There are over a year’s worth of recipes, along with fun stories of how she came up with them or where she found them, how it turned out and how it was received. The best part is that no indeed they are NOT all masterpieces but she shares them with us with a lot of humility – and even gives ideas on what would’ve improved the flavor etc.

She now also has a book which you can pick up on Amazon but I highly recommend checking out this ingenious and fun blog for new dinner ideas.

Written by Gidge, who is a mother of a 7 year old boy and 5 year old twin boys. A transplanted Hoosier, die-hard Colts fan and professional call center manager, she likes long walks on the beach, penguins and playing ping-pong. Her turn-ons include sleep and silence. Read all about her life here.

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Ping brings the ability to update to more than 35 social networking websites including the big guns listed above, as well as Microblogging to WordPress and Blogger. You can post via SMS as well, texting info that then will shoot out to your designated update sites. I’m pretty addicted to using it for short bursts of info that I want/need to share. It converts info over 140 characters and links to a hyperlink that will take your viewers where they need to go to see the info.

Ping also offers apps for more robust mobile usage for a minimal fee but I’m good with my sturdy old SMS. It’s free to join so check out simplifying your social networking updates.

Written by Gidge, who is a mother of a 5 year old boy and 3 year old twin boys. A transplanted Hoosier, die-hard Colts fan and professional call center manager, she likes long walks on the beach, penguins and playing ping-pong. Her turn-ons include sleep and silence. Read all about her life here.

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I was intrigued and a bit tickled when I found BabyCenter’s featured service “Booty Caller.” The booty caller allows you to input your cell phone number and it will text you a message (3 per cycle for a total of 18) to let you know that it’s time! You get a message the day before you “fertile window” opens, one during and one right before your best chances end. I laugh every time I get the text and it has helped keep me on track – so to speak.

Now – has it helped us achieve our goal? Well you’ll just have to stay tuned now won’t you? Let’s say, for now, it’s kept us “on task.”

Written by Gidge, who is a mother of a 5 year old boy and 3 year old twin boys. A transplanted Hoosier, die-hard Colts fan and professional call center manager, she likes long walks on the beach, penguins and playing ping-pong. Her turn-ons include sleep and silence. Read all about her life here.

One of my favorite areas are the desserts where you can find smores topped with Trix or Wasabi – depending on your sense of adventure. It’s a highly interactive site with readers being encouraged to participate in making the recipes and reporting on the success. There are also multiple challenges with fun themes such as the $12 Challenge and the No Cook Hook challenge both of which look enormously fun.

I’m addicted to surfing through the site now to find unusual flavor combinations to try out. Check out Food2.com and maybe you too will discover new and unusual ways to eat Twinkies!

Written by Gidge, who is a mother of a 5 year old boy and 3 year old twin boys. A transplanted Hoosier, die-hard Colts fan and professional call center manager, she likes long walks on the beach, penguins and playing ping-pong. Her turn-ons include sleep and silence. Read all about her life here.

The first advantage to Pebble is that it offers everything in one place. You can find the information you need about a specific product without scrolling through the dozens of comparisons that you really care nothing about.

Pebble’s layout is simple to navigate and not overloaded like so many product comparison sites. You type in what you are searching for and then you can ask your own specific question or look through previously answered questions. When you are ready to compare prices and stores, they’ll list those. So you aren’t sifting through all the listings before you’re ready to commit to buying.

You can also browse through a category if you aren’t sure exactly what you are looking for. I used the “Kids & Babies” section and then refined my search to Lego’s. From there I found a great deal on a a Star Wars set our son has been asking for. I loved that you could break down your search by age range, brand and even by stores.

This site will come in handy for Christmas shopping this year and cut down time spent looking for bargains. The other positive side to Pebble is that people who are tech savvy and enjoy giving opinions can help other shoppers by giving their advice. Whichever side of the coin you are on, take some time to experience Pebble.

Written by Emily, who is a married working mother of a very energetic 7 year old son. Last year they moved to the country to live on a rock road. Emily was stuck with dial-up internet for 13 months and kissed the installation guy who recently put in high speed at their house. She writes at her personal blog, Fenicle and loves to review new things.

