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Ecce Panis Mini Boule Bread with Honey Butter Spread #Recipe #EasterMeals #CBias

I was asked to create a spread to go along with the Ecce Panis Bake at Home breads from Walmart. I packed up my little man and headed to Walmart to pick up the breads. I already had the stuff for the butter at home. I decided to use the same honey butter spread that I made for my Outback at Home series. It’s SO delicious! Little Man wasn’t as cheerful as usual because I think he’s getting Mommy’s sickness. We had a hard time choosing between the four breads they had there. We decided to go with the Neo-Tuscan Mini Boule and the individual dinner rolls for later this week.

CBias, Collective Bias, Social Fabric, Easter Meals, appetizer, butterThe breads are SO simple to make. You preheat your oven and put it on a baking sheet for 8-10 minutes, until golden brown. The package tells you to wait 5 minutes to cool before cutting, but I cut right in. I LOVE warm, fresh bread! I love the way the butter melts in and incorporates itself in the whole flavor.

The butter is so simple to make that you can get it done in the time that your bread is in the oven! This bread and butter pairing would be a great addition to your Easter dinner or brunch.

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Honey Butter Spread Recipe

Honey Butter Spread Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 Stick Butter (softened)
  • 2 Tbsp. Condensed Milk
  • 1/4 C + 1 Tbsp. Honey

Instructions

  1. In a blender or food processor, blend together all ingredients until they turn into a light cream color. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
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The combination of the Ecce Panis Mini Boule bread and the honey butter spread is so YUM! I could eat the whole loaf myself. Although I didn’t. It would also be great paired with steak and potatoes, which is what I planned to make for dinner but my husband is still out helping his sister move at 7:30pm. Oh well. I’ll probably just broil the steaks and eat them on salads this week for myself.

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Note: This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. #CBias All opinions are 100% my own. 

 

Wee Believers Easter Magnet Book #Review

review, Christian, Easter, toyI was asked to choose one of Wee Believers Easter products to review for you. Wee Believers is a Christian based company that creates Faith based toys for children to play with and learn from.

FAITH CAN BE FUN. Toys from Wee Believers® speak to the most important aspect of children’s lives…their faith. From puzzles to plush, from placemats to role play, each item is carefully designed and crafted, and is filled with heart & soul.

Wee Believers  has a few Easter toys to choose from. I chose the 15-piece magnet set, because I wanted something that could be used on the go as well as in the house. I wanted something that would keep all the pieces together. My kids love puzzles, but once they get bored the pieces end up flying through my living room. Did you know that sometimes puzzle pieces can act as boomerangs?

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I like the thought and detail that went into this magnet set. There are happy people, friendly animals and the basis of the Easter story: Jesus, the tomb and the crosses. I like that the Easter story is told on the back of the magnet book. Little Man loves to pull this out and play with it at church. It doesn’t hold his attention VERY long, but he’s three and nothing really does. The other two don’t get to play with it as much because it’s always either in my purse or in my Sunday bag for Little Man to play with. They all sat down with me the first day I got it and played for about 30 minutes together with no fighting. It was nice!

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They all look so serious while they place the pieces. Ignore Little Man’s forehead. Apparently he decided to surf down the driveway on the wagon and fell off. It looks fine now!

Buy It:

You can purchase this Wee Believers 15-Piece magnet set or any of their other Easter or Christian products at their website. The magnet set is priced at $13.99. Here’s a little bit more about it:

Tell the Easter Resurrection story in your own way! Position these 15 durable, detailed magnets on the colorful magnetic board, or create your own display on the refrigerator. Great for on-the-go play!

  • 15 colorful magnets with magnetic scene
  • Stores in reusable snap-top vinyl bag
  • Scene measures 15″ x 8″ when open
  • Made in China
  • Recommended ages 3+
  • Surface wipe only

I recommend checking them out if you’re looking for a good Christian Faith based present for a child this Easter season.

Note: I received a 15-piece magnet set from Wee Believers in order to facilitate this review. All opinions are 100% my own. 

