No, this is not soup.  Creamy chicken and noodles is just that, chicken breasts and egg noodles cooked in a creamy sauce.  It’s simple, it’s filling, and it tastes good. 

I had all the ingredients to make this Creamy Chicken Florentine but when I went to search for the red peppers, they were nowhere to be found.  I was recently gone for 3 days to a Joyce Meyer conference and apparently my man used them with some fajitas he made for the boys.  So when ingredients get “lost”, you have to just make do because town is 60 miles round trip. It worked out fine. My boys loved the flavor which I totally took credit for even though it wasn’t actually me that created that tasty flavor.  I recently discovered Philadelphia Cooking Creme.  What a great way to make over some of your dinner solutions!  There are several different flavors; Italian Cheese & Herb, Savory Garlic, and Tomato & Basil,  I would have loved to have these cooking cremes in my early years of marriage when I didn’t know how to cook very well.  Using one of these would have made it, at the very least, look like I know how to create flavor.

I cooked this all in one pan.  Easy cleanup y’all, that’s what I’m all about these days.  Next time I’ll throw in some broccoli and red peppers but today, this is what you get:

If you’re wanting to change out some of your same old dinner recipes with new, fresh ones, consider signing up for the Recipe of the Month and learn new ways to use the Philadelphia Cooking Cremes.  I find that if for nothing else, it teaches me new ways to show off meals at get-togethers.  We have a lot of women of the older generation around here that can cook now but I ain’t skeered!  I use things like this to make my food flavorful and don’t even have to share the secret ingredient, unless I want to of course.

 GIVEAWAY

I always love to give you guys something and today I have a $150 Gift Card to Williams & Sonoma, one of my all time favorite places to shop for dinnerware, kitchen gadgets, pans, oh my!!!

HOW TO ENTER (only one entry method!)

Check out some of the recipes that are made with the Philadelphia Cooking Creme. Come back here to leave a comment telling me which one you’d change out your old dinner with!  I challenge you guys to try it out and if you do, I’d love for you to email me a photo so that I can share here on my blog!

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That’s it!!!  If you have your own recipe idea using these cooking cremes, please do share!  And while you don’t get any extra entries, I’d still love it if you guys shared this giveaway with others.

You can find Philadelphia Cream Cheese at these webspots!

• Philadelphia Cream Cheese on Facebook
• LoveMyPhilly on Twitter!
• CookPhilly.com

And you can find me and My Wooden Spoon at these webspot!

•  My Wooden Spoon’s Facebook Community.  I’m always giving freebies like ecookbooks over there!
•  @ACowboysWife on Twitter
• Subscribe via email and you’ll get updates when I post them!

Giveaway ends on March 7th around 10pm CST.  Good luck y’all!

Disclosure: Compensation and coupons were provided for my time & efforts to create this post. Prize was also provided (sponsored).  All opinions are my own, always have been, always will be because that’s how I roll.  Who doesn’t love Kraft and Philadelphia products..come on now. 

I’ve talked about Propel for a long time and when Propel Zero came out, I was even more excited because this one contained the same natural fruit flavor, full of vitamins, but has NO calories!  And when you’re like me, drinking it in place of anything else, those 0 calories make a big difference.  I’m excited share their current sweepstakes with you where you can win a year’s supply of Propel Zero and also host a giveaway for a gift kit!  Read on y’all!

For 2011, Propel Zero is giving away 3 million samples in Walmart stores across the country from March 19th to April 24th in conjunction with a sweepstakes to win a year’s supply of Propel Zero. To enter that particular sweepstakes:

1. Attend a Walmart sampling date at your local store.
2. Snap a photo of yourself with your favorite Propel Zero flavor at a sampling event (or wherever you happen to be).
3. “Like” Propel Zero on Facebook.
4. Upload your photo to the Propel Zero Facebook wall and answer the question: “I stay active by… ” (running, taking the stairs instead of the elevator, taking my dog for a walk, etc.).
5. Fill out the sampling form and let them know A Cowboy’s Wife sent you.
6. Check back to find out who won April 29th!

