Category Archives: Food

Online Cooking Classes

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Betty Crocker has come up with such a fantastic idea, online cooking classes. They are held weekly, are free and offer you the opportunity to ask experts live. Join The Mixer to take part in these classes, get to know the other participants and find recipes you like. There are 3 more classes left, so sign up now!

Pillsbury Bake-Off Time

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Did you know that the grand prize winner of the Pillsbury Bake-Off wins $1 million dollars? There are lots of other prizes too including cash and kitchen appliances.

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The recipe categories are Breakfast and Brunches, Entertaining Appetizers, Dinner Made Easy and Sweet Treats. One hundred finalists will win a trip to Waldorf-Astoria Orlando and Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek hotel in Florida where they will prepare their recipes for the judges.

Entrants must be 18 years and a US resident. More of the rules for eligibility are found here. You can enter online at the Pillsbury 44th Bake-Off site between now and April 20th. Be sure to check out all of the rules and learn about the eligible products to use in your recipes before entering. And who knows, you could be one of the next winners!

My Fruit Roll-Ups Review and Giveaway

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*CONTEST ENDED. WINNER ANNOUNCED.*
Fruit Roll-Ups are one of those perfect snacks. Most children love them. They fit in your purse, your pocket, your car, a lunch box or bag. Pull one out and immediately stop tears and tantrums. Now there’s something even more special and exciting, My Fruit Roll-Ups.

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Personalize regular Roll-Ups with photos, images, words, graphics, and backgrounds. Make birthday party favors, celebrate a graduation, take along for a trip to the circus for your Girl Scout Troop, give as Christmas stocking stuffers. The list is endless!

My Fruit Roll-Ups are so easy to design. You can choose some ready made canvases or use a blank background. Then just add what you want. My 10 year old daughter was able to make this by herself:

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(Please note, my camera work isn’t good. The real thing looks fantastic!)

Buy It:
One carton of My Fruit Roll-Ups includes 30 personalized and individually wrapped rolls and costs $29.99 plus shipping and tax where applicable. *For a limited time, use the code – freeshipping – at checkout and get free shipping!*

Win It:
Win one carton!

The Rules:
1. Contest starts now and ends Monday March 16th at midnight EST.
2. Open to people with US addresses.
3. Winner will be chosen by Random.org.
4. Winner has 2 days to claim prize.
5. Have fun and tell your friends.

How To Enter:

For One Entry For Each Below:
1. Visit My Fruit Roll-Ups and comment with who you would give this prize to and why.
2. Stumble this post – leave Stumble Upon User Name please.
3. Add this any other social media sites like Kirtsy, Reddit, Digg, etc. = 1 Point per entry
4. Twitter “Win A Carton of My Fruit-Rollups @ConnieFoggles http://tinyurl.com/dmmxvq” and leave your Twitter ID please.
5. Leave a comment on any post on my blog Brain Foggles.
6. Subscribe to my Feed by email.
7. Fave me on Technorati.
8. Write a blog post about this contest linking to this post.
9. Add my button to your blog.

Lots of ways to enter and win!

This review and giveaway courtesy of My Blog Spark.

Banana Nut Cheerios Review and Giveaway

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*CONTEST ENDED. WINNERS ANNOUNCED .*
Cheerios are one of the first foods parents give their children when they learn to pick up food and feed themselves. Whenever I see Cheerios I’m reminded of chubby little hands grabbing them off high chair trays. What memories! I also remember the taste and health benefits of this cereal.

I was given the opportunity to try Banana Nut Cheerios and was thrilled with their latest flavor. It is not an over powering banana taste, but just right. It reminded me of banana muffins. Bananas are one of my favorite fruits but one of the only foods to give me heartburn. Being able to have cereal with bananas, something I love, was a joy.

The health aspects of Cheerios continue with this flavor. One serving with skim milk contains just 150 calories. Made with whole grain, it is also a good source of calcium and can help reduce the risk of heart disease. It is low in fat, a good source of vitamin D and iron.

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Win one of three Banana Nut Cheerios Basket! This basket contains a coupon for a free box of Banana Nut Cheerios, a banana tree with fruit basket, bread loaf pan and a set of two cereal bowls.

The Rules:
1. Contest starts now and ends Friday February 20th at midnight EST.
2. Open to people with US addresses.
3. Winner will be chosen by Random.org.
4. Winner has 2 days to claim prize.
5. Have fun and tell your friends.

How To Enter:

For One Entry For Each Below:
1. Visit Banana Nut Cheerios, click on “recipes” and comment about one recipe you’d like to try. You must do this in order to be entered into the contest.
2. Stumble this post – leave Stumble Upon User Name please.
3. Add this any other social media sites like Kirtsy, Reddit, Digg, etc. = 1 Point per entry
4. Twitter about this contest using @ConnieFoggles and leave your Twitter ID please.
5. Leave a comment on any post on my blog Brain Foggles.
6. Subscribe to my Feed by email.
7. Fave me on Technorati.
8. Write a blog post about this contest linking to this post.
9. Add my button to your blog.

Lots of ways to enter and win!

This review and giveaway courtesy of My Blog Spark.

