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Have you ever heard of CSN Stores? They are a collection of over 200 online stores where you can find nearly anything whether it be a heavy duty Le Creuset dish, tools, cribs, lighting and tons more! Whatever your needs I'm sure you can find what your looking for at CSN Stores.

One lucky reader also has a chance to win a $35 Gift Certificate to use at any of the CSN Stores!!

WINNER #16 leanne_mac said...

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Giveaway ends March 6, 2011 at 11:59 pm EST.  Winner will be chosen at random and will have 48 hours to respond.


There was no compensation for this review. The opinions expressed are my own and I was not swayed by the items mentioned above.

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Fresh Guacamole

I was out grocery shopping this past weekend which started as a somewhat bleary day.  I came across some perfectly ripe avocados and couldn't resist.  I didn't even think about grabbing cilantro for my guacamole but I like using it on any kind of Mexican dishes.  It's really a great summer pick especially when it's been in the refrigerator and you want a nice cool snack.  Then as soon as I was about to checkout, I peeked out the front of the store windows and saw nothing but piltering snow falling like crazy.  Yep, we were issued a winter storm warning but I didn't think it would come on that fast.  Thankfully I have 4-wheel drive because it was quite a drive back home on snow covered roads.

My thoughts were I'd just image that I was in a an 80 degree climate, sitting on the dock of the bay at some Bali villa rentals, sipping chocolate margaritas, enjoying my fresh guacamole while watching the sail boats go by.  Unfortunately I'm in a 30 degree climate, sitting in my Pj's, with the heat cranked up, and 6 inches of snow outside!

A girl can dream right?  Anyway, here's how I threw together my guacamole.  I didn't make too much since I'm the only one that eats it around here and I don't recommend freezing it.

Ingredients

2 ripe avocados
1 tsp lime juice
1 small onion chopped
1 small clove of garlic chopped
1 tsp chopped jalapeno
1 small to medium tomato chopped
about 1/2 tsp of sea salt
pepper to taste

Directions

Cut your avocado in half then scoop out seed.  Take a spoon and spoon out your avocado pulp and place in a  medium bowl.  Mash your avocado pulp with a fork then simply fold in all your remaining ingredients together.  Best served fresh.

Enjoy - I served mine with some Tortilla Strip Chips!  Now I'm going to indulge myself and dream about a Bali Villa rent some more while I find a good movie to take the winter blues away.

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Peanut Butter, Mayo and Banana Sandwich

I am a Chiquita Mom and wanted to share with you a child hood favorite of mine.  My mom used to make these all the time.  She definitely was an Elvis fan so maybe that's where she got the idea from but these are light and yummy.  I'd love to know if any of you have had this type of sandwich as well!

I used of course delicious Chiquita Bananas sliced, and placed them on sandwich bread where one slice had mayo and the other slice had peanut butter.   I have passed this on to my little one as well and even my husband who had never had a Peanut Butter, Mayo and Banana Sandwich before!

Peanut Butter, Mayo and Banana Sandwich

This is a great switch up from the everyday meat and cheese sandwich!  For more delicious Banana Recipes visit Chiquita's Banana Recipes!

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Deer Trail Bologna

This week an Uncle of mine had a deer processed and gave us a couple rings of Deer Trail Bologna and Deer Hamburger meat. I have had deer before but not the Trail Bologna. We ate ours with Ritz type crackers and cheddar cheese and it's yummo. It's actually not as gamey tasting as I thought it would be and from what I've heard the cheese of choice with trail bologna is Swiss.

I'll be the first one to admit that I never even heard of Trail Bologna until I moved to Ohio. Trail Bologna originated out of a little village called Trail Ohio.  It's basically an all beef chunky bologna made from course cuts of meat that's smoked.  The original Troyer's Trail Bologna can only be found in Ohio.  But I gotta tell ya it's pretty darn good.  It reminds me of summer sausage but with it's own unique flavor.  

Have you heard of or tried Trail Bologna before?

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Valentine Breakfast Idea - Heart Biscuits

How about some heart biscuits?  All you'll need is a heart cookie cutter.  I got mine at Alice but I'm sure you can find one right around this time of year at most stores.  You could do this with pancakes as well for the little ones!

I just used refrigerated biscuits so this could work for busy school mornings too!  I served mine with warm Raspberry Pie Filling but strawberries would be yummy too!

