Hey y'all! It's Monday again, and that means it's time for some Meal Ideas... :) Lori, a member of our Food Tidings community, has shared an incredible website with us called Inspired2Cook.
I checked it out, and it's AWESOME! Lori's good friend and neighbor Andrea is the author of Inspired2Cook. I was reading a little about her on her site, and she says her hope is that people will leave her site inspired to get in the kitchen and cook. It was certainly true for me! This site looks perfect for those of us who are wanting to find great recipe ideas to bring to our friends and family!
There are tons of recipe ideas on the site, and I cannot wait to try some of them out. Thanks for the tip, Lori. And a double thanks to Andrea for creating Inspired2Cook. Check out her site today for some of Andrea's favorite recipes that she likes to take to friends and family. Thank you for using your talent in the kitchen, and putting it out there to share with all of us!
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Monday, November 1, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
ManageCancer.org
We want to let you all know about an incredible resource that will be very beneficial to those who have cancer, or for someone who has a family member or friend has cancer. It's called ManageCancer.org.
Here's what the site says:
"ManageCancer.org is a service provided by Christina’s Garden, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created to assist those battling cancer. Our free cancer resource website provides cancer patients and their loved ones with information and links to valuable resources to assist with finances, medication and doctor schedules, communication, support, assistance, education, travel, housing and more. We also provide suggestions on ways that loved ones can help. There are many resources available, however, they are sometimes difficult to find as we have found out through personal experience. We have worked very hard to provide the best resources and will continually add resources as our research progresses. We have also strived to create a site that is easy to follow and navigate, a site that will not overwhelm users."
The creator of ManageCancer.org knows first hand what it's like to have a loved one with cancer, and has experienced the trials of trying to find the right resources. His wife, Christina, passed away at age 31 from cancer on January 27, 2009 after a courageous 10 year battle. In May of 2009, he left his career as an attorney to start Christina's Garden, and now ManageCancer.org. What a wonderful way to honor and remember his beloved wife, and to provide much needed guidance for others facing cancer.
This looks like the perfect go to website for those courageously battling cancer, as well as for their friends and family. There are many resources out there for those with cancer, and ManageCancer.org has succeeded in putting them into one easy to use website. They've included Food Tidings on their list of resources, and we're grateful to be included as a resourece for helping others during the trials they face. Check out ManageCancer.org, and visit their facebook page.
Here's what the site says:
"ManageCancer.org is a service provided by Christina’s Garden, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created to assist those battling cancer. Our free cancer resource website provides cancer patients and their loved ones with information and links to valuable resources to assist with finances, medication and doctor schedules, communication, support, assistance, education, travel, housing and more. We also provide suggestions on ways that loved ones can help. There are many resources available, however, they are sometimes difficult to find as we have found out through personal experience. We have worked very hard to provide the best resources and will continually add resources as our research progresses. We have also strived to create a site that is easy to follow and navigate, a site that will not overwhelm users."
The creator of ManageCancer.org knows first hand what it's like to have a loved one with cancer, and has experienced the trials of trying to find the right resources. His wife, Christina, passed away at age 31 from cancer on January 27, 2009 after a courageous 10 year battle. In May of 2009, he left his career as an attorney to start Christina's Garden, and now ManageCancer.org. What a wonderful way to honor and remember his beloved wife, and to provide much needed guidance for others facing cancer.
This looks like the perfect go to website for those courageously battling cancer, as well as for their friends and family. There are many resources out there for those with cancer, and ManageCancer.org has succeeded in putting them into one easy to use website. They've included Food Tidings on their list of resources, and we're grateful to be included as a resourece for helping others during the trials they face. Check out ManageCancer.org, and visit their facebook page.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Getting Creative
We'd like to thank Julie at Come Have A Peace for writing a wonderful post on her blog about Foodtidings. She even had some very creative ideas for making the meal you bring even more special. She writes:
Start the trend where you live. Someone is sure to be expecting, starting to feel lousy, packing boxes, or having their kitchen remodeled ... or you could be next and benefit from your organized "Food Tidings" friends. Great things to add to a meal you deliver to a friend:
I was inspired last night as I was at Michael's, looking in their $1 bins for fun things. They had these cute movie night themed napkins and a matching plastic popcorn bowl...wouldn't it be fun to bring a box of candy, a package of microwave popcorn, fun napkins, and a fun bowl for the popcorn? Put that altogether and you have given your friend a movie night along with dinner.
