Natural Mango Banana Soup

Written on March 2, 2008 by Holly · Filed under Food

Eating well is definitely a must and a big trend now among people is eating naturally. When you’re in the mood for something sweet, instead of breaking out the chocolate, it would be much better for you to indulge yourself with some fruit. Fruit is not only all natural and very good for you, but it has also been proven to making a person happier.

soup Here is a great recipe for all natural, Mango Banana soup.

You will need:

  • 1 large ripe mango, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 2 cups orange juice
  • ½ cup plain nonfat yogurt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ¼ cup pure maple syrup (optional)

Add all the ingredients to a blender or food processor, and puree. Test taste and add more sweetener if desired.

This is not only delicious, but during the winter months we tend to be attracted to the hot dishes and the filling stews and rolls. This will perk up your spirits as well as make you think it’s spring.

Second Annual Sunday Freebies: Home & Food

Written on March 2, 2008 by Holly · Filed under Food, Home & Garden

New fabulous freebies! Like last week, these are more free offers for home and food. I’ll be looking to go into other categories, but this category has the best freebies for now. Enjoy!

Home

Food

  • Get your free sample of Hamburger Helper Microwave Singles.
  • Healthy to Go are giving away two free samples of their drink mixes.
  • Strevita offers all natural and calorie-free products. Sign up to receive a free sample of their sweetener.
  • There is a free coupon for Yoplait kids yogurt. However, the coupon is not valid for the following states: California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota and Tennessee.

And that’s it for this week, enjoy everyone.

First Annual Sunday Freebies: Home & Food

Written on February 24, 2008 by Holly · Filed under Food, Home & Garden

The first annual Sunday freebies are here! This week I have come across some great offers for home and food and I hope you enjoy them!

Home

  • Graco has an offer where if you add their new, Graco Sweetpeace to your baby registry or by pre-ordering it, you will receive a free swaddle blanket.
  • Enfamil has an amazing offer where you can receive up to $60 in free formula, diaper bag, feeding kit and samples!
  • Receive a free sample of Tide with Dawn StainScrubbers.

Food

  • Receive a free bottle of Coffee-Mate coffee creamer.
  • ‘Tis the season for healthier eating habits. With the end of winter drawing near, a lot of people are watching what they eat and hitting the gym to get in shape for the warmer months. Go Veg wants to help you start your vegetarian lifestyle by sending you a free starter kit.
  • While we’re on the subject of healthy eating, Flat Earth has a printable coupon for a free full-size bag of Flat Earth Crisps.
  • And on to indulging yourself once in a while…Receive a free samples of chocolate turtle Chex Mix.
  • By becoming a member of the SoBe family, you will receive news and special promotional offers on their products.
  • Free samples can also be a great way to find new treats to reward your pets! Treat People has a special offer where you can receive all natural and healthy pet treats.

And that’s it for this week; be sure to check by next week for more freebies!

The Holy Grail of Coffee Machines

Written on February 19, 2008 by Holly · Filed under Food

Senseo If there is one thing that I am absolutely crazy about, it’s coffee. This love of mine started at a very young age and has fueled two prior full-time jobs of mine in cafes as a barista and the greatest caffeine tolerance I’ve come to know. I love coffee in all of it’s precious forms, flavors, consistencies and blends and am always interested in new flavors and concoctions that can be made from the comfort of my own kitchen. When a friend of mine hooked me up with Senseo, I was ecstatic, to say the very least.

Senseo is a sub-company of Sara Lee and makes an excellent coffee pod system that literally transformed the way I have my coffee every day.

The Senseo system makes absolutely delicious (and delightfully strong) single serving amounts of coffee with their innovative system that is so easy to use that once I took it out of its box, I was using it within minutes. While brewing my first cup of coffee, I realized that the Senseo actually made foam each and every single time automatically, which makes the coffee that you are brewing at home stand out even more so than a regular cup of coffee you would purchase at any coffee shop.

The coffee that the Senseo produces is also quite different than your average cup of regular coffee. The Senseo cup seemed to go down a lot of smoother than normal coffee does, even my boyfriend, who usually can’t stand coffee and its gritty behavior going down, will drink it if it is made with this machine!

One of the best things about the Senseo that I was also surprised to find is that the entire thing is set up so that it is an absolute dream to clean. There are no small crevices that you simply can’t get your hands into to clean, the back of the system comes right off so you can fill it up with water and sits right back onto the machine with ease. Best of all, the system uses individual coffee pods that the water goes through so they have completely eliminated the horror of coffee grounds winding up in your mug and also the grounds that tend to go everywhere during the cleaning process. Within just a short amount of time using the Senseo, I gave my fully-functional, almost brand new typical coffee pot to a friend of mine because I hadn’t used it once since using this this machine.

There are a variety of different coffees and even teas that are made specifically for the Senseo coffee pod system, so each and every coffee and/or tea drinker out there will benefit from this machine. You can order the Senseo coffee pod system as well as coffee and tea pods at their official online store, Target, WalMart, or even Amazon.

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