Shannah, Author at My Suburban Kitchen

Menu Planning Help: WTCW #101

May 22, 2013 By Shannah 2 Comments

Busy moms and dads can use all the meal planning help they can find. That is one of the reasons I started this whole What to Cook Wednesday series. It allows me to find new recipes to feed my family AND provides some menu planning help to my readers. Win win in my mind!

So, since it is mid-week and what to cook is probably on your mind, let’s get started!

Sunday: Let’s start off our week with a delicious meal of creamy polenta and chorizo. Throw in some roasted green beans and we have one delicious meal.

Monday: Mondays are always busy as we get thrust back into the work/school week after the weekend. Ginger, garlic and chili shrimp are perfect for these kinds of night because it cooks up so fast.

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{Late} Spring / {Early} Summer Burlap Wreath

May 21, 2013 By Shannah 38 Comments

A few weeks ago, I made a spring ribbon wreath and proudly hung it on our front door. Then, Mathlete came home and asked me why I had a Christmas wreath on our door. Insert sigh followed by immediate crafting of new wreath which I will call my late spring/early summer wreath

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Mom’s Payday: Spoiling Mom for More than One Day

May 20, 2013 By Shannah 3 Comments

Mother’s Day is always a day when I {and most moms} get completely spoiled. It starts from being able to sleep in and ends with a dinner out where I do no cooking or cleaning. One important thing for me is that we spend the day as a family and enjoy #mealstogether. This Mother’s Day came with a “special” gift of an knee injury for me. Well, technically, the injury happened back in April but got really bad as May progressed. My family totally took over on all the things that I normally do and truly made it like it was Mother’s Day all month.

One big thing I do for our household is most of the cooking. Mathlete is awesome at so many things but kitchen duty isn’t one of them. However, with my big, swollen knee, I haven’t been able to do as much standing and cooking as I usually do. Mathlete and the kids jumped right in and took over.

First, they headed to the store to pick up some supplies: Tyson crispy chicken strips and some yummy sides to go along with them.

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Father’s Day Tool Wreath

May 20, 2013 By Shannah 19 Comments

Dads are special people. Mine {especially before I was married} was my go to for any kind of fix it related question. In my mind, he could/can build/fix/design anything I could/can envision. These days, I may go to Mathlete first but I often chat with my dad about any project too. There have definitely been many a phone call from me to him while I am standing in the middle of a Lowe’s aisle.
So, of course, a plain old gift or decoration just won’t do to recognize him on Father’s Day. Instead, I combined the gift and decoration into one

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Gift Ideas: 10 Great Gifts for Dad

May 20, 2013 By Shannah 10 Comments

Mother’s Day 2013 is officially in the books {hope yours was a great one} which means it is time to turn out eyes towards Father’s Day. Gift ideas for dad can be a little harder so I’ve rounded up 10 great gifts that would be perfect for the dad in your life!

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Pinworthy Projects Party #63

May 17, 2013 By Shannah 19 Comments

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…

Just Us Four My Favorite Finds Atkinson Drive

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

Featuring You – The Pinworthy Projects Party Features

May 16, 2013 By Shannah 12 Comments

Happy Thursday! I hope you are having a fabulous week so far. I’ve spent the bulk of mine stuck on the couch with a knee injury. It has been less than fun to saw the least. BUT, it has given me more time to visit the links from the Pinworthy Projects Party. Today, I’m featuring YOU with a round up of some of the best links from last week’s party!

Before we get started, I want to remind you of the AWESOME social media link up going on right now! Today’s Let’s Connect Thursday is all about Twitter pages. Click over to link up yours and watch your Twitter following grow!

Now, let’s get started!

DIY Project Bleach Art Fabric Napkins from Dagmar’s Home

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Let’s Connect Thursday – Twitter Party

May 16, 2013 By Shannah 6 Comments

Blog conferences are a great way to meet people. In fact, I met 5 other ladies at a recent one {Snap, holla!} that I’ve partnered with to bring you THE social media link party to at: Let’s Connect Thursday. Six different hosts means there are 6 sets of readers linking up. Greater exposure and a lot more link ups!

Meet the Hosts!

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

To add to the fun, we have a featured co-host. This week, the co-host is:

Girl in the Garage

Each week, we’ll have a new social media platform as the main theme of our link party.

This week, we’re linking up our Twitter pages!

I’m sure you already know that Twitter is fast becoming a primary way many readers connect with blogs!

So, growing your Twitter following = growing your blog following!

Join the twitter party and link up your Twitter page {NOT your blog homepage or a post link, please}

Your link will automatically appear on all 6 blogs!

Remember: Follow your Hosts and visit the others!

** The BEST way to grow is to spread the love.**

You will automatically be entered into our email reminder list by entering a link. You can remove yourself from the list at anytime.

Yummy Salsa Verde Recipe

May 15, 2013 By Shannah 13 Comments

The love for Tex-Mex and Mexican food in our house is pretty obvious! You can see it week after week in my What to Cook Wednesday weekly menus. Plus, we’re regulars at our local Mexican restaurant and you’ll always find salsa in the house.
Typically, I focus on more traditional salsa and guacamole {although, I have been known to make the guacamole with bacon!}, but I decided I wanted to try my hand at a salsa verde recipe for something a little different.

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Solutions for the Lazy Coffee Junkie

May 15, 2013 By Shannah 1 Comment

Full disclosure, Staples.com provided me with this Keurig OfficePRO Coffee Brewer for the purpose of this review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. To see the full line of Keurig brewers and K-cups, visit Staples.

I’m a coffee junkie. If you know me, follow me on any social media or saw me at Snap!, you know that I just don’t function well without my daily latte. I’m also a sleep junkie too though which makes getting my daily latte each morning a little difficult.

Recently, my office changed their {already turrible} parking policy making parking even harder to find when I arrive. This did not bode well for my sleep and coffee love affairs. So, I went searching for solutions for the lazy coffee junkie {i.e. me}!

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