I'm Skinny Sticks snacks #Giveaway!

I'm Skinny Sticks is offering up a great giveaway through Dawn of Kupana wahines corner.  To find out more about these healthier snacks, see the full review at her website and enter the Raffle copter below for your chance to be the lucky winner who will enjoy a gift pack of their own! 

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Meat replacement with #Gardein #Review & #Giveaway !

Gardein was the inspiration for this post and I received samples for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

When one tries to cut their meat consumption significantly to almost nothing, they want to be creative when it comes to cooking. This is what I did over a year ago and saying it's a challenge is putting it lightly. Not experimenting with things is the quickest way to get bored and go back to your old ways. I am constantly on the look out for new and exciting meat replacements on the market and it's important that those be healthy.

Gardein carries by far and wide, the most exquisite soy derived meat replacements on the market, and I have tried quite a few. When I took my first bite of their version of Chicken strips, I was immediately hooked. In fact, it was my dinner for the next several nights. I thought, there's no way they can all be this good. I can't impress upon to you just how wrong my assumption was.

Baking and stir frying these dishes was so convenient and fast for me to do. I love the simplicity and the fact that I am still maintaining my health. 

The first dish I made was the Crispy Chicken Filet's and my god were they scrumptious. They tasted almost 99% like real chicken. 

 Each bag comes with enough for two people and is perfectly filling when you have bread, rice or a salad along with it. 

Teriyaki Chicken strips. I added fresh broccoli, herbs and the sauce packet that came with it. It's a very sweet and sour type of taste that is soooo yummy. Very reminiscent of Asian cuisine.

Chicken filet's once again, but this time with  fresh Broccoli, fresh Portabello mushrooms and garlic sauteed in balsamic and apple cider vinegar. The sauce packet really complimented the flavors nicely! 

And here is the Steak Strips alternative, which is the closest I have ever tasted to actual steak. It's amazing. I made some pasta and sauteed some fresh broccoli in herbs and mixed everything up in their steak sauce.

This product is like something I imagine a mad scientist taking years to perfect in his laboratory. Countless nights experimenting with ingredients and concoctions only to fail, until that one glorious night when they finally found the secret ingredient. I know that sounds a bit overzealous, but when you taste these you will know why. Absolutely everything I tasted from this company tastes almost EXACTLY like real meat. Especially their steak alternative and chicken pattie alternative. I could not believe just how akin to meat it actually was, even in it's consistency.  

There are endless ways to cook with these and although somewhat pricey, they often have coupons, plus sales every few weeks at my local Target! even at it's regular price, which is $3.99 at Target, they are still worth the money. I usually get them when they go on sale for around $3 and then apply  a $1 coupon. Not bad at all! 

And now I get to offer one of you lucky people from my audience a chance to win 3 free bags to try out Gardein's many yummy flavors, along with some nifty buttons and sporks with the company logo! 

Good Luck! 

Giveaway open to U.S. & CANADA!

Starts 12-19 12 am EST Ends: 1-2 12 am EST

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#Win a $100 Bonefish Grill Gift Card!

I have an awesome giveaway for you guys from my fellow blogger Confessions of a messy mamma. Who needs a free night out to dinner with the family? I don't think there's one person who will say no to that! Enter  the RC  below for your chance to win $100 to Bonefish Grill! 

WIN A $100 GIFT CARD TO BONEFISH GRILL!

Hosted by: Confessions of a Messy Mama

Sponsored by: Bonefish Grill

Disclosure: This blog  has not received compensation for this giveaway and is not responsible for prize shipment.

From now until December 31st if you purchase 

$100 in gift cards and receive another $20 gift card 

to give as a gift too (or enjoy it yourself).

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#Win a #Mohawkflooring #Rug for your #kitchen or #diningroom!

Who is in need of a new Kitchen or area rug? I know as full time cooks, we tend to make boo boo stains far more than your average cook. That means needing a new rug now and then. Let's face it, the best of them just aren't machine friendly! If you are in need of one, definitely enter this giveaway! 

I'm so excited to offer this giveaway to my readers and have many bloggers to thank for their participation!

Sponsored By Mohawk Flooring

Giveaway & Review By: Beautiful Incentives

Did you just move into a new home and can't think of how to decorate your rooms? Perhaps you're missing that extra piece of style to make a room complete? A rug can do wonders for the ambiance and feel of a room. When I had the opportunity to review for Mohawk rugs, I was very excited. Several of my rooms were begging for rugs. Especially the kitchen. Once I plopped these puppies down, they transformed my kitchen! 

