Review and Giveaway : Flip it Pan -ENDED-

The people from DuPont and Teflon sent us over a really cool little pan. It's called the Flip it Pan. The interchangeable plate embeds the American Flag onto what you're cooking! Perfect for the 4th of July, or anytime!

You can make lots of recipes for use of this pan, such as pancakes, omelets, grilled cheese sandwiches, french toast and crepes! Just keep in mind if you're making pancakes to use only 1/2 Cup so you don't make a mess while flipping it to the griddle side. I forgot about trying this pan out when we had pancakes this past weekend, so I made the kids grilled cheese sandwiches today. I flipped the sandwiches (not the pan) to the other side to get a flag imprint on both sides. It worked like a charm! Look how cute they are!

They must be so new that I can't find any info on them online to share. I even heard there aren't any other interchangeable plates, like their pamphlet says. Weird. However there is a number to contact them at 1-888-354-7448. I wouldn't even know where you could buy one if you wanted to. But if you'd like a chance to WIN one...

They have offered one of my readers to WIN one of these Flip it Pans!

*ENTER TO WIN! Leave 1 comment below with your answer & your email to qualify. How do you celebrate the 4th of July? Family, friends, food, fun and of course fireworks?

My oldest daughter is racing the 4th (Mini Dwarf cars), so we'll be up at the track with her, unfortunately there won't be any fireworks there. =(


*BONUS: Optional, earn up to 2 more entries by showing some "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" bloggie luv!

1. Tweet about this giveaway, copy this: Win a FLIP it PAN @MommyImHungry!http://ldylvbgr.blogspot.com/

2. Blog about this giveaway with a link back on your blog & post your link here


This Giveaway ends: 7 pm Friday, July 3, 2009.
Please read the fine print:
-Open to all USA residents (due to shipping)
-You must leave me your email so I can contact you if you've won
-Winner(s) will be posted on my Blog & Twitter
-I will choose my winner(s) using Random.org

Happy 4th of July everyone! Don't forget to follow along so you don't miss new and exciting things!

Tuesdays with Dorie: Perfect Party Cake

Carol of mix, mix… stir, stir wanted Perfect Party Cake this week. This is one recipe that always caught my eye when flipping through Dorie's book. I was so excited to get to make it! You can find the recipe on Carol's blog.

I went with the flavors Dorie wrote, lemon, raspberry and coconut shavings. This took a little bit of time to prepare, you had to mix for so many minutes (and please note, it does not say beat at full speed for 3 minutes! ha! I read it wrong and had my mixer almost dancing away, when I realized it said Medium speed for a full 3 minutes!) It was ok, I caught it after 1 minute. My cake baked beautifully for 30 minutes. When done it was only 1" tall though.

Next came the meringue butter cream frosting. 3 sticks of butter!! This took some cooking time, and about 10 minutes mixing time also. Well I am embarrassed to admit this, but maybe someone can learn from my mishap. My mixer dripped some greasy substance into the frosting while mixing! I got what I could out, and was so worried about eating it. I tasted it and all I could taste was the lemon. I decided to use a whipped cream for the filling as Dorie suggested, and the buttercream for the outside layers. Plus that way I would have plenty to frost with. Well I had lots leftover. I added some shaved coconut to finish it off.

Because I used whipped cream, I had to store it in the fridge. When it came time to slice it, the frosting had hardened and pretty much peeled right off the cake. Well I guess that was some relief to my worry of eating it. I did taste it, and it was velvety smooth, like a stick of butter! Was not my Fave. Then I wasn't crazy about the jam in it. The cake part was excellent though! Plus, Mr. ate some, and he's not a coconut fan. It went over well with them, just not me. I was so bummed I ended up not liking it all together. I would love to try the cake part another time with some fresh fruit and a light frosting perhaps.

Do you like our new TWD logos? Pretty spiffy huh!




enjoy,

Announcing My 2nd Blogoversary Birthday Bash Winners!

PARTY WINNERS!!

So, I had 11 sponsors, 29 gifts, about 930 comments and 8 days worth of sorting to find out who would be winning my party gifts! Thanks to Random.org for helping me decide, I have chosen my 29 winners!

I have sorted the winners according to the prize and listed what days the giveaway ran on. So if you see your name and comment # and you know to watch your email, doorstep or mailbox!

