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Eating and Cleaning…and a Giveaway?!

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Last night I decided that I’d like something sweet and enjoyed a small glass of Strawberry Mousse that I tested for Ricki’s new cookbook.

Ariel decided she wanted to try it as well

This morning I attempted to get up and do my workout but it just wasn’t happening; my body wouldn’t cooperate.  So I enjoyed some more strawberry mousse, a raw cookie (recipe to come) and a mug of coffee.

Okay now lets get down to business I know you are all wondering what this giveaway is because who doesn’t love to try new AMAZING products? I know I do so I was delighted when I asked Seventh Generation if they would provided me with a variety of their eco-friendly cleaning products to review and giveaway and they agreed.  Now I might be biased because Seventh Generation is a Burlington based company but I really love their products.  I find that there are a number of eco-friendly cleaning products that are just okay and then there are some that are good but Seventh Generation is (so far anyways) the best that I have ever used.

I received the Healthy Home Starter Kit, which is also what Seventh Generation will be providing to the winner of this giveaway.  The kit includes:

Some items are missing as the Hubz put them away before I could photograph and I have yet to locate them...hmm that could be a problem!

  • Disinfecting Multi-Surface
  • Disinfecting Bathroom
  • Disinfecting Wipes- 35 ct.
  • All Purpose Cleaner
  • Glass Cleaner
  • Shower Cleaner
  • Toilet Cleaner
  • Tub&Tile
  • Natural Paper Towels
  • Seventh Gen Recylced Bag

I honestly love everything but my favorite have the been the disinfecting wipes and the Natural Paper Towels which I just purchased 3 more of because they were on sale at the co-op.  These products do a great job cleaning and I don’t have to worry about nasty chemicals that can harm my body or our fur babies.  Now I just tried a few of the many products that Seventh Gen has to offer so I would make sure to check out their site to see what products would be most useful for you.  Now to jump start this we are going to have a little giveaway fun to enter see instructions below.

The winner of the 7th Gen Giveaway is: Ashlei!

To enter giveaway (open to US residents only): Deadline July 23, 2010 at 8am. CLOSED

1. TO ENTER: Visit the Seventh Gen Site and answer the following questions:

Additional Entries (leave a separate comment for each of the following to be counted):

  1. Join Seventh Generation Nation! It’s free! (leave a comment)
  2. Follow SeventhGen on Twitter. (leave a comment)
  3. Tweet “I want to win @cookveganlover @SeventhGen Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-Sx” (leave a comment)
  4. Become a fan of Seventh Generation of Facebook. (leave a comment)
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Giveaway: Eco Friendly Lunch Box

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Yesterday my post featured my new eco friendly lunch box from Easy Lunch Boxes. I have been using these lunch containers all week and I love them.  The three compartments make it easy for me to pack a great healthy lunch in one container.  I also love that these containers are eco friendly, BPA free and contain no phthalates, lead, vinyl, or PVC.  They are also dishwasher and microwave safe.

Now it is your chance to win your own Easy Lunch Boxes container set and lunch box.  The winner of this giveaway can choose from black, dark red, olive, aqua, or purple for their lunch box.  This giveaway is open to U.S. and Canadian Residence ONLY. Please keep reading to see how you can enter to win.

The Winner is Bianca:

To enter:  All entries must be submitted by May 16, 2010 at 5pm. For each entry you MUST leave a SEPARATE comment for the entry to qualify. This giveaway is CLOSED.

  1. Visit the Easy Lunch Boxes website and let me know why you want to win this giveaway.
  2. Follow Easy Lunch Boxes on Twitter
  3. Become a fan of Easy Lunch Boxes on Facebook.
  4. Follow me on Twitter.
  5. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover @EasyLunchBoxes Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-K2”
  6. Become a fan of Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.
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  8. Follow me an RSS reader

Green Mountain Coffee Tasting

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This evening Hubz and I headed out to the Green Mountain Coffee Visitor Center at the Waterbury Train Station for a tasting of Green Mountain Coffee’s limited edition Spring Revival Blend. We began with a nice reception filled with a variety of yummy looking goodies most of which were unfortunately not vegan.

Aren’t all of these desserts beautiful? I wish that they had been vegan but at least they were nice to look at.  Among the beautiful desserts and other savory dishes we found one we could eat, a mushroom bruschetta- it was amazing!

After the reception it was time to get ready for the tasting which you could view live on UStream. We sipped some water and waited around at the nicely decorated tasting tables.

Wasn’t Hubz looking pretty sharp in his new(ish) shirt?

Hubby and I both really enjoyed this coffee and the Hubz isn’t event a coffee drinker! Here is the UStream Video and you can hear my muffled comments which were kindly repeated by our hosts.

