MyThoughts on Flirty Apron Last year I wasintroduced to Flirty Aprons for the first time. Immediately I fell inlove as the aprons are so retro and as most of you know I loveanything 50's! My want for onewas so large that for my birthday this year when asked by my husbandor parents what I would like I always stated that I wanted a FlirtyApron. With MothersDay around the corner I wanted to share Flirty Apron with you!Especially since they just released a new line! The Marilynline contains three Flirty Apron patterns Mint-a-liscious,StrawberryShortcake, and my personal favorite Sugarn' Spice! I received a Min-a-liciousfor the purpose of my review and of course could not wait to get itin! Especially with Easter right around the corner as theMint-a-liscious is the perfect color for Easter! The Marilyn line of Apronsis a single layer of fabric and they contain one pocket as well ascute and stylish ruffles at the bottom. My Flirty Apron is also madeof the highest … [Read more...]
Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil Review!
MyThoughts on Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil I LOVE to cookso when I find something different and out of the ordinary I HAVE totry it! That is how I felt the first time that I came across TropicalTraditions Virgin Coconut Oil! I receivedTropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil for the purpose of my review.When it arrived I could not wait to visit the Tropical Traditions website and find a yummy review (or two) to try! I decided on CoconutSauteed Green Beans with Tomatoes as well as the Turkey Stuffing! Ialso decided to try this out during a large dinner party I had for myfamily and friends. This was thefirst time I had cooked with a hard oil like this but the smell wasdivine! I had people picking green beans out of the pan to eat thembefore I was even finished cooking! That's how absolutely amazingthey were! In fact I had 3 lbs of green beans and I ended up havingto cook more because they were such a huge hit! The TurkeyStuffing was awesome as well and I … [Read more...]
Gourmet Gift Basket Care Package Review and Giveaway!
MyThoughts on Gourmet Gift Baskets CarePackage With the summermonths coming that means lots of picnics and days at the river orpark for my family. That is why I was so happy to receive the JunkFood Care Package from Gourmet Gift Baskets! Now I will have a largestock up of foods that I can throw into a picnic basket or in a lunchbag for a day trip! There are enough snacks and such thrown into thisCare Package and we will be able to enjoy the items for a few months!In fact I have had it for three weeks and there is not even a dentgone out of all of the junk food items! Gourmet GiftBaskets is an awesome company to work with. I have always enjoyedeach and every item I have ever received from them and the package isshipped quickly! Gourmet GiftBaskets has come up with a line of Care Packages and can be purchasedfor the Midnight Snacker, Sports enthusiasts, College Student, Lovedone over seas, or even the toy care package for the kids in yourlife! Each CarePackage … [Read more...]
Love Crunch Review!
MyThoughts on Love Crunch Thereis nothing better than a nice bowl of cereal for breakfast to get myday started right. Recently I have been sitting down to Love Crunchin my bowl. Love Crunch is made by Nature's Path and it is Organic!Love Crunch consists of Dark Chocolate Chunks, Raspberry, Strawberry,Coconut & Flax Granola. Okay...so I don't know about you but thatis like Heaven to me! I love strawberry and raspberry in my cerealand add a little Chocolate to it and it is perfect! I really enjoyed the taste of Love Crunch. The granola was wonderful and there were LOTS of strawberries, raspberries, and chocolate in the mix! Nature's Path really knows how to make a good box of cereal! Nature'sPath makes many different types of products including Cold Cereals,Granola, Eco Pacs, Hot Cereals, Toaster pastries, Bars and Cookies,Waffles, Baking mixes and Ingredients! Each of them made with NaturesFinest and 100% Organic! Okayso lets get back to the subject … [Read more...]
Newman’s Own Organics Review and Winners choice of Newman’s Items! Giveaway!
Newman’s Own Organics A few months ago if you would have asked me about Newman’sOwn Organics I would have said….”who?” But, today I know exactly who they areand what they have to offer! A Little Back Ground Newman’s OwnOrganics started as a division of Newman’s Own in 1993 by Nell Newman and PeterMeehan. But the demand was much more than anticipated and Newman’s Own Organicsbecame its own company a few years later. Which was to be expected as PaulNewman is the Father of Nell Newman and she knew that for anything to beassociated with her Father it had better be good! “Great tasting productsthat happen to be organic.” Is the slogan for Newman’s Own Organicsand boy does it fit the company to a T! My Thoughts I was amazed atall of the products sent to me for review. I never knew there were so manyoptions when it came to Organic Food! Especially from a name that I know andtrust! So what options are they? Well…Pretzels, chocolate bars, Fig Newman’s,Champion … [Read more...]
Custom Choice Cereal Review and Giveaway!
