My Mom’s always been a big tea drinker. She’s also always been a great believer in centerpieces on the table. I got a chance to try something new with her this week and I shared it with her. We don’t have as much time together as we used to and she’s always asking me about …
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I have a big appetite. And I’m overweight. So, lately I have been trying to eat a little better and a little less. When I received an opportunity from the Family Review Network to try the Weight Watchers Golden Sponge Cakes I jumped on it like it was the last piece of cheesecake on earth. …
The terrific folks at Mom Select were nice enough to send me a virtual swag box from BlogHer 08. One of the things in the box was a sample of Glow Mama, a drink made especially for mothers and mothers to be. GlowMama is endorsed by the American Pregnancy Association. It contains numerous antioxidants, vitamins …
This week I received a sample of True Lemon crystallized citrus packets. I always have a bottle of water with me so I was looking forward to trying out these portable crystallized lemon packets. The packaging states that one 0.8g packet is the equivalent of one large lemon wedge and that suggested use is one …
We were offered an opportunity to try a new cereal. We were all excited, but I think TJ was the most excited because Cocoa Puffs is one of his favorite cereals. I was excited because this is the first new product from Cocoa Puffs since they were originally introduced in 1958. RB was excited because …
Any parent with a child just starting school knows how many things you have to pack or send in to your child’s school. I send in numerous changes of clothes, as well as underwear, to keep in school for my youngest son CJ. I also send in lunch for CJ on a daily basis, due …
I am so thrilled to have received a chance to review a Soda-Club Soda Maker. We don’t drink a ton of soda in our house. We usually drink water and only have soda once in a while. But, all of the people that regularly come over our house drink soda. And of course, each one …
I received a sample of a dietary supplement this week. It was the Emergen-C Pink Super energy Booster, which is described on the package as a flavored fizzy drink. One 0.3 ounce package is to be mixed with 4 to 6 ounces of water. It is recommended that users take it 2-4 times per day. …
Our family received some samples of yogurt drinks a while back. Now whenever we’re in the grocery store in the dairy aisle and my son sees then he goes crazy. This is a review of Yoplait Kids Yogurt Drinks. Yoplait Kids Yogurt Drinks come in four flavors – strawberry, banana, mixed berry, and strawberry-banana. The …
Earlier this year I won a contest in which the prize was a copy of a new cookbook. After almost two months, an awol cookbook and a nationwide plea for help, I have finally received my prize. This is a review of the cookbook Little Cakes From The Whimsical Bakehouse by Kaye Hansen and Liv …
Recently I had the opportunity to get a Senseo Coffee Machine for free, all I had to do was pay for sipping. I thought that was a great deal so I took it. The Senseo HD7810/65 coffee machine is a single serve coffee machine. It doesn’t take loose coffee or K-cups, it takes pods. One …
I recently got a membership to emealsforyou.com. If you aren’t familiar with Emeals For You, you definitely need to keep reading this review. Emeals For You is more than a recipe site. Yes, it’s got recipes. The recipes are clearly written in easy to understand terms and are sorted by category. There’s a built in …
I recently got a membership to emealsforyou.com. If you aren’t familiar with Emeals For You, you definitely need to keep reading this review. Emeals For You is more than a recipe site. Yes, it’s got recipes. The recipes are clearly written in easy to understand terms and are sorted by category. There’s a built in …
I’ve joined Foodbuzz, a new social networking site for food lovers. You might have noticed the widget for it in my sidebar. I’ve created my profile, you can find me at http://www.foodbuzz.com/foodies/us/new_jersey/brick/profile/fun+crafts+and+recipes but it’d be much easier for you if you just clicked the button in my sidebar that says featured publisher. I haven’t been …
I recently started trying to be more conscious of what I’m eating so I’ve been buying 100 calorie snack packs to bring to work. This is a review of the Keebler Right Bites Fudge Shoppe Mini Fudge Stripes cookies. One box of these snack cookies contains six pouches. The picture in the upper left is …
Recently we received samples of Yoplait Kids Yogurt, two new nutritious yogurt products developed specifically for toddlers. Yoplait Kids come in the form of a yogurt drink and a yogurt cup. This is a review of the Yoplait Kids Yogurt Cup. Yoplait Kids Yogurt was designed especially for toddlers as a nutritious snack. Yoplait Kids …
We recently got a new coffee maker at work. Since I’m one of the first ones to arrive in the morning it is not out of the ordinary for me to make coffee. This is a review of the Mr Coffee FTX43 Coffee Maker, the new coffee maker bought for the kitchen where I work. …
I was in the grocery store and sighted a new Poptart flavor. Because I love real strawberry cheese danishes I absolutely had to try them. This is a review of the Strawberry Cheese Danish Poptart. The upper left picture is of the package as it appears on the store shelf. One box is 14.1 ounces. …
Another Oreo product! I cannot get out of the grocery store any time I go there without going to the ice cream aisle because usually I need to pick up a container of chocolate, both of my sons favorite flavor. My whole family enjoys the different Klondike products and last year I got a new …
I love Oreos. The Double Stuf are my favorite. My oldest son also loves them. Recently we were in the supermarket and my oldest son saw a new product by Nabisco called Oreo Cakesters and asked me if we could review them. (This is his new approach to getting me to buy the things he …
I love mashed potatoes. My oldest son doesn’t eat them, my youngest son will eat them if he’s hungry and my husband will eat them but can think of better ways to serve potatoes. I do not love the peeling and cutting of the potatoes. There’s no way I will cut and peel for just …
This is a review of the diet soda, Diet Pepsi Max Invigorating Cola. I saw it at my Mom’s in the refrigerator and asked her about it. She will only buy soda on sale and Pepsi products were on sale last week so that’s why she bought it. Announced in 2007, Diet Pepsi Max is …
My middle younger brother asked me, hubby and the boys to go out to dinner after our older son’s basketball game last night. My brother suggested Applebee’s and we said ok. Now my son’s game ended shortly before 8 pm, and by the time we got to Applebee’s it was about 8:10. We walked into …
I recently received a microwave bacon cooker to review. I was very excited to be offered this opportunity because it’s a new invention. We don’t have bacon as often as my family would like because I hate to cook it. When I cook it on the stove it always splatters and burns me. So when …