I hope some of these ideas are helpful to you, and make bringing meals to loved ones even more enjoyable. Get creative, and have fun with it! If you come up with any great ideas, please share them with us on our facebook page. We'd love to hear from you!
Start the trend where you live. Someone is sure to be expecting, starting to feel lousy, packing boxes, or having their kitchen remodeled ... or you could be next and benefit from your organized "Food Tidings" friends. Great things to add to a meal you deliver to a friend:
- a package of fun napkins to make tired, ill, or new people feel better
- a package of paper plates to spare friends some clean up
- a card with the "menu" written on it
- a package of coffee for a single pot
- a box of tissues or tea, if you're reaching out to a friend with a cold
I was inspired last night as I was at Michael's, looking in their $1 bins for fun things. They had these cute movie night themed napkins and a matching plastic popcorn bowl...wouldn't it be fun to bring a box of candy, a package of microwave popcorn, fun napkins, and a fun bowl for the popcorn? Put that altogether and you have given your friend a movie night along with dinner.
I hope some of these ideas are helpful to you, and make bringing meals to loved ones even more enjoyable. Get creative, and have fun with it! If you come up with any great ideas, please share them with us on our facebook page. We'd love to hear from you!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Help for Moms with Post Partum Depression
We wanted to send a shout and prayers out to Katherine Stone. I came across her blog today, www.postpartumprogress.com. I read some of the posts and was pretty moved by the reality of the depression some women deal during and after pregnancy. Food Tidings is a resource to help support families and moms when baby arrives so Katherine's blog is a resource we want to make the FT community aware of. Thanks for the service and hope you provide Katherine!
Monday, July 5, 2010
Order Take Out for Cheap
I just got $100 in gift certificates to some awesome restaurants in AZ for $20.00 on www.restaurant.com. This site is awesome! When you go there and find the restaurants you like, they have $25.00 gift certificates for $10.00 which is awesome itself, then you put in the promo code FREEDOM and it gives you a 50% discount. That deal is going on until tomorrow (Tuesday, July 6th). ENJOY!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Buy Them A Giftcard
I came across a cool idea today while I was RSVPing on Evite for my 3 year old son, who was invited to his friends' birthday party. It's the idea of buying a giftcard online for someone. I'm sure this idea has been around for a long time, but I think it fits perfect for foodtidings.
I thought of foodtidings because sometimes when I get an invitation to sign up to bring someone dinner, it just seems like a crazy busy time for us. And the thought of trying to work out bringing a meal (although I totally want to), just overwhelms me. But I could always order a gift card, and have it sent to that persons address or email. Or for friends who just had a baby, and I didn't attend the baby shower, I could send them a gift card and bring a meal if I wanted to. Or for friends or family members who are going through treatment for cancer, or any other kind of illness, gift cards are so helpful for the families. The possibilities are endless.
So I did some research for you all, and here's what I came up with:
gift card mall. This site was cool too. I counted 37 food places you could choose from when purchasing gift cards, as well as many many other merchants. I liked that this site broke the merchants down in categories for you, so it wasn't so overwhelming when looking at it all. I liked that this site allowed me to either have the actual gift card sent to the address of the recipient (free shipping too) or I could do an e-gift card and have it sent to their email address.
Friendgiftr. This site is really well put together and seemed very user friendly. They have over 140 merchants to choose from, and you simply pick the giftcard you want, choose the denomination, and have it sent to the recipient's email address (for an e-gift card). There is only a 99 cent delivery charge. There didn't seem to be too many restaraunts to choose from, but there were many other things. I liked also that the recipient has the option of changing the merchant that was purchased for them- so if someone bought me a Red Robin gift card, I could switch it out for Applebee's. I thought that was cool.
Amazon also sells gift cards. They didn't have as many restaraunt options, but still a great site.
I'm finding that there are restaraunts out there that even allow you to purchase their gift cards from their website, and have them mailed or emailed directly to the recipient. Technology is really changing right before our very eyes. Here's who I found that does this (although I'm sure I've missed some): Disclaimer- sorry these aren't in alphabetical order, I didn't realize how many I would find! Also, some of these have a charge or fee attached to ordering them- be sure to read all that before purchasing!