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Chip Dip for Doritos - Warm Jalapeno Cheddar Dip

Who doesn't like Doritos?  This morning I made this dip and I couldn't wait to share it with you guys.  We are having this along with our Game Day goodies.  This dip goes perfect with Doritos and is quite frugal with only 4 ingredients and can easily be doubled or tripled.  Give it a whirl.

Ingredients
4 oz cream cheese softened
2-4 Tbs of jarred or canned sliced jalapeno peppers, drained and diced up
1-2 Tbs of mayo
1/4-1/2 cup extra sharp cheddar cheese shredded

Directions
Mix all your ingredients together and heat in microwave about 2 minutes.  Stir to mix well, serve warm and enjoy!!! 

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Game Day and Tobasco Original Red!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of TABASCO® Original Red. All opinions are 100% mine.

With the famous TABASCO® Original Red sauce the options are endless as to what you can use this on.  I am always casually adding hot sauce to meals.  I normally put it in cocktail sauce, BBQ, scrambled eggs, chili, or homemade beans for extra pizzazz.  I like my food with a hint of spice as I know some of you do!

 

With Basketball going on and the Super Bowl around the corner you can make Tabasco Original Red a Game Day or Super Bowl Tradition!  Try it on game day pizza, wings, and even in dip.  If you like to add extra flavor to your food try it on pizza!   I particularly like my pizza to have a bit of heat and extra spunk so I am always topping it up with hot sauce or red pepper flakes or peppercini peppers even when it's delivered!  For ideas they have a very cool Pizza Perfected page with menu planning ideas, way to doctor up your pizza, recipes and more.

 

If you've never tried it start with a "dollop" and see what you think.  It can really bring extra flavor to your food with a touch of heat and can be a great addition.  It really is "So Much More Than Hot."   So grab your spouse, best buds/girlfriends and family and create a dynamite menu for the upcoming Super Bowl just check out their Game-Day Party Menu.

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Amy's Kitchen - Review and Giveaway ENDED

You might have seen Amy's in your grocery store but if you've never tried her products you are missing out.  Amy's sells natural and organic meals that are ready to eat.  It all started with the birth of their daughter in 1987 when they discovered that sometimes there just wasn't enough time to prepare wholesome nutritious food.  Once they realized there were many families like them they started Amy's Kitchen to produce delicious foods for health-conscious people too busy to cook.

Amy's has now grown to be available in most natural foods, grocery, supermarket, and selected warehouse, and club stores throughout North America and abroad.  Amy's also specializes in a wide variety of products like Low Sodium, Gluten Free, Lactose/ Dairy Free, Breakfast, Chili's, Desserts, Pasta Sauces, Snacks, Light and Lean, Kids Meals, Indian Meals, Asian Meals, Pizza and loads more!  

While I had seen Amy's at the grocery store I had never tried her product until just recently.   We decided to do a quick family favorite, pizza.  We chose two kinds - 4 cheese pizza (for the little one) and the Spinach Pizza (for hubs and I) and since it was especially snowy and cold out we also tried a soup - Low Sodium Minestrone.  We found these at our local Giant Eagle store.

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We cooked the pizza no different than we would regular frozen pizzas but the difference was that we could actually smell the goodness seeping from the kitchen! It was like food foreplay.  These pizza's were very good and had a lot of great flavor.  I even ate the crust which was just as flavorful!  The 4-cheese pizza ended up being everyone's favorite.  The soup we simply prepared on the stove and Minestrone is one of my favorite Italian soups and Amy's did a fine job! Sometimes you can tell soups were from a can but not this one.  It had great flavor and was plentiful.  Overall we really enjoyed trying Amy's products and from now on I will be on the lookout for them.

Amy's has also offered one lucky reader from Time 2 Eat Yall a chance to try her products as well!  The winner will receive a nifty Amy's lunch tote, 2 Free Item coupons (up to $10) and another Free Item coupon good towards a free soup or chili! 
WINNER #52

shala_darkstone said...

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I follow Amy's on Facebook (FB name: Maddie Brubaker).

Mandatory Entry - Please visit Amy's and tell me what item you would use one of your free coupons toward!

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That's it!!  GOOD LUCK!!

Giveaway ends Feb 14, 2011 (Valentine's Day) at 11:59 pm EST.  Winner will be chosen at random and will have 48 hours to respond.


There was no compensation for this review. The opinions expressed are my own and I was not swayed by the items mentioned above.

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