 

Red Envelope for Easter!

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Are you looking for a place to get special Easter presents? Check out the Easter baskets by Red Envelope. Red Red Envelope, Review, Easter, presents, giftsEnvelope is a simple site to use to get personalized, fun presents. “The place for unique and personalized gifts.” They have some of the cutest Easter baskets and centerpieces for Easter. I would have totally ordered the personalized Easter baskets if I didn’t have three kids to order for! I love that they include personalization and candy! For $24.99, that’s really a great deal for a basket that can be used over and over again.

Because I’m cooking so many home cooked meals now. I’d love to have some fresh herbs right in my kitchen. I picked the Italian herb garden as my Easter gift to myself.

review, EasterMy herbs haven’t started growing yet, but I love the sturdiness of this set. It’s made out of ceramic. I love the little icons on each pot. The set comes with three pots, the dirt needed and your seeds to grow Oregano, Chives and Basil.

The secret to great Italian cooking? Using the freshest ingredients. A delicious gift for the gardener or chef, this window gardening kit features basil, oregano and chives. Exclusively from RedEnvelope.

  • includes three glazed ceramic containers with debossed herb illustrations and a coordinating tray
  • also includes premium seeds, soil and instructions
  • tray measures 12″ x 4″ x 1 1/4″ high
  • pots measure 3 1/2″ square

I love how on Red Envelope you can choose your delivery date just like Pro Flowers. I ordered my garden on a Monday and it arrived Wednesday. I did have to pay a small up charge on the shipping, but it’s nice that you can order a gift for a person instead of just flowers and have it delivered on a specified date. I always make sure to check the internet for discount codes. I found a 20% off discount which took care of the standard shipping for me. If I can’t find one, I can always use a radio code by clicking on the microphone. Many radio stations offer this option. I used to listen to Hannity and his name is a coupon for 15% off.

You don’t want to buy a present for kids? They also have chocolates, fruit baskets, cakes and cupcakes available! Check out Red Envelope for awesome Easter deals.

Note: I was given a gift code in order to buy myself a gift in exchange for a review of Red Envelope’s service and gifts. Thank you Get Buttoned Up for the opportunity!

Michele’s Totally Awesome Gourmet Popcorn #Review & #Giveaway

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Michele's Totally Awesome Gourmet Popcorn, Review, GiveawayI was recently given a chance to try out Michele’s Totally Awesome Gourmet Popcorn! I would have to agree that for the most part it IS totally awesome! She sent me a ton to try! We got chocolate coconut, mudslide, peanut butter cup, caramel, jack frost jumble, pizza, nacho, buffalo blues and a munchie mix. Out of the savory flavors I guess I would say that buffalo blues was my favorite, although I really wouldn’t sit down and eat it. It seems weird to have a burning mouth with the taste of blue cheese while you’re eating popcorn. :) The chocolate covered popcorn and caramel were AWESOME! Mudslide a little weird because it tastes like alcohol. My husband absolutely LOVED the jack frost jumble. He couldn’t get enough of that one. I think the peanut butter cup was his second favorite. I loved the caramel and jack frost jumble. Charlie took the munchie mix to work and ate it in two days. (Or it’s hiding in his desk. It never came back home, so I don’t know what came of it.)

Michele's Totally Awesome Gourmet Popcorn, Review, GiveawayHere’s a little about Michele’s Sweet Shoppe:

It all started with an awesome recipe for whoopie pies. Over the years I have had people actually quarrel over these delectable treats. I thought if people liked them that much maybe I should market them. So I shifted into research mode in the summer of 2006 to determine what it would take to run a food related business. During this same time and prior, I had been making white chocolate-coated popcorn, which I would give as gifts for my children’s teachers at Christmas and at the end of the school year. I would also occasionally bring the popcorn to my Girl Scout leader meetings and that is where I was always being told, “This popcorn is awesome, you should sell it!” It was December 2006 when I finally listened and decided to put the whoopie pie venture on hold indefinitely and pursue popcorn.

