Make Me a Hot Mama Magazine: For Stylish Moms, By Stylish Moms.: 7 Sinfully Delicious Reasons Why You Should Be Eating The Tastefully Simple Way...

Food, glorious food. OK, so I heard that song on my XM radio on the way home from work the other night. Who doesn't love food? How can you say no to food that smells so good?

Have you ever heard, "She is a great cook" or "Her house always smells so yummy".

Or - Flip that Thought -

How about these excuses - "I don't have time to cook." or "I don't know how to cook."

Stop making excuses and experience cooking for all that it is. Close your eyes no envision fresh bread baking in your oven. The smells are filling your kitchen. Now envision your husband operating the grill. The delicious smells are filling you neighborhood. Soon neighbors are popping their heads over the fence to see what you are having. Food is definitely my weakness. I love food and I love to cook.

I had the honor of testing out another company. This company is called Tastefully Simple. The name says it all, basically cooking made easy. You add a couple of ingredients to their products and you are good to go. Their prices were very reasonable. Here are a few of my favorites:

Beer bread - you can order white or wheat. You can add any carbonated beverage to the dry mix - beer or soda (Mt. Dew, Coke, Sprite, Vanilla or Cherry Cola). The smells are great in your kitchen.

Cinnamon Muffin Melts - WOW - have you ever had mini donuts at the carnival - well these are pretty close. We made them into mini muffins and my boys ate them right up.

Dips - do you have any summer parties coming up? Their dips are easy to make and delicious. Our favorite was the Giddyup Guacamole Dip. Though the Warm The Oven! Savory Cheese Dip came in a close second.

Sauces - the Merlot Sauce made for excellent grilled hamburgers. The smells would definitely get your taste buds hopping.

Oils - Balsamic and Basil Oil is one we can't run out of in our house. We love to make homemade pizzas and this oil is the best. The flavor is incredible.

Beverages - They have frozen drinks. You simply add alcohol or keep them non-alcoholic and freeze. Then when company stops over you can offer them a margarita. You take an ice-cream scoop and scoop it into a glass. That is it. Your guests will be so impressed. My favorite was the Mango Breeze Margarita.

Desserts - They have many to choose from. Our favorite in the house was Nana's Apple Cake. Wow did that smell great while baking. It was so easy to make. My 8 year old could do it by himself. He was so proud.

We were very impressed with the quality of their products. The tastes were never disappointing. Check out their website http://www.tastefullysimple.com/. One word of advice if you are placing an order try combining your order with a friend to share in the shipping costs. They do offer home parties and fund raisers.

Now you can be a Hot Mama that is short on time that will be know as a Culinary Genius!

Do you have a company that you would like reviewed? Are you with Tastefully Simple and would like to advertise your website? We are waiting to hear from you.