MinuteRice: Minute® Steamers Review & Giveaway, Ends 03/16

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Hello There, If there's one thing to know about me it's that I don't particularly enjoy cooking, I like fast quick easy to prepare dinners that are tasty! Hey I'm a busy woman who has no time to stand in front of the stove all day long. After putting in 8 hours of working in a office, I grab the kiddos from after care and then shuttle them around town to basketball practice and dance class. By the time we enter our humble abode it's sometimes close to 8pm! So imagine my excitement when I was contacted to review  the newest product from MinuteRice, Minute® Steamers. Minute® Steamers comes in seven different varieties including:  Whole Grain Brown Rice, White Rice and flavorful mixes such as Whole Grain Brown & Wild with Vegetables, Broccoli and Cheese Rice, Spanish Rice, Fried Rice and Macaroni and Cheese. And the best part is they've even made my life and many others easier by including four ingredient meals with four-Minute Steamers. Cool right? I know, I know … [Read more...]

Bertolli Meal Soups Review & Giveaway!

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Hey Guys! I recently had the pleasure of working with Bertolli and trying out one of their newest Meal Soups. Ricotta and Lobster Ravioli in a Seafood Bisque: Ricotta and lobster-filled ravioli with diced celery and carrots in a rich seafood bisque. This was the perfect serving size for me and the hubby :) It was so quick and easy to prepare, all I had to heat it up in the skillet and add a little milk and in less than 10 minutes dinner was served! This is how it looked frozen out of the bag, and this is how it looked when it was done Yummy goodness :) The flavor was so inviting and the taste was amazing and smooth. It had the perfect blend of seasoning and veggies. I could so picture eating this at a restaurant! This newest soup is a great addition to already wonderful flavorful lineup that Bertolli offers. The cost is also reasonable and the products can be purchased in virtually any Super Wal Mart or your local grocery store. How about trying … [Read more...]

Milk Unleashed: Shelf Safe Milk Giveaway #MilkUnleashed

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I'll be 100% honest here guys, before receiving an email about this product I had never heard of shelf safe milk before in all my 31 years on this earth. What's wrong with me? Have I been living under a rock or what! I've seen other bloggers talking about how great it is and how they've always drunk it from childhood and I am like WHAT!!! Why have I never heard of such a thing?!?!  Milk Unleashed offers single-serving shelf safe milk that you can grab and go, take them anywhere at anytime! Tips: Sweeten it up naturally by adding a spoon of honey. Add color without sugar by mixing in a drop or two of food coloring. Purple milk! Heat up chocolate milk for hot chocolate instead of those powdery mix packs. Would you like to try it for yourself? Just enter the Rafflecopter form below to enter to win a  Milk Unleashed variety pack consisting of four shelf safe milks (white and chocolate) from one of the following brands picked by random: … [Read more...]

Beef Stew Recipe

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Hey Guys! So I know it's summer and it's hotter than I don't know what and I am probably crazy for making a beef stew in the middle of summer but it was so yummy and it was crock pot meal so that made it even easier! I put my concoction of ingredients together into my crock pot let it cook on high for 4-5 hours and made this! I used the following: 1 potatoe, peeled and cubed 1 carrot 2 stalks of celery 1 pound of beef stew meat already cut and ready for you 2 cans of Campbell's beef gravy And to top it off I made some Grand's Biscuits :) yum yum Enjoy! … [Read more...]

Disney/Pixar’s Brave New Yummy Recipes!!!

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If you are in the mode for some yummy new foods, then check out these super yummy recipes inspired by the upcoming movie Brave which hits theaters June 22, 2012.   Like Brave on Facebook … [Read more...]

Vegetarian Soup

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So my husband wanted a soup with no meat so I came up with this concoction :) I started with two potatoes that I rinsed, peeled and cubed Then I added some carrots and celery (1 each) Next I added a can of Vegetable Broth and one equal parts of water Then we added about half a cup of Lentils Here is the mix the Lentils sank to the bottom And here is all all done My hubby went back after me and added half a cup of Red Beans I put the crockpot on high for 6 hours Then he made himself some white rice and put the soup over the rice in a bowl, and here you have a very tasty vegetarian soup! Check out these other tasty recipes :) here Enjoy! … [Read more...]

Hawaiian Kettle Style Potato Chips: Review

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Hawaiian Kettle Style Potato Chips have the tag line "Lolo One" which translates to "Crazy Delicious" and that's just what they are! It was a real struggle for me to keep just one bag to myself if my husband had his way he would have enjoyed them all by himself. Perfect for all occasions, they feature a thick crunchy texture that is great for dipping and have so much flavor you can eat them alone! They are offered in a variety of flavors includes Original, which is  slow cooked in the old Hawaiian tradition in a select blend of oils. Sweet Maui Onion are cooked the same as and then seasoned with just the right amount of Sweet Maui onion flavor. Luau BBQ is full of delectable BBQ flavor and Wasabi is a unique tasting chip combining the zest of wasabi root with a kick of horseradish. The chips are available in a range of sizes including 2oz bags ($0.99-$1.29) 8oz bags ($2.99-$3.49) and 16oz bags ($4.79-$5.29) and can be found in your local grocery store or you can buy them … [Read more...]

Manischewitz: Amazingly Tasty Healthy Options

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I have another round great products from Manishewitz for you! Mint Chocolate Macaroons Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Mix Reduced Sodium Chicken Broth Reduced Sodium Chicken Broth: INGREDIENTS: Chicken Stock, Salt, Flavorings, Chicken Fat, Yeast Extract, Salt, Evaporated Cane Juice Sugar, Carrot Juice Concentrate, Onion Juice Concentrate. The All Natural Kosher Reducted Sodium Chicken Broth is a healthy and very tasty alternative to traditional chicken broth. I used this broth when I cooked my skinless boneless chicken breast in my crock pot to added flavor! With all the yummy taste as regular chicken broth but with less sodium you can't go wrong! Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Mix: Ingredients: Sugar, potato starch, dutch process coca, salt, mono and dyglycerites, sorbitan monosearate, sodium bicarbonate and vanillin (artificial flavor). The box includes the cake mix, a pan and fudge frosting, it is gluten free, contains og trans fat. Mint Chocolate … [Read more...]

Mishpacha Kids: Review

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I love trying new foods and so do my kiddos so when I was given the opportunity to review some items from the Manischewitz Company I was excited! The Manischewitz Company is a specialty food company that offers a diversified line of premium kosher food products that covers over 60 different categories. The company was founded in a small bakery built to make Passover matzo in 188 by Rabbi Dov Behr Manischevitz in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are introducing a new brand called Mishpacha, which has over a dozen new products that are great addition to any kitchen that can be used year-round. The products are made in Israel I was sent 2 Twisty Color Marshmallow that are fat-free and are red, white and blue. My kids loved them and I swear they ate them in like 10 seconds. I looked up and they were both gone! Disclaimer: I was sent these products free of charge for the purpose of this review. All thoughts and opinions remain my own.   … [Read more...]

BBQ Baked Chicken

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I started off with marinating my boneless skinless chicken breast overnight then I slathered on my BB@ sauce  Here are my chicken breasts right before they went into the oven on 350 degress for about 30 min  And here are my final results  Nice and juicy and quick and simple to make, you can pair it with your favorite sides :) Enjoy! … [Read more...]