So began Michele’s Totally Awesome Gourmet Popcorn in February 2007…

Michele's Sweet Shoppe, Totally Awesome Popcorn, review, giveawayNestled in beautiful Loudon, NH, Michele’s Sweet Shoppe, LLC is a fully licensed and inspected popcorn kitchen. Michele’s is a family run business with my husband and three children all taking part in some way or another.

Now almost five years later, not only has our popcorn crossed the country but it has travelled the globe. Nothing compares to the mouth-watering flavors from New Hampshire’s premiere gourmet popcorn company, Michele’s Sweet Shoppe. With the support of our cutomers, friends, and family, this small business is POPping at the seams and on the move to a bigger popcorn kitchen in Epsom, NH this fall of 2011.

Rest assured though, all of our flavors including the original white chocolate, are still handcrafted in small batches with fresh, quality ingredients and always fresh from our door to yours. Try some today, share it with your friends and family, and you too can be enjoying the many flavors from Michele’s Sweet Shoppe. The proof is in the popcorn!

How would you like to win two mini samplers to try out Michele’s Totally Awesome Gourmet Popcorn?

Buy It:

You can purchase your own Michele’s Totally Awesome Gourmet Popcorn at their website.
Win It:
One of my lucky readers will win two sample packs of Michele’s Totally Awesome Gourmet Popcorn.

Mandatory Entry

Visit Michele’s Sweet Shoppe and tell me which popcorn you’d like to try.

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Please leave a separate comment for EACH extra entry indicating that you performed the required entry.  Provide links to Tweet, etc. as required for the entry.

Giveaway is open to the continental USA and ends on March 27, 2012 at 11:59 pm CST. Winner will be selected at random from all eligible entries and will be contacted by email. Winner will have 24 hrs to respond.  Winner may only win one prize pack, if you win on another site, a new winner will be drawn. Please add paula@frostedfingers.com to your trusted email filter.  If original winner does not claim their prize within 24 hrs, it is forfeit and a new winner will be selected promptly.

Note: I was given a lot of popcorn to review in exchange for my honest opinions.  All opinions are my own. 

No purchase necessary to enter or win. Odds of winning are not increased by a purchase.

KFC Blogger Experience #KFCFresh

 A few weeks ago I got flown out to Louisville, KY for a whirlwind trip to the birth place of Kentucky Fried Chicken. The first night they took us out to a really nice dinner where we got to get to know each other. I really enjoyed dinner (no, it wasn’t KFC) it was a Bourbon restaurant called Maker’s Mark Bourbon House & Lounge. We had a bunch of appetizers with a lot of goat cheese. I was very proud of myself for trying all the appetizers. My favorite was the hot shrimp. It was so great to hear everyone’s story and get to hear the difference between the US and Canada. There were a few Canadian bloggers on the trip. The next morning it was up, shower, pack, eat and get on the bus to start a very busy day. KFCFresh, blogger experienceOur first stop was a local KFC where we went into the kitchen and watched the chef make the original recipe chicken. It’s amazing how much work goes into making each batch of chicken! The special spices are actually put together in three separate companies so no one knows the whole recipe. The spices come already mixed together in a bag that gets mixed in with flour, and a powdered milk and egg mixture. The chicken is brought into the restaurant fresh, never frozen. It comes out of the refrigerator and is inspected. It is then dipped in water for 7 seconds, drip for 7 seconds, shaken 7 times, dropped into the flour mixture, mixed 7 times, scooped out and shaken out 7 times and then perfectly placed on the baking rack. They then pressure fry the chicken for 14 minutes.

KFC Blogger Experience, KFCFreshAfter we visited the restaurant they took us over to Yum! Foods headquarters. They showed us around for a while. We got to see where they have taste testing and saw a few of their test kitchens. They told us about the chicken pot pies that they’re bringing back out. (They let us test drive some later in the day, they are yummy!) They brought us into a conference room and would answer any question we had (except for the secret recipe.) We had lunch and then learned about how they train every chef at every restaurant. It was pretty interesting. After that we got a crack at trying to open the safe that holds the original recipe and then had a hands on experience of making our own Original Recipe chicken. It sure takes some muscles!

