Saturday Shout-out ~ Come Meet Carrie

Do any of y'all like to save money?

Want to learn some tips for eating on a budget??

Maybe even find some recipes that can let you eat on $15 a week???

Maybe even $5????

Then you definitely need to meet my friend Carrie!!

Carrie's pretty dang awesome. 

She's a wife & a mother of 4 ~ 1 teenage boy, a beautiful baby girl and 2 precious guardian angels.  She is the voice behind Frugal Foodie Mama where she shares everything from budget friendly recipes to sharing some tips on what she's learned as a blogger to just her moments as a mommy! 
 

So let me take a minute & introduce y'all! 

Here's a little Q&A with Carrie:

 

So how did you come up with the name for your blog?

I am frugal.  I am a foodie.  And I am a mama. Enough said. ;)

What inspired you to start blogging?

Initially my love for cooking and wanting to have a space to share my recipes with others.  It evolved into becoming a forum for so much more for me though.

What is your greatest accomplishment outside of blogging?
 Greatest accomplishment involving blogging?

Outside of blogging?  My children.
In Blogging?  Actually being contacted for reviews, having a solid and loyal readership

What are your favorite 3 posts you have written?

It's Not Just About The Size Of The Ad...

Side Note ~ This is actually the first in a great 3 part series.  If you have ads or are considering having ads, you really should read the whole series!  The other 2 posts can be found here & here  :)

A Reformed Cynics Reflection On Her Walk Down The Aisle (Again)

I personally <3 this post too :)

Framboise Raspberry Cupcakes with a Dark Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Don't read this post if you are currently hungry because you will leave craving an alcohol infused cupcake!  Bonus though, she has an incredibly cute cupcake holder she made herself that she gives the quick directions for!!

So y'all don't waste another minute!  Head on over & spend some of your weekend getting to know Carrie!!

Be sure to follow her via GFC because you don't want to miss what she's got going on starting this Monday October 22nd!!  Let's just say it's going to be AWESOME!! 
And not just because I'm involved & giving away treats ;)

You Can Connect With Carrie Through Any of Her Social Media As Well:

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Mom's Test Meal Mondays Features #12

 

Happy Friday!!!

 

I can't even begin to explain to y'all how appreciative and just totally amazed I am by the support & participation y'all have given to this here little party!!  We had almost 100 recipes shared this week!!

 

100!!

 

I honestly wish I had the time available to stop by & comment on every single recipe shared!  I know how much hard work each of you have put into those posts you are linking up & I just want you all to know that I am so beyond thankful for each and every one of you!!  And even though I can not leave a comment for each of you, I do want you to know that I am coming to each of your blogs on a weekly basis and reading the stories & recipes you have shared!

 

PLUS, starting this week, my amazing co-hosts are going to be picking out their favorites for the week and sharing their features on their blogs!!  We're expanding the love!! :)

 

So here, I will always be featuring the top 3 most viewed links for the week & then my co-host will be picking anywhere from 3-5 of their favorite links each week & will be featuring those as well!  Then we're going to highlight all the features on our social media outlets plus I'll be pinning all of the features to the MTM Mondays Features board!!

 

So, be sure to head over to Paula's blog @ Call Me PMc and check out her top 3 favorite recipes from this week!!  And while you're there be sure to give her a big Thank You for being such an awesome co-host!!

 

So now lets get to this week's top 3 most viewed sandwich recipes!!

 

#3

Candied Bacon Jalapeno Cream Cheese Sandwiches

from Dreaming All Day

 

 

 

 

#2

Loaded Baked Potato Grilled Cheese

from Someone Else's Genius

 

 

 

 

#1

Slow Cooker Italian Beef Sandwiches

from What's Cooking in the Burbs

 

 

 

 

All three of you feel free to grab a features button! And congratulations!!

The features will be pinned to my MTM Monday's Features Pinterest Board

which you can check out HERE, tweeted & posted on FB!

 

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Thank you all again for joining me this week! And I hope to see y'all again this Monday as we share our favorite man-pleasing meals! I will be joined by my amazing co-host Meredith from Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home! So be sure to join Meredith & I Sunday night @ 9 pm (CST)!!

 

And remember, if anyone is interested in being a co-host for Mom's Test Meal Mondays, please email me at momstestkitchen (at) yahoo (dot) com! I'd love to have you!

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Toddler Time ~ Stop Lights

Since Princess P does seem to love all things cars, I decided to expand on that and we did a few activities around Transportation.  We went to the library and picked out some fun books and I racked my brain searched Pinterest trying to come up with fun activities for us to do.  This first activity I actually did come up with on my own, mainly because it was the entire subject of the book we read & it was super super simple!!

 

For this activity, we first read the book Red Light, Green Light by Anastasia Suen.  This was a cute book.  It's all about a little boy who turns his every day items into a make believe traffic world.  It has great artwork & rhyming text which I personally I love in books for Princess P.  They definitely keep her attention much better than books that don't rhyme! :)  I would definitely recommend this book for any toddler/preschooler who loves transportation!

STOP LIGHTS

SUPPLIES:

• black construction paper
• red construction paper
• yellow construction paper
• green construction paper
• glue
• scissors

LETS CREATE:

1. Cut your black piece of construction paper in half lengthwise
2. Cut a medium sized circle out of each of the other three pieces of construction paper. I used the bottom of a drinking cup to trace the circle ~ you can always let your little one do the cutting with safety scissors for practice!
3. Have your little one glue the circles onto the black paper ~ red on top, yellow middle, green bottom.

NOTES:

*After we did this activity, I also found this very similar activity online that includes a poem that is really cute!

 

 

Be sure to stop back by next Thursday to see our next Transportation activity!

 

 

 

Disclosure:

Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, meaning, if you click on one of them and make a purchase, I will receive a portion of that sale.

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