winner of the prize pack.

Congrats to:

Jade

“I created the pizza one! It was cute!”

Please email me your shipping information to Kristy@mommyhatescooking.com.

Thank you to all who entered!

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Photo Source:  Cooking Light

I will admit I’m a bit of a burger-a-holic.  I love them!  I enjoy grilling out burgers and having cookouts, or at least I do typically when I am not in the morning sickness phase of pregnancy!  That’s another story though.

Back to the burgers, I was so excited to find a large amount of recipes over on Cooking Light for healthier twist to grilled burgers!  The one that caught my eye was the brisket burger!  They have a little of everything from Salmon Burgers to Turkey Burgers!

If you are looking for a healthy alternative at your backyard BBQ be sure and head over to Cooking Light to find out more on these healthy burgers.

Disclosure:  This is not a paid post; however, Cooking Light does advertise for my site on theirs.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

One of my husband’s favorite side items is green beans and potatoes.  I guess it’s his country roots maybe?  I have to admit though I love it too.  He especially loves it with roast or even oven fried chicken.

This year we are growing beans in our garden; however, he was so anxious for this dish that he went to the store and bought some beans and potatoes for us to make it.  The day that we made this, we had family over eating it so I had to snap a very quick picture before it was gone!

As he snapped the peas, he went on telling me about how they used to have snapping parties when he grew up.  I explained to him that I think he may have been tricked into it being called a ‘party’.  Then, he told me about the shucking corn parties.  Really?  This boy missed the definition of a ‘party’.  This is when city girl meets country boy all over again.

Now, let’s get on to this tasty recipe!

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Happy Memorial Day!  Be sure and thank both the veterans as well as those that are currently serving and their families.  My family is beyond thankful for your service!

I am spending the day with family and friends, be sure and check out all my Memorial Day Recipes, and I’ll be back tomorrow with a new recipe to share.

Enjoy your day!

This week was all about gearing up for Memorial Day, in case you missed it here is a look back!

Memorial Day Drinks

Memorial Day Side Dishes

Memorial Day Main Dishes

Memorial Day Desserts

There you go, you are all set for your perfect Memorial Day Feast this weekend!

What’s on your menu?

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

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This past week I received a few products from Lawry’s to try.  I was happy to try these out because before I started this site, when I REALLY hated cooking, I used their products regularly!  They were one of the most recommended products by my friends because the marinades gave so much flavor to the meat.

I used to buy the Lemon Pepper Marinade frequently and make lemon pepper chicken, that was one of my regular meals when my husband and I were first married.

Lawry’s products make it so easy to bring your dinners to a whole new level with fresh taste!

To be eligible to win marinades and seasonings from Lawry’s head over and create your own Dinnertisement!  They are fun and only take a few seconds.  I created one too, check it out here!  After you create it, be sure to leave a comment below of your chance to win a Lawry’s prize pack!

For this recipe, I made Slow Cooker Chicken; however, to make it more kid friendly I heated up dinner rolls and made sliders for the kids!

I think my husband was just as excited to eat it as my son!

Let’s get on to this tasty, easy recipe!

It’s time for your chance to win a Lawry’s Prize Pack!

To Enter:

Required:

1. Create a Dinnertisement.  This just takes a few seconds.

2.  Leave a Comment letting me know you created it and what you thought.

This giveaway begins now and ends on May 29th at 11:59pm CST.

Enjoy!

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Now, we have our drinks, side dishes, and main dish next up the fun part…dessert!

Angel Fluff

Homemade Butterfinger Ice Cream

Chocolate Chip Brownies

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Ball

Low Fat Vanilla Ice Cream

Peach Cobbler

Peach Ice Cream

Sunbutter Pie (You can use creamy peanut butter in place of sunbutter)

White Chocolate Wildberry Cheesecake

Strawberry Cheesecake Pizza

Now, you should have a ton of recipes to start getting inspired from to throw the perfect Memorial Day cookout!

I think I’ll just skip the rest and head straight for the desserts.

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I ask a few weeks back what some of your favorite summer drinks are and one of the top picks was Sweet Tea!  I have to say I completely agree, I love sweet tea.  It’s such a delightful, refreshing drink in the summer.  Since I’m pregnant now, I try to limit my caffeine, but I have allowed myself a little pick me up each afternoon with a glass of sweet tea.

