The temperature is dropping and the snow is coming so why not warm up with a big bowl of soup? My new e-book is filled with soups, stews and chili’s to warm you right up!
Here is a sneak peak of one of my recipes! For more recipes you can purchase my e-book here for only $5.95!
Hey Bloggies! I hope you are enjoying this “12 Days of Giveaways” Extravaganza! For the today’s second giveaway is the Envitote from Envicorp; as many of you may remember I did a Q&A and Review a little while back for this great product (which you can also find in my Opensky Shop). This bag can be used for some many things such as gardening, grocery shopping and as a pool/beach bag.
TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 3rd at 6pm. This giveaway is open to U.S. and Canadian Residents.
The Winner is Wendy!
1. Why do you want to win this bag? (required)
Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).
Visit the Envicorpsite and let me know something interesting you learned.
The winner of this giveaway will receive a one-of-a-kind Envitote!
The Envitote is 3 BAGS IN 1
· Extraordinary, eco-friendly tote made from lightweight canvas.
· Heavy-duty and sturdy with lots of room at 14 x 9 x 9 inches.
· Easily adjustable Velcro strap that gives Envitote the versatility to be used three ways – use it as a shoulder bag, as a basket, or with the side handles.
· Conveniently collapsible for easy storage.
· Versatile and durable enough to be your everyday bag, from morning to night. Envitote can be used in multiple ways to simplify your life.
· And it’s washable, too!
Don’t forget to enter the Oh Nuts Giveaway going on until December 7th! – Enter Here.
Two family-size bags (15 oz.) of their popular nut blends: Valdosta and Sing Buri (these are great for entertaining – on salads or simply served in bowls for snacking) plus a canvas Sahale Snacks apron.
Valdosta: Pecans with sweet cranberries, black pepper and orange zest.
These are really delicious and are perfect for the holiday season. These are tasty by the handful or in a salad. We are them in a salad with baby greens, apples and maple balsamic dressing; the perfect combination.
Sing Buri: Cashews with pineapple, peanuts, lemongrass and mild Chinese chili.
I liked these but I didn’t love the addition of pineapple. We only had these on their own but they would really be great in an Asian stir fry or slaw/salad.
TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 3rd at 6am. This giveaway is open to U.S. Residents.
1. Visit the Sahale site and tell me your favorite product. (required)
Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).
The winner will get a $25 gift certificate from Oh Nuts
TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 7th at 12pm. This giveaway is open to U.S. Residents.
There are 3 ways to enter:
1. You should go to the Oh Nuts Christmas gift baskets page. They have to choose their favorite Christmas Gift and leave a comment on your blog post with the name and url of the gift they like the most.
OR
You should go to the Oh Nuts Hanukkah gifts page. They have to choose their favorite Hanukkah Gift and leave a comment on your blog post with the name and url of the gift they like the most.
2. You can go to the Oh Nuts facebook page and post on the wall the url and name of their favorite Hanukkah Gift OR Christmas Gift. You must also write “I am here via Cook.Vegan.Lover. http://wp.me/pFVWo-1kq”
Welcome to the start of 12 Days of Giveaways! I hope you are as excited as I am about this years special event. There will be at least one giveaways each day so keep your eyes peeled for multiple giveaways in a day. Today is the beginning and to get us started will be a giveaway from Amy’s Kitchen.
Amy’s Kitchen provided me with the following goodies to review for this giveaway:
One of the great things about Amy’s products is that they are great when you are in a pinch and need to have food for entertaining. I ended up bringing both the pizza and the chocolate cake with us to my Grandma’s when we celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving. The pizza was one of the personal sized ones and we baked it, cut it up and served it as an appetizer. It was a great hit! The flavor was wonderful.
We enjoyed the cake for dessert; we sprinkled the top with a little powdered sugar and served. I really loved it and wish we had thought to serve it was raspberries or strawberries because the combination of the fudgey cake and sweet-tart fruit would have been so delicious.
My cake fell apart a bit oops!
Amy's personal sized pizza's are also great for a light lunch or dinner. The Hubz and I split the second pizza for lunch one day with a simple salad.
For the giveaway the winner will be provided with how three Free Product Coupons — good for any Amy’s item, including all frozen items (retail value = $30), plus a nice Amy’s canvas shopping tote.
TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 2nd at 6am. This giveaway is open to U.S. Residents.
1. Visit the Amy’ssite and tell me your favorite product. (required)
Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).
Celery Salt and Cayenne to garnish rims of glasses
Directions
In a pitcher, stir together tomato juice, horseradish, vodka, vegan worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, lemon juice, and pepper.
Wet the rim of 2 pint glasses with lemon juice and dip into a mixture of celery salt with a pinch of cayenne. Fill the glasses with ice and pour the tomato mixture over. Garnish with a lemon slice and a carrot stick.
I have made other spinach and artichoke dips in the past using sour supreme, vegan mayo and/or vegan cream cheese and I have been wanting to create something a little healthier but still just as tasty. This recipe replaces the vegan dairy/mayo alternatives with navy beans.
Ingredients:
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups baby spinach
1 (6oz) jar of marinated artichoke hearts, roughly chopped
10 sundried tomatoes packed in olive oil, sliced
1 (14oz) can of navy beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup vegetable broth
salt and pepper
1 Tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
Directions:
Preheat oven 350F
In a medium skillet heat the olive oil over medium high heat; add in the onion and cook for 5-7 minutes until soft. Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the spinach and cook until wilted. Remove from the stove and place in a bowl; set to the side.
In a food processor or blender process the beans with the vegetable broth until smooth.
To the bowl of spinach add the artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes, nutritional yeast and pureed beans; stir to combine well. Season with salt and pepper to taste.