Red Lobster
Rubio's
Applebee's
Brinker- good for On The Border, Chili's, Macaroni Grill, and Maggiano's
Baja Fresh
Starbucks- not a meal, but nice for some who LOVE coffee! :)
Subway
Quiznos
In N Out- my husband will be excited I found this one out! :)
Chipotle
Wendys
Bucca Di Beppo
Rock Bottom Brewery
Paradise Bakery
McDonalds
Pizza Hut
Papa John's Pizza
Domino's Pizza
Panera Bread
Walmart- lots of options to order different types of cards
Fry's (or kroger)- can purchase grocery store gift card, for groceries, or the recipient can then purchase restaraunt gift card
Gas Cards are always helpful, especially to families that are doing a lot of traveling to and from hospitals and dr's offices. I'm sure they'd be extremely grateful to receive a gas card. Here's a few places that allow you to order gas cards online:
Exxon Mobil
Circle K
Chevron
Texaco
Conoco
If anyone finds or knows of other places that you can either purchase e-gift cards or have gift cards sent to the recipient, let me know in a comment! I'd be happy to add it to our list. Thanks!
I thought of foodtidings because sometimes when I get an invitation to sign up to bring someone dinner, it just seems like a crazy busy time for us. And the thought of trying to work out bringing a meal (although I totally want to), just overwhelms me. But I could always order a gift card, and have it sent to that persons address or email. Or for friends who just had a baby, and I didn't attend the baby shower, I could send them a gift card and bring a meal if I wanted to. Or for friends or family members who are going through treatment for cancer, or any other kind of illness, gift cards are so helpful for the families. The possibilities are endless.
So I did some research for you all, and here's what I came up with:
gift card mall. This site was cool too. I counted 37 food places you could choose from when purchasing gift cards, as well as many many other merchants. I liked that this site broke the merchants down in categories for you, so it wasn't so overwhelming when looking at it all. I liked that this site allowed me to either have the actual gift card sent to the address of the recipient (free shipping too) or I could do an e-gift card and have it sent to their email address.
Friendgiftr. This site is really well put together and seemed very user friendly. They have over 140 merchants to choose from, and you simply pick the giftcard you want, choose the denomination, and have it sent to the recipient's email address (for an e-gift card). There is only a 99 cent delivery charge. There didn't seem to be too many restaraunts to choose from, but there were many other things. I liked also that the recipient has the option of changing the merchant that was purchased for them- so if someone bought me a Red Robin gift card, I could switch it out for Applebee's. I thought that was cool.
Amazon also sells gift cards. They didn't have as many restaraunt options, but still a great site.
I'm finding that there are restaraunts out there that even allow you to purchase their gift cards from their website, and have them mailed or emailed directly to the recipient. Technology is really changing right before our very eyes. Here's who I found that does this (although I'm sure I've missed some): Disclaimer- sorry these aren't in alphabetical order, I didn't realize how many I would find! Also, some of these have a charge or fee attached to ordering them- be sure to read all that before purchasing!
Red Lobster
Rubio's
Applebee's
Brinker- good for On The Border, Chili's, Macaroni Grill, and Maggiano's
Baja Fresh
Starbucks- not a meal, but nice for some who LOVE coffee! :)
Subway
Quiznos
In N Out- my husband will be excited I found this one out! :)
Chipotle
Wendys
Bucca Di Beppo
Rock Bottom Brewery
Paradise Bakery
McDonalds
Pizza Hut
Papa John's Pizza
Domino's Pizza
Panera Bread
Walmart- lots of options to order different types of cards
Fry's (or kroger)- can purchase grocery store gift card, for groceries, or the recipient can then purchase restaraunt gift card
Gas Cards are always helpful, especially to families that are doing a lot of traveling to and from hospitals and dr's offices. I'm sure they'd be extremely grateful to receive a gas card. Here's a few places that allow you to order gas cards online:
Exxon Mobil
Circle K
Chevron
Texaco
Conoco
If anyone finds or knows of other places that you can either purchase e-gift cards or have gift cards sent to the recipient, let me know in a comment! I'd be happy to add it to our list. Thanks!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Website to Help Make Healthier Food Choices
Hi everyone! I hope you're all doing well on this wonderful weekend.
I wanted to share a favorite website of one of our Foodtidings friends, Andrea. It's called Family Food Experts, and it's filled with helpful information regarding healthy food choices. Their site says they "provide healthier food solutions kids love to eat", and it looks to be so true! There are some great recipes, they have a blog, and the two creators of the site are passionate about getting the word out to help others create healthier lifestyles for families in the food department.
They even created a "kid kritics approved" seal that can be found on healthy foods in your local grocery store. Here's what the site says about the seal:
"We created the Kid Kritics Seal in order to make your healthy food choices easier. When you see our seal it shows that the product meets all of our ingredient standards, and has been blind taste tested by at least 70% of our Kid Kritics (5-14 years.) Watch for this seal on products in your stores, so you know it's a good buy!"
