It’s winter and freezing in most parts of the country. A frozen yogurt smoothie just doesn’t seem right; that is, unless of course you live in Florida or southern California. In that case a smoothie is just perfect.  Well, Yoplait has done a wonderful thing that’s good for any time of the year! These smoothies are a great snack or even breakfast, if you’re like me and not a early eater.

Regular readers know I appreciate General Mills, Kraft, and Betty Crocker. Well twitter got me hooked up with Lovemyphilly.com and guess what, I was invited to be a tester for an awesome pasta and chicken recipe. Imagine how excited I was!  This was my first invite. You can read all about my first testing experience over at Are you hungry? Anyway, to thank me for participating they sent me a cookbook and coupons for free Philadelphia Cream Cheese. WOW how cool is that, I get to cook, give my opinion, and get free stuff.  The cookbook has almost every cheesecake recipe know. You can find many of those recipes over at lovemyphilly.com.

How about this Philly double chocolate cheesecake, YUMMY!

Wedding planning can be an overwhelming thing, big and small alike. June is the most popular month to be wed, and it is fast approaching.   Being a mother of two sons, I dealt with the “bride vision” from a totally different perspective. My oldest son was in the military when he first married, making it very difficult to plan a traditional wedding.  She had her vision of the perfect wedding and if money were no factor, the girl would not had compromised a thing!  It was very hectic getting everything in order and let me tell you, the internet provided a huge amount of help with funds and finds. Want to know where to found great deals on beautiful wedding gowns, read on…

I just love General Mills Products. Remembering how the mornings used to be, much like a three ring circus, cereal was the breakfast of choice. I asked, rather I insisted, that the kids eat breakfast before leaving the house. That was fine with them until “the teen years!” General Mills made satisfying that demand quite easy! A few weeks back they announced the lowering of sugar in many of their cereals. My friend Mary wrote a great post about breakfast and General Mills move on sugar, PLUS a $6 VIP coupon up for grabs.

Scholarship Dollars for Student Athletes – High School Athletes Could Win $7500

My son just finished his degree… He owes sixty thousand dollars!  Now, more than ever, families are looking for ways to help pay for ever-increasing college tuition costs. Thought I would share this scholarship news from family features.

The National Milk Mustache “got milk?” Campaign, in partnership with USA Today, is sponsoring the 13th annual Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award program. The SAMMY Awards recognize 25 outstanding high school senior student-athletes who represent excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership and include milk in their daily routines.