Chinese Food made easy....At Home!

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I just absolutely love Chinese food. It's probably one of my favorite cuisines, although I don't get it as much as I'd like to due to my food allergy, so I attempt to make it at home, homemade as best as I can. Thankfully I have a best friend who's Chinese and I've gotten some great pointers and recipes from her.

For my family though, sometimes homemade isn't good enough and they love to get some great tasting Chinese cuisine on their own. Now, I can do that for them at home in a quick minute thanks to the new Wanchai Ferry Entree's.

Wanchai Ferry has come up with frozen entree's which have all the ingredients you need to prepare a Chinese meal for two in about 14 minutes. There are five flavors which include orange chicken, shimp lo mein, spicy garlic chicken, sweet & sour chicken and sweet & spicy shrimp. One great thing is that these entrees all have no added MSG!

Unfortunately I'm was not able to taste the new Wanchai Ferry Orange Chicken Entree we got due to the Oyster Sauce, and thankfully Wanchai Ferry does place allergen information on the back of the bags under the ingredient list, but the rest of my family can eat this up with pleasure, and they have. I can say, it does smell DELICIOUS!! I am enjoying the wonderful gifts that came along with my Wanchai Ferry Entree though, the pack of 2 rice bowls, 2 sets of chopsticks and 2 bamboo place mats.

Wanchai Ferry is making a Chinese food more accessible at home, even when your in a rush. To get your Free coupon for $1.50 off 1 Wanchai Ferry Entree and to get more great meal tips just visit www.wanchaiferry.com.

WIN IT!!!

One lucky reader from A Wrestling Addicted Mommy will receive a Wanchai Ferry “Stay-At-Home” prize pack which includes 2 coupons for a Wanchai Ferry entree, 2 rice bowls, 2 sets of chopsticks and 2 bamboo place mats.

To Enter: Leave me a comment telling me what your favorite item is to order when you order Chinese Food.

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* Visit the Wanchai Ferry and tell me which of the meal tip options you like with your favorite dish
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Giveaway ends August 14th, 2009 at 11:59pm ET and is open to US mailing addresses only.
The winner will be chosen by using random.org. Winner will have 72 hours to respond to notification with shipping info - if no response, another winner will be chosen.

Thanks To: MyBlogSpark

Let's talk COUPONS!!!

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I’ll admit, I’m great at finding freebies, and great bargains. Heck I’m even good at finding coupons online for things, what I’m not good at is actually printing out, clipping and using these coupons for said items. Even if I happened to have coupons for a great store like Dansko and save on some shoes, forget it. I either don’t want to bother with the small amount of work that needs to be done, or I forget them at home.

This week I decided to change that. I’ve searched around the internet on coupons.com and found a few great blogs with some great advice. I printed out the coupons that I would actually need/want/use, clipped them and brought them out to the store (Walmart) with me.

I did my regular grocery trip so it was a pretty big run, but I did remember to use every coupon I had. I even had some advice from one place that told me I could use two coupons (from different coupon sources) on one package of yogurt. I was stoked; I was gonna save me some cash!!!!!

Once we got to checkout I had everything organized with coupons etc. Everything was good until it got to my yogurt. “You can’t use both coupons with this” said the cashier “HUH? I was told you could”, “No you can’t” as she tried to scan the second coupon. WELL BOO!! That one little coupon put a damper on my couponing.

I saved a whopping $16 bucks on my groceries. I guess that’s good I only used coupons on things I needed and this was my first week actually using them, I did expect to save more, but maybe I’m a bit delusional. I guess I need to organize more, shop in more than one place for things as well.

So I’m a bit confused now, how do I do this? How do I use more than 1 coupon on a product, where can I find the best coupons and what are some good tips?

Making Life Better a little at a time...

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Easter is on the way, which means another time for a big family dinner for most people. But what do you do? What should you make? Where do you find all these great dinner ideas, on a budget at that? These are some of the many questions that plague our minds when it comes to holidays. It should be a fun family oriented time, a happy time, but we tend to stress about what we’re going to prepare and how much all of this is going to cost.

Now, we’ve got some help from a great site called Making Life Better! The creator’s of this site, Unilever wanted to help make everyday life better and easier in terms of creating great meals for our families that not only taste great, but are cost effective as well. With the state of the economy right now, I think everyone could use some great ideas and great ways on how to stretch that dollar when it comes to meal time.

MakineLifeBetter.com features an array of delicious recipes and affordable meal ideas and tips and tricks to save you time and money. Here’s just a taste of what you can find browsing their website:

Easter Dinner:
• Shedd's Spread Country Crock: Make your Easter main course a D-light, with this super-simple recipe for Country-Style Glazed Ham made with Shedd's Spread Country Crock Calcium plus Vitamin D. For a great holiday meal offer, check your April 5th Sunday newspaper! You can get up to $20 back on your ham or turkey purchase by mail when you buy $40 in Unilever products like these during the month of April.

• Bertolli Sauce: If you usually dine out for your Easter meal, but are trying to save money this year, serve a restaurant quality feast at your own table with Bertolli Premium Pasta Sauce. A delicious recipe for Lamb Chops a la Pizzaiola from top chef Rocco DiSpirito will have your family wondering if it came from an Italian restaurant.

Passover Meals:
• Ragú: Ragú Old World Style Pasta Sauce has a full serving of vegetables in every half-cup of sauce and is a good source of Vitamins A and C. For a family-friendly Passover dish, try Matzo Pizza with Ragú.

• Shedd's Spread Country Crock: Add a little nutrition to a Passover favorite, Matzo Brei, with Country Crock Calcium Plus Vitamin D, which provides 20% of the necessary daily value of Vitamin D in each tablespoon.
Everyday Ideas:
• Knorr Sides: Spend less time in the kitchen by making a quick one-dish meal in three easy steps. Simply add your favorite cooked meat or chicken to Knorr Rice and Pasta Sides to make your family a satisfying one-dish meal, like Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo.

• Recipe Secrets: Creating a Country-Style Pot Roast is as simple as combining a few ingredients in the Dutch oven to roast , including Lipton Recipe Secrets Onion Soup Mix, which provides the perfect blend of seasonings to create delicious, affordable meals and great recipes for every occasion.

• Breyers: Bring a sweet ending to your Seder with a classic Hot Fudge Sundae using delicious Breyers All Natural Vanilla Ice Cream - a family-favorite made easily (and more affordable) at home!

If your not looking for some meal time ideas you can also find other great tips from beauty to home, to wellness on MakingLifeBetter.com. They also feature great coupons and product offers that you can use. While you’re there, don’t forget to sign up for their free newsletter that can be delivered straight to your email so your sure not to miss the great recipes, coupons and tips that are coming your way.

Visit MakingLifeBetter.com soon before you miss out on some of those great Easter Dinner ideas!
Thanks to: Mom Central