Money Saving Mom is an upbeat and encouraging blog dedicated to helping you find great deals, stretch your hard-earned dollars and live on less than you make so you can save more and give more.

She alerts you to things like children’s book at Books-A-Million for $1.77 plus free shipping, coupons for a free can of Libby’s vegetables when you purchase 2 cans and how to get a bottle of International Delight Coffee Creamers for $0.15!

Go check it out, get something free and save a little money!

Written by Perri, a homeschooling mom of 6 kids – 2 that are grown and out of the house and 4 younger ones who help wreck and clean the house. Perri also has two precious grandchildren. She spends a lot of time doing ministries with her church, volunteering in the community and baking a mean cheesecake. She blogs about her family’s life at My Life in Bits & Pieces.

It all started back in 2000 with the Music Genome Project. It is the most comprehensive analysis of music ever undertaken. Their team of 50 musician analysts listened to song after song, studying every detail and collecting information. What they did with that is create the website Pandora where you can explore til your heart is content.

All you do is drop the name of your favorite song or band into Pandora and the Genome Project takes over. It will quickly scan the entire world of music and find songs with musical similarities to your choice. You sit back while it creates a listening experience tailored to your likes and dislikes. If it plays a song you don’t care for all you do is click the thumbs down button and it will take that song (and any like it) off your play-list. You can even create up to unique music 100 stations. I use this at work and love that I can delete the Backstreet Boys with one click!

Written by Emily, who is a married working mother of a very energetic 7 year old son. Last year they moved to the country to live on a rock road. Emily was stuck with dial-up internet for 13 months and kissed the installation guy who recently put in high speed at their house. She writes at her personal blog, Fenicle and loves to review new things.

Better yet if you are traveling to one of the selected cities soon, use this online site to decide where the cool people hang out! Go there now and vote for what city you want Flavorpill to cover next.

Written by Emily, who is a married working mother of a very energetic 6 year old son. They recently moved out in the country and live on a rock road. Emily had to give up high-speed internet and she blames the realtor for not informing her ahead of time that it was not available. She writes at her personal blog, Fenicle and loves to review new things.

Smart Baby Kid, also a product and resource review blog, focuses specifically on educational toys, games, websites, books, DVD’s and much more. With a PhD in Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Language and Literacy, and over ten years experience as an educator, Smart Baby’s editor, Dr. Cecelia Mecca, utilizes her expertise to help families find the best education products.

Ask Baby Kid, grew out of an overwhelming response from Cool Baby Kid readers for more information. In order to keep Cool Baby Kid’s focus on reviews, Ask Baby Kid allows readers to ask questions about parenting and blogging, and receive quick answers they actually have time to read. After receiving many questions about specific posts on the original blog as to how to pack and travel overseas with kids or how to start and maintain a blog, Cecelia wanted to give readers a forum to have their questions answered.

Go check out each of these cool sites. I’m certain there is something for everyone.

Written by Emily, who is a married working mother of a very energetic 6 year old son. They recently moved out in the country and live on a rock road. Emily had to give up high-speed internet and she blames the realtor for not informing her ahead of time that it was not available. She writes at her personal blog, Fenicle and loves to review new things.

The graphics are beautiful and the photos of the food really stand out. We think you’ll enjoy taking a look around this website and you might even find something useful! Enjoy the recipe below that was adapted from “Mom-a-licious.”

Citrus Sesame Granola Parfait

Per serving:

• ½ cup organic plain yogurt
• 1-2 teaspoons of agave nectar
• lemon zest (optional)
• ¼ cup Citrus Sesame Granola from Momalicious* (or natural store-bought or bulk food granola)
• ¼ cup fresh berries
• fresh mint for garnish

Place the yogurt in a pretty glass or small bowl. Top with agave and zest. Layer with the granola and berries.

Written by Emily, who is a married working mother of a very energetic 6 year old son. They recently moved out in the country and live on a rock road. Emily had to give up high-speed internet and she blames the realtor for not informing her ahead of time that it was not available. She writes at her personal blog, Fenicle and loves to review new things.