Jul 242013
 

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I am always looking for something easy to make and take to work for lunch. I also want something that is good for you. I recently tried some products from Red’s All Natural. They have a nice variety of Burritos and Quesadillas that are 100% all natural, antibiotic & hormone free meat, rBGH free Cheese, Non-GMO, no Preservatives. The founder Mike Adair was home enjoying his wife’s burritos when he came up with the idea to produce them for everyone to enjoy.

Red’s has all kinds of great sounding and tasting Burritos and Quesadillas like Chicken Teriyaki burrito, Chicken Parm Burrito, Steak or Chicken Burrito’s. They also have some great sounding Quesadillas like Buffalo Chicken, Pulled Pork and the Chicken & Cheese one I had for lunch.

It was so easy to make - just pop in the microwave for 90 seconds and I had a great tasting lunch. Just like I would prepare in my kitchen. Add a salad and you have a nice healthy lunch. I think the Quesadillas would be great fried in a pan for a few minutes on each side making them a bit more crispy.

You can find Red’s All Natural Products locally at many stores like Target, Albertson’s and Whole Foods. If you would like to stay connected to Red’s All Natural Products you do so on Facebook and Twitter.

Kaisy1

“Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

 

Jul 232013
 

Do you get tired of drinking just plan water? Wouldn’t it be nice if someone made something simple to add to your water that was good for you? Well I found what you are looking for VITAZEST! VITAZEST is a no carb, no sugar, no calorie, vitamin & fruit enriched water that truly delivers on the “Good For You” promise! It comes in 5 great flavors including Green Tea, Blueberry, Kiwi Strawberry, Orange Citrus and Pomegranate and has 10 vitamins & Minerals.

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I received a variety pack of VITAZEST naturally flavored drink mix packets that you just mix with water. It contained all the flavors - it had 30 packets of VITAZEST in 5 great tasting flavors. I really loved the Pomegranate and the Green Tea. They were so easy to make - I just put 1/2 a pack in my water and shook it up. I just keep VITAZEST in my desk drawer and when ever I want something great tasting I just mix up a bottle.

I like that each bottle is bursting with natural zesty fruit flavors and the best part no after taste. It is also safe for people with diabetes as there is no sugar. It’s great for anyone trying to lose or maintain their weight. You can drink as much as you want! Water is so important to your body this is a great way to make sure you get enough every day.

If you would like to order your own VITAZEST you can do so HERE. You can also follow VITAZEST on Facebook to keep in touch with them.

Kaisy1

“Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

 

 

 

Jul 232013
 

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I love to entertain and have people over. I also like trying new products ~ so the last time the girls came over I tried some great drink mixes from Old World Gourmet. Old World Gourmet has been around since 2001. It has grown from the frozen wine mix to over 100 products in an array of flavors spanning frozen wine, liquor, cake and cracker mixes.

I used two different mixes the first one was a cocktail mix Vodka Lemon. It was so easy to make. I just took a ziplock bag and added the mix, water and vodka and then put it in the freezer for about 3-4 hours. When I took it out it was slushy. What a great tart, tangy and refreshing drink!

The other mix I had was the Vinolicious Blueberry Pomegranate. This was my favorite of the two - I just added a bottle of red wine to the mix and froze for 3-4 hours. It was so good! It had great flavor and it went fast.

Along with the drinks I served a few different appetizers. I know everyone had a good time. I would have both of these again or maybe try one of the other great products Old World Gourmet carries. Along with the drinks they have gourmet snacks including crackers, beer bread and some other mixes. I think these would be great hostess gifts if you are invited to a party or a great gift for any reason.

If you would like to purchase any of these great tasting products you can do so HERE. OWG has offered my readers free shipping on an order of $50 or more. Just use this coupon code upon checkout SHIP50.

Old World Gourmet has offered one of my readers the chance to try one product of their choice. You must be 18+ and have a US shipping address. Leave a comment on what product you would like to try. Follow Old World Gourmet on Facebook or Twitter for extra entries. Extra entry for each way you follow Kaisy Daisy’s Corner. Giveaway ends Aug 6,2013.

Please fill out the form HERE to enter.

Kaisy1

“Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

 

Jul 222013
 

This is one of my favorite products I have reviewed recently. I have a Keurig brewer and spend a lot of money on K-cups. I love how each cup of coffee is fresh but it gets expensive. Simple Cups are great! You make your own K-cups using your own coffee and Simple Cups.

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The Simple Cups come with disposable cups, lids, and filters. All you do is fill them with your own coffee. What ever kind of coffee you like. The Simple Cups are very inexpensive - $14.95 for 50 disposable cups, lids, and filters.

What I like to do is fill a few of them first thing in the morning and then when I am ready for coffee I just pop one in my Keurig Brewer. There is no mess and it saves me so much money!

I love making one cup of coffee at a time because ever cup is fresh ~ using Simple Cups has made it even better and more cost efficient. I love that I can buy the coffee I enjoy at the grocery store and come home and make a cup of coffee instead of hunting down the flavor I like online and then waiting for it to be shipped to me. Simple Cups has made my life more simple so what a perfect name for them.

