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A Really Juicy Way to Better Health


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As most of you know, I have reviewed a gazillion products, but for the last couple years I have had the pleasure of reviewing mostly FOOD or COOKING related items. And of course you know I am about to graduate with a degree that puts me in the Food Service biz someday I was asked to review a BELLA NutriPro Juicer recently. Let me tell you, I had been wanting a juicer for a LONG time. I watched a documentary last year about a man who lived on only healthy juice and not only got fit but got healthy. I [...]

Celebrating Moments for Mother’s Day – Teavana Teapot and Tea Giveaway


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Every once in a while I am introduced to food and drink products that I have never tried before. When Teavana asked if they could send me some tea to try I said sure. At first I was hesitant because I don’t usually drink exotic tea and in general I don’t really drink hot tea. When I got the tea and a tea pot, I grew excited. When I tasted my first taste of Strawberry Champagne Rose I was hooked instantly. I had never thought about any tea brewed with real dried fruits and flowers. This one had roses in [...]

My Perfect Cup – Tully’s Hawaiian Blend from Green Mountain Roasters #yourperfectcup


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I have been a Green Mountain K-Cup Ambassador for almost 2 years. I have tried so many coffees that I sincerely love. Over the course of trying different strengths, I never found the one that just right, not too strong but not too weak. That is until I was sent this lovely package from Green Mountain… Tully’s Hawaiian Blend! For the record I DID try on that grass skirt there and the lovely cups are a new favorite. But what I loved the most about this flavor was that it wasn’t too strong for me (like Italian roast tends to [...]

Peaches and Cream Tartlets with Grandma Hoerner’s Natural Pie Filling


Peaches and Cream Tartlets with Grandma Hoerner’s Natural Pie Filling

When an old blogging buddy asks me if she can send some delicious all natural pie filling for me to try and talk to my readers about, I of course will say yes. Not because it is pie filling but because this great person has been a blogging friend of mine for a long time and knows that not only am I an aspiring chef but also that I much prefer organic and real food. Grandma Hoerner’s is a company that applies home cooking logic to providing delicious goods to the consumers. They cook things like jelly’s, pie fillings and [...]

Healthy Homemade Snacks with Ronco Dehydrator


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Spring is upon us, (knock on wood, we had SNOW this past week) and that means berry season is coming soon. Ronco sent me an awesome dehydrator this winter to try out, drying fruits and things to make healthy snacks. As someone who has a love for food and a little bit healthier lifestyle I was happy to try it and tell them what I thought, and of course tell you all what I thought. The main thing that I dry in it is strawberries and bananas. The biggest problem I have is that the dried pieces disappear as soon [...]

Birthday Sweetness with Shari’s Berries


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This article focuses on alternative gifts for occasions, instead of flowers and cards, how about some gourmet berries? I’ve been working with the Red Envelope team trying each of their web stores and in March they sent me a code to shop for some goodies to try. I had been having a blast in January and February trying the site, and letting them and you readers know about how the site works. For March, a big month for us with birthdays, I had decided to get something for my daughter who was about to turn ten, and I chose to [...]

Cupcake Cuteness with New Cool Whip Frosting


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Super cute, right? I recently was asked to try the new COOL WHIP Frosting and because we always order cakes with that topping I was excited to know that they are now packaging the good stuff to sell to me! The flavors are chocolate, vanilla and cream cheese…holy yum! I grabbed what I saw at my store, chocolate and vanilla I saw the cutest Wilton holiday cake decorations so I snagged em. One was what they called a hot coca set with a candy-like snowman that is supposed to float in hot cocoa. This gave me the idea to make [...]

A Delicious Holiday Treat – Fannie May Gourmet Strawberries


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When I am asked to try decadent desserts I rarely say no. Like when I was asked to try Fannie May Berries..and literally a couple days later, the day before Thanksgiving, I had a safely wrapped package with a cold pack on my doorstep and inside were these delicious berries! I didn’t even know where to start so I looked at the description of the berries in my box: (4) Pixie® Berries: dipped in a divine mix of caramel infused real milk chocolate and covered with crunchy pecans (4) Trinidad® Berries: dipped in deliciously creamy, real milk chocolate and covered [...]

Butternut and Acorn Squash Soup with Apple Balsamic Crostini


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It’s the time of year when we are celebrating the harvest of that lovely food that is squash. My daughter ate so much of the stuff as a baby that her nose had an orange color for a while! Recently I was introduced to some wonderful Balsamic vinegar products from the company House of Balsamic, This company offers top quality balsamics and in different forms including a jelly. I was sent an assortment of products to try including those interesting jellies. I am usually NOT a fan of vinegar as I don’t like sour tastes but this company has completely [...]

Wild Mountain Blueberry K-Cup® Packs From Green Mountain Coffee #YourPerfectCup


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If you are a Keurig owner and coffee lover, and you like to try the non traditional flavors, the Wild Mountain Blueberry is the one you need to try. When it brews, you could swear that you smell blueberry pancakes. It is intoxicating! Recently I was asked to be a K-Cup® packs Ambassador for a second year. I screamed yes out loud when I got the email, I was so excited! It’s been the most fun program, with all the monthly shipments of fun goodies and of course coffees and teas to try. The most recent shipment was the Wild Mountain [...]

Vegan Sesame Stir Fry with Bialetti Aeturnum Cookware


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I have reviewed lots of cookware on my blog since starting my culinary journey so many moons ago. Its on of the best perks of being the food blogger and culinary school graduate that I am. I like to think that moms reading this blog want to know my professional opinion because I have used crappy cookware and nice cookware and I like to share what works well for me to give me professional results at home! Enter Bialetti Aeturnum Cookware. I was recently sent the brand new 11 inch nonstick stir fry pan. The pan has a nano ceramic [...]

Nonni’s Biscotti Bites


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There are two things I love to have in the morning and the first is coffee. All different kinds of sweet yummy eye opening java. The second is Nonni’s Biscotti. I have been a fan for over 2 years. I may not get to have it every morning but there is nothing better than dunking that Biscotti in my coffee and having that treat, all to myself, before the rest of the hpuse wakes. Now Nonni’s has smaller versions called “Bites” That pack the same delicious punch but smaller size for easier dunking (in my opinion anyway lol) Biscotti is [...]