MY PROPEL ZERO GIFT KIT GIVEAWAY

In the mean time, you can also enter MY giveaway here at My Wooden Spoon for a chance to win a Propel Zero Gift Kit.  There will be 10 winners!!!!  WOOHOO!  Gift Kits include (and is featured in the photo above):

• (2) 20-oz. bottles of Propel Zero
• Propel Zero t-shirt
• (3) FREE Single-Serve Propel Zero coupons
• Drawstring Backpack

TO ENTER

Required entry: Leave a comment here on this post telling me how YOU stay active.  Are you a runner?  Do you workout regularly? Play Sports?  What do you do?

Additional, optional entry options, leaving each one you’ve done in a separate comment to count:

• Join the Propel Zero Facebook Community and  My Wooden Spoon’s Facebook Community.
• Follow @ACowboysWife and @nowpropelled on Twitter and tweet the following. You may do this daily!

Enter to win 1 of 10 @nowpropelledGift Kits from @ACowboysWife: http://mywoodenspoon.com/propel-zero-gift-kits-giveaway-10-winners/

• Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email. You must confirm your email subscription for it to be a valid entry! If you’re already a subscriber, simply leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve already subscribed.

This giveaway ends at 6:00 p.m. CST on 4/24 and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older.  You can read rules here and visit the winner’s page here.

Time savers and convenience go hand in hand these days don’t they?  Dreyer’s ice cream has made things a little easier for you with their  Edy’s Shakes & Smoothies in a cup.  All you need is a 1/3 cup of milk and a spoon to stir!  You should know that this product is exclusive to Walmart.

This is a great fix and alternative to dragging out the blender to make a shake.  I found the portion size absolutely perfect and the whole a process a breeze.

Peel off foil and have your 1/3 cup of milk ready.

Pour milk in and stir…

Creamy chocolate shake!

Little cowboy enjoying chocolate shake!

The best part of all, is there’s really no cleanup. Toss and wash your spoon and viola!  The shakes come in Chocolate, Vanilla, and Cookies-n-Cream and the smoothies come in Strawberry Banana, Mixed Berry, and Tropical.  YUM!!

GIVEAWAY

One winner will receive a $100 Walmart gift card!  WOOT!

HOW TO ENTER

Required Entry: Leave a comment on this post telling me whether you prefer shakes or smoothies!

Additional, optional entries, leaving each one in a separate comment to count please:

• Share on twitter or facebook and come back here and tell me.  (2 per day)
• Upload a photo of you with the Edy’s (Dreyer’s) Shakes and Smoothies and I’ll give you a whopping 10 bonus entries!!  You can only do this once per person.  Upload your photo and add to the linky below. Remember, this is optional and no purchase is necessary.

This giveaway ends on February 21st, 2011 at about 10pm CST.  Good luck!

Disclosure: Compensated was provided for my time and efforts to create this post. All opinions are my own, always have been, always will be.  duh.

Attention all foodies! QVC is scheduled to broadcast live from the VERY prestigious FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen, CO Friday, June 18 at 3 PM (ET) and Saturday, June 19 at 2 PM (ET). During the broadcasts, QVC will not only give viewers an exclusive inside look at one of the most elite culinary events in the industry but also offer shoppers the opportunity to order the latest in cooking essentials. You can keep up-to-date with it all the happening and behind the scenes in these places:

QVC Facebook | QVC Twitter | QVC Youtube | QVC Food and Wine

Featured items from The FOOD & WINE Classic include:

KitchenAid Artisan Seven-Speed Digital Hand Mixer with Attachments—QVC Item #K14470 Approximately $72.75 Comes in Buttercup, Green Apple and Clementine – exclusive to QVC! Additional colors include Red, Blue Willow, Gloss Cinnamon, Black and White.

NEW! Food & Wine Annual Cookbook 2010 and Bonus Cocktails ’10 Cookbook Set—QVC Item #F08896 Approximately $24.00

SOMETHING FOR YOU!

To Celebrate the event, I’m giving away a set to one lucky winner!  You’ll get the the Kitchenaid Hand Mixer and the Cookbook set!  WOOHOO!

HOW TO ENTER:

Leave a comment telling me what you love about QVC and if you haven’t shopped there, head over to the QVC website and check it out!

Additional entry methods, leaving each one in a separate comment please:

• Share on twitter, facebook, or any other social network. Come back here and tell me where you shared and username.
• Check out the QVC website and leave a comment with a food that they sale.  (DAILY ENTRY)

Giveaway ends on June 21, 2010.  Good luck!  Disclosure: I received the same set that I’m giving away for my time and efforts to host this giveaway.

