I have a REALLY fun giveaway to share today, from a great company Pocket Full of Posies!
Between blogging, a sorta part-time job, family, church, laundry….and who knows what else…..I have been getting SUPER stressed about meal time lately.
It’s so embarrassing to make that phone call at 5pm.
“Babe. Sorry, but I haven’t even begun to think about dinner. Can you bring home some of that pizza that makes our breath stink, and sends me straight to the potty, please?”
The sad thing is, a lot of time it’s not necessarily a lack of motivation. It’s mostly just poor planning, on my part. I just don’t think about it. Until it’s too late to make something.
That’s why I was really excited when Cammie & Emily contacted me with their really smart meal planning system.
Their recipes and meal planning pockets are a complete system that will help you take all the guesswork out of meal planning. Plus….the pockets are REALLY cute. And come it LOTS OF COLORS.
You can put it up right on your fridge. And start planning (or letting THEM plan) right away!
What’s not to like about black & white….right? They’re my favorite! In any combination!
Here’s what’s great:
- New yummy recipes to try. (and they’re not made with weird ingredients that you won’t have, or can’t find. They are real recipes.)
- The recipes come grouped in 5 meals that have similar ingredients. You just shop for those ingredients, and you’re set for a week.
- I don’t have to think about what to make. What to buy. And how to get a list together.
- There are different RECIPE PACKAGE OPTIONS so that you can pick one that your family will be able to use the most. Cammie & Emily let me know that they offer a low calorie pack. That came in handy, since I’ve been on a diet plan. I try to make meals that my whole family can eat. Rather than cooking something different for myself.
- They also offer CUSTOM PACKAGES where they will format your existing recipes to fit their pocket planning system. You send the recipes, they sent them back formatted for you. Easy peasy.
I LOVE feeling in control of this part of our life. Still, I have to admit…..I called out for the dreaded Pizza this week. Bad Ellie G!
But it wasn’t because of my “pocket” not working. It was because I went shopping for all my new recipes….right before dinner. Like RIGHT before. Like, I was putting all our groceries away while feeding my family pizza. PLEASE tell me I’m not the only Mommy who does this? Just me?
POCKET FULL OF POSIES has graciously offered to giveaway one of their Mega Monthly pocket packages to a Less Cake {more frosting} reader.
You get your own pocket, 80 recipes, 16 ingredient lists, and detailed instructions on how to get started. (a $25 value!)
How can you enter?
- Head over to POCKET FULL OF POSIES and find a recipe that you think you wanna try. Leave me a comment telling me which one sounds good to you!
- For an extra entry, leave me a separate comment telling me which Pocket you’d choose if you win.
- You can have a third entry for sharing the giveaway! Tweet, Blog, or mention on Facebook for a third entry. Let me know which way you shared the giveaway in a comment on this post.
The giveaway will be open until Sunday April 10th at 10pm MDT. The winner will be announced on Monday April 11th.
Happy meal planning!
I am in love! I have got to have a set of these from Pocket Full of Posies!
I think I'd love to try the Crock Pot Beef Fajitas. That looks yummy!
I would love to try the Baked Burriots recipe. New and interesting.
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I love Pocket 20!
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I tweeted.
http://twitter.com/dezroute/status/55622268595863552
Pocket #1 is my favorite but I think that Pocket #6 will coordinate with my kitchen better.
I just love these! Thanks so much for sharing!
I would be interested in Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas. Those look fantastic!
Go on over to my blog … I just posted about this super cute set!
http://www.countrygirl27048.blogspot.com
I'd love to try the Chinese Take Out Lemon Chicken. My daughter's favourite thing!!!!!
I would like Pocket #22, please!!
I love this idea! I'm curious about the recipe for freezer sweet & sour pork. Yum!
I'd pick pocket #3.
The Cafe Rio chicken caught my eye! Yummy! As a new mom and a full-time student this would be SOOOOOOOOOO nice! Not that I was a great cook before I became a new mom, but maybe this is the motivation I need to start.
What a cute idea! I would love to try te Chicken Parmesan Bundles.
I love Pocket #19.
I shared on Facebook.
I LOVE pocket 6, 8, or 9. Anything with bright colors is right up my alley! I may be a little partial to Pocket 9 because it has paisleys on it and my baby is named Paisley.