We were sent home with a few goodie bags that included a sample of the Spring Revival Coffee to try at home.  I also received one bag that had K-Cups for the office.  Inside the bags there was this awesome fair trade coffee sticker as well as information about the coffee and World Fair Trade Day (May 8, 2010).

Also included were step by step cards on how to do your own tasting at home as well as information on everyday brewing.

Since Green Mountain Coffee was kind enough to send me home with an extra bag of goodies I thought who better than to give it to but one of my readers? So if you would like a chance to win a Green Mountain Coffee bag of goodies which includes a bag of ground Limited Edition Spring Revival, a fair trade coffee sticker, coffee tasting cards and a few informational pieces keep on reading to see how you can enter.

To enter: (Please enter by noon onMay 8th, 2010 – World Fair Trade Day)- GIVEAWAY CLOSED! – THE WINNER IS ENTRY #11: ANGIE BISHOP

There are a number of ways to enter however for each to qualify you MUST leave a SEPARATE comment for each individual entry.

1. Visit the Green Mountain Coffee Site and let me know of something new you learned or a coffee that interest you.

2. Follow Green Mountain Coffee on twitter

3. Become a fan of Green Mountain Coffee on Facebook

4. Follow me on Twitter.

5. Become a fan of Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

6. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win Fair Trade Ltd. Ed. Spring Revival @GreenMntCoffee on @cookveganlover  http://wp.me/pFVWo-J0”

7. Blog about this giveaway.

Cheater Indian Food and A Maggie’s Giveaway

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This morning to my surprise I wasn’t as sore after our hike yesterday as I thought I would be.  I was however hungry for a big bowl of southwest style cheezy grits which I enjoyed and forgot to photograph.  Hubby had a bunch of work to do this morning before we head out for the night so we went to our local coffee shop for some chai lattes and ended up splitting a bagel with hummus during our 4 hours there. Feeling a little hungry and knowing that we would be hungry soon we decided to save some money and eat at home before we headed out.  Since our fridge is practically empty except for hot sauce and other condiments I decided to make some Patel’s Organic Chickpea Curry Meal aka cheater Indian Food.  I steamed up some frozen brussels sprouts to go with it.

Hubby and I are headed to Costco and then we’re off to a concert.  So I will leave you with this great giveaway from Maggie’s Organics. Maggie’s Organics is a great company here is a little blurb about them:

“Maggie’s Organics was founded in 1992 on the premise that workers should be treated ethically and that clothing should be durable, affordable and constructed of environmentally sustainable materials. Today our line of organic and fair trade socks, legwarmers, tights, scarves, loungewear, tees, baby clothesand fashionable tops feel as good to buy as they do to wear!” Source

They recently sent me a great pack of their sport socks which come in fun colors and are super comfy.  I love these socks and wear them all the time now.  Maggie’s is giving TWO of you the opportunity to win a three pack of their sport socks.

To Enter by April 30th, 2010: (Open to US Residence Only)

Please leave separate comments for each entry.

1. Visit Maggie’s Organics website and tell me what product interest you the most. (Leave a comment)

2. Follow Maggie’s Organics on Facebook.

3. Follow Maggie’s Organics on Twitter.

4. Follow Maggie’s Organics blog in a reader.

5. Tweet about this giveaway @cookveganlover.

On The Rise and an Earthlust Giveaway

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Hubby was running late at work tonight and since we were starving we decided to go to On The Rise in Richmond VT (finally).  We have wanted to try it forever but have never seemed to be able to make it there.  The menu is so vegan friendly there is even a vegan pizza! We ordered a small vegan pizza, a deluxe salad with marinated tofu, and a chocolate macaroon.  The food was delicious, fresh and amazing.

Now onto the giveaway: Earthlust sent me one of their stainless steel water bottles and guess what the sent me an extra one just for one of you lucky readers. EarthLust bottles are hand made from high quality #304 (18/8) food grade stainless steel, which is naturally safe unlined. They use non-toxic paints and BPA-free safe polypropylene #5 caps. I received one of the 13oz bottles and it is the perfect size to take every where with me.  I am thinking about investing in a 1L bottle for trips and such but the smaller bottle is great for everyday use.  I also love that they are unlined, unlike Sigg bottles which have a weird lining and make your water taste funny. Additionally, their bottles have some really great designs. So now it’s your chance to win this bottle (see below) isn’t it so cute?

Disclaimer: Earthlust provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

How to Enter: Please leave individual comments for each entry. Entries will be accepted until April 17th at 8am.

  1. Visit the Earthlust website and tell which bottle is your favorite. (Leave me a comment)
  2. Follow me on Twitter (Leave me a comment)
  3. Tweet about this giveaway (Leave me a comment)
  4. Become a fan on Facebook (Leave me a comment)
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  6. Blog about this giveaway (Leave me a comment)