QVC’s Fine Print

QVC FOOD & WINE SWEEPSTAKES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Must be legal U.S. resident, 18 years or older to enter. Sweepstakes to commence on xxx at XX Eastern Time (“ET”) and end on xx at 11:59:59 p.m. ET. My Wooden Spoon will determine (1) one Winner by a random drawing from all eligible entries to receive (1) KitchenAid Artisan 7-Speed Digital Hand Mixer w/Attachments and (1)Food & Wine Annual Cookbook 2010 and bonus “Cocktails ’10″ Cookbook set. Limit one prize per household. Odds of winning are dependent on the total number of eligible entries. Approx retail value of prize $90. Winner will be notified by email. Offer valid while supplies last. Giveaway sponsored by My Wooden Spoon; Prize provided by QVC, Inc and KitchenAid.

In my journey with weight loss, I’m trying really hard to find products that I can substitute for unhealthy things I normally eat now.    I was introduced to BOCA, a food product that vegetarians/vegans seem to love since it’s soy based but could I love it as much? Don’t freak cause I said soy. I assure you that they are VERY tasty!

BOCA is packed full of protein and has over 50% less fat that a regular “meat” burger.  That makes for a healthy food choice. In fact, Weight Watchers has added the BOCA products and by what I’ve seen, you’re going to only be using 1 point value per serving!!!  Weight Watchers is awesome so to see the two partner together completely rocks!  I’m doing weight watchers so being able to have a BOCA burger without using lots of points will surely help me reach my weight loss goal just a little faster.

One of my favorite things to do is use the BOCA Ground Crumbles in a salad; some lettuce, tomatoes, BOCA crumbles and I’ve got a high protein, healthy lunch.  For breakfast you make BOCA burritos with the crumbles too!  There are tons of recipes that use the different products so you won’t have to worry about having the same thing.

I’ve been eating these now for a few weeks and I have to say, I’m really impressed with the quality and nutritional benefits.  I’m so happy to be  introduced to them because they are not a regular part of eating habits and I can feel good about that.

SOMETHING FOR YOU

2 winners will receive a BOCA Gift Bag!  Included items:

• Reusable shopping bag
• BOCA yoga mat and carrying bag
• $50 AMEX gift card to celebrate healthy living successes or meeting their goals
• BOCA journal to chronicle their journey
• BOCA recipe card and free product coupons
• BOCA serving tray

HOW TO ENTER

Leave a comment here telling me what the one cooking secret you use to keep your healthy eating habits on track?

Additional entry options are, and should be left in a separate comment to count:

• *Follow BOCAMeatless on twitter. If you do this, leave your twitter handle so I can verify.
• * Share via social networking site like twitter, facebook, or at your favorite forum.
• * Subscribe to My Wooden Spoon via Email or using your favorite RSS Reader.

Giveaway ends on April 19th at 10pm CST. Good luck to all who enter!

Disclosure: I received a gift basket myself for my time and efforts. All opinions are my own, always have been, always will be. Read my full disclosure for my blogging ethics.

We are bacon-a-holics around here. We eat bacon for breakfast, at lunch, in a pot of beans, and of course with salad.  You know the best thing about bacon? It gets my 3yr old to eat all his eggs in the morning.  For reals!  Because he knows that he’s gonna get bacon but has to eat all his eggs, he gobbles them up to secure that extra piece of bacon. Oh you laugh but I know how picky toddlers can be and I’ll about feeding my family a good, filling breakfast so if I have to use bacon to lure him in, so be it!

Oscar Mayer (one of our most favorite brands around here), wants to help make your Easter tastier and just flat out lovely with their Easter Breakfast Kit that of course, includes some Oscar Mayer Bacon.  One of the things I love about Oscar Mayer is that they partner with Feeding America and if any of you have followed me for any length of time, you know how important that is to me.

Right now, you can get a coupon for $1.50 off a package of bacon.  Take advantage of folks..we could all save a little money when we can.

Now for the giveaway.

TWO WINNERS will receive the following Easter Basket Breakfast Kit:

• Oscar Mayer Bacon Coupons
• $25 Grocery Gift Card
• 12pc Dinnerware set (Striped Eggs)
• Skillet
• Spatula
• Egg Timer
• Bacon Press

All of which, in total, values approx $125.

HOW TO ENTER

Leave a comment here telling me one of your Easter Breakfast Traditions.