Today, I headed over to Walmart to pick up some tea for my afternoon treat, plus a little ‘me’ time, to see my complete trip head over to my Google +.  Do you get purposefully plan out a little ‘me’ time in your day?

While at Walmart, I carefully looked through all the different Bigelow products.  I found a few new ones that I am anxious to try, plus some that I have in my pantry regularly!

The Bigelow Green Tea is always in my pantry, as it is my go to for times when I’m sick.  I always feel like a little green tea and honey makes me feel so much better when I have a cold or flu!

I’m anxious to try the Red Raspberry.  I love raspberry tea, but this was the first time I saw this product at my local Walmart.

The last one on my list to try is this Vanilla Chai.  I absolutely love chai tea, it’s one of my drinks of choice when I’m at a coffee shop!  I make it at home regularly too, so this one is definitely on my list.

While I had many to choose from, I decided on English Teatime plus I picked up a watermelon too.  I thought a little sweet tea and watermelon sounded delightful for today’s ‘me’ time.

Now, back to the question, do you get regular ‘me’ time?  I’m sure some of you are thinking ‘yeah right’.  I think it’s vital though, I know it is for me.

For me, I feel like I need at least 10-15 minutes by myself to recollect myself.  I feel like getting this little break in my day makes me a better wife and a better mom.  It just takes a few minutes of quiet, and I feel rejuvenated!  Typically, my ‘me’ time is during my son’s nap.  Usually his nap times mean work for me, I am most likely working on this site or other jobs that I have.  I make sure though to give myself at least 15 minutes of that nap to just rest.

Today, I sat down with my sweet tea plus a juicy slice of watermelon and enjoyed the sunshine on my front porch.  I typically always spend my ‘me’ time on the front porch.  Even when we are in the middle of Oklahoma heat it always seems nice and cool there and peaceful.

Now, it’s time put down the phones and step away from the computer.  Go outside with a big glass of sweet tea and breath in the fresh air by yourself and enjoy having a few quiet minutes of your day!

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This past week, I was thinking up some new recipes to take to cookouts this summer or to share when we host cookouts.  One dish that I knew I needed a good recipe for is potato salad.  Potato Salad is a staple at all of our cookouts, my family loves it!  Although they love it, I prefer to make it mainly to avoid all those unnecessary ingredients that are in the store bought salad.

This time I thought I would try to make the potato salad without mayonnaise and use Kraft’s Original Philadelphia Cooking Creme.  As soon as this was whipped up, my husband took a bite.  His response, “This taste good.”  Then, another bite, “This is REALLY good.”  It did not last very long after that.  We had family over and they ate it up!

Let’s get on to this recipe, plus be sure and take a look and VOTE for your favorite recipe on the Virtual BBQ Link Up!  To vote, simply leave a comment!  I would greatly appreciate it!

Now, it’s time to vote please leave a comment on this post and that will be your entry!  The voting time is only open for 24 hours!

Come join our Virtual Summer BBQ, hosted by Balancing Beauty and Bedlam.

Enjoy browsing these great recipes.

Lemon Berry Cheesecake Bars – Saving Dollars and Sense
Creamy Italian Pasta Salad – Life in Grace
Southwest Chicken Salad – My Home Sweet Home
Creamy Bacon and Tomato Potato Salad – Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures
Creamy BLT Pasta Salad with Pesto Sauce – 4Tunate
Shrimp Campanelle Salad – The Peaceful Mom
Creamy Jalapeno Ranch Dip – Saving with Shellie
Philly Creamy Deviled Eggs – Smockity Frocks
Creamy Potato Salad – Mommy Hates Cooking

Disclosure:  I was sent free cooking creme; however, this is not a paid post.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Now we have our drinks and our sides, but what about the main dish?  We need to talk all things meat!

Cowboy Burgers

Corn Salsa Burgers

Bruschetta Burgers

Chili Dogs

French Fried Onions Steak

Brown Sugar BBQ Ribs

Chopped Brisket

Hamburger Sliders

Hawaiian Chicken Sliders

Gluten Free Burgers

I think brisket will be on our menu.  What’s on your menu?

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