KFCFresh, KFC Blogger ExperienceThey told us about all of the opportunities they have for scholarships and how much they give back to their communities. They told us how last year they reunited twin teenage girls with their soldier mom. They showed us the video and there was not a dry eye in the room. It’s so nice to find a company that’s willing to give back to the community! We were told that any chicken that may be in the holder for “too long” to sell will be packaged up, frozen and then given to the local soup kitchen.  I loved hearing the stories about Colonel Sanders. He sounds like he was an interesting man to know.

I had a great time on my trip and had no idea what all went into making KFC Fresh!  Keep an eye out because I have $500 in KFC vouchers to giveaway! Here’s a short video highlighting the trip:

 

Note: As a participant of the KFC Blogger Experience, accommodations, meals, transportation, & other gift items were provided. The honest opinions are my own. Photo Credits: Some photos are my own, others were provided by KFC and Brian Bohannon Photography.

 

Stone Soup Review and #Giveaway

cooperative game, review, giveaway, peaceable kingdomI received Stone Soup before Christmas to review, but unfortunately it got put in with all the board games and forgotten about. Not because it’s a bad game, just because it’s been busy! Stone Soup is actually a really fun game for the kids to play. I love that it’s a game that the kids don’t actually play against each other, rather they play against the game itself. There are no winners which is really good for Little Man’s age. He hates playing games and losing.

How to Play:

From the classic tale of cooperation comes this simple game where players work together to “cook” a soup by making matches of ingredients. Match all of the ingredients before the fire under the kettle goes out and everyone wins! Turn all cards face down on the board. Players take turns turning 2 cards face up. If they match, place the 2 cards in the kettle area of the board. If they do not match, turn them face down. If a player turns a Fire Out card face up, the Fire Out card is placed on the fire area. If 10 Fire Out cards are placed in the fire area before all 12 matches are made, players lose. But wait, there is 1 magic stone card that can turn any Fire Out card face down again on the board. Players decide together when to use the magic stone card to help keep the soup cooking!

Cooperative Learning, play, games, Peaceable KingdomUnlike other memory games, the kids are able to work together to find matching pairs. It’s really nice to watch the kids work together! The game is for ages 5+ and for 2-6 players. Little Man is 3 and he likes to play with his big brother and sister. I love that the instructions don’t come on a separate piece of paper for the kids to lose. It is printed on the inside of the top cover of the box. Everything about this game is colorful and fun.

Peaceable Kingdom is 100% committed to creating products that are safe for your family and our environment. All of the paper and boards made in their games come from Forest Stewardship Council papers and are printed with soy-based inks. Any plastic pieces are made using corn-based plastic and are phthalate and BPA-free and will biodegrade over time.

Buy It:
You can purchase your own Stone Soup for $15.95 on Amazon.
Win It:
One of my lucky readers will win a Stone Soup board game of their own. 

Mandatory Entry

Visit Peaceable Kingdom and tell me which other game you’d be interested in trying.

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  • Tweet about this contest once every 24 hrs. Please include @frostedfingers. You can click the tweet button above.
Connect with Peaceable Kingdom:  

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Please leave a separate comment for EACH extra entry indicating that you performed the required entry.  Provide links to Tweet, etc. as required for the entry.

Giveaway is open to the continental USA and ends on March 18, 2012 at 11:59 pm CST. Winner will be selected at random from all eligible entries and will be contacted by email. Winner will have 24 hrs to respond.  Winner may only win one prize pack, if you win on another site, a new winner will be drawn. Please add paula@frostedfingers.com to your trusted email filter.  If original winner does not claim their prize within 24 hrs, it is forfeit and a new winner will be selected promptly.

Note: I was given a Stone Soup game to review.  All opinions are my own. 

No purchase necessary to enter or win. Odds of winning are not increased by a purchase.

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