My Suburban Kitchen

Delicious Recipes to Keep my Family of Four Happy and Full

Flashback: Frozen Yogurt Bites

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With spring {finally} here, I’ve been planning to make these frozen yogurt bites and store them in the freezer for a fun snack for the kids.  Ever since we discovered them last year, they are a favorite in our house.

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I’ve been kind of busy around here so I haven’t spent quite as much time on Pinterest as I usually do. One thing caught my eye recently though…you might have seen it:
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Source: bit.ly via Suzanne on Pinterest

 

My little ones L-O-V-E yogurt so I thought this would be a fantastic summer treat for them that was also fairly healthy. So, I thought it would be a perfect candidate for a Pinterest projects feature.

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Flashback: Upcycle a Notebook

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Let’s hear it for another flashback post! I chose this one because, as prepare for SNAP!, I know having a notebook handy is going to be super important!  Why pay $$$ for the super cute ones when you can upcycle a notebook with some paint and stickers?

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Back in February, I shared with you some of the items I had ordered and received from Pick Your Plum. They had little notebooks that weren’t pictured in that post I had picked them up from the daily flash site too.

They are so handy to keep in the car or in my purse but I wanted to dress up the plain brown cardboard front a little. Enter Martha…or at least her stencils.

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Green Cleaning Options – Green Choice Carpet Cleaning

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This is a sponsored post by me on behalf of Green Choice Carpet Cleaning.  All opinions stated here are my own.

As a parent, I am extremely concerned about exposing my children to unnecessary chemicals and cleaning products in my home.  I am always looking for green cleaning options.  I prefer to use green products that are free from harsh odors and skin irritants.  When our carpets needed cleaning, I struggled to find a carpet cleaning company that could assure me that their products were both organic and natural.

Green Choice Carpet Rug Cleaning definitely looked like a green cleaning option that would meet all of my expectations.

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Their licensed service technicians are extremely knowledgeable about the products they use which are both safe and effective. They periodically offer online coupons for extra savings on their services, so when I am ready, I know I will be able to save money as well!

All of the products Green Choice uses are non-toxic, biodegradable, and organic. They are safe for both children and pets. Green Choice also does rug cleaning as well as carpet cleaning – they even include free pickup and delivery in certain areas. Scheduling an appointment around a busy schedule is super easy. Technicians arrive promptly as scheduled and are extremely courteous. Once they are finished, I know the results will be gorgeous. My carpets will definitely be brighter, stain-free, and smell fresh and clean. I will definitely be using Green Choice in the future!

Pinworthy Projects Party #58

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Do you love paint?  I do! 

I also love trying different types of paint to see which ones will work best for future projects that I will be working on.  I find that one paint isn’t great for all jobs but there is ALWAYS a paint that will be good for a job. 
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Today, I’m giving away samples of paint from some of my favorite companies:  Annie Sloan, DecoArt, Plaid, Martha Stewart, Valspar and Behr.  I’ll ship them to you so you can try them all out and decide which ones are YOUR favorites.
Just enter on the rafflecopter form below and then check back at the April 26th party to see who won!
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It is Friday! Do you know what that means???

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

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Feed Me Friday Blog Hop

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Welcome to Feed Me Friday Blog Hop, hosted by Nap Time is My Time, Great Contradictions and Just Us Four and Eco Baby Mama Drama! Feed Me Friday is a Blog Hop to help you meet new bloggers and build your e-mail subscriptions.

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Pinworthy Projects Party Features

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Happy Thursday!  I hope you are having a great week.  Mine is flying by in the blink of an eye!

A quick announcment: There most like won’t be any party features next week.  I may {a big MAY} be able to get them done before I leave for SNAP! but I seriously doubt it.  So, don’t be surprised if you show up here on Thursday morning and find there are no party features to look over.
Of course, if I DO post them, I’ll let you know on Twitter and Facebook so be sure you are following me there. 🙂

Now, let’s take a look at the party features from last week’s awesome Pinworthy Projects Party.

DIY Flavored Fruit Water from Jojo and Eloise

Chalkboard Buckets from The Crafted Sparrow

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Breakfast Makeovers – Green Smoothies

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Last week, I shared the details of the 5 week weight loss challenge I participated in during February/March.  The hardest week for me was definitely the final week where we focused on eliminating processed foods from our diet.

Breakfast was the most difficult because I am typically at work with little access to something to cook with.  No processed foods meant I was going to need to do some breakfast makeovers stat.

Enter the green smoothie…


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Weekly Menu Plan – WTCW #95

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Whew, my friends, we have made it to Wednesday!  That means we are so close to the glorious time that is the weekend!  For a lot of people the weekend also means grocery shopping so Wednesday seems like a great day to make our weekly menu plan!

Let’s take a look at some ideas that made it into this week’s What to Cook Wedneday!

Sunday:  Few foods evoke childhood memories for me the way fried chicken does!  A pan fried chicken sandwich with avocado hash seems like  a very grown-up way to enjoy my childhood favorite.

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Flashback: Chalkboard Dipped Wine Glasses

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My hair is on fire.  Like almost literally…that is how crazy it is around here.  I’ve got kid stuff followed by a husband out of town…followed by me out of town {SNAP!}…then, we roll right into our big neighborhood yard sale where I am hoping to unload about 1/2 of our belongings this year.

So, over the course of the next few weeks, you are going to see some flashback posts here so I can remind you of how bad my photography was/is of some of the fun projects I’ve worked on in the past.  Don’t worry, they won’t all be flashbacks…I do have some new stuff thrown in there too.

Today, we start with one of my absolute favorites: chalkboard dipped wine glasses.

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I was cruising around Pinterest the other day and stumbled across a great project that I knew I had to try!

We do a bunch of entertaining and so this would really be great for keeping everyone’s wine glasses straight. I used to have some of those little charms but they always get lost or broken. This seems like a perfect alternative as we always have chalk around.

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Homemade Ricotta Cheese

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You guys remember my gig as a contributor over at Sugar Bee Crafts, right?  I am loving it. Mandy is super supportive and a great person to learn from!

Last month, I shared a recipe for homemade ricotta cheese that I am bringing over here today to share with you in case you missed it.

The origin of this recipe dates back to a random Friday night when I was super pregnant with my youngest. I was spending some downtime hanging out with my two closest friends {they’re married!} while the Mathlete was indulging his racing pastime. We were watching Diners, Drive-ins and Dives and they shared a brief rundown of how to make homemade ricotta.

Now, a lot of you might question why to even bother making something homemade that is so readily available at the store. I certainly did…until I made it! 

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