TURKEY HILL GELATO #TurkeyHillGelato #sponsored

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Turkey Hill Dairy. All opinions are my own.

After a long day, it can be nice to sit back and unwind by watching a favorite TV show or movie.  It can be even nicer with a little something sweet while your watching.  With the weather getting warmer, your thoughts might (like mine) turn to cold desserts, naturally.  Did you know that Turkey Hill Dairy has come out with an all natural gelato?  They are the first major ice cream brand to do so- and it’s delicious.

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It is available in eight flavors, like chocolate peanut butter, mint chocolate chip, and salted caramel.  It’s made with simple, easy to pronounce ingredients like milk, vanilla, and sugar- which is always a good thing.  One doesn’t usually want to eat what one can’t pronounce, lol.  Since gelato has less air then most ice cream does, it has a thicker, richer texture and a creamy taste. This is a great way for mom and dad to unwind at night- a little something special, not your average dessert.  You can find the gelato wherever Turkey Hill products are sold.
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A Healthier Easter Basket

It’s easy to overload on candy during Easter, but there are some other options for kids that even look like little eggs from the Easter Bunny himself. Rickland Orchards Greek on the go! Yogurt Bites in Strawberry, Caramel and the newest addition Blueberry, all of which are available in individual snack-size bags. They are delicious, sweet snacks that you and your kids will love.
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These delicious, chewy bites offer big taste and are made with authentic, European-sourced Greek yogurt and other high-quality ingredients. Other flavors include almond, pretzel and granola. My son loved them, and so did I. 

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It started with a simple discovery – people all over the world were mixing Greek yogurt with nutritious foods like granola and fruit to create delicious, protein-packed combinations. So we took a strained Greek yogurt coating – blended it with roasted nuts, granola and fruit – and transformed it into a convenient, great-tasting snack.
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Build the Perfect Easter Basket with PEEPS

Disclosure: “The PEEPS ® product, information and gift have been provided by Just Born Retail Group.”

Did you know…?

  • Yellow is America’s best-selling color of PEEPS® Chicks and Bunnies, followed by pink and then blue.
  • Just Born produces enough PEEPS® Brand Marshmallow Candies in one year to circle the earth three times.
  • Chicks rule! 4 out of every 5 PEEPS® purchased are Chicks – either flavored, dipped in chocolate, covered in chocolate or in the original un-flavored marshmallow form.

cannon 3 23 15 014Just a few fun facts to start your day off sweetly.  You are going to want to get your PEEPS® early this year so you can try all the new flavors for 2015. There is also PEEPS® plush, apparel, and other Just Born candy brands at peepsandcompany.com, the one-stop-“hop” for all things sweet.

My son just loves Peeps.  My grandmother has always loved them as well, so I always buy a ton as soon as they hit shelves and get them both a wide variety of Marshmallow Chicks and Marshmallow Bunnies.  While Peeps are great for Easter baskets, they are also a fun reminder of spring in general, and my son, husband, and grandmother eat them pretty constantly until there are none left.
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Healthy Easter Basket Ideas

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If you are looking to give your kids a healthy Easter basket, or just looking for some fun new ideas for snack time or to put into lunchboxes, you will like what you see (and taste) with Fruttata Crisps and Bauli’s croissants.

This Easter, instead of giving an Easter basket full of sugar, give a basket full of healthier snacks, without jeopardizing the taste.  Give a healthy and tasty trick with Easter with Fruttata Crisps. Fruttata Crisps come from carefully selected fruits from the finest regions in the world. Each 1 oz. bag of Fruttata crisps provides a satisfying nutrition that is equivalent to 285 grams of fresh fruit. Snacking while on the go or in the house, has never been healthier. Fruttata Crisps are all natural, gluten free, with no additional sugar added. (Available at Duane Reade and Amazon.com/ $1.79)
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The Secret Shelf Life of Wine

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Wine has a reputation for being palatable only fresh from uncorking, with many of the magical properties that have made wine popular for centuries upon centuries being lost in the initial hours. While it is indisputable that a bottle of premium wine is at its absolute best before exposure to oxygen, the other fact is that oxygen is the catalyst that truly opens the deeper flavors of a wine to be savored by the drinker, and many wines can be sampled again long after opening with proper storage.

Time Frames

Extended exposure does rob a wine of its character over time, but much of its positive aspects are retained much longer than commonly thought. Red wines, white wines and roses can be easily enjoyed several days after uncorking with minimal loss in flavor, although the quality of the wine will begin to dip considerably after 5 days or so, with pronounced flavors and aromas becoming more difficult to distinguish.

A special note comes in the case of Champagne, whose defining characteristic is the tiny bubbles of carbonation that dissipate effervescently in the minutes after the cork is popped. The brilliant but short lifespan of its signature trait means that these wines are best consumed as soon as they are opened, so a bottle should only be opened when it will be finished in short order.

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NEW Honey Bunches of Oats Breakfast Biscuits

Disclosure- We received the below in order to facilitate this review.  All opinions are our own and honest.

We all know what morning are like on school days. Insane, rushing, forgetting something, and which one can’t find their shoe?  No matter how far ahead you plan, how early you wake up- it’s always something.

My son moves so slow I swear he’s going backwards.  It’s unbelievable- how hard is getting dressed and brushing your teeth?  He kills me. I’m not a lollygagger, and I hate being late.  He takes after my husband with the slow-slug behavior, and it’s not my favorite trait in them.  If you are anything like me, you are always looking for anything that will make your mornings any easier.

03 02 2015 cannon 062My son often eats his breakfast in the car on the way to school.  Yes, I know- I’m horrible.  But he’s SO SLOW, we would never make school in time. From bananas to waffle sticks to mini-muffins, anything fast and easy I try to keep on hand. We just tried the new on-the-go breakfast option to make mornings easier from Honey Bunches of Oats- new breakfast biscuits.
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WIN Simply Juice Drinks

We are always looking for something new and fun to add to mealtimes. We don’t drink a ton of juice or soda, but we do sometimes, and I always keep some in the house.  You never know when the fancy will strike you.  Sometimes, you want that something sweet.  With juices, I can be a bit picky- so many of them are nothing but sugar water, and I don’t let my son have those (or soda, for that matter).  I was happy to find out that the makers of Simply Orange and Simply Lemonade have launched a new premium line of refreshing juice drinks in a variety of flavors: Fruit Punch, Tropical and Mixed Berry. Each flavor has a real fruit taste and is made with simple, all natural ingredients.

pic8My son and I looked for them when we were shopping recently, and our store carried them.  He helped me pick out the new ones, so we could give them a try.
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Chicken Enchilada Soup

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As cold as it is outside here, let me tell you that there isn’t anything better than some good soup!  Or is there? Actually having that soup cook in the crock-pot all day long with no extra work from you makes it even better. I am very excited to share my Quick and Easy Chicken Enchilada Soup Recipe with you.

What You Need:

  • 3 Medium/Large Size Cans of Chicken (depending on how meaty you want it).
  • 1 Can of Green Chillies
  • 1 Can Petite Diced Tomatoes
  • 1 Bag Frozen Corn
  • Black Beans Rinsed (I left these out)
  • 1 Packet Taco Seasoning
  • Chicken Broth (We’ll talk about the amount in a little bit)
  • Cream of Chicken Soup (Talk about how many cans in a bit)
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