Walnut Topped Sugar Cookies made easy with #NestleTollHouse #CookieDoughSheets #ad

in , , , , , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Thank you to Nestle Toll House for sponsoring today’s post and inspiring me to create delicious cookies with Nestlé Toll House Rolled & Ready Cookie Dough Sheets! All opinions and love of cookies are my own.


The winter thaw is happening slowly around our region and spring is just around the corner!  I was happy to welcome spring into my kitchen by trying out the new Nestle Toll House Spring Sugar Cookie Dough Sheets.  Whipping up a sweet spring treat has never been so easy, or delicious! 


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Fresh from the oven Walnut Topped Sugar Cookies
I’ve been a fan of Nestle Toll House cookie dough’s for ages, so I was thrilled to see these  rolled and ready sugar cookie dough sheets on my last trip to the grocery store.





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They come with 2 sheets per pack, plenty to make a couple dozen sugar cookies in a hurry.  I usually make homemade sugar cookies, so having never used Nestle Toll House Spring Sugar Cookie Dough Sheets before; I headed to their website for inspiration.  I was not disappointed! 

There are so many delicious looking recipes there. You should check it out. I decided to put my own personal spin on their Pistachio Sugar cookie recipe by using chopped Walnuts instead since that’s what I had on hand. 

Folks- these cookies are so delicious and so simple to make. If you've got younger kids that are just starting out in the kitchen, this would be a great baking recipe for them! Anybody, even non- baking types, can whip these babies up in no time.


Here’s what you need. 



Ingredients:


Sugar cookies topped with chopped Walnuts

  • 1. Package (16 oz.) Nestlé Toll House Rolled & Ready Sugar Cookie Dough Sheets (found in the refrigerated section of grocery stores)
  • 1/3 Cup coarsely chopped Walnuts
  • 2 Tablespoons all- purpose flour (to flour cutting board)
  • 1 Tablespoon cooking oil (to grease cookie sheet) or line with parchment paper
  


Prep Time:  10 minutes  Cooking Time: 9-10 minutes


Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place sheets on lightly floured cutting board.


Sugar cookie, dough sheet, cutting board,


Using a pizza cutter or pastry knife, cut cookie dough sheet into thirds lengthwise and then each third into 4 or 5 pieces. Don’t stress on precision cuts.  The cookies will look and taste fine.

Sprinkle each cookie with chopped Walnuts. 

Gently press into dough.

Sugar cookies with chopped Walnuts


Place each cookie piece 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet.


sugar cookies, topped with Walnuts, baking

Bake for 9 to 10 minutes.

Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes.

Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Enjoy!


I decided to serve these cookies paired with fresh fruit and a glass of milk to my girls for an after school snack and they were a huge hit! 

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If you are ready for spring time and Easter baking, I invite you to visit the Nestle Toll House website and check out all their delicious looking recipes and dessert ideas. You are sure to be inspired by one or more of their tempting treats, just like I was.



Please share in comments: Do you have a favorite Nestle Toll House cookie dough or recipe?

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Color of the Month March 2015- Emerald Green

in , , , , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Monday, March 09, 2015

Spring will arrive in just 10 short days! I can’t wait for the world to awaken all around us in varying shades of beautiful, lush greens.  In honor of this season, I chose Emerald Green as March’s color of the month.  Not only will this color be seen in our landscapes- we will be seeing it in our wardrobes and homes as well. Dark green is having a moment this spring and I say embrace it and welcome Emerald Green into your life. 


#Emerald Green March, Spring, color, wardrobe, home,


And here's my Pinterest board for the month. I hope you like it and will be inspired to add Emerald Green to your world this spring. 




Follow Linda A.'s board Color of the Month - March 2015 - Emerald Green on Pinterest.


Please share in comments:  Do you own anything Emerald Green? If so, what is it? I have jewelry, because Emerald's are my birthstone. 

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New Moms- Enter to Win an #UrbiniDreamNursery #IC #ad

in , , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Monday, March 02, 2015
   

I participated in a Blog Blast Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Urbini. While I will receive a gift card to thank me for my time, all opinions and love of babies and nurseries are my own.


I can still remember the loving care my husband and I put in to setting up our daughter’s nurseries.  Time and care was spent on every aspect of this special room; from the paint color, to the softest of linens, to the color and functionality of the crib.  Finding just the right mix of furniture and accessories can be very time consuming, so I was thrilled to work with Urbini to share their Nursery contest with you!


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You may recognize the Urbini name because of their line of highly rated strollers and stylish baby gear; and now they have added a new line of nursery furniture to their offerings, including wooden cribs like the beautiful Walnut crib in the photo above.



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To showcase this new line, Urbini created the Urbini Dream Nursery Instagram contest where one lucky winner will have the designer of the new Urbini nursery furniture, Rachel Dacks, come to their home to provide them an Urbini Dream Nursery, including Urbini furniture and decor! 



Calling all New Moms!

