My Suburban Kitchen

Delicious Recipes to Keep my Family of Four Happy and Full

How to Make Your Own Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup

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Ok, so you’re flipping through a cookbook or clicking around the web and you stumble upon a recipe that looks good.  Reading through the list of ingredients, you see the dreaded “cream of __ soup” line item.

Don’t worry!  You don’t have to use the canned stuff that can filled with sodium and who knows what else!  There is a better way that is super easy.  I’m going to share with you how to make your own condensed cream of mushroom soup.  A bonus:  this recipe can totally be adapted to be a make your cream of pretty much anything soup.

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Menu Planning Help – What to Cook Wednesday #102

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The weeks are just flying by it seems. Spending a bunch of time stuck on the couch certainly didn’t make time slow down at all.  Here we are again on Wednesday and I bet {if you are like me} you are searching for some menu planning help!  Well, that is what What to Cook Wednesday {WTCW} is all about so let’s get started.

Sunday:  I love mushrooms and portabellas are definitely high on my list of favorites.  Adding romesco, pesto and goat cheese just makes a delicious mushroom even tastier so I am in!

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Father’s Day Display {Plus Free Printable}

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Remember how we talked last week about how fast Father’s Day is approaching?  Well, you’ve got just over 2 weeks before the big day hits.  Are you ready?

Today, I’ve partnered with one of my awesome friends from Snap! to bring you a quick and easy project that will get you moving in the right direction for celebrating the dads in your life.

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Getting Sleep When I Can

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of ZzzQuil for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I’ve talked a bit recently about my recent knee issues.  It has kept me sidelined for several weeks which has been pretty hard on me {I hate just sitting} and to my family {lots for Mathlete to do on his own}.  One of the most difficult parts though has been getting enough sleep.  My knee made me constantly uncomfortable which made it so hard to sleep.

I tried some pain reliever plus sleep medicines but they didn’t work.  Plus, I wasn’t in constant pain when lying down so I didn’t see the need for an added pain reliever.  Then, I found ZzzQuil

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I am a faithful Nyquil customer when I am sick with a cold so I thought it would be worth giving ZzzQuil a try to help me with my recent sleeplessness.

 

Now, ZzzQuil is only meant for when you just can’t sleep…not pain or colds.  Its active ingredient, diphenhydramine HCI, helps reduce the time it takes to fall asleep.  I tried the LiquiCap version because I am used to those but it also comes in a liquid.
One thing I am always worried about when trying out a sleep aid is it becoming habit forming.  ZzzQuil is perfect for adults and children over 12 years of age because it is safe, effective and non-habit forming when used according to the package directions.
It definitely helped me get some much needed sleep in recent weeks and I woke up refreshed and not groggy at all.  If you are having trouble sleeping, it is definitely worth checking out to see if it will help you get to sleep better.
I became a fan of ZzzQuil on Facebook so I could keep up with their any promotions or information they may share. I hope you will join me in the conversation there.

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Make Your Water Taste Better

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Everyone knows that water is the absolute best thing you can drink.  So, what do you do when you just aren’t in love with the taste of plain water.  Yeah, I know that sounds weird but I just think water is so boring.  So, the solition: make your water taste better by adding {healthy} items to it.

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Happy Memorial Day!

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This Memorial Day, please take the time to remember those who have served and paid the ultimate price for our freedoms. 

I have never been able to think of the day as one of mourning; I have never quite been able to feel that half-masted flags were appropriate on Decoration Day. I have rather felt that the flag should be at the peak, because those whose dying we commemorate rejoiced in seeing it where their valor placed it. We honor them in a joyous, thankful, triumphant commemoration of what they did. — Benjamin Harrison

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We come, not to mourn our dead soldiers, but to praise them. — Francis Amasa Walker

Thank you to all who have or continue to serve our country.  Happy Memorial Day!

Pinworthy Projects Party #64

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Happy Friday everyone! Are you ready to share your latest creation? I hope so because I love seeing new crafts, recipes and do it yourself projects linked each and every week!

It is time to the party…

That’s right, it is time to link up your newest projects and recipes from the last week! …

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Pinworthy Projects Party Features

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Happy Thursday!  Sorry I haven’t been around much recently to visit and comment.  I’ve been suffering from a knee injury that has made stuff just hard to do so in free time I have had I use to spend hanging with the kids.

One thing I did have time to do is visit your posts and choose a few party features {you all are making that much harder with your awesomeness though}!  Let’s take a look.

Black Bean Quesadillas from Architecture of a Mom

Chevron Corkboard Frame Tutorial from Ashley’s Dandelion Wishes

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Let’s Connect Thursday – Instragram Party

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Welcome to week THREE of our Let’s Connect Thursday Linky party – or as I like to call it: The Ice Cream Social {Media} Linky Party! This week, join our SIX hosts as we link up our INSTAGRAM accounts. Oh yeah – one of my favorite places to hang out!

Meet the Hosts!

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The Craft Nest //Designed Decor //Swish Printables //Creative Juice // Just Us Four //La Belle Parties

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Chocolate Salted Caramel Milkshake

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Last month, I shared this chocolate salted caramel milkshake over at Sugar Bee Crafts!  It is so delicious that I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss out either!

I went out to lunch the other day with a co-worker and had the most amazing milkshake. It was a blend of salted caramel and chocolate…delicious! Of course, I wanted to try and create the milkshake at home so I could enjoy it anytime I wanted. And thus, this chocolate salted caramel milkshake was born.

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