Here we go in random order (you can click a photo to enlarge)...

Congratulations! I have emailed you guys, please check your emails for mine! If for some reason you see your name posted here, but did not get my email, please let me know! Ldylvbgr AT hotmail DOT com .

Thank you again to everyone who came and partied with me! A Huge thank you to all the Sponsors too!

LAST ONE! Blogoversary Party Day 8: Giveaway 4: Naturally Nora Products

This is my last giveaway for my party. I want to thank each and every one of you for attending all week long! On your way out, I want to hand out some cake for you to take home. Naturally Nora has a lot of flavors to choose from!

They are much healthier than the other boxed cake mixes out there too. They have all-natural ingredients, no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives, no hydrogenated oils or trans fats, and can be Dairy-free, Soy-free, Kosher depending on how you make them.

Take a look at this chart I found, go ahead click it!

Choose yours! One winner will win 1 cake mix and 1 frosting mix of your choice!

*ENTER TO WIN! Leave 1 comment below with both #1 and #2 answers & your email to qualify.
1. Visit Nora's site http://www.naturallynora.com/cake-mixes.php and choose your cake mix flavor.
2. Then visit here http://www.naturallynora.com/frosting-mixes.php and choose your frosting flavor.



*BONUS: Optional, earn up to 6 more entries by showing some "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" bloggie luv! -Please post yourself a separate comment for each one that you do or if you already are:

1. Follow me with my Twitter side bar widget

2. Tweet about this giveaway, copy this: It's a Blogoversary @MommyImHungry!! Win Giveaways! http://ldylvbgr.blogspot.com/ RT

3. Blog about this giveaway on your blog & post your link here

4. Follow "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" w/my Google Friend Connect side bar widget

5. Follow "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" w/my Facebook Fan side bar widget

6. Add my blog button to your site & post your link here


This Giveaway ends: 11:59 pm pst, Saturday, June 27, 2009.
Please read the fine print:
-Open to all USA residents (due to shipping)
-I will verify links/names to be fair
-You must leave me your email so I can contact you if you've won
-Winner(s) will be posted on my Blog & Twitter
-I will choose my winner(s) using Random.org

Thank you again Naturally Nora!

ALL of my giveaways this past week will end at the same time, tonight at 11:59 PST (CA time). I will get to work on choosing the (29 I think) Winners, and hopefully be able to share them here sometime Monday the 29th. So I hope you've supplied your email so I can contact you if you are a winner!

Thanks for making my 2nd Blogoversary a great Bash!! A HUGE special thanks to all my Sponsors who have helped make this possible! I appreciate your generosity for donations! Thank you to my readers who have helped keep my blog going! It's been fun!

-Mr. did help with dinner tonight. He sliced potatoes for scalloped potatoes and told me he wanted floured breaded pork chops. Well it's my least favorite way to eat pork chops so I compromised. I dipped them in egg, flour and panko bread crumbs, fried till golden, then finished them off in the oven. everything came out great (we ended up eating much later than I like, and everyone ate it all), and we have TWD Dorie's Perfect Party Cake to try in a bit.

sorry for any typos I've had this week, lol. I just noticed some and I've been copying and pasting most of my rules. =)

night all,

D8G4

Blogoversary Party Day 8: Giveaway 2: Fruit2day

There's a new on-the-go fruit snack called Fruit2day http://www.fruit2day.com/. They were so kind to send us a sample of all flavors. It's a drink and fruit all in one.

Packaged perfectly in a 6.5oz bottle, you can just grab it and go. It’s made with real fruit bits, it’s only 120 calories, and has 2 full servings of fruit! Look for it it in the chilled section of fresh fruits and juices.

They come in 4 fun flavors:
Strawberry Orange
Pineapple Banana
Mango Peach
Cherry Grape

One winner will win 1 coupon for a free 2-pack of Fruit2day juice.

*ENTER TO WIN! Leave a simple comment below with your email!

