My Grandma's Coffee Cakes Review & Giveaway Ends 8/16/11 at 7 PM EST

Review:

I received a Cinnamon Walnut Coffee Cake in the mail to sample and review.  I couldn't wait to try this cake.  I love coffee and I love coffee cake.  This cake is the best coffee cake I have ever had.  I shared with my family and everyone just loved it.  We have been eating on this cake for about a week now and it is still fresh and tastes great.  There are 26 servings in the cake we received.  They are decent sized pieces.  Here's some information about the cake from their website.

The Best Coffee Cake is Still Baked in Boston

Catalog # CWLGH The one, the only, the original New England coffee cake - accept no substitutes! This delicious coffee cake started an industry. Our Cinnamon Walnut Coffee Cake is our best selling flavor. Unbelievably moist, we use only the finest ingredients available anywhere, to include farm fresh eggs, pure Bourbon Vanilla and sour cream. We hand pour all of our batter! We also add whole Mariani walnuts and a cinnamon streusel to the center and the top of the cake. After eating one piece of our cake, you'll want to share it with someone you love! This cake is baked with walnuts. This cake is certified Kosher.

I love sweets.  I have tried a lot of different coffee cakes but I haven't ever had one as good as this!  My Grandma's of New England is amazing.  They were wonderful to work with.  I received the cake as promised in a timely manner.  It arrived in a nice box packed tightly with plastic around it to keep it fresh.  We have just stored it in the same box as we have been eating it and the box with the plastic bag have kept it fresh and moist and fluffy.  

This cake is good with coffee, of course.  But also good with milk and hot cocoa.  I have thouroughly enjoyed this coffee cake and will have to try the other varieties as well.  They have several to choose from.  They even have a lower fat options.




Can't wait to try these cakes?  If you would like to buy one from My Grandma's Coffee Cakes they have offered a coupon for $4 off your purchase.   You can use this link to get the discount  - http://www.mygrandma.com/Items.aspx?hierId=Bakes&ref=STRATEGIS4.

They also have some promotions and discounts on their facebook and twitter pages.  You can find those pages here:

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/MyGrandmasOfNewEngland 

Twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/MyGrandmas

GIVEAWAY: One winner will receive their choice of a small or large coffee cake in their choice of variety!  To enter you must be a follower of my blog.  Leave a separate comment for each entry that you complete.

TO ENTER: Visit My Grandma's of New England and the come back and leave a comment with which variety you would choose if you won! You must do this before any other entries will be counted. Please leave your email address, if it's not visible on your blogger profile, as well so I can contact you if you win!

EXTRA ENTRIES:(All extra entries are worth one entry each)

Follow me on Twitter and be sure to leave your Twitter handle in  your comment 

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Email subscribers to Let's Eat 2 Day get an extra entry as well, just leave a comment that you are an email subscriber (new or old).


That's a total of six possible entries.  I will use random.org to select the winner after the giveaway ends on 08/16/11 at 7 PM EST.  I will notify the winner via email.  Winner will have 72 hours to respond to my email with their shipping information including phone number.  I will pass that along to the sponsor who will mail the prize.  Contiguous US only, no PO Boxes.


Thank you for reading and participating.

winner selected and emailed, winner has 72 hours to respond to my email before i'll have to select a new winner.

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lilyk said... 188

I follow My Grandma's of New England on Twitter under the username likwan.

August 16, 2011 2:51 PM  

 

Straight Talk 2

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Enter today to win a $200 gift card & $25 American Express Gift Card Giveaway Ends 8/15/11 at 7 PM EST

USA Debt Professionals is running a flash giveaway right now for the first 10,000 likes on facebook. One of those first 10,000 people that like USA Debt Professionals on facebook will be selected to win a $200 gift card. So hurry over there and like them before 5pm CST today August 1, 2011.

They have also offered a $25 American Express Gift Card to someone from my blog who likes them on facebook.

There is only one possible entry - you must follow my blog on google friend connect to enter.

To Enter:
Just go like their facebook page and tell them that Let's Eat 2 Day sent you.  Once you have done that just leave a comment here with your email address if it's not visible in your blogger profile, so I can contact the winner.  I will use random.org to select the winner.  I will notify the winner via email after 8/15/11 at 7 PM EST when the giveaway closes.

