12 days of giveaways

On the 3rd Day…

10 Comments

Our next giveaway is sponsored by Erewhon; Erewhon makes a number of great hot and cold cereals most of which are organic, gluten free and/or vegan.  I was sent the Crispy Brown Rice Original, Cocoa Crispy Brown Rice and Raisin Bran to try. The Crispy Brown Rice are just like the ones I had as as child but way better and made brown rice and there is almost no sugar in them.  The Raisin bran was okay, not my favorite but I love how much dietary fiber and protein are in them.  As for the Cocoa Crispy Brown Rice they were made into a wonderful holiday treat.

Chocolate Brown Rice Crispy Trees

Ingredients:

  • 1 box of Erewhon Cocoa Crispy Brown Rice Cereal
  • 1 cup brown rice syrup
  • 1/2 cup barley malt syrup (or an additional 1/2 cup of brown rice syrup)
  • pinch of salt
  • 3/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips

Directions:

  1. Line a a medium sheet pan with parchment paper.
  2. In a small sauce pan over medium low heat the brown rice syrup, barley malt syrup and a pinch of salt until thinned. Stir in the peanut butter until combined.
  3. In a large bowl place the Cocoa Crispy Brown Rice cereal and gently stir in the brown rice syrup mixture until combined.  Let the mixture cool slightly and then stir in the chocolate chips.
  4. Pour the cocoa crispy mixture onto the making sheet and press into a 1/2 inch layer.  Let it set up for 1 hour and then use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes or just cut into squares.


TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 4th at 6am. This giveaway is open to U.S. Residents.

The Winner is: Megan @ Sweet On  sweeton.tumblr.com


1. What is your favorite holiday treat?  (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).

  1. Visit the Erewhon site and tell me which cereal you’d like to try.
  2. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover #erewhon Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1jD”
  3. Follow me on Twitter.
  4. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

Don’t forget to enter the Oh Nuts Giveaway going on until December 7th! – Enter Here.

On the 3rd Day…

21 Comments

Enjoy this special guest post by the Hubz!

To say that I am a coconut juice addict would be somewhat of an understatement. While I initially wasn’t a fan of it, I’ve grown to love it and just can’t get enough. I’m sure Lindsay has grown tired of me getting excited and wanting to try any new brand I see at the grocery store. If there’s a sale, I need to stock up, if I see a new brand, I need to buy it. I love that it is sweet enough without any extra added sugars or other junk and that it is light enough to be refreshing and not make you feel bloated. It’s also super hydrating and full of electrolytes (which makes it a much better choice than all those *-ade sport drinks)

After trying out many different brands, my “go-to” has definitely become Amy and Brian All Natural Coconut Juice (in the tall cans of course!). So, naturally, I was pretty excited when they sent Lindsay samples of each of their flavors.

I’ll give my review of each below:

  • Amy & Brian All Natural Coconut Juice – This is the plain, pulp-free version and was definitely my favorite. As I mentioned, it’s additive and preservative free with just one ingredient…young coconut juice. This is a light, refreshing drink. Sweet enough, but not too sweet.
  • Amy & Brian All Natural Coconut Juice w/ Pulp – Flavor wise, this drink is the exact same as the regular coconut juice. If you are not uncomfortable at the thought of pulp in your drinks, then by all means give this one a shot. The coconut pieces are small enough that you can swallow them with the drink without worrying about choking, but big enough that if you wanted to eat the coconut, you could. The one complaint I have about the pulp is that a few of the pieces towards the bottom of the cans were kind of woody.
  • Amy & Brian All Natural Coconut Juice w/ Lime – Again, this drink keeps with the very pure nature of these drinks with the only added ingredient being lime juice. I wasn’t a huge fan of the flavour that the lime brought to the drink. It was a little too tart and overpowering for me. That said, if a strong lime flavor is something you like, I would definitely give this a try.

For more information on Amy & Brian Natural Products where you can find nutritional information on their products and more information about their company.

The winner of this giveaway will receive One mixed case of Amy & Brian all natural coconut juice.

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 13th at 6pm. This giveaway is open to Continental U.S..

1. Visit the Amy & Brian  site and tell me something interesting that you learned. (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).

  1. Like Amy & Brian on Facebook
  2. Follow Amy & Brian on Twitter.
  3. Follow me on Twitter.
  4. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover @amybriannatural Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1kK”
  5. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.
Disclaimer: Amy & Brian’s provided me with a free sample for a  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.

Don’t forget to enter the Oh Nuts Giveaway going on until December 7th! – Enter Here.

The winner of the coconut juice is Bob, with comment #10.

12 Days of Giveaways: Envitote

38 Comments

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).

  1. Visit the Envicorp site and let me know something interesting you learned.
  2. Follow Envicorp on Twitter
  3. Like Envicorp on Facebook
  4. Follow me on Twitter.
  5. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover @envicorp Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1gm”
  6. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

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.

On the 2nd Day…

22 Comments

Sahale Snacks Giveaway

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.

The Winner is: Megan Hall
veganwhore.wordpress.com

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).

  1. Like Sahale on Facebook
  2. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover #sahale Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1iQ”
  3. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

Don’t forget to enter the Oh Nuts Giveaway going on until December 7th! – Enter Here.

Oh! Nuts There is Another Giveaway!

35 Comments

This next giveaway is sponsored by Oh Nuts!

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”
3. You need to follow @ohnuts and should Tweet
” Win a free Hanukkah Gift from http://bit.ly/6nIsCi Follow @ohnuts & Retweet to enter.  “
OR
” Win a free Christmas Gift from http://bit.ly/dUpizt Follow @ohnuts & Retweet to enter.  “

THE WINNER IS:

On the 1st Day of…

75 Comments

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.

The Winner is Natalie – A Hint Of Cinnamon


TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 2nd at 6am. This giveaway is open to U.S.  Residents.

1. Visit the Amy’s 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).

  1. Like Amy’s on Facebook
  2. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover #amyskitchen Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1ii“
  3. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

12 Days of Giveaways

9 Comments

The holidays are just around the corner and that means spending time with friends, family and eating way too much!  If you were a reader last holiday season you may remember my 12 Days of Giveaways; well this holiday season it is back again and it is bigger and badder than last year.  This year I am doing a 12 Days of Giveaways starting December 1st.  A number of great companies have agreed to participate in spreading the holiday cheer and you can look forward to some amazing giveaways. There will be a giveaway(s) everyday for 12 days; also make sure you check back during the day because some days there will be multiple giveaways.  So keep your eyes peeled for great products that you could win this holiday season.

Can you take a guess?

Once a giveaway is posted you will have around 24 hours to enter.  All winners will be chosen using the Random Integer Generator.  Make sure to check back frequently for new giveaways!

Happy Holidays!

Lindsay