*BONUS: Optional, earn up to 6 more entries by showing some "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" bloggie luv! -Please post yourself a separate comment for each one that you do or if you already are:

1. Follow me with my Twitter side bar widget

2. Tweet about this giveaway, copy this: Win Fruit2day Giveaway from @MommyImHungry http://ldylvbgr.blogspot.com/

3. Blog about this giveaway on your blog & share your link here

4. Follow "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" w/my Google Friend Connect side bar widget

5. Follow "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" w/my Facebook Fan side bar widget

6. Add my blog button to your site & post your link here


This Giveaway ends: 11:59 pm pst, Saturday, June 27, 2009.
Please read the fine print:
-Open to all USA residents (due to coupon rules)
-I will verify links/names to be fair
-You must leave me your email so I can contact you if you've won
-Winner(s) will be posted on my Blog & Twitter
-I will choose my winner(s) using Random.org

Thanks Fruit2day!


D8G2

Blogoversary Party Day 8: Giveaway 1: Pirate's Booty Snacks

My last giveaway for today comes from Pirate’s Booty http://www.piratesbooty.com/ . These are all naural, baked puffed corn and rice snacks that are good for you! Their creations are all-natural, baked, 130 calories per serving, trans-fat-free and gluten free. Each flavor comes in a 1oz and 4oz bag. You can read my full review here.

It comes in all these great flavors: Bermuda Onion, Sea Salt & Vinegar, Barebeque booty, Veggie booty,White Cheddar and Caramel. I loved the Bermuda onion!!

One winner will win 1 gift package of Pirate's Booty snacks!

*ENTER TO WIN! Leave a simple comment below with your email, that's it!


*BONUS: Optional, earn up to 6 more entries by showing some "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" bloggie luv! -Please post yourself a seperate comment for each one that you do or if you already are:

1. Follow me with my Twitter side bar widget

2. Tweet about this giveaway, copy this: Last Day! Win PIRATE'S BOOTY! @MommyImHungry's party! http://ldylvbgr.blogspot.com/ RT

3. Blog about this giveaway on your blog & share your link here

4. Follow "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" w/my Google Friend Connect side bar widget

5. Follow "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" w/my Facebook Fan side bar widget

6. Add my blog button to your site & post your link here


This Giveaway ends TONIGHT!: 11:59 pm pst, Saturday, June 27, 2009.
Please read the fine print:
-Open to all USA residents (due to shipping)
-I will verify links/names to be fair
-You must leave me your email so I can contact you if you've won
-Winner(s) will be posted on my Blog & Twitter
-I will choose my winner(s) using Random.org

Thank you Pirate's Booty!

D8G1

Blogoversary Party Day 7: Giveaway 3: POM Juice

I sure have the cake and juice covered for this party, huh!
I have another offer from POM Wonderful. I have many reviews and recipes to do with POM juice. You can read them here, here, here and here!

100% Pomegranate Juice contains no added sugars, preservatives or colors, is a good source of potassium, is gluten free, is flash pasteurized to retain both flavor and nutrients!




1 winner will win 1 coupon for a FREE 16 oz bottle of POM Wonderful juice, any flavor.


*ENTER TO WIN!

Just leave 1 simple comment below with your email!


*BONUS: Optional, earn up to 2 more entries by showing some "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" bloggie luv! -Please post yourself a seperate comment for each one that you do or if you already are:

1. Follow me with my Twitter side bar widget

2. Tweet about this giveaway, copy this: POM @MommyImHungry!! Win Giveaways! http://ldylvbgr.blogspot.com/ RT


This Giveaway ends: 11:59 pm pst, Saturday, June 27, 2009.
Please read the fine print:
-Open to all USA residents (due to shipping)
-I will verify links/names to be fair
-You must leave me your email so I can contact you if you've won
-Winner(s) will be posted on my Blog & Twitter
-I will choose my winner(s) using Random.org



Thank you POM!


D7G3

Blogoversary Party Day 7: Giveaway 2: Stonyfield Farms YoBaby Yogurt

The generous folks at Stonyfield’s YoBaby allowed me to review and add this giveaway to my party! You can read my full review on it here.

Stonyfield’s YoBaby line of organic yogurts has refromulated their recipe to include vitamin D and zinc, both known to boost immunity and promote the development of strong bones and teeth. YoBaby is all natural and certified organic, made with milk from cows fed organic feed and not treated with antibiotics or artificial growth hormones.

One winner will win a YoBaby gift pack! (a YoBaby bowl with lid, an organic YoBaby bib, and a bundle of 5 YoBaby coupons for free yogurt)

*ENTER TO WIN! Leave 1 comment below with your answer & your email to qualify.