I really really really hope I win! I NEED this! Just last night I had Oreos for dinner, because nothing we had sounded good and I waited too long to make anything… (hangs head in shame.) So PLEASE pick me! <3
Pocket 17 & 12 are my favorites!!!
Hawaiian Haystacks sound interesting. I recently had some Hawaiian food and I would love to learn to make some!
I posted on Facebook! (Under Alexis McCracken)
Oooh! I'd love to try the baked burritos. Sounds like something even my kids would all like.
I would love to try the Green Chicken Chili Enchiladas.
Everything depends on my mood, but I'm loving Pocket 16 the most today.
Id have to go with pocket 19.
I would definitely try the Chicken Tortilla Soup!
I would definitely choose pocket #19!
I'd love to try the cashew chicken!
The White Chicken Enchiladas looks interesting.
Cherie
I'd go for pocket #9 – it was a hard choice though, they are all so cute!
I would have to go with Pocket 2 or 9
Facebooked it!
I am interested in the Hot ham & swiss sandwiches because lets face it you cannot go wrong with hot ham and swiss. Or the sausage penne. I scored a bunch of free pasta with my crazy coupon shopping and I need to branch out from the same old spaghetti.
Pocket 6.
I would like to try the Chicken Parmesean Alfredo, or the Chicken Tinfoil Dinners…yum!
I love the grayish blue with the lime green on pocket #20, but the black and white would match my kitchen best.
I'd like to try the Chicken Parmesan Bundles.
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I'd like to get Pocket 18.
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I want to try Taco Soup!
Loving pocket 20 but pocket 10 is cute too!
I really like this! The recipe I would lie to try is crock pot sweet and sour chicken!
I really like pocket # 18!
The Corn Tortilla Chicken Lasagna sounds yummy! I'd love to try that recipe.
The Southwestern Skillet Mac'n Cheese sounds delicious!
Pocket #9 is so cute!
I think the crockpot pizza casserole sounds divine. I love pizza, and usually anything that comes out of a crock pot, so what a genius combination!
I like pockets 19 and 21…my love for color is battling with the clean crisp look of the black and white!
What a glorious way to plan meals. I would not know what that was like…cereal for us most nights
This would be fabulous!
Just posted a message on Facebook
Pocket #20 would match my green kitchen perfectly!!
Mmmm, baked burrito sounds yummy!
I'd love to try anything on the fix it and forget it recipe pack.
I like the classic black and whites of pocket 18
I'd probably go with pocket 19. My kitchen is black & white & I LOVE argyle prints… but I'd want a couple sheets of bright colors mixed in for fun! This is a super cute idea!
Thanks for the fun giveaway! I just shared it on facebook!
Just shared it on Facebook
Everyone should have this great meal organizer!
I love tin foil dinners so the chicken tin foil dinner sounds really yummy!
I like all the pockets but my fav is pocket #19. I might just have to buy one if I do not win, but I would love to win of course.
I posted it on my facebook. Thx!
I like Pocket 17…and the green chile chicken enchiladas look interesting!
did anyone else think the word pocket started to look funny after awhile?
Chicken Enchiladas…. YUM!
Pocket #7!.. it was really hard to choose… they are all so cute and very colorful too!
Cafe Rio Chicken sounds YUMMY!
I am so busy I think I would go for the fix it and forget it pack there are a ton of yummy looking things on there. The dessert pack looks amazing though so I might let my sweet tooth win over
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Thats hard they are all so cute but I think I would go for pocket 2!
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And I linked you on FB!
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How clever!!! I have been trying to get a handle on meal time for years…this looks like such a GREAT idea! All the recipes looked good!
Love this idea! I'm a meal planner (at least try to be) each week, and this would be so helpful. I would love to try the Crockpot Pizza Casserole. I'm all about anything in a crockpot that is easy and ready to go when I get home from work!
I would definitely choose Pocket #10…so incredibly cute!
Ohhh, Ohhh, pocket 20! I love it!
I would love to try the Shepherd's Pie recipe! Yum!
Just posted link to your blog on Twitter and Facebook and liked you on Facebook too!
I would love to try the "Simple Shrimp Scampi" recipe or the salmon with cucumber sauce… I have been wanting to cook more seafood dishes but am nervous to try!
