Thursday, May 27, 2010
"Complete Idiots Guide To Eating Raw" Winner!
According to True Random Number Generator
Result: 18
Comment 18:
Amanda said...
"I blogged about this giveaway (Extra Entry #3). http://blogs.myspace.com/liandxp"
Congratulations Amanda!
Winner has confirmed.
Monday, May 24, 2010
~Music monday~ Needtobreathe "Garden"
For more great, inspiring songs to start your week off on the right note, visit Shawntele's blog, "Saved By Grace"!
After last weeks song by "Need To Breathe" (Washed by the Water), my girls have asked to hear it everyday! =) We just love it!
Well I decided to listen to more of their music while on youtube, and I found this song called "Garden"! It is sooo beautiful and I hope you enjoy it!
Or maybe you want to hear the song live! And hear what they have to say about the song!
~Menu Plan Monday~ Cooking from the Pantry and Freezer!
It is Finally starting to feel like June is almost here! Yippee! We got the kiddie pool and water sprinkler toys out yesterday! It was great fun and everyone is looking forward to it again today!
The garden is coming up good now too! Praise the Lord! I hope we can have fresh lettuce and radishes, etc. out of it in a few weeks!
There are some really great menus already linked up over at Organize Junkie! You really should get over there and check them out!
Please enter my giveaway while you are here!
"The Complete Idiots Guide To Eating Raw" Book Giveaway (5/26)
Luxury Bath Salts & Aromatherapy Mist (5/31)
And follow my blog or twitter to keep up with future post and giveaways I have entered! =) I love food, cooking, cookbook, and children's items giveaways, so if you have any, let me know!
Here is my menu plan for this week!
Breakfast
Mon.=cold cereal
Tues.=blueberry pancakes
Wed.=blueberry pancakes
Thurs.=cold cereal
Fri.=cheesy egg burritos
Sat.=cold cereal
Sun.=fried eggs and toast
Lunch
Mon.=leftover buffet
Tues.= leftover hamburgers
Wed.=tuna sandwiches
Thurs.= leftover roast
Fri.= a grilled pizza sounds great!
Sat.= leftover shrimp jambalaya
Sun.= leftover buffet
Supper
Mon.=hamburgers
Tues.=roast
Wed.= roast
Thurs.=egg burritos (w/homemade tortillas)
Fri.=I think I will try to make a shrimp jambalaya!
Sat.= We have been invited to a Memorial Cook-out @ a friends!
Sun.=spaghetti & meatballs
God bless your Memorial weekend and your menu plans & cooking!
~Hannah
Friday, May 21, 2010
Giveaway Linky For May 21st!
Hope you all have a blessed weekend!
I was sad to see that Friday Follow has come to an end at One 2 Try! Never know, someone else may start a new one though!
I am down to two wonderful giveaways! Hope to have some more soon though!
I have found lots of great giveaways lately though and you can go thru my blog post to find some I entered! =)
Here are the two I have left:
"The Complete Idiots Guide To Eating Raw" Book Giveaway (5/26)
Luxury Bath Salts & Aromatherapy Mist (from CapricornSoapCompany) (5/31)
Please link up your giveaways below and leave me a comment!
Thanks!
Frontier Coop and Kay's Naturals Giveaway Winners!
The two winners of the Frontier Coop Giveaway are:
According to True Random Number Generator
Result:1 And Result: 22
Comment 1:
Marci J said...
I'd love to try their essential oils and fair trade organic seasonings.
Comment 22:
Amanda - RunToTheFinish said...
"you actually listed some of the stuff I wanted to try, but I also found chlorella"
And the winner of Kay's Naturals Sample Pack is....
According to True Random Number Generator (From the 8 valid comments)
Result: 6
Practically Spent said...
I'd like to try the honey almond cookie bites.
Congratulations Marci J, Amanda and Practically Spent!
All winners have now confirmed.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Win $50 GC to CSNstores At "Who Doesn't Love Coupons?" !!
I found a great, new, blog today! Well, not sure how old it is, but it is new to me! =) The blog is "Who Doesn't Love Coupons?"! If you love coupons, rebates, freebies, reviews and giveaways, you will love "Who Doesn't Love Coupons?"!!
She has a great giveaway going on right now! Win a $50 Gift Certificate to use at one of the CSNstores.com shops! I love CSN Stores.com! They have Sooo many great products and a ton of them are under $50! So you should have fun with this giveaway!Hurry the Giveaway ends on June 1st!