- What is your favorite flavor of yogurt?



*BONUS: Optional, earn up to 6 more entries by showing some "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" bloggie luv! -Please post yourself a separate comment for each one that you do or if you already are:

1. Follow me with my Twitter side bar widget

2. Tweet about this giveaway, copy this: It's a Blogoversary @MommyImHungry!! Win Giveaways! http://ldylvbgr.blogspot.com/ RT

3. Blog about this giveaway on your blog & post your link here

4. Follow "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" w/my Google Friend Connect side bar widget

5. Follow "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" w/my Facebook Fan side bar widget

6. Add my blog button to your site & post your link here


This Giveaway ends: 11:59 pm pst, Saturday, June 27, 2009.
Please read the fine print:
-Open to all USA residents (due to shipping)
-I will verify links/names to be fair
-You must leave me your email so I can contact you if you've won
-Winner(s) will be posted on my Blog & Twitter
-I will choose my winner(s) using Random.org

Thank you again YoBaby Yogurt!

D7G2

Blogoversary Party Day 8: Giveaway 3: POM Juice

Is hot at your house too? Here's something to cool you off! I have another offer from POM Wonderful. I have many reviews and recipes to do with POM juice. You can read them here, here, here and here!

100% Pomegranate Juice contains no added sugars, preservatives or colors, is a good source of potassium, is gluten free, is flash pasteurized to retain both flavor and nutrients!




1 winner will win 1 coupon for a FREE 16 oz bottle of POM Wonderful juice, any flavor.


*ENTER TO WIN! Just leave 1 simple comment below with your email!


*BONUS: Optional, earn up to 2 more entries by showing some "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" bloggie luv! -Please post yourself a seperate comment for each one that you do or if you already are:

1. Follow me with my Twitter side bar widget

2. Tweet about this giveaway, copy this: More POM @MommyImHungry! Last Day! http://ldylvbgr.blogspot.com/ RT


This Giveaway ends: 11:59 pm pst, Saturday, June 27, 2009.
Please read the fine print:
-Open to all USA residents (due to shipping)
-I will verify links/names to be fair
-You must leave me your email so I can contact you if you've won
-Winner(s) will be posted on my Blog & Twitter
-I will choose my winner(s) using Random.org



Thank you POM!

D8G3

Blogoversary Party Day 7: Giveaway 1: Naturally Nora Cake and Frosting

Guess what! I have more cake to give away! Naturally Nora has a lot of flavors to choose from! I've made most of them already from my stash I won at Picky Palate and made this collage to show you some. I've made lots of cupcakes, bundt cakes and round cakes! They were all yummy! I also gave some away as a giveaway drawing at a friend's BBQ. =)

They are much healtheir than the other boxed cake mixes out there too. They have all-natural ingredients, no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives, no hydrogenated oils or trans fats, and can be Dairy-free, Soy-free, Kosher depending on how you make them.

Take a look at this chart I found, go ahead click it!

One winner will win 1 cake mix and 1 frostig mix of your choice!

*ENTER TO WIN! Leave 1 comment below with both #1 and #2 answers & your email to qualify.
1. Visit Nora's site http://www.naturallynora.com/cake-mixes.php and choose your cake mix flavor.
2. Then visit here http://www.naturallynora.com/frosting-mixes.php and choose your frosting flavor.



*BONUS: Optional, earn up to 6 more entries by showing some "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" bloggie luv! -Please post yourself a separate comment for each one that you do or if you already are:

1. Follow me with my Twitter side bar widget

2. Tweet about this giveaway, copy this: It's a Blogoversary @MommyImHungry!! Win Giveaways! http://ldylvbgr.blogspot.com/ RT

3. Blog about this giveaway on your blog & post your link here

4. Follow "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" w/my Google Friend Connect side bar widget

5. Follow "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" w/my Facebook Fan side bar widget

6. Add my blog button to your site & post your link here


This Giveaway ends: 11:59 pm pst, Saturday, June 27, 2009.
Please read the fine print:
-Open to all USA residents (due to shipping)
-I will verify links/names to be fair
-You must leave me your email so I can contact you if you've won
-Winner(s) will be posted on my Blog & Twitter
-I will choose my winner(s) using Random.org

Thank you again Naturally Nora!

D7G1