I like the black and white ones…#1 #18 and #19.
I would love to try Walnut Chicken Pasta!
Pocket 19!
This is such a good idea. I'd want to try the freezer sweet and sour pork!
I would love pocket #20! And ALL the recipes because I am greedy like that!
Tough call. I think I want pocket 20.
Oh I totally don't read directions! Um I would like to make the walnut chicken pasta baby! yum
I would love to try the stove top sweet citrus chicken recipe. Yum!
I think the Taco Soup sounds Yummy! This would come in so handy!
They are all so cute… So hard to choose, but I think pocket 9 would look so cute in my kitchen!
I would choose Pocket 20, love the colors!
The Almond Chicken Dijon or the Ham & Broccoli Quiche have caught my eye!
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I love # 1!
Meal planning is something I have just discovered. It used to seem too anal to me, but when you plan it out it is right there in black and white. which is super easy to handle whilst handling 1,987 other things
I would love to try the Easy Chicken Enchiladas. Yum
I would love to have pocket 19 (black and white). Fingers crossed.
I would have to try the cafe rio chicken! Who doesn't love Cafe Rio?
I would go with Pocket 19- sweet and simple!
I also blogged about it!
http://ahousetofill.blogspot.com/2011/04/ring-around-rosie.html
SUCH a good idea! I'd love to try the oven baked ribs!
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Loving Pocket #19!
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I would like to try Chinese takeout Lemon chicken!! It sounds yummy!
I like pocket P in the sale pockets and pocket 20 in the regular pockets!
I think it's great that they have an under 300 option! I think all of the recipes sound amazing!
Pocket 6. No, Pocket 20. No, 6…ahh, DON'T MAKE ME CHOOSE JUST ONE!
The lasagna style baked ziti and the walnut chicken pasta sound so tasty!
I would pick either pocket 1 or 19. Love the black and white and it matches my kitchen.
I would be interested in trying the Bruschetta Chicken Bake. It sound like it would be delicious.
I am in love with pocket number 3 and 20. They are so cute =]
The Lemon Oregano Mahi-Mahi sounds good. So does the Zesty Shrimp and Pasta.
I really like Pocket 19 and Pocket 6. It would be between those two.
I posted about the giveaway on Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/judithisserman
I call for chicken…
I like their custom packs, because my family is VERY picky about what they are willing to eat.
I love the black and white recipe pocket the best.
I want to try the cashew chicken! Mmmmmm.
I love Pocket 19! Black and white look so goos together and I'm a sucker for argyle and swirls.
Oh my goodness!! I have been looking for something like this!! LOVE!!!!
I am curious about the Pasta Bella… love the name! All of the recipes sound yummy!
Okay that was a hard decision for a polka dot addict
They are all so CUTE!
If I had to just pick one it would be Pocket 20.
Can't decide between the Citrus infused Salmon or the Lime Pepper Chicken. I want it all! And I shouldn't look at recipes before breakfast…
Pocket # 16, PLEASE!!! It would fit right in my kitchen.
I would love to try the Cheeseburger Paradise Soup!!!
And I would probably choose Pocket 19– Even though they are all so awesome it was definitely hard to choose just one pocket and just one recipe.
And I'm definitely sharing on Facebook– This is an awesome idea!
I would love to try the Curried Chicken Salad recipe (for my husband and myself) and the Kid Friendly Reuben Sandwiches (for my kids, who currently don't care for the grown-up version!).
My favorite sandwich is a ruben, so I would love to try the kid friendly rubens. I'd love to know how to make sauerkraut not gross to kids.
Also, I love the crisp and classy black and white look of Pocket #1. But the, Pocket D (sale pocket) has so many fun colors!! Hard to choose just one!
I like the fun colors of Pocket Pack 3.
I would love to try the fix it and forget it recipes. Because the crock pot and I are BEST BEST friends
I would totally pick Pocket 19. I'm with you on the B&W color scheme.
I would love the recipe for easy chicken enchiladas! Thanks for the giveaway!
Kendra
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I love Pocket 17! Thanks for the giveaway!
Kendra
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I love them all!!! i really want to try the Chicken Parmesan Bundles!
I would choose pocket 1 or 17!
I shared this on Facebook!!
I would love to try the Zucchini Rice casserole.
I like Pocket #14.