"The American Table" Cookbook Review

  The American Table is the best cookbook I have read.  Truly, this book is full of the best Blue Plate special recipes I have ever tried.  From Chicken Pot Pie to Firestarter Chili and from All American Apple Pie to Depression Cake.  With American food being the melting pot of tastes and textures, this cookbook has flavors from every corner of the country.  
  The author of this book, Larry Edwards is a classically trained chef and internationally reowned food writer.  He put together this 312 page, hardcover book full of tasty, come running - to - the table, recipe book.  It is absolutely amazing.

Cave Tools - V -Shaped Smoker Box for Smoking Chips on a Gas Grill

  The new large V- Shaped Smoker Box is made from a thick stainless steel that keeps your box from warping which means a longer lasting box.  With this dual holder for BBQ chips and the V cup that slips in to hold your water, you get a thicker smoke.  You can remove the V shaped water holder to be able to add more BBQ chips.  The thick smoke gives your meat that wonderful smoker rings around the edges of the meat.  There are no holes in the box so the chips won't catch on fire and the meat will just smolder in the good thick smoke.

Pork Rind Appreciation Day-Have a Chance to Win $3,500 from Rudolph's Review

 

   Guess what Sunday Feburary 7, 2016 is?  The Super Bowl yes and National Pork Rind Appreciation Day!!!

  Most all Americans love football and most all people everywhere love Pork Rinds.  I can remember as a child eating them and boy did I think I was getting a treat!  Better than regular potato chips, pork rinds are crunchy and salty and oh so good.

 

  Rudolph's is famous for their pork rinds.  Tasty as crunchy bacon and with zero carbs and full of protein, how can you go wrong?  Did you know you can use Rudolph's Pork Rinds in recipes?  Anywhere you could add a chip, you can add a pork rind.  How about a Taco Salad with Spicy Pork Rinds? Wouldn't your Super Bowl Party be extra fun with Onion Rings made from Rudolph's Pork Rinds?  Of course and they are so simple to make and YUMMY!

Outer Spice--Original and Spicy Review

  In 2010, Ben Stevens  journeyed to the Caribbean to seek an alternative, natural remedy after a severe case of food poisoning that Western medicine could not cure.  As he researched the healing powers of herbs and spices (which ultimately cured him) he began to study their flavor profiles and nutritional value.  Now, with his knowledge of spices and herbs, Ben began a salt free, gluten and MSG free, way to make great tasting spices you can cook with to enhance the flavor of food.  Outer Spice is the name of the company and is based out of Austin, Texas. Each day that the blend of seasonings are mixed and made, they are bottled right then for sale.

  

Gold'n Plump’s “What Flavor Do You Savor?” Quiz and Review

  
  Gold'n Plump's Chicken Patties are raised the right way, by family farmers. They're given the best care, fresh, filtered water, and locally sourced nutritious feed.  One huge concern of mine when buying chicken to eat, is the fact that some companies inject hormones to hurry the growth of the chicken.  How can this be good for us to consume?  That is exactly why Gold'n Plump does not add any hormones to their products. This company wants us to eat good, healthy foods from them.

SuperPretzel Bavarian Rolls and Bavarian Sticks Review/Giveaway

 SuperPretzel has graciously let me review their new Bavarian Rolls and Sticks.  These food products are wonderful tasting and a great, easy snack to prepare.  Both of these are fully cooked and all you have to do is bake them for a crunchy treat or microwave them for a soft snack.  These Bavarian products are great with a soup, salad or even to just dip in some mustard for that great salty pretzel taste.

  Each bag of Bavarian Pretzel product has 8 rolls or sticks.

Gluten Free Papa Murphys Pizza Review

   Papa Murphys is now serving Gluten Free Crust Pizza!  Papa Murphys has the best pizza to go with fresh veggies, tasty meats, and super great crusts.  I love going to Papa Murphys and watching them make my pizza to go, wrapping it up in their unique plastic wrap and then I take it home to bake.  My family loves the Cowboy Pizza with pepperonis, black olives, sausage, cheese and mushrooms -yummy!  Another favorite is the Pepperoni Pizza - Papa Murphys all time best seller with 100% mozzarella cheese and great sliced pepperoni.