MyThoughts on Custom Choice Cereal For the past year my husband and I have really beenpaying attention to our Gluten intake. Not so much for us but because our daughterseems to have a huge reaction when she eats too much Gluten. She gets wild andacts crazy! Custom Cereal is an amazing site that will allow you tomake your own Gluten Free Cereal with the ingredients that you love! I was ableto make my own custom creation for the purpose of my review and I had a blastlooking at all of the fun items that I could mix and match for my perfectbreakfast! I love how easy it was for me to make my own CustomizedCereal! I was able to choose what type of base I wanted and could not wait totry the Cinnamon Granola that I chose! The next step is the ingredients and thereare three categories: Dried Fruit, Nuts and Sees, and Extras! I decided ondried strawberries and cherries, almonds, and chocolate chips! The perfectbreakfast in my opinion! The cereal arrived in a 12oz bag and was … [Read more...]
Dinosaur Train Cake and Cupcake Decorating Set Giveaway!
Dinosaur Train Easter is in the air and this Easter why not make isspecial with Dinosaur Train! Just in time for the Easter holiday Dinosaur Trainhas come up with a creative and fun way for your children to do somethingdifferent with eggs! Dinosaur Train Hatchers are now available and will allowyour child to watch their eggs hatch into real Dinosaurs and then grow 4x thesize of the Egg! How cool is that? Also available are a Dinosaur Train Cake Decorating setand Cupcake Rings! Not only can you have an Easter filled with Dinosaur TrainHatchers but also bake an Egg shaped cake and decorate it with your Childsfavorite cartoon stars! Still wanting more from Dinosaur Train? What about theEggspress application for iPhone, iPod and iPad! It will challenge your childrento find the hidden eggs and allow them to unite dinosaur families with themissing eggs! Dinosaur Train is made by the Jim Henson Company and airson PBS check your local listing for … [Read more...]
Oliver Kita Chocolate Review and Giveaway!
My Thoughts on Oliver Kita Chocolate I love chocolate but not cheap chocolate. There is something aboutexquisite chocolate that gets my blood a flowin’. Oliver Kita was able to getmy blood flowin’ more than any chocolate I have ever tasted! Never has thereEVER been so much pleasure in my mouth! I was sent a box of Studio Collection Chocolates for the purposeof my review. When I first seen the box I knew it would be good chocolate! Therewas such care taken with the packaging to make sure my chocolates stayedperfect and beautiful; and boy was they! When I opened the box I was blown awayby all of the different sizes, shapes, colors, and even decorative imprints oneach piece of chocolate! Never before had I seen painted chocolate! They were trulya work of art! I took out the list of chocolates that were included and readoff names like Marzipan Grand Marnier, White Peaches and Cream, LavandreCitronade, Cognac Crème Brule, and Caramel du Sel! With names like that howcould … [Read more...]
Surf Sweets Review
My Thoughts on Surf Sweets Nothing says Easter like Candy! EspeciallyJelly Beans! Surf Sweets are USDA Organic candies! At first I did not know what tothink about Organic Candy. That is not something you hear of everyday but I wasvery excited to give it a try! Surf Sweets makes and sells fun candies such asGummy Bears, Gummy Worms, and Jelly Beans! Plus you can purchase them inregular or sour! SurfSweets – Fruity Bears I love the Fruity Bears because theyhave a light dousing of sugar over the gummy candy. There are flavors such asCherry, Grapefruit, Grape, Lemon, Strawberry, and Orange! They are also madewith Organic fruit juice and sweeteners! 100% Vitamin C per serving, 95%Organic, No corn syrup or GMO’s, Gluten Free and Casein Free, Made in aNut-Free facility, and Vegan/Vegetarian! SurfSweets – Gummy Bears These are my husband’s favoritecandy. He loves him some Gummy Bears and was thrilled with the Surf Sweetsbrand! They come in the same flavors of Cherry, … [Read more...]
Nutella Party!
My Thoughts on Nutella I have been a huge Nutella fan for about five years. I seen it inthe Health Food Store one day and thought that it might be a healthier optionto my chocolate fascination. When I got home I made myself a Nutella and BananaSandwich and fell in love. Since my first taste of Nutella I have talked aboutit with many of my friends and family members and each have told me thatNutella was something they had always thought about trying but never did. That’swhy I knew I had to host a Nutella Party! I needed to put everyone’s ‘wantingto try it’ to rest and show them just how amazing Nutella Hazelnut Spread reallyis! I received a party kit filled with fun Nutella stuff as well aslots of information and recipe ideas! I smoothed out the creamy Nutella on manyslices of bread as well as on tortillas and had everyone give it a try! My homewas immediately filled with comments such as “Wow! I was not expecting it to bethis good.” And “Why did I wait so long to try … [Read more...]