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Betty Crocker 5-Minute Microwave Brownie Pan Review

Do you love brownies?  I do!  I love brownies but I hate heating up the house in the summer to bake them.  I just discovered the Betty Crocker Store sells a 5-Minute Microwave Brownie Pan. 

Now you can enjoy delicious brownies in five minutes! Use your favorite box mix or try the recipe that's included with the purchse of the pan and start from scratch. The Nordic Ware 5-minute Microwave Brownie Pan is freezer to microwave to table ready. It's oven safe to 400°. It's the perfect size pan to make brownies, cornbread or cake in your microwave. Yes, you really can bake in your microwave!

I'm going to have to get one of these pans.  My mom will want one too once she hears about it.  We live in Florida and it's too hot to heat up the oven every time we want fresh, hot brownies.  This is going to be a hit.  I'm so glad that I discovered this wonderful pan!

39dollarglasses.com Review & Giveaway Ends 8/11/11 at 7 PM EST

Review

I received a $75 gift card code to order a pair of glasses from 39dollarglasses.com.  I have a sort of round face so I browsed and found a pair of glasses that I thought would look good on my face.  I have been wearing glasses since I was in the fourth grade.  It took me a while to figure out that round glasses are not for me.  But once I found the style that I liked I stuck to it.

I mainly wear contacts but I have to have glasses on hand for when my contacts are out, like at night before bed and when my eyes are tired.  I chose the Trapani Eyeglasses in coffee.  It's super easy to order, you just select the frame you want and then follow through with your prescription and what type of lenses you want.  I added the single vision full time wear lenses and the anti reflective coating for $24.95 which is helpful for driving and working on the computer.  The total for my order was $68.90.  So the gift card covered my purchase.  You get a free case for your glasses as well which always comes in handy.  I also received a little screwdriver with my order.

I love my new glasses.  I have been wearing them more often than I wore my old ones.  They are so cute.  They really fit my face.  If you're not sure what shape to get they have a helpful tool on the side that shows a person with a similar face shape wearing the glasses that you are looking at.  I haven't ever ordered glasses online before and did not know that it would be so easy and affordable.  When I go to the eye doctor and buy glasses they can be very expensive.  This is an easy and affordable alternative.  The shipping was fast too.  I had my new glasses in 7 days.  I was pleasantly surprised with how fast it was to get these awesome new glasses.

39dollarglasses.com has a very nice selection of glasses to choose from.  You can choose plastic eyeglasses,  metal eyeglasses, rimless eyeglasses, semi-rimless eyeglasses, kids eyeglasses and more.

If you would like to enter to win a $75 gift card code enter the giveaway below.

Giveaway -
Rules:  You must be a public follower of my blog to enter, leave a separate comment for each entry you complete, put your email address in your comment if it's not visible on your blogger profile.

Mandatory Entry - Go to 39dollarglasses.com and choose a frame that looks right for you.  Come back and leave a comment with the link to that frame.

Extra Entry Options:

Email subscribers of Let's Eat 2 Day get an entry, just leave a comment letting me know that you are an email subscriber.

Follow me on twitter, leave a comment with your twitter name letting me know you are following me.]

Follow 39dollarglasses.com on twitter, leave a comment with your twitter name letting me know you are following them on twitter.

Like 39dollarglasses.com on facebook, leave a comment with your facebook name and that you like them on facebook.

Like Let's Eat 2 Day on facebook, leave a comment with your facebook name letting me know that you like me on facebook.


You can enter up to six times.  Giveaway ends on 8/11/11 at 7 PM EST.  I will select the winner using random.org.  I will notify the winner via email and they will have 72 hours to respond with their shipping address.  If I do not get a response in time, I will have to choose another winner.  I received the gift card for the review.  The opinions express are mine and mine along.  Sponsor will provide the winner with the gift card for $75.

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Winner selected and notified via email, she has 72 hours to respond to my email to claim the prize or I will have to select another winner.