The Urbini Dream Nursery is for new moms looking to convert a room into a first time nursery or for a mom having another child where the nursery needs a bit of updating. If you aren’t a new Mom, don’t fret, you can still take part in promoting the contest for chances to win daily $50 Walmart Gift Cards.


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Winners will receive:


 Grand Prize:
  •  One Urbini Crib
  •  One Urbini Changing Table
  •  One Urbini 6 Drawer Dresser
  •  One Urbini Cubi Play Yard
  •  In addition to the Urbini furniture, the winner will receive a home visit by Urbini designer Rachel Dacks to personally outfit a newly designed nursery.

Second Prize:
Choice of one Urbini Crib

Third Prize:
One Urbini Cubi Play Yard

Sweepstakes Winners:

Each day, one Sweepstakes participant will be randomly selected to win a $50 Walmart Gift Card. 


Win it!

To enter the Urbini Dream Nursery Contest to win the Grand, Second, or Third Prizes, contestants must post an Instagram photo of the room they want to redesign to their personal Instagram account tagging #UrbiniDreamNursery and #Contest. Please consider following Urbini on Instagram @UrbiniBaby and visiting them on Facebook. 
For all other entry information, including entering to win the daily $50 Walmart Gift Cards, please visit UrbiniDreamNursery.com. The Urbini Dream Nursery Contest will begin Wednesday, February 25 and end Wednesday, March 18. 


Terms:
Entering is easy using the contest form below. No purchase necessary to win. Open to U.S. residents 18+. My WAHM Plan is not responsible for prize fulfillment. This contest is not associated with or endorsed by Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram or any other social channel.  For full Urbini contest terms and conditions, please read terms found on Gleam contest entry form.  



Urbini Dream Nursery

Good luck!


Please share in comments: What was your wall color in your first nursery? Or what color will you paint your first nursery for expecting Moms. 



Disclosure: My thanks to Influence Central and Urbini for sponsoring today's contest. Opinions are 100% my own. Compensation was given. I’m disclosing this in accordance with the FTC’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”

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Wordless Wednesday- Snow Day

in , , , , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Getting a true snow day in middle Tennessee is rare. Getting a full week of ice and snow is rarer still. Here are some pretty captures from the weekend when our ice and sleet finally turned to beautiful snow. 
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Please share in comments: How much snow has your neighborhood gotten this winter?


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Keep track of important business papers with Smead folders

in , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Monday, February 23, 2015
My thanks to Smead, via Shoplet.com, for providing me with free products to facilitate today’s post. All opinions and love of organization are my own. 

If I had a penny for every invoice, bill, receipt or work-related piece of paper I touch in a day, I could buy myself a tall latte at least twice a week with zero budget guilt. As the chief important-paperwork-wrangler for my family’s small businesses, I know the importance of having a workable filing system in place. Notice I say “workable”. What’s workable for me may not be workable for you, so if you find yourself drowning in paperwork, now is the perfect time to research different filing and organizing systems. 


Smead SuperTab file folders MyWAHMPlan.com
Smead SuperTab folders


No matter what filing and organizing system you choose, you will need to purchase some file folders. During my 15+ years of being a work-at-home mom, I have come to rely on Smead folders. They are practically indestructible. You can easily tear off old labels to re-purpose these folders, or if you are like my husband who doesn’t like labels, you can white out the label area and write new information as needed.

Writing all the important information on a little label area used to be a pain, but Smead has provided a simple solution- Smead SuperTab file Folders! These folders give you a 90% larger label/writing area and will still fit in all file drawers! They hold up to 6 letters easily without crumpling them, too. The pink beauties, shown above, will be used by yours truly for my blog/writing business. 


Smead 3-in-1 SuperTab file folders #homeoffice #filing #wahm
Smead 3-in-1 SuperTab folders


The new Smead 3-in-1 SuperTab folders are in a word, genius! These are perfect for my husband’s cabinet/carpentry business where he has multiple pieces of paperwork per job with him often. He can easily store CAD drawings, job project lists, receipts, paint swatches, and client/architect/designer notes in this huge, 12-letter-size folder. The best part of this SuperTab folder is the Lockit flap at the top that keeps papers secure. Now my husband can walk around job sites and conduct business without fear of dropping important papers.


Smead 12 pocket stadium file #organizer #small business
Smead 12 pocket Stadium File Organizer


This brings me to the last Smead product I had the privilege of reviewing.  The Stadium File Organizer. This beauty of a portable filing cabinet is going in my husband’s shop, where he can keep important paperwork on hand as jobs progress. Since it can hold over 900 sheets in the 12-tiered pockets, we’ll be able to transfer papers from his 3-in-1 folders to the Stadium folders as certain aspects of the job are complete. This will be the holding station until each job is completely done and I make a permanent file for that client.


Thanks to Smead’s newest file folders and organizer, my husband and I will be better able to keep a handle on our complex filing system, which will improve our productivity.  That’s a small business win in our book.

I invite you to learn more about Smead products by using the links provided for each above. Be sure to visit Shoplet.com to learn more about their home and office supplies as well.