I would love to have one of these for canning season!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
~What's Cooking Wednesdays~ Mexi Shells, Lemonade Pie and Flour Tortillas!
To join "What's cooking Wednesday's?" and for more great recipes, visit Jess's blog, "It's All About the Savings"!!
I bought some jumbo shells a while back and have been eyeing a Betty Crocker recipe! So I finally tried it the other day and they turned out sooo yummy! I used sausage instead of beef though, so did not use as much of the spices that they called for.
Mexi Shells
From Betty Crocker.com
Make an easy pasta dish pepped up with salsa, beans, chiles and cheese.
Prep Time: 15 min
Total Time: 55 min
Makes: 6 servings
18 uncooked jumbo pasta shells
3/4 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
1 small onion, chopped (1/4 cup)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 can (4.5 oz) Old El Paso® chopped green chiles, drained
1 can (15 oz) chili beans in sauce, undrained
2 jars (16 oz each) Old El Paso® Thick 'n Chunky salsa
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (4 oz)
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Cook and drain pasta shells as directed on package.
2. Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, cook beef and onion over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in cilantro, cumin, chiles and beans.
3. In ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, spread 1 cup of the salsa. Spoon about 1 1/2 tablespoons beef mixture into each shell. Place shells, filled sides up, on salsa in dish. Pour remaining salsa evenly over shells. Sprinkle with cheese.
4. Cover with foil; bake 30 minutes. Uncover; let stand 10 minutes before serving
Planned-Overs
You'll want to make two pans of this family-pleasing casserole. Serve one for dinner tonight, and put the other in the freezer. Then when there's no time to cook, just thaw overnight in the refrigerator and bake as directed.
This Lemonade Pie recipe is a family favorite! We always made our own graham cracker crust from scratch and made a double batch in a 13x9" pan! It is sooo sweet, sour and Yummy!!!!
LEMONADE PIE
1 can Eagle Brand condensed milk
1 sm. can frozen lemonade or limeade
1 med. container Cool Whip
2 graham cracker crusts
Pie Filling, if desired (cherry)
Fold together milk, lemonade and Cool Whip. Pour into crusts. Refrigerate. Top with pie filling if desired. Makes 2 pies.
I wanted to make egg burritos for supper the other night, but did not have any flour tortillas! I decided to make my own and was really surprised at how easy they were to make and they were good too!
Here is the recipe I used:
Flour Tortilla Recipe
Ingredients:
* 2 cups all purpose flour
* 1/4 cup vegetable shortening, cut into pieces
* 1/2 tsp. salt
* 1/2 tsp. baking powder
* 3/4 cup warm water
Directions:
In a bowl, blend flour, salt, baking powder and shortening until it resembles fine meal.
Add warm water, a little at a time, to flour mixture and toss until liquid is incorporated. Water amount will vary with different flour types.
Form dough into a ball and kneed on a floured surface until dough is smooth and elastic. Divide, and make 12 smaller balls. Cover and let stand at least 30 minutes.
Cooking Tortilla:
Roll each ball of dough on a floured surface to make 6 or 7 inch sized tortillas. Place on a pre-heated griddle or cast iron skillet and cook till medium golden on both sides.
Remove to a basket lined with a cloth towel or put between a towel until cool. After the tortillas have cooled completely, store them in a plastic bag. This recipe will make approximately 12 flour tortillas.
God bless your week and cooking!
~Hannah
Sunday, May 16, 2010
~Music Monday~!!! NeedToBreathe~ Washed By Water~
I have really missed joining Music Mondays the past few weeks! Mondays are just so hectic! *Sigh*! I really need my inspirational music on Mondays!
Visit Shawntele's blog, "Saved By Grace" for Music Mondays!
Our children ask to listen to music on the radio almost every time we get in the car! It is great fun to sing with them as we go down the road! We usually have a Christian music station on and the other day a song came on and I had never heard them sing before, but loved the song! Thankfully the name "Need To Breathe" was easy to remember! Lol! The video with this song is just Great too! I love the old scenery and clothes, the old piano and all, out in the country! If the video does not work, follow THIS LINK to Youtube!
Visit my giveaways (links on sidebar) and please enter while you are here!
God bless your Monday and week ahead!