Click here for the link for the current list of Kid Kritic approved foods. I think that is such a wonderful thing, and I'll be keeping my eye out in the grocery store for the seal!
There are so many wonderful things about this site, and I know each time I go to it, I'll find more to learn. I'm very interested in making healthy food choices for me and my family, and this site will help me in my journey. Thank you Andrea, for the site suggestion!
I wanted to share a favorite website of one of our Foodtidings friends, Andrea. It's called Family Food Experts, and it's filled with helpful information regarding healthy food choices. Their site says they "provide healthier food solutions kids love to eat", and it looks to be so true! There are some great recipes, they have a blog, and the two creators of the site are passionate about getting the word out to help others create healthier lifestyles for families in the food department.
They even created a "kid kritics approved" seal that can be found on healthy foods in your local grocery store. Here's what the site says about the seal:
"We created the Kid Kritics Seal in order to make your healthy food choices easier. When you see our seal it shows that the product meets all of our ingredient standards, and has been blind taste tested by at least 70% of our Kid Kritics (5-14 years.) Watch for this seal on products in your stores, so you know it's a good buy!"
Click here for the link for the current list of Kid Kritic approved foods. I think that is such a wonderful thing, and I'll be keeping my eye out in the grocery store for the seal!
There are so many wonderful things about this site, and I know each time I go to it, I'll find more to learn. I'm very interested in making healthy food choices for me and my family, and this site will help me in my journey. Thank you Andrea, for the site suggestion!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Cool New Recipe Site Discovered
Hey everyone! I hope you're all having a great week so far.... I found this really cool recipe site, and I wanted to share it with you all. It's called Group Recipes, and it's very unique. It says they're all about food, friends and life.
It's so awesome- once you create an account for yourself, you can take a taste test, so it can remember your likes and dislikes, and show you matches of recipes that are to your liking. And it can keep track of the recipes you save to your account too. It's just neat!
You can search for recipes based on what types of food you like, or even the flavor of the food you'd like to make. For example, I could click on "creamy", and I get a whole list of creamy recipes... "chocolate", and I get lots of chocolate recipes, etc. Or I could even click on this link called "Go Stumble" (under the recipes tab at the top), and it will take me to a list of random, great recipes.
I think it's super cool! I'd highly recommend you go check it out. Whoever made this site is very creative!
It's so awesome- once you create an account for yourself, you can take a taste test, so it can remember your likes and dislikes, and show you matches of recipes that are to your liking. And it can keep track of the recipes you save to your account too. It's just neat!
You can search for recipes based on what types of food you like, or even the flavor of the food you'd like to make. For example, I could click on "creamy", and I get a whole list of creamy recipes... "chocolate", and I get lots of chocolate recipes, etc. Or I could even click on this link called "Go Stumble" (under the recipes tab at the top), and it will take me to a list of random, great recipes.
I think it's super cool! I'd highly recommend you go check it out. Whoever made this site is very creative!
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Sweet Loving Crockpot
Alright, I'm gonna do a little bragging about my wife's cooking. Like most guys, I enjoy taking several items on my plate and mashing them together to create a hearty pile of goodness that I can essentially shovel into my mouth. I think that is why I love when Lisa uses the crockpot to cook. Just throw a bunch of stuff in there in the morning, add seasonings and spices, and in the words of the RonCo guy, "Set it and...Forget it." By early evening, there is an amazing aroma filling the house, and a wonderful dinner just sitting patiently in the pot ready to be served. Whether it's Sausage and Cabbage (trust me it's great), White Chili, or Beef Curry, it's pure satisfaction.
Lisa found an awesome blog a while back called, "A Year of Slow Cooking." A cool lady named Stephanie O'Dea decided to challenge herself, as her new year's resolution for 2008, to go the entire year using only her crockpot to cook. She dedicated herself to coming up with a new recipe every day for all of 2008. There are so many solid and simple recipes on there. She even got to be on the Rachel Ray show about it. Check it out; you will love what she has come up with.
Lisa found an awesome blog a while back called, "A Year of Slow Cooking." A cool lady named Stephanie O'Dea decided to challenge herself, as her new year's resolution for 2008, to go the entire year using only her crockpot to cook. She dedicated herself to coming up with a new recipe every day for all of 2008. There are so many solid and simple recipes on there. She even got to be on the Rachel Ray show about it. Check it out; you will love what she has come up with.
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