Additional entry options are, and should be left in a separate comment to count:

• Share via social networking site like twitter, facebook, or at your favorite forum.
• Subscribe to My Wooden Spoon via Email or using your favorite RSS Reader.

Giveaway ends on March 31st at 10pm CST. Good luck to all who enter!

Disclosure: I received a gift basket myself for my time and efforts. All opinions are my own, always have been, always will be.  Read my full disclosure for my blogging ethics.

I was so excited that Old Navy wanted me to host this week’s coupon giveaway because I know how many of you LOVE Old Navy! On Thanksgiving Thursday, families can play in a live game of RockBand and receive a chance to win a $200 Old Navy shopping spree. Customize your very own $10 off a $50 purchase good on Thanksgiving only by using the super cool Band Name Generator to make up a band name and logo. Dress like a rock star and purchase limited-edition rocker tees! Learn all about it starting Nov. 18 at Gobblepalooza!

While you’re there creating your band name, check out all the other cool things you can do like make a shopping list and add your band to the event list! They are really making it so much fun. I love how they are engaging customers this holiday season!

If any of you buy these rockin’ tees, I’d love for you to send me a photo of you in it! I’ll showcase the folks that wears them and it will be fun to see the look since a rocker tee is a little out of my element…but it looks good on you, I just might try it myself!  You can email photos to oldnavyrocker (at) acowboyswife (dot) com

WHAT YOU WIN

5 winners will receive a coupon valid until November 24th for a $50 off $100 at Old Navy.

HOW TO WIN

Head on over to Gobblepalooza and use the Band Name Generator. Come back here to this post and tell me the name of your band and if you want, describe your logo. Did you notice any outfit changes with the SuperModelquins when you changed the music preferences? Is there a song that your whole family loves? I’d love to hear it!

***I’m giving you unlimited entries but every single entry has to have a band name that was created from the Gobblepalooza site.  I hope to see a variety of names and not any copycats. Please play by the rules.  It’s very generous of Old Navy to offer these coupons so let’s show them respect okay?!!

This contest ends on Nov. 21 at about 8amCST. That gives you plenty of time to use your coupon!

SALES…..Starting on T-Day hundreds of select Old Navy locations will be transformed into a family, fun shopping extravaganza with 3 Days of Rockin’ Deals, including exclusive one day deals:

• 50% off all outerwear
• $15 Frost Free jackets for kids
• $15 adult jeans.

ENJOY Y’ALL! and for more info, check out the M80 Newsroom!

When the kids go back to school, I tend to stock my freezer full of ready made products.  You know, the ones that take minutes to cook or heat up?  I do this because A) The kids are usually starving right after school and supper isn’t ready until 6 and B) back to school usually means I’m the one helping with most of the chores here on the ranch instead of the kiddos, well, because they’re at school!  That means my time will get eaten up by chores, the little cowpoke (since the kids won’t be around to help watch), and trips to and from school helping out.

I love to cook from scratch and do it often but there are times when the kids need something fast to hold them through until supper or sometimes we need a meal in less than 30 minutes because we’re headed to town or school function.

Something I buy are Hot Pockets, Fully Cooked Chicken, and Stouffer’s Easy Express Skillet meals.  I’m obsessed with the Stouffer’s lasagna but don’t always have time to cook the family version of it so the express meals come in handy!

We have two freezers, one big one for our beef and other stuff and our top freezer on our fridge. This is where the quick foods are easily accessible.

As you can see, it’s not very well organized. I’ve got veggies on bottom, hot pockets, chicken, Popsicles and bacon on top.  My other freezer holds the Stouffer goods because well, obviously I can’t fit much else in here!

Here is one of my 20 minute meals using the Stouffer’s Easy Express Meals. First, I use Easy Express Skillets Grilled Chicken & Vegetables.  It has the vegetables already in it but I still need one more filler. Since these meals literally only take 20 minutes, I need something that takes the same amount or less.  That’s where biscuits come in!  Bread is always a great filler and I’ve got a recipe that takes 20 min or less.

BISCUITS!

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 c. flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• dash of salt
• 2 Tbl. sugar
• 1/2 c. butter
• 3/4 c. Carnation Evaporated Milk

PREPARATION:

Mix dry ingredients.  Add butter, milk and form into soft dough.  Do not over knead!  Pat into a ungreased 6×6 pan.  I use a pie pan myself so you can use whatever.  Cut into serving size portions before you cook.  Bake at 400′ for 15 to 20 minutes or until done and golden brown.