~Hannah
"Washed By The Water"
By Need To Breathe
"Daddy was a preacher
She was his wife
Just tryin to make the world a little better
You know, shine a light
People started talking
Just to hear their own voice
Those people tried to accuse my father
Said he made the wrong choice
Though it might be painful
You know that time will always tell
Those people have long since gone
My father never failed
Chorus
Even when the rain falls
Even when the flood starts rising
Even when the storm comes
I am washed by the water
Repeat Chorus
Even when the Earth crumbles under my feet
Even when the ones I love turn around and crucify me
I won’t never ever let you down
I won’t fall
I won’t fall
I won’t fall as long as you’re around me
Chorus
Even when the rain falls
Even when the flood starts rising
Even when the storm comes
I am washed by the water"
Repeat Chorus Twice
~Menu Plan Monday~ May17th-23rd
The only bad thing about menu plan Monday is that I do not seem to have enough time to visit the other blogs linked up!
Yesterday I made Mexi Shells for lunch and homemade tortillas (for egg burritos) for supper! I will share those recipes on my "What's Cooking Wednesdays?" post for this week!
Well I still have 4 giveaways going on! Hope you will visit the links on my sidebar and enter them! =)
Here is my tentative menu plan for this week!
Breakfast
Mon.=egg burritos
Lunch
Mon.= leftover Mexi Shells
Tues.= homemade pizza (hopefully!)
Wed.= leftover pizza
Thurs.=leftover buffet
Fri.= tuna sandwiches
Sat.=leftover chicken
Sun.=leftover roast
Supper
Mon.=salmon and rice
Tues.=salmon & rice
Wed.=BBQ ribs
Thurs.= leftover BBQ ribs
Fri.=chicken
Sat.=roast
Sun.= spaghetti and meatballs
Friday, May 14, 2010
Friday Follow And Giveaway Linky!
I have 4 giveaways still going on and hope you take the time to enter them! All have low entries!
Win Luxury Bath Salts & Aromatherapy Mist (5/31)
Frontier Coop Organic Food Samples (5/20)
Kay's Naturals Protein Snacks (5/20)
"The Complete Idiots Guide To Eating Raw" Book Giveaway (5/26)
Please enter any giveaways you have going on in this linky and leave me a comment!
God bless your weekend!
~Hannah
Welcome to the May 14 Friday Follow celebration hosted by One 2 Try, Hearts Make Families and Midday Escapades! We invite you to join us every Friday to get more blog followers and to follow other interesting blogs. It is all about sharing and having fun.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
TheStraightStitch Giveaway Winner!
According to True Random Number Generator:
Result: 9
BabySpice said...
Have your spring into health button on my blog. Entry 1. http://yellowtennessee.blogspot.com
Congratulations BabySpice!
Winner has confirmed!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Giveaways @Ladybug Mama of 2!
The first giveaway is......
$100 Gift Certificate to ATGStores.com!!
ATGStores.com has some great furniture and office supplies! This would be great to get a new desk chair for husband for Father's Day!!!!
Hurry over and enter for a chance to win!
The second giveaway is.....
Easy Lunch Boxes!! I have not seen these before today, and think they are great! I think we would like the purple box! I know the girls would! =)
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Giveaways @LeslieLovesVeggies!
Leslie Loves Veggies has some Really great giveaways! The thing is, you have to get over there and enter as soon as you hear of them, because everyone else seems to Love them too! =)
Today I "ran" over to her blog to enter a few giveaways!
The first one that Really caught my eye is "For Every Season There is a Salad" Cookbook giveaway! I LOVE salads! This would be a great book!
My children Love taking a daily multi vitamin and I think they would love these Yummi Bears! =) They say their vitamins make them strong! So cute! =)
Saturday, May 8, 2010
CSN Stores Giveaway @Frugalicious Mommy!
I love the CSN Stores! So I was very excited to find this giveaway at Frugalicious Mommy:
You could win your choice of Any item for under $80!!!!!!
WOW! WOW! WOW!
There are so many things to pick from for under $80!!!!!
You could pick from some things like these:
Catskill Craftsmen Professional Style Cutting Board
Corningware French White 12 Piece Gift Set
Step2 - 885800 - Art Master Activity Desk
I would like something like this Farberware 14 Piece Classic Forged Cutlery Set!
Go browse CSN Stores and visit Frugalicious Mommy to enter the great giveaway!
Friday, May 7, 2010
Giveaways I Have Entered Lately! Fun!
Three winners for Silk Pure Almond Milk!