Papa Murphy's Take 'N" Bake Pizza Review

  If your family is like mine, pizza is usually a once a week meal for dinner.  We love pizza but, honestly the local pizza place near our home doesn't have the best kind.  I was asked by MomSelect to try Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza and I am so happy I did.
  MomSelect and Papa Murphy's sent me a Welcome Kit which contained a Gift Card for $25 to Papa Murphy's, Conversation Cards, Coupons, Large Pizza Cutter, Branded Napkins and 2 types of signature seasonings.  I couldn't wait to get to our neighbor town and bring some of this delicious pizza home.

Plated - The Answer To a Working Wife's Dinner Dilemma

  Working 5 days a week, 8 hours a day, just doesn't leave much time for a wife, or mom, to prepare a good, nutritious meal for her family.  I know first hand how important it is for the woman of the house to want her family to set down to a good meal every night.  This is so hard to do when you work long hours every day.  Well, finally there is a company that took all this and more into consideration - Plated.  Plated will send you a complete meal, that you can prepare in around 30 minutes, all for just a few dollars a month.  And these are not your average meals - these are chef prepared, gourmet meals your whole family will love.

Cooking With McCormicks for Christmas!

The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely my personal opinions.. I do not  claim or appear to be experts on a McCormick product. I will only endorse products or services that I believe, based on my expertise, are worthy of such endorsement. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider.

 Nothing is like walking into a home that smells of holiday cooking.  All the pies, cakes, cookies, casseroles, the turkey and all the delicious foods that are being cooked during the holidays, look and smell wonderful.  When I cook these foods, and any food that requires spices, I use nothing but McCormick.
 McCormick spices are sweet, zesty, bold, and herby.  I use McCormick spices year round, daily even.  We use their steak seasoning on our steaks, their garlic salt and their black pepper on all my Italian dishes, their hamburger seasoning really adds deep flavor to my hamburgers, and nothing beats McCormick Vanilla.  I only use this vanilla because I want that perfect vanilla flavor in my cookies, pies and cakes.

Barbara's Cookie Pie review

  I have to let all my readers know about one of the very best cookies pies that I have ever tasted!  Barbara's Cookie Pies sent me their Peanut Butter Cookie Pie to try and it was delicious!  This scrumptious cookie pie tastes like a peanut butter cup with a buttery crust.  The cookie pie is the size of a small pie and weighs 2 lbs.  You would not believe it weighs 2lbs. because it is so light tasting.

Ozeri Instavac Green Earth Food Storage Container Set Review

 Ozeri is a trusted name for products we can all use in the home.  I was allowed to review a wonderful product from Ozeri thanks to Tomoson.  Ozeri sent me an 8 piece set of food containers.  This BPA free food storage set has vacuum seal and locking lids.  Air can ruin your food and that costs you money so if you use these food containers from Ozeri you can save both.

Ultimate Party Meatballs Review

 Would you like to cook some wonderful tasting meatballs for the upcoming holiday parties?  I was asked to make a recipe from Heinz, Johnsonville, and Ocean Spray.  This meatball recipe is easy and a sure crowd pleaser.

V-8 Fusion Refreshers review

V8  V-Fusion Refreshers

 review

 V8 V-Fusion Refreshers is a wonderful tasting  juice that gives you a full serving of fruit and vegetables in every 8 oz. glass.  This nutritional packed beverage is 100% juice and tastes great!  

 I received these 2 bottles from the blogger2blogger program to review.  V8 V-Fusion has antioxidants A, C, & E plus no added sugar.  These juices are also an excellent source of Vitamin C.

Del Monte Fruit Burst Squeezers Review/Giveaway $50 WalMart Gift Card Closed! Winner is K. Blackstone!

  Del Monte sent me the cutest crate box with 5 Fruit Burst Squeezers to review.  These Fruit Burst Squeezers are the closest thing to eating fresh fruits and vegetables that you can get in a package. These great tasting Fruit Bursts are made in the USA, contain 1 1/2 servings of fruit and vegetables, and are full of Vitamin's A and C.  Del Monte Fruit Burst Squeezers contain no artificial flavors or high corn fructose syrup.  

Sinfully Sweet Apples review/giveaway

Sinfully Sweet Apples

review/giveaway

  Sinfully Sweet Apples has dozens of assortments of different kinds of hand dipped apples.  From the classic apple to the uniquest gourmet tasting apples.  Martha Henderson is the head confectionery chef and she is constantly developing new, and cute apple decorations.