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day With Your Children

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Valentine’s Day doesn’t only have to be about romantic love. If you have children, why not show them you love them too? No need to buy gifts or spend any money on them. I feel there’s too much of that happening with holidays now anyway. There’s other ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your children:

  1. Make some decorations together – A Laced Heart,  A Cut-Out Paper Heart and Valentine Paper Chains. Then have fun hanging them up around your home.
  2. Printable Valentine’s Day cards are available for school, for teachers, and for each other.

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  3. Make and eat some heart shaped food – Pancakes with Maple and Raspberry Sauce, pizza, cut up sandwiches using a SweetBytes Sandwich Crust Cutter- Heart Shape
  4. Spend some time together reading a book, watching a movie like Lady and the Tramp (50th Anniversary Edition), or
    just talking. Be sure to cuddle!
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Super Bowl Party For Your Children

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So you’re having a Super Bowl party? Or maybe you’re attending one. Want some ideas to keep the children happy, busy and eating while you have fun too? It’s possible for adults to include children in their party if it’s not going to be too rowdy. Let your kids start to learn about one of the biggest sporting events in the United States.

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Where?

  1. If there are very young children or infants you probably want to keep the children in the same room as the adults. This is especially true if there are older children and younger children, unless there is someone old enough and responsible enough to be a paid babysitter in that room.
  2. If the children are about the same age and able to get along, you can have them in a room that is next to your party room. The adults take turns keeping an eye on them.
  3. Be sure the room is child proofed. If possible a play room is best. If not, make it as wide open as possible.

What To Do?

  1. Let them make their own banners or flags for the team they are routing for. All you need is construction paper, markers, glue sticks and a copy of the Arizona Cardinals Logo and the Pittsburgh Steelers Logo.
  2. Provide an Inflatable Football Beach Ball or balloons and provide some time for the children to have a short time for a football toss.
  3. Play “hot football” game – the same as hot potato but using a football.
  4. Decorate cookies or cake with icing, candy, etc. using football shapes, logos, goal posts, etc.
  5. Provide prizes for the games, like small candies, $1 store toys especially related to football and cheer leading.

What To Eat?

  1. Provide juice, water and milk for the children to drink.
  2. Provide some healthy alternatives such as cut up fruit, cheese cubes, crackers, pretzels, etc.
  3. Most children like hot dogs, macaroni and cheese and pizza. Have a lot of those foods on hand.
  4. For snacks, be sure to separate the spicy foods so that children don’t eat them by accident.
  5. For desserts, the decorated cookies and/or cake or even cupcakes are just perfect.
  6. Be sure to keep candy and snacks in a different room so that the children don’t eat too much.

What are some of the things that you do for Super Bowl Sunday for your children?

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Little Debbie 100 Calorie Snacks Review and Giveaway

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*CONTEST ENDED. WINNER ANNOUNCED SOON.*
A few days ago, I got a huge surprise waiting outside my door. There was a big box with the picture of Little Debbie on it.
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I knew that I was getting samples from them, but I never thought the box would be so big and that there would be eight boxes of Little Debbie 100 Calories Snacks:

  1. Chocolate Cakes – So yummy!  These are just right when I start craving chocolate. They hit the spot.

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  2. Yellow Cakes – Just like a small version of a cupcake with icing, or a piece of cake with icing. Remember the cake and icing part.

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  3. Nutty Bar Singles – I craved these during one of my pregnancies. Eating them again was like heaven without the morning sickness.  Peanut Butter, chocolate and with a crunchy wafer. *These are not part of the salmonella recall and are perfectly safe to eat.*

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  4. Nutty Bar P.B. Stix – Same minus the chocolate. Sometimes you just don’t feel like chocolate. Not me, but you and my husband. *Not in recall as above.*

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  5. Gingerbread Cookies – Reminds me of the holidays every day. And they even have icing!

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  6. Marshmallow Treats – Reminds me of Girl Scouts without the camping. So buttery and marshmallowy. (Yes I know that’s not a word, but how else can I describe it?)

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  7. Triple Fudge Brownies – Need I say more?

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  8. Snow Puffs – I thought these would be too much, too sweet. Boy, was I wrong. Marshmallow and coconut on top of a fudge cookie is the perfect snack any time.

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Now you too can be just as lucky as me. I along with Little Debbie are giving away 3 boxes full of eight boxes of these delicious 100 Calories Snacks.

The Rules:

  1. Contest starts now and ends Sunday February 1st at midnight EST.
  2. Open to people with US addresses only.
  3. Winners will be chosen by Random.org.
  4. Winners have 2 days to claim prize.
  5. Have fun and tell your friends.

How To Enter (One Entry for Each Below):

  1. In order to win you have to do this first to gain an entry – Comment with one way, make it as unique as possible, weird, unusual, just keep it family friendly, on how to burn 100 calories.
  2. Sign up for my RSS Feed. ( I will not be emailing the winners so you’ll need to know when the winners are announced.)
  3. Stumble this post and leave your Stumble ID please.
  4. Add this post to any social media sites like Kirtsy,  Reddit, Digg, etc. = 1 point per entry (leave your ID with your comment please)
  5. Twitter about this contest using @ConnieFoggles. Leave your Twitter ID please.
  6. Add my blog button to your blog. Please let me know your blog URL with your comment.
  7. Write a blog post about this contest and be sure to link back to this post.
  8. Leave a comment on my blog Brain Foggles.

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