Once upon a time my husband worked at a place that sold piles upon piles of office type supplies and stationery. That was many moons ago. But I recall at one point when we were both studying to get through university, a lady I knew absolutely swooning over the stationery at said Waterloo business place. I frankly thought her odd at that time for swooning over paper. I failed to get it. Of course now that I am – ahem- cultured and sophisticated too (note: I did not say old.) I adore stationery as much or more than she did.…

This week we tried a fantastic new recipe that will be a staple here for years to come. Tuscan Chicken. So easy and nutritious and the whole family got in on the action. Start with chicken breasts and a bit of flour. The great thing about these Clubhouse Flavourful Recipe Mixes is the whole recipe is right there on the package. So simple for shopping and preparation and execution of a great family meal. Put four spoonfuls of olive oil and heat in sauce pan. Take chicken breasts and coat with flour then sautee in a sauce pan for two…

Just in time for National Guacamole Day I have a great giveaway for you! I arrived home the other day from a lengthy meeting which was over lunch and I hadn’t eaten and I found this. Boring Lunch Survival Kit and a mess of yummy Beanitos chips. That just made my day and I want to return the favor to someone else who may or may not be familiar with either of these products: Beanitos and Wholly Guacamole dips. I have been a fan of Beanitos for a very long time. I won a case of them well over a…

Once again it’s time for a great $100 Amazon code giveaway thanks to Makobi Scribe and Sason & Pobi. I like to offer these every so often to my readers, so we can each have a chance at winning. I’d be thrilled if one of these times it was a reader of thriftymommastips that won the prize. I enjoy imaginging what I would buy with $100 at the Amazon on line store. Open worldwide and the winner receives a $100 Amazon gift card. Good Luck! Loading Entry-Form… …

Welcome to the Great Canadian Blog Bash, an event hosted by numerous blogs and put together by Kat’s Confessions, Good Girl Gone Green, Whispered Inspirations, Mom Vs. The Boys, and of course Pampered Patty. This week long event is in honor of Canada Day. Every blogger taking part is hosting a giveaway, so pop by to enter and to learn about some Canadian companies you might not have met or known about before. Sunday night is the kickoff for the big twitter party. Then all giveaways are live Monday morning. Enter on individual blogs. Link up on the giant linky posted…

This is my third post as a Finish Revolution blogger and I am thrilled to offer my Canadian readers a giveaway, so they can join Finish Revolution too! Read all the way to the end and leave a comment about something new you learned while reading this post. And you could win two packages of Finish Quantum Tabs (20 tabs per package)As a Finish Revolution blogger I recently took part in a webinar with a dishwashing expert. She answered several pressing questions about dishwasher performance. I have been really clear during this campaign – I have used Finish Quantum Tabs…