Yum! I would love to try this! Hurry Giveaway ends May 9th!
At Minnesota Mama's Must Haves:
What Mother would not want to Win this Guidecraft Noah's Ark Toy Box! RV $185!!! I love it! Giveaway ends 5/19!
Also at Minnesota Mama's Must Haves,
This "My Princess Party To Go" (Tutus and Tiaras Party Package) would be perfect for a little girls Birthday party! I have some coming up, so entered for a chance to win! Giveaway Ends 5/12!
And at Minnesota Mama's Must Haves there is a vacuum cleaner Giveaway! Electrolux is giving one lucky reader a Versatility Upright Vacuum Cleaner!!!!! I need a new one!!!!! Help! lol!
Anyone else giving away a New vacuum, Please let me know!
BabyLovingMama has a great giveaway with CSN Stores Cookware.com!
Win two gorgeous Fiestaware Platters! Giveaway Ends 5/19! I love how pretty these platters are and they would make great Mother's day gifts too! Hint! Hint! =)
Also at BabyLovingMama and Duncan Hines have teamed up!
You could win a Duncan Hines Spring baking basket! How Fun! You know I love to bake!
I would love to organize my closet better and this giveaway at BabyLovingMama sure would help!
Win "I Think I Canvas Mega Sorter" and "Hanging Closet Storage" from the Land of Nod!
Well I will have to post more later!
Have fun!
~Hannah
Friday Follow, Homeschool Group & Giveaway Linky!
"Welcome to a SPECIAL edition of Friday Follow celebration hosted by One 2 Try, Hearts Make Families and Midday Escapades! We invite you to join us every Friday to get more blog followers and to follow other interesting blogs. It is all about sharing and having fun."
Wondering why it is so special this Friday? Well you will have to follow the buttons (Above) to find out and to join the Friday Follow this week!
I have spent some of my time this week over at the *New* Conservative Homeschooler Group! It was moved from a Ning network over to Spruz and I am really enjoying the new look and feel and all the corresponding with other wonderful homeschoolers! If you are a homeschooler or are wanting to homeschool and need some advice or encouragement, you really should check it out and join!
I still have some giveaways going on from my "Spring Into Health" event!
You can enter them by following the links below (or on my sidebar)!
TheStraightStitch Enviro Lunch Bags (ends 5/12)
Frontier Coop Organic Food Samples (ends 5/20)
Kay's Naturals Protein Snacks (ends 5/20)
"The Complete Idiots Guide To Eating Raw" Book Giveaway (5/26)
Luxury Bath Salts & Aromatherapy Mist (5/31)
If you have any giveaways, please link below! Thanks!
Happy Mother's Day and may God bless your weekend!
~Hannah
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Yummy Shakes and Frosties Recipes!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Capricorn Soap Company Review & Giveaway!
The Capricorn Soap Company sells shave creams, shaving kits and after shave! I would Love to try some of the Virginia Rose shaving cream!
The after shave and shaving kits would make wonderful Father's day gifts!
Along with aromatherapy mist, some of the other products for around your home are furniture polish and ironing water! Great ways to freshen your home and clothing for the summer!
I love Oatmeal and Honey baths, so I was absolutely delighted to see that the Capricorn Soap Company sells the oatmeal & honey bath bars and body lotion! Here is a way to relieve stress and feel relaxed! How heavenly! My husband would love this, and I think I would try to sneak a bath more often! =) Just think, a relaxing bath with oatmeal & honey soap, then after the bath using the body lotion!
I had the opportunity to review the Herbes de Provence Luxury Bath Salts and Herbes de Provence Aromatherapy Mist from the Capricorn Soap Company! The essential oils used in these products have such an amazing smell! I Love herbs and the smell of herbs and essential oils! With the bath salts, it really is like having your own spa at home! I would recommend buying some of the candles from the Capricorn Soap Company to put around your bath to complete your spa! And some of the shaving cream and body lotion!
The aromatherapy mist makes the home smell so fresh and relaxed!
Meet Our Featured Etsy store and Owner!
Here is what the owner of Capricorn Soap Company shared with us about her and her store:
What inspired the name of your Etsy store?
My Etsy shop is the same name of our company, which is Capricorn Soap Company - even though we don't just make soap. :-)
What insipred you to open your Etsy store? We have sold wholesale and private label for a long time, but wanted to get some exposure for our own brand, as well. So we (hubby and I) decided to try Etsy to test the response. It has been great so far!
