Win This Pool @The Ethertons!

Look at this great giveaway that I found today! How fun! A chance to win a portable, 12 foot pool for you and your family to enjoy this summer!

You have to visit Laura's blog and enter for your chance to win!


I also think that the portable, Intex® Easy Set" 10' Round Pool from Sun Enterprises, would be good for my family! It is small enough for my young children and yet big enough for the adults to cool off in! =) Plus more budget friendly!

"The Complete Idiots Guide to Eating Raw" Review & Giveaway!

*Giveaway Closed*
I love fresh food!
I love eating it fresh from the garden, right off the plant, vine, tree or shrub! And my favorite section in the grocery store is the produce section!
I did not really think about what cooking does to your food until I started studying about whole foods and herbs. Wow. No wonder so many people are sick, groggy and have to take (or need to take) so many vitamins and supplements!
Since I have learned how important it is to eat food as fresh or "raw" as you can, I have been wanting to learn how to prepare meals that have more raw foods for my family.
"The Complete Idiots Guide to Eating Raw" is just the book I needed!
"The Complete Idiots Guide to Eating Raw" covers everything you need to know if you are wanting to start a raw foods diet/lifestyle, or if you are like me and just want to add more raw foods to your menu, and want to learn how to be a more creative cook!
"The Complete Idiots Guide to Eating Raw" covers:
the benefits of eating raw, myths, going green by eating raw, superfoods & the future of food, shopping & raw food storage, tools to help you succeed, raw techniques and raw transitions (learning how to integrate raw food into your everyday life, fasting & cleansing, and a great 4 week raw success program)!
There are over 150 recipes for:
"Appetizers & Spreads",
"Salads and Dressings",
"Sublime Sauces and Toppings",
"Sumptuous Soups",
"Nutmilks and Cheeses",
"Bountiful Beverages",
Unbeatable Breakfasts",
"Filling Wraps and Sandwiches",
"Pizzas, Crackers and Breads",
"Delicious Main Dishes",
"Puddings, Pies and Parfaits",
"Cakes, Cookies and Energy Bars".

Beside each recipe, there is a box to tell you the calories, total fat, protein, etc. that is in a serving size.
There are also "Extra" boxes throughout the book, with interesting information such as "Tasteful Tips", Healing Foods", Raw Deal", and "de-f-i-ni-tion".
I was very excited about the technique section in "The Complete Idiots Guide to Eating Raw", which covers preparation basics, how to soak and sprout seeds, juicing, pickling, and the advance techniques on dehydrating and culturing!

Are you looking for a healthier diet? Want to learn more about eating raw and how to get more vitamins and superfoods in what you eat? Or maybe want to lose weight or even open up a wholefoods restaurant/diner? I highly recommend "The Complete Idiots Guide to Eating Raw"!

Now for the Giveaway!
Thanks to the great people at Idiots guides, one of my readers will win a copy of "The Complete Idiots Guide To Eating Raw"!!


Mandatory Entry:
Visit Idiots Guides.com and tell me another Idiots Guide that you would like to have.
Please leave your email address in your comment or have it visible on your profile.

Extra Entries After completing mandatory Entry:
-Follow Idiots Guides on twitter (1 entry)
-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 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 giveaways (1 entry per giveaway you enter)

That gives you 16+ 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 US and Canada and Ends on May 26th. at 12 am central. The winner will be chosen at random using random.org. The prize will be sent directly from Idiots Guides.com to the winner.

Disclaimer:
For purposes of this review, I received a copy of this book.

Gillian's Foods Product Review!

While planning and doing research on healthy products for my "Spring Into Health" blog event, I found Gillian's Foods! I was really impressed by their great site and All the items that they sell.
Thanks to the great folks at Gillian's Foods, I was able to try several of their products and I have to say, I give them 5 stars for their products & their customer service and look forward to trying more of their products in the future!
I highly recommend that you go and check them out and try some of the products while you are their!
You can order their products online or check HERE to see if stores near you sell Gillian's Foods! I noticed that the Whole Foods market sells Gillian's Foods!

