Mom Central received vouchers for Good Tastes Mac and Cheese in order to facilitate this review. The views expressed here are entirely our own.
As moms we try to find balance in every aspect of our lives. Between our kids’ schedules, household tasks and maintaining our own sanity, we often find very little time for ourselves. We often forget that the personal rewards and little indulgences brighten our day and can remind us that we are adults who enjoy the finer things every once in a while, even if only for dinner.
A departure from our kid’s favorite-boxed version, Good Tastes Mac and Cheese appeals to our more sophisticated palette with varieties such as Brie and Fig, Four Cheese, Bacon and Shallot and Wild Mushroom. Baked in the oven for a perfect crispy crust, Good Tastes’ cheesy filling transports us from our hectic lives for a few moments of pure indulgence.
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Mom Central received a Totally Bamboo Lettuce Knife in order to facilitate this review. The views expressed here are entirely our own.
In attending the Home and Housewares show many innovations were on display, but one caught my eye - a gorgeous, bamboo Lettuce Knife from Totally Bamboo.
We’ve seen bamboo make its way into our flooring, fabrics, and furniture—and now, into our kitchens through beautifully crafted utensils and cutting boards.
I’m not one to cut my lettuce, preferring hand-torn salads instead, but love the beautiful design of the Totally Bamboo Lettuce Knife. I’ll gladly display this gorgeous knife in my kitchen.
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Mom Central received the Mom 100 Cookbook in order to facilitate this review. The views expressed here are entirely our own.
We Moms know that trying to coerce a picky eater into eating something other than chicken fingers can result in an unwanted battle in the kitchen at dinnertime. Without being a drill-sergeant, you can now command attention in the kitchen with The Mom 100 Cookbook written by food writer and mom of two, Katie Workman.
Designed to help combat those tumultuous dinnertime fits and create delicious meals that even your pickiest eater will love, this family friendly cookbook will help you find recipes and tricks that help make dinnertime a pleasant occurrence.
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Mom Central received sample Piggy Paint products in order to facilitate this review. The views expressed here are entirely our own.
When Piggy Paint sent over their Color Me Happy Gift Set, I couldn’t have been more excited to try it out! You see, I have a four-year-old daughter who loves having her nails painted. That said, she still sucks her finger when she sleeps and can’t quite kick the habit. I always worry about nail polish on her fingers and what risks that might cause. I’d even started not painting that finger, so she wouldn’t ingest any nail polish.
Enter Piggy Paint, the perfect solution! Their nail polish is non-toxic, water-based and is specially formulated of natural ingredients. It’s free of formaldehyde, toluene, phthalates, biphenyl A, ethyl acetate and acetone. Phew!
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Mom Central received sample Trudeau products in order to facilitate this review. The views expressed here are entirely our own.
There are some products you see that you never knew you needed until you do – then it’s tough to imagine life without them! Trudeau, a designer and supplier of housewares products, creates many of these such never before known necessities! Trudeau products fall within the main categories of kitchen gadgets, mills and spices, wine and bar, on-the-go, and coffee and tea – all of which are of interest to me, especially if a company comes up with unique, creative ways to simplify and enhance process and presentation.
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Disclosure: Mom Central received the T3 Featherweight 2 Hair Dryer in order to facilitate this review. The views expressed here are entirely our own.
When I think of heat styling tools, I think of damage. Everything from blow drying and straightening, to curling and coloring, we put our hair through a lot. The T3 Featherweight 2 Hair Dryer serves up heat styling in a healthy, protective way. With technology that decreases frizz, promotes shine and body, and makes brushing and combing easier, this dryer truly makes for healthy, beautiful hair.
This lightweight dryer has an ergonomic handle that makes for easy handling and T3 Tourmaline Softaire dries hair at rapid speed. Two speeds and three heat settings allow for optimal versatility when achieving different styles while drying hair 63% faster than other dryers. Upon drying my hair with the T3 Hair Dryer, I was greeted at work with compliments on my hair, wondering if I recently had a cut and color. Having done nothing but blow-dry my hair with the T3, my hair was healthily transformed.
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Disclaimer: Mom Central received a sample of the Mrs. Meyer’s Radish scentcountertop spray and liquid dish soap to facilitate this review.
Spring is finally here, and along with welcoming warmer temperatures, it’s always a great reminder to do some freshening up around the house! We were excited to hear about a new scent from Mrs. Meyer’s that reminds us of spring in the new Radish Scent collection, which provides liquid dish soap, liquid hand soap, countertop spray and all purpose cleaner.
Mrs. Meyer’s is an aromatherapeutic line of cleaners and laundry products (available online and at Target) that combine naturally derived ingredients and essential oils to fight common stains. Mrs. Meyer’s products are biodegradable, packaged in recyclable bottles and do not include harmful parabens or phosphates.
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Disclosure: Mom Central received a sample of Clinique’s CC Cream in order to facilitate this review. The views expressed here are entirely our own.
Makeup has evolved, and beauty experts have designed creams and sheens that not only make skin look beautiful, they actually work to correct skin imperfections—doubling as both a makeup and a correcting balm. BB and CC creams work to correct and enhance skin tone while providing lighter coverage than traditional “masking” foundations.
Jumping on the CC cream bandwagon, we tested Clinique’s Moisture Surge CC Cream. This cream—having the added hydration component—glided flawlessly on my face and provided light, balanced coverage.
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