SunChip NEW Compostable Bag Review
My Thoughts on SunChips NEW Compostable Bag! I love SunChips and I was THRILLED when they first came out withtheir plant based bags. The only problem that quickly arose was how LOUD theywere each time you touched the bag. This was a deterrent from purchasing thecompostable bags for many consumers. SunChips knew that this was a problem thatneeded to be fixed and set out to do just that! I received two bags of SunChips for the purpose of my review. Onebag was made out of the old LOUD plant based material and the second bag wastheir NEW and improved Compostable bag! The difference was outstanding! The newbag is much quieter and I could actually sit down and eat some chips withoutdistracting the others around me. I am very impressed with the changes thatSunChips has made to their Compostable Bags! Here is a quote that I received inmy e-mail about how this could be accomplished! “After six months of testing, the SunChips research team foundthat by using a different adhesive that … [Read more...]
Philadelphia Cooking Creme Review and Giveaway! 2 Winners!
My Thoughts on Philadelphia Cooking Creme It seemed that everywhere I turned I was hearing about the New PhiladelphiaCooking Crème. I was thrilled to see how easy it would be to make a greattasting dish and could not wait to try it out for myself! Especially if itreally would make everything as quick and easy as Philadelphia made it sound! I was recently able to review a Philadelphia Cooking Crème in the ItalianCheese and Herb flavor. I decided to cook the recipe that was on the containerwhich contained chicken, noodles, mixed veggies, and the container of ItalianCheese and Herb Philadelphia Cooking Crème. I was surprised to find that those were the only four ingredients forthe entire recipe!! It does not get much easier then that! When I got home I cooked up the chicken and then added the veggies. Once the veggies were warm and no longer frozenI added in the container of Italian Cheese and Herb Philadelphia Cooking Crème andserved the mix over some cooked … [Read more...]
TriBest YoLife Yogurt Maker Review
My Thoughts on TriBest Yolife Yogurt Maker My family consumesyogurt daily which is sometimes hard on the pocket book as some yogurt is notthat cheap. I was excited when I found the Yolife Yogurt Maker because I didnot know that I could make my own and I knew that it would save my family moneyin the long run. The Yolife YogurtMaker showed up at my door and I could not get it out of the box fast enough.When I did I was surprised to find that there were no recipes in the box. Thiswas a shocker to me as I expected to find yogurt recipes with a yogurt maker.But, I knew this was not the fault of Tri-Best and as soon as I went to theirsite I found lots of fun and tasty recipes to try out After finding a recipe I wanted to try I wasreading through the ingredients and found that I needed some Yogurt Starterwith Live Cultures. This was also not contained in my YoLife Yogurt Maker kitand I was also surprised by that. So if you are planning on purchasing theYolife Yogurt Maker I … [Read more...]
Custom Designs 4 U By Nan Etsy Review with $30 GC Giveaway! US and Canada
Getting to know customdesigns4ubynan Hello everyone out there in Heavenly Savings’s blog, andthank you very much for reading this interview. My name is Nancy. I grew up inMichigan and graduated from Wayne State University in (gasp) 1975 with a degreein Fine Art, Printmaking. I lived in Seattle for several years after that, andthen came back east to New York, in the early ‘80s. I have lived on Long Islandnow for decades, but have sold my apartment and am moving back to Michigan, tobe close to my parents. I was laid off from my last job as a buyer at Kravet, Inc. in 2009, when Iopened my etsy shop, Custom Designs by Nancy at www.customdesigns4ubynan.etsy.com.This was very exciting and challenging, as you can imagine. As a buyer atKravet, a leading fabric distributor to the interior design industry, I hadaccess to TONS of fabric, at practically no cost to me. I had sewn in highschool, and love fabric, and just had to have these pieces that were available.I soon had bolts of … [Read more...]
Yoplait Kids Yogurt Review and Giveaway
My Thoughts on YoPlait Yogurt My daughter eats two YoPlait yogurts each morning for breakfast. Shehas done this for about 2 years now and asks for Yoplait daily for snacks aswell. Yoplait kid’s yogurt is a good source of calcium, vitamin D and evenprotein so I can’t really object. It is a healthy option for her to eat!Yoplait yogurt has 25% less sugar than other kids yogurt brands and also doesnot contain any high fructose corn syrup or artificial flavors. Yoplait can be purchased in three flavors including Strawberry,Strawberry Banana, and Vanilla. My daughter’s favorite is Strawberry Banana!She also loves that some of her favorite cartoon characters’ can be found onthe packages with Dora the Explorer, Lightning McQueen, and Disney Princesseshow could Yoplait go wrong? Yoplait has also partnered with a fellow Mom-Blogger named ChristineCoppa who works with parenting.com and also the author of children’s booktitled Rattled. Christine Coppa hasdeveloped … [Read more...]