$500 Walmart Gift Card

I usually make my giveaways pretty simple, and while this one is still simple, it requires a bit more thought than the others I’ve done in the past.  Hey, it’s $500, if you wanna the chance to win something big like that, it’s gonna take a bit more work!

TO ENTER

Leave a comment here with a recipe using one of these Nestle products that would be great for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack:

• Carnation Evaporated Milk
• Nestle Raisinets
• Haagen Dazs Ice Cream (any flavor)
• Nestle Coffee-Mate Creamer (any flavor)

ONLY ONE RECIPE COMMENT PER PERSON! Put a little effort into the recipe folks. Please don’t be lazy;)  I’d like to try some of the recipes myself!  In fact, those of you who are saying, ice cream between two cookies, etc–WILL NOT COUNT!!!  Geez!

Additional/Optional ways to enter, leaving each one in a separate comment:

• Twitter the giveaway, including a link back here and my handle, @ACowboysWife -1 entry
• Share on facebook or similar social networking site and leave a comment telling me. -1 entry
• Create a Whrrl story using photos of your recipe and I’ll give you an additional (include link to story)-25 entries!

FINE PRINT

This giveaway is sponsored by Nestle.  Giveaway closes on August 18th at about 10pm CST.

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Me and Breville want you to share your Mom moments with a photo of Moms baking with kids. Whether you’re a Mom, have a Mom, or know someone who has the heart of a Mom, then we want to see a photo of a Mom moment with that theme!

OVER!Who wants to win an iPod Touch? Well if you do, I happen to have one to give way and it’s valued at over $200 bucks!

You do realize that you must have one of these right?  And just think what your sweetie would say if you won this for them!  You might even get a big ol’ smooch on the kisser for it!  To be honest, around here we don’t celebrate Valentine’s very often but I admit that I would love to be surprised with something romantic, like my favorite love songs playing on my new iPod Touch…LOL.

Before I get to the giveaway, you MUST check out the cool stuff happening at Walmart for Valentine’s Day!  You can create a sweetheart list, send and eValentine, and even download a super fun iPhone app where you actually blow into the phone to send a kiss!  So much fun!!  I would love for someone, well my hubby of course, to blow me a kiss…SA-WEET!

Okay, so I know all you care about is the giveaway so without further ado……..

THE PRIZE

Apple iPod Touch 2nd Generation 8GB with a $10 Walmart Gift Card which will come in handy to download some cool new songs!

Key Features:

• * New contoured design
• * Revolutionary Multi-Touch touchscreen interface
• * Brilliant 3.5″ widescreen display
• * Ambient light sensor and accelerometer
• * Built-in volume controls and speaker
• * Built-in Wi-Fi and Nike + iPod support
• * Buy music on the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store
• * Rent movies from iTunes to watch on iPod touch
• * Download games and applications from the App Store via Wi-Fi
• * For Mac and Windows

HOW TO ENTER: PLEASE READ THE RULES COMPLETELY!

In order to be entered for this giveaway, you’ll have to create a love poem! You can create one from the traditional Roses are Red classic or make up one. Leave your poem in the comments section.

Additional entries available by doing the following!  Leave each one you do in a separate comment please.

• *Leave a comment with a love song. (can be done daily!!)
• *Stumble this post.
• *Blog it!
• Visit Amy at Mom Advice and check out what she’s giving away. Come back and tell me!
• *Visit Mixin’ it Up with My Wooden Spoon, listen to any of the shows I’ve done and come back here leaving a comment with the first sentence of the show you listened to!
• *Twitter it using the #embrace hashtag and including me @ACowboysWife in your tweet. Or you can just copy and paste the paragraph if you’re lazy like me!

iPod Touch giveaway @ACowboysWife http://bit.ly/AWD5 !  #Embrace the ones you love this Valentine’s Day! #11moms

• *For  10 bonus entries, pick one of the songs from the little chocolates, create a video with you singing some or all of it and upload it.  Leave the url link here in the comments!!

Giveaway ends on Feb. 13th.  Winner will be announced on Feb. 14th!! Good luck! Thanks to Nestle, Mars–M&M, Russell Stover, and Walmart for this great giveaway!  Check out the other Eleven moms if you get the chance.

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