I love the idea and fact that they make so many of their products from rice flour! How neat is that?
This company was started when the owner's (an executive chef) daughter was diagnosed with Celiac Disease when she was six years old, and he started experiments for making bread and bread products that his daughter and others with Celiac Disease and food allergies could eat and enjoy!

Want to learn more about Gillian's Foods?
Read this From Gillian's Foods and visit the site:
"Our facility is dedicated to a gluten, wheat, tree nut & peanut nut free environment.
Our products include gluten free rolls, gluten free bread, gluten free pizza dough, gluten free pizzas, gluten free pie shells, gluten free pies, gluten free bread crumbs, rice flour, potato flour, tapioca flour, gluten and wheat free mixes. You can choose from our wheat free, gluten free and dairy free foods that will help you maintain a balanced, healthy diet -- without sacrificing the taste you deserve. We provide foods you love, without the harmful ingredients you must avoid."



The spaghetti noodles from Gillian's Foods were the best spaghetti noodles I have ever tried!
They do not have to cook as long as other spaghetti noodles and are very rich! I can hardly wait to try their other noodles!

I used the breadcrumbs for meatballs, and some to top my chicken casserole! Yum!

The garlic croutons are so crunchy and tasty! I look forward to using more of them on a big Caesar salad! =)

Gillian's Foods sells flours to make your own breads, and they sell mixes. The breads, pies, cookies, muffins and pizza crust look SOO great!

While you are visiting Gillian's Foods, you should check out Chef Bob's recipes and Chef Bob's cooking video on making pizza!

You can follow Gillian herself on twitter! And keep up with all the food shows, news, etc!

Hope you enjoy their great products and pass along the word to everyone you know!

Happy & healthy eating to you and yours!

~Hannah


Disclaimer:
For purposes of this review, I received samples from Gillian's Foods.

Menu Plan Monday~ My Stretching the Dollar Menu For This Week!

Time to plan the menu again! Sometimes I think it would be better if I posted the menu plan, then post what I actually did, since it changes up! Lol! Oh well!
As usual, I am making large dishes of the food and stretching my dollar and using what I have in my pantry & freezer! I won a Kroger's gift card a while back from "Rant, Rave Roll" and was able to get some roast with it! Cooking one this week and putting the other in the freezer.

I have been tilling in the garden some lately and have it ready to plant I hope! Have to wait for the ground to dry now after all the rain we got on Sat., then I hope to make rows and start planting! Can hardly wait for some fresh veggies!

The "Spring Into Health" event is going great! I got on twitter and that seems to help a lot for spreading the word about giveaways! You can find my list of giveaways on the top of my sidebar, just below the blog event button!


For hundreds of blogs to surf and great menu plans and recipes to find, visit Organize Junkie.

Here is my tentative menu for this week!

Breakfast
plan to have eggs a couple of mornings and the rest of the time, probably homemade granola/cold cereal w/dried fruit!

Lunch
Mon.= bean burritos
Tues.=beans burritos
Wed.=tuna sandwiches
Thurs.= fried ham & some canned, southern style peas & cabbage!
Fri.=leftover ham & veggies
Sat.=leftover homemade pizza
Sun.= tuna sandwiches

Supper
Mon.=swiss chicken casserole & rice
Tues.= roast, potatoes & carrots (in the slow cooker)
Wed.=leftover roast
Thurs.=leftover roast
Fri.= homemade pizza
Sat.=leftover buffet
Sun.=BBQ pork ribs, salad & baked beans

Happy Menu planning and God bless your week!
~Hannah

CSN Stores $50 Gift Card Giveaway @ Mom's Own Words!

CSN Stores $50 Gift Card Giveaway at Mom's Own Words!
Wow! Great Giveaway! I just Love the CSN stores!
You really should check them out and enter this giveaway!
Have fun!