Ten Tips and Tricks to Get Your Kids to Eat More Vegetables

It's hard to get our children to eat vegetables.  I don't know if you have a hard time with this as well or if it's just me.  I have tried what seems like every trick in the book and I have come up with a list of ten things that may help you with this common problem.  These tricks work best for us but I'm sure your children may be different than our when it comes to eating vegetables.

1.  Give Your Children a Choice - Ask them if they want spinach or lettuce for example.  Let them make the choice of which vegetable they will have with their meal.  When they help with the decision they are more likely to enjoy the vegetable with their meal.

2.  Take Your Children to the Grocery Store With You - Bring them with you to the grocery store.  Walk through the produce department and get familiar with the different kinds of vegetables.  There are so many to choose from get some new ones and they them out.

3.  Hide Vegetables in Other Foods - You can cut up veggies really small and hide them in other foods like mac n cheese.  This really works with children that just refuse to eat any vegetables. 

4.  Put Cheese on Them - Cheese on vegetables is always a great idea.  Who doesn't love cheese?  We love cheese and when we put it on vegetables it makes them much easier to eat.  Cheese on cauliflower, broccoli, peas, green beans, etc...  What a wonderful way to get your vegetables eaten.

5.  Dips Are Great For Raw Vegetables - Celery, carrots, cucumbers and tomatoes are great with dips.  A good dip will help the vegetables to down.  The dips are so good that you'll forget you are eating vegetables.

6.  No Dessert Until You've Eaten Your Veggies - We have a rule, eat your veggies with your meal or you will not get any dessert.  It works.  Believe me if you want to have your dessert you will eat your veggies.

7.  Let Them Help In The Preparation - Kids love to help out in the kitchen.  I let them help wash the veggies and put them into salads and other dishes.  It's a fun way to spend time together and get familiar with vegetables.

8.  Cooked or Raw - Sometimes a raw carrot is not wanted but a cooked carrot is.  Try each vegetable cooked and raw to find out which way your child prefers to eat it.  I do not like raw broccoli but I love it cooked.  I'm sure each child has a raw favorite and a cooked favorite. 

9.  Trial and Error - Just keep trying out different veggies until you find the ones that your children enjoy.  You will eventually find something that they like.  Just keep trying and don't give up.

10.  Have Fun - Don't make it a bad thing, enjoy eating your veggies.

I hope that these tips inspire you to keep trying to get your children to eat their veggies.  It's not easy but it's worth it in the end.  We all want healthy, well rounded children.  Just be persistent and work hard and you will find vegetables that your children will eat and enjoy.

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Cool, Calm and Collected

Growing up I had my own personal sense of style.  I liked to wear clothes that were hip and stylish.  Our son has his own person sense of style.  He likes to be cool, calm and collected.  He helps me shop for his clothes.  He likes to be classic and not trendy.  While the other kids are wearing the newest fads he is wearing what he likes whether or not it's the cool thing to wear. 

One example of what he likes to wear is a nice pair of longer shorts with a polo shirt.  It's almost as if he has a uniform for school, but in our area we don't wear uniforms.  He loves the classic look of that sort of outfit.  Pretty much he takes after his Dad when it comes to style.  Dad wears his own personal style and our son will take that and make it his own. 

I love that our son loves to be unique when it comes to his own personal sense of style.  He is not a clone.  JC Penney offers a lot of great deals on clothes that he loves to wear.  We shop at the mall on special occasions and when we do our son always wants to go to JC Penney.  We can agree on that store because it has prices that we can afford and clothes that our son wants to wear.

Since it's summer now our son wears board shorts and tank tops a lot.  He likes colorful board shorts with a plain tank top.  He loves flip flops and sneakers, but in the summer it's mainly flip flops for him.  He likes his feet to be free.  He is not afraid to wear bright colors or colors that others tend to see as feminine like pink or red.  We allow him to be free with his clothing choices as long as they are not offensive to others. 

It is really nice to have your own individual sense of style.  No one wants to be a clone of another person.  Clothing is a good way to express individuality.  It's always fun to shake things up a bit.  I know that when I have clothes that I love on, I feel good.  It's wonderful to be able to express yourself with your clothing choices.  Style is a very personal thing and should be expressed by each and every individual.  I am so happy to have a son that is expressive with his personality and his clothing choices.

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