Would you like to share a little bit about yourself? A little about me - hmm...well, we're really a team. I (Christina) create the products, and my husband Tim is the concept brain behind it all. We both do sales and marketing. We're both visual artists in our free time, and Tim is also a self-employed architect and furniture designer. I've personally tried my hand at a lot of different professions (studied foreign languages in college) but never found anything that I wanted to do until I started making personal care products and home luxuries. Now I'm hooked. :-)
Anything else you would like to share with us? For those artisans looking to become financially independent and who are trying to build their business: don't give up. Keep going forward. Be professional. Eventually, it pays off. :-)
Now for the Giveaway!
One winner will receive one 8oz. glass jar of Herbes de Provence Luxury Bath Salts and one 8oz. bottle of Herbes de Provence Aromatherapy Mist with Aloe and Essential Oils from Capricorn Soap Company!
"Herbes de Provence Luxury Bath Salts - with Pure Dead Sea Salt, Botanicals and Essential Oils"
Product Description from Capricorn Soap Company:
"Enjoy a relaxing bath in luxury with our Herbes de Provence dead sea salt bath soak. Made from pure dead sea salts, this decadent bath treatment is sure to ease tired muscles and provide a rejuvenating, refreshing spa experience right in your own bathtub!
A little of these salts added to your bath water will provide a clean, fresh fragrance, and you'll soak your cares away while these dead sea salts draw out impurities and leave you feeling clean and energized."
"Herbes de Provence Aromatherapy Mist with Aloe and Essential Oils"
Product Description from Capricorn Soap Company:
"Relax and rejuvenate with the soothing fragrance of lavender with our aromatherapy mist in our Herbes de Provence essential oil blend.
Mist a little of this into the center of the room and experience the calming and uplifting scent of lavender, basil and chamomile.
You can also use this as a body spray. Take care, however, not to spray this mist directly onto clothes or linens as essential oils have a tendency to cause spotting."
Mandatory Entry:
Visit Capricorn Soap Company shop and tell me a product you would love to try or give as a gift!
Mandatory entry must be done to enter giveaway!
Please leave your email address in your comment or have it visible on your profile.
Extra Entries After completing mandatory Entry:
-Follow Capricorn Soap Company on twitter (1 entry)
-Follow Capricorn Soap Company on Facebook (1 entry)
-Follow Capricorn Soap Company's Blog (1 entry)
-Add the Capricorn Soap Company's Button to your sidebar (3 entries) -Purchase a product from Capricorn Soap Company during the time of this giveaway (10 entries per purchase)
-Follow my blog (1 entry)
-Follow me on Networked Blogs (1 entry)
-Follow me on twitter (1 entry)
-Tweet this giveaway (1 entry per day)
-Add my blog button to your sidebar and leave a link of where I can find it(2 entries)
-Add my "Spring Into Health" blog button to your sidebar and leave a link of where I can find it (3 entries)
-Write a blog post about this giveaway and leave the link to your post below (5 entries)
-Enter one of my other blog giveaways (1 entry per giveaway you enter)
That gives you 32+ chances to win! Have fun!
Please leave a comment per entry that you qualify for, for each entry to count!
This giveaway is open to the U.S. only and Ends on May 31st at 12 am central. The winner will be chosen at random using random.org.
The prize will be sent directly from Capricorn Soap Company to the winner.
Disclaimer:
For purposes of this review, I received products from Capricorn Soap Company.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Green Mountain Coffee and MorningGlories Etsy shop Winners!
According to True Random Number Generator
Result: 23
Samantha said...
"I would like to try their Fair Trade organic coffee sampler so that we can have a little of everything!"
The winner of MorningGlories 2 Wine Glasses is......
According to True Random Number Generator
Result: 11
Jess said...
"daily tweet
http://twitter.com/all_about_savin/status/12233266671"
Congratulations Samantha and Jess!
Both winners have confirmed.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Stonyfield And Kelly'sJewelry Winners!
True Random Number Generator
Result: 15
greengirl said...
"From their site - you can sign up for their rewards program and earn eco-friendly things!"
And the winner for Kelly'sJewelry Unique Cutlery Board is..........
True Random Number Generator
Result: 27
Carolina Girl Mommy said...
"3- have your spring into health button http://weeshare.blogspot.com"
Congratulations greengirl and Carolina Girl Mommy!
Both winners have confirmed.