I ordered two rugs under $60 and they're both gorgeous. 

• Brown Leaves Memory Foam Rug - Beautiful design, Comfortable, with thick memory foam padding. Much better than standing on my hard tile floor when doing dishes. 

• Baroque Kitchen Coffee Rug - A Nice array of neutral and dark colors, clear design, thick and soft to the touch. 

I wanted a kitchen rug that would take up a good amount of the tile that coordinated well with my kitchen decor, but also would be able to camouflage stains and crumbs. Choosing a darker brown seemed perfect to me and I was right. Especially for right under the stove and where I prepare food. The smaller rug is for the sink area where crumbs and dirt fall less. 

Being a bit of a coffee connoisseur,  I love how the rugs look with the coffee cups showing the words Cappuccino, Espresso and Coffee. It's inviting to wake up to in the morning.  They also have a whimsical touch with the way the steam comes out of the cups in  scrolls and the other rug is full of scrolling that I love. It's hard to find unique rugs that don't look like a child drew a picture on them. The designs on these are very pretty. 

Both rugs are spot clean only so I do have to be careful, but overall, I think these rugs are definitely worth the money. They have held up exceptionally well in the month I have used them. I just take them outside to flap the crumbs etc off and good as new. I haven't needed to use a damp cloth on it as of yet.

 It's hard to find exactly what I want in my price range and these were on the ball. They are made extremely durable with little slipping compared to others I have had and I know they will last a long time as long as I treat them like they're works of art, which they are.  Now I just need to find some cute matching coffee cup towels! 

In addition to their site, Mohawk rugs  can be found at Kohls, Target and other fine retailers.

Check out all the many rugs they have to offer, including area, kitchen, outdoor and more.

 I encourage you to keep up with promotions through their Facebook and Twitter as well! 

Mohawk rugs are fine quality and always made in the U.S.A.
Find out more through their video

One Lucky reader will get to order a rug valued $149 or below and up to 5X8 in size. 

U.S. ONLY 

 Starts: 10/29 12 am EST Ends: 11/20 12 am EST

GOOD LUCK! 

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Krave Jerky Review

I used to be a huge fan of beef jerky, but then i gave up red meat, except on special occasions. It wasn't that hard of a task, until Krave Jerky comes along and swoons me into trying their unique flavors. I have to say, this isn't something I plan on eating a lot of, but I will treat myself once in a while, as it's minimally processed and they use natural beef.

Krave Jerky is a beef and turkey jerky company unlike anything i've ever tried. The meat is moist, juicy and flavorful. The texture is just a thousand times better than your average jerky.

Krave provided me with 6 samples in different flavors. Many of which were unfortunately too spicey for me, but my friend enjoyed them immensely with her fire proof taste buds As for me, I can barely stand too much pepper. I'm a wimp when it comes to spice, but the spicy ones even smelled so good that I made myself try one and of course regretted it. They have a HUGE kick. I underestimated the label that shows you where they fall on the spicy scale. Regardless, I  loved the non spicy ones and was happy to enjoy at least those.

I received the following flavors:

• Pineapple orange
• Lemon Garlic
• Sweet Chipotle
• Chili Lime 
• Garlic Chili Pepper 

My absolute favorite was the pineapple orange. I love when fruits are mixed with meat. It has a Caribbean taste that I love. The Lemon garlic was a close second and As I said before the rest were just way too spicey for me. When I did taste them they were very good, until the "zest" kicked in and put my mouth on fire. a good example of this was the sweet chipotle. It started out sweet with a small kick that gradually became too much, too fast. I wanted to eat more, even though my tongue was burning off so that's a testament to how good these taste. 

I love that they're offered in turkey varieties, which is leaner and healthier than red meat. 

These would make excellent additions to soups and stews as well, they are so moist and would get even moister, bringing a lot of flavor to the dish. They'd also great with some stirfry or rice. I think it's endless what you can do with these, you don't have to eat them just as a snack. 

I've never tasted Jerky quite this good. Most of the ones I try leave me picking the meat out of my teeth for hours and chewing until my jaw becomes sore. I recommend you check these guys out.