One of my favorite things about blogging is getting fun opportunities to meet local business owners and entrepreneurs. I LOVE learning about the unique businesses and products being created in Minnesota, and I enjoy sharing it all with you on my blog! But in addition to local, I’m totally supportive of anything that helps simplify […]
Inside Fresh Thyme: New Stores Opening in the Twin Cities
“If Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe’s had a baby, we (Fresh Thyme) would be that baby.” I recently received a tour of the NEW Fresh Thyme in Vadnais Heights. I love this place! Like other Fresh Thyme stores, including the Bloomington store that I previously reviewed, this store is like a farmer’s market, grocery store and […]
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market Stores Open in Vadnais Heights and Savage – Wednesday, August 3rd (Giveaways & $5 Coupon!)
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market is opening two new stores in the Twin Cities on August 3rd – one in Vadnais Heights, one in Savage! And the first 250 at each store will receive a FREE bag of groceries! Last fall I wrote about Fresh Thyme opening up the first Twin Cities store in Bloomington. I […]
How to Save Money with Hy-VeeDeals.com (& $50 Gift Card Giveaway!)
Hy-Vee opened up two locations in Minnesota last fall – New Hope and Oakdale. The employee-owned grocery chain plans to open 4-5 stores in the Twin Cities each year, and so far the stores have gotten a great response from Twin Cities families. I first visited the New Hope store a few days after it […]
Are You Being Tricked into Spending More on Groceries?
Being tricked into spending more on groceries can happen! Have you ever left a supermarket with a cart full of groceries when you only intended to pop in for a few items? Have you wondered how you have possibly managed to spend so much after all of those great offers you picked up? Although we […]
Purchase Simek’s Meatballs and Feed Both Your Family and a Child in Need
(Disclosure: I’ve partnered with Simek’s Meatballs for this sponsored post to let you know about their great partnership with Feed My Starving Children. Child hunger across the world is such an important issue and I’m proud to support their efforts to provide children the nourishment they need.) It’s December – that time of year when things get […]
Minnesota’s FIRST Fresh Thyme Farmers Market Opens in Bloomington
(Disclosure: I received compensation in exchange for my time promoting the grand opening of Fresh Thyme. All thoughts and opinions are 100% mine.) This Wednesday, September 30th my 4-year-old and I attended the Grand Opening Day of the NEW Fresh Thyme in Bloomington with hundreds of other excited Twin Cities shoppers. I LOVE shopping at […]
Fresh Thyme Farmer’s Market Grocery Store Grand Opening in Bloomington – Wednesday, September 30th!
Minnesota’s FIRST Fresh Thyme Farmers Market grocery store opens in Bloomington this Wednesday, September 30th at 7:00am! Fresh Thyme focuses on healthy and nutritious food and is passionate about making “local” a focus of each store. The Grand Opening is this Wednesday, September 30 starting at 6:45am with a ribbon cutting and check presentation to community partners. Plus, get […]
Bountiful Baskets Food Co-Op: A Low-Cost Option for Buying Groceries
I just signed up for my first “basket” of produce from Bountiful Baskets, a nationwide food co-op with several locations in Minnesota including Plymouth, New Ulm, Elk River, Alexandria, and Montevideo, to name a few. Bountiful Baskets is a not-for-profit food co-op for families that want to have more fresh produce for less money. In […]
Cub Foods Launches “Cub Days” Celebration & Enter to Win 1 of 5 Gift Cards!
Cub Foods has just launched its month-long “Cub Days” customer appreciation campaign and as part of the celebration, they are sponsoring Gift Card Giveaway here at Twin Cities Frugal Mom and FIVE will win a $10 Cub Gift Card! Now through Oct. 11, Cub is offering special promotions, free samples (including Nathan’s hot dogs!) and […]
Red Gold Summer Grillin’ Party 2
Red Gold recently sent me a summer grillin’ pack with a variety of Red Gold tomatoes so I can share their current summer promotion. During the Facebook promotion, which ends on July 23rd, Red Gold will hold a weekly drawing for 1,000 aprons in addition to a grand prize of a Big Green Egg Grill and Red Gold […]
Save Time & Money with new Cub Foods eCoupons
My family just saved 34% on our groceries at Cub Foods today using the new Cub Foods Digital e-Couponing Program! It can be time-consuming to clip paper coupons, but Cub now streamlines all of that by allowing MY CUB REWARDS™ members to simply load valuable digital coupons available on Cub.com or the Cub Foods mobile […]
Easy Aioli Recipes from Red Gold Tomatoes
I just received a fun gift pack from Red Gold Tomatoes with five cans of tomatoes: diced with Garlic/Olive Oil, Lime & Cilantro, Green Chilies and petite diced, plus a Red Gold apron, a tomato spreader and a recipe guide with 10 recipes for Aioli. I’ve never tried Aioli before but found out it’s basically […]
Bitsy’s Brainfood Cereals Review
This is my review of Bitsy’s Brainfood Cereals. I was provided with complimentary cereals. All opinions are 100% mine. Our family loves and eats cereal every day. Therefore, I do my best to buy healthful and organic cereals that my kids will also like, which is why I was curious and pleased to review three […]
The Sneaky Chef Foods Review – “Eat Veggies Tonight Without a Fight”
(Are you looking to get your kids to eat veggies without a fight? This is my review of The Sneaky Chef brand pasta and pasta sauces which contain hidden veggies, and the no-nut peanut butter made completely tree nut free. We were provided with complimentary samples of these products to facilitate this review. Our opinions […]