Please share in comments: How often do you use file folders in your home office? Would you like me to do a more in-depth tutorial on home office organization? Please let me know in comments!


Disclosure: My thanks to Smead and Shoplet.com for providing the products mentioned above to facilitate my review.Opinions are 100% my own. No monetary compensation was given. I’m disclosing this in accordance with the FTC’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”

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Tips on hosting an Epic tween birthday party #Disneyside

in , , , , , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Friday, February 20, 2015
On a recent mild Saturday afternoon, a group of happy tweens arrived at our home to help my daughter celebrate her 12th birthday.  They were full of energy and giggles right from the start!

The hostess ready to greet her guests #Disneyside #celebration


The birthday “Princess” was ready to greet her guests and make them feel welcome. For twenty minutes, we met girls and parents and exchanged pleasantries as one should. All went according to plan. That would be the last time I could say that with any real confidence! The great thing about tweens is their spontaneity!  So my first tip to hosting an epic tween birthday party is: Plan to not follow your plan exactly.


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My next tip is to pick a theme that has a lot of wiggle room. While my daughter liked the “idea” of a Disney Villain style party, she didn’t want it to be over the top with decorations.  We went with simple purple, green, gray and black pieces and accessories. The clear favorite was the villain banner! Hello Ursula, Maleficent and Darth Vader!


#Disneyside Villain themed #party banner


After the girls had played outside for a while they came in ready for a snack. We had lots of on hand, but before I could get a photo to share- these girls descended upon the table with an appetite only a tween boy could rival! Which leads me to my next tween party tip: don’t take too many photos and never snap a picture of a girl with her mouth full of food! So, not cool Mom!

#Disneyside #party snack time MyWAHMPlan.com


After the girls hung out listening to music and taking selfies (yes, the irony isn’t lost on me) they went totally off plan and asked to do hair, nails and makeup instead of the crafts and games we had planned. Tip number 3: Roll with it, when at all possible. 


Here's my girls take on Maleficent nails.  We used black, green and purple nail polish- but you could use whatever darker colors you have on hand. I think they turned out nice!

#Maleficent style nails #Disneyside #Villains


Want to create your own Maleficent Villain style nails? Here’s a quick tutorial for you to follow.

Maleficent inspired nail art #Disneyside


After dinner, which included lots of pizza and veggies, the girls were ready to be frightened by playing flashlight tag! Living out in the country like we do, Mother Nature provided us with a very dark and mysterious landscape, perfect to frighten and amaze city dwellers! Maleficent would approve!


girls playing flashlight tag #Disneyside #tween party fun!


While down at our pond, these girls got themselves so scared, they ran back to the house and got us parents involved! It was a perfect, crisp, clear night on our land for flashlight tag. Even with all the flood lights on there was much screaming and laughter.


The hubby and myself have fun playing flashlight tag #Disneyside

I must confess- this older Princess had a lot of fun outside with her Prince.


Tip number 4: Let your tweens explore and push the boundaries just a bit. Their party is the perfect time to allow ghost stories and playing outside after dark (weather permitting) as long as you establish safety guidelines first. Parents, even if you don’t want to be seen- stay close where you can hear and see the kids. 


Later that evening, the girls decided to get to the games and crafts part of our party plan. The clear favorite was the jar painting craft!

Girls just want to have fun! #Disneyside craft time

They laughed and talked and joked and ate and laughed some more until it was movie time.

I cleaned up the happy mess as best I could and left the living room to them. Which leads me to tip number 5: let your child host, but set ground rules before guests arrive. Chat with your son or daughter about snacks and drinks allowed, which movies are approved for watching and what time the party must wind down so kids can go to sleep if you are hosting a sleepover party like we did.


As I was preparing breakfast the next morning, the girls naturally gravitated back to the craft area to finish up their jars before pick up time arrived. That's when I knew this craft project was a winner! 

morning craft time #Disneyside MyWAHMPlan.com


Even though this was a bit of a messy endeavor, I think all the jars turned out as pretty and as individual as the girls who painted them.


painted keepsake jar #Disneyside party craft


My last tip on throwing an epic tween birthday party, one in which your child and their friends tell you how much fun they had and how Epic! the party was. It's simple- sprinkle your party liberally with laughter and a healthy dose of pixie dust style patience and you too can pull off a great tween party!


Pixie Dust for goodie bags #Disneyside



Disney wants you to show your #Disneyside by being happy and sharing what you love about Disney! Showing your Disneyside will look different for every family and that’s what makes life fun.


#Disneyside #birthday party fun


If you’d like to throw your own #Disneyside at home celebration, head on over to DisneySide Celebrations and check out all the amazing themes, tips, activities and recipes they have. I'm betting you'll be able to pull of an epic party too!



Please share in comments: What is your favorite Disney Villain character and why?


Disclosure: My thanks to Disneyside for providing us with a box of Villain worthy goodies to use how we chose to show our Disneyside. No compensation was given or wanted. We are happy to show our Disneyside as often as possible.

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