Blog Carnivals

The Seven Links Challenge

Posted by on Aug 30, 2011 | 0 comments

I have recently been invited to participate in the 7 links challenge by my fellow blogger, The Occasional Chef, who has a beautiful blog “Experimenting in the Kitchen”.  The 7 links challenge is a great way to further build blog communities and share posts and resources.  Basically, bloggers nominate other bloggers to complete the challenge of selecting 7 posts that fall into these categories: Most Popular Post, Most Controversial Post, Most Helpful Post, Most Beautiful Post, Most Surprisingly Successful Post, Most Under-Rated Post, and Most Proud of Post. Then pass the torch and...

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Back to School – A Collection of School Lunch Ideas

Posted by on Aug 28, 2011 | 2 comments

In the inaugural edition of this blog carnival, we will discuss that oh-so-important issue of what on earth to send our kids to school with for lunch. With that old standby – peanut butter and jam sandwiches – outlawed in many schools due to the incredible rise in life-threatening nut-allergies, parents have to give lunch a little more thought. What will YOU be sending your kids for lunch? Hopefully it’ll be something delicious, nutritious, and well-balanced, containing fiber, protein, vitamins and minerals, and including fruits and vegetables. _ _ _ _ _ Mommy Minded has...

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