  I was allowed to review 2 of Sinfully Sweet Apples and I must tell you that when they came in the mail I was shocked at the size of these apples,they were so large, and at all the yumminess that these apples were dipped in.

Apple Pie 

Kim's and Scotts Gourmet Pretzels review/giveaway Closed!

Kim's and Scotts Gourmet Pretzels

review/giveaway Closed!

I reviewed Kim and Scott's Gourmet Stuffed Pretzels and they are wonderful!  These pretzels come in several different variety's.  I tried the Pizza Pretzel.  It was so good!  Full of pepperonis and cheese and the dough was soft and salty.  I loved this pretzel.

Fun da Middles Cupcake Mix w/Filling from Betty Crocker review/giveaway Closed!

Fun da Middles Cupcake Mix w/Filling

from Betty Crocker

review/giveaway  Closed!

Fun da Middles are the newest cupcake craze that will soon be hitting the grocery store shelves everywhere.  Betty Crocker has taken the ordinary cupcake and added a creamy, delicious filling to the center and boy is it so good!

Bacon Hot Sauce Review/Giveaway Closed!

Bacon Hot Sauce

 Review/Giveaway Closed!!!

Do you like Bacon?

Do you like Hot Sauce?

If you answered "yes" to these 2 questions then you are definitely going to LOVE Bacon Hot Sauce!!!

 Three friends who were hanging out on a Sunday morning craving eggs and potatoes with bacon and hot sauce. One person stated that bacon makes everything better, while another contended that hot sauce makes everything better. And the third thought, “you’re both right, why not bacon-flavored hot sauce?”  And right there became a "must" for every households' dinner table.

Pete @ BHS was nice enough to let me try some of this awesome hot sauce and I must say, it is GREAT!  I tried it on my fried potatoes-(a neccessary staple to East Texas families)-and WOW it added a perfect touch to the potatoes.  I have never ate this type of hot sauce before trying the Bacon Hot Sauce.  I have always wanted to add a little zing to my food and just never did until trying this. 

A great big plus to this Bacon Hot Sauce is that it contains NO calories!  I thought only water had that!  Actually, BHS has no fat and no Total Carbohydrates !  How great is that?!!!

Bacon Hot Sauce is made from Water, Distilled Vinegar, Cayenne Pepper, New Mexico Chili, Salt, Natural Flavor and a few more complicated words.

Sounds like some pretty easy ingredients--no bad stuff added.

 I like to make Cheese Balls to take to friends and family for the holidays.  Well, BHS has a great recipe for a Cheese Ball with their added ingredient.  I made one and tried it and man- o -man was it good!  I will definitely be making a BHS Cheese Ball this year.  Here is the Bacon Cheese Ball recipe:

Easy, Breezy, Cheesy & Bacon. Say no more.


2 -8 oz. packages cream cheese
1/4- 1/2 Tlbs. Bacon Hot Sauce more (not less!) to taste
1 Tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 Tsp. garlic powder
1 package chopped pecan nuts


Let cheese soften in a large bowl. Add all ingredients except pecans.
Beat on medium speed (or with a wooden spoon) until all ingredients
are mixed well. Shape mixture into one large ball. Roll the ball into the
pecans until covered. Chill for 8 hours. Serve with crackers, veggies.




One 5oz. Bottle of Bacon Hot Sauce normally sells for $5.99

or you can purchase the 3 pack for$14.99

Look at this awesome tasting breakfast using Bacon Hot Sauce!

Yummy!

Giveaway

2 Lucky Winners will win a bottle of Bacon Hot Sauce!

Mandatory Entry:

"Like" BHS on Facebook ( this has to be done before any other entry counts)
Extra Entries:
1.Follow BHS on Twitter +1
2.Follow me on my Blog thru GFC +1
3.Visit the Bacon Hot Sauce website and click on the -recommend to a friend- and come back and tell me who you would recommend BHS to.+2
4. Grab my Button. +2
5. Tell me what you would put Bacon Hot Sauce on. +3
You must include an E-Mail address with each entry or it will not be counted-I have to know how to reach you if you win ;)

I want to thank Pete and Bacon Hot Sauce for letting me review the great tasting BHS!
I was not compensated in any way other than receiving a bottle of BHS.
Giveaway ends Oct. 15
The opinions of this review are my own.
US-18+
Winners will be chosen by Random.org