If you would like to order your own Simple Cups you can do so HERE. I have already ordered my second box of them! You can keep in contact with Simple Cups on Facebook and Pinterest.

Kaisy1
I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Jul 222013
 

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Jul 222013
 

 

The Hero’s Lot

Riveting Sequel from Christian Fantasy’s Most Talented New Voice.

When Sarin Valon, the corrupt secondus of the conclave, flees Erinon and the kingdom, Errol Stone believes his troubles have at last ended. But other forces bent on the destruction of the kingdom remain and conspire to accuse Errol and his friends of a conspiracy to usurp the throne.

In a bid to keep the three of them from the axe, Archbenefice Canon sends Martin and Luis to Errol’s home village, Callowford, to discover what makes him so important to the kingdom. But Errol is also accused of consorting with spirits. Convicted, his punishment is a journey to the enemy kingdom of Merakh, where he must find Sarin Valon, and kill him. To enforce their sentence, Errol is placed under a compulsion, and he is driven to accomplish his task or die resisting.

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Hero’s Lot is the Sequel to A Cast of Stones

A Cast of Stones

An Epic Medieval Saga Fantasy Readers Will Love.

In the backwater village of Callowford, Errol Stone’s search for a drink is interrupted by a church messenger who arrives with urgent missives for the hermit priest in the hills. Desperate for coin, Errol volunteers to deliver them but soon finds himself hunted by deadly assassins. Forced to flee with the priest and a small band of travelers, Errol soon learns he’s joined a quest that could change the fate of his kingdom.
Protected for millennia by the heirs of the first king, the kingdom’s dynasty is near an end and a new king must be selected. As tension and danger mount, Errol must leave behind his drunkenness and grief, learn to fight, and come to know his God in order to survive a journey to discover his destiny.

 

Author Patrick W. Carr

Patrick Carr was born on an Air Force base in West Germany at the height of the cold war. He has been told this was not his fault. As an Air Force brat, he experienced a change in locale every three years until his father retired to Tennessee. Patrick saw more of the world on his own through a varied and somewhat eclectic education and work history. He graduated from Georgia Tech in 1984 and has worked as a draftsman at a nuclear plant, did design work for the Air Force, worked for a printing company, and consulted as an engineer. Patrick’s day gig for the last five years has been teaching high school math in Nashville, TN. He currently makes his home in Nashville with his wonderfully patient wife, Mary, and four sons he thinks are amazing: Patrick, Connor, Daniel, and Ethan. Sometime in the future he would like to be a jazz pianist. Patrick thinks writing about himself in the third person is kind of weird.

 

 

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Jul 212013
 

I recently found a great place to get bath products called Honestly Simple Soaps. I was lucky enough to try a few different products from Honestly Simple Soaps and loved them all. I believe that it is important to pamper yourself and for me it is a bath. I love taking a bath and I don’t do it very often but when I do I make sure it is like a spa treatment. Shortly after moving into my new apartment I took a night were I lite candles in the bathroom and poured myself a glass of wine and then filled the bath tub with bubbles.

One of my favorite things to add to my bath is bath salts. The bath soaking salts I received from Honestly Simple Soaps are made from a blend of three mineral rich salts. They then blend in oils and scent to give your skin a moisturizing treat and please your senses while you soak away your stress and worries!

I also love to use bath bombs you place them in the tub and watch them fizz, releasing essential oil blends and entertaining at the same time! I love that the bombs use only natural ingredients ~ they smell great!

One of my favorite products that I received was all natural salt scrub will leave your skin polished and super soft. Fine grain Dead Sea Salt and our special blend of oils are used in this scrub. It is so important to exfoliate your skin to help keep it healthy. I used the scrub either in the shower or in a bath.

The products I used were in a couple different scents Lemongrass Calendula which is a great refreshing scent. I loved how it lingered on my skin after I was out of the shower. The other scent was a relaxing clean scent Lavender Vanilla. Honestly Simple Soaps offer a number for scent so there is something for every one. I really liked all the products I used and loved treating myself to a spa day.

Heather from Honestly Simple has some great gift sets so you can treat your self to a spa day of your own. You can also buy any of their products HERE online. You will feel pampered when you use these great products! Follow Honestly Simple Soaps on Facebook and find out what’s new.

Kaisy1“Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Jul 212013
 

I love bath products and when I get something new I can’t wait to try it. Recently I received a set of products from Luvin Life Organics. The set I received was called Great Escape - it was a Citrus Lavender fragrance. Luvin Life Organics uses only the freshest ingredients from all over the world. Great Escape formula was made of essential oils of orange, lavender, and tangerine. I loved the combination of scents.

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When I take a shower I like to pamper myself so using this set of products was great. I love using body scrub to help exfoliate my skin and this one had a great texture. I then used the body wash which was thick and lathered well. The body butter was thick and creamy and absorbed into my skin with ease. The products I used were great and made me feel pampered.

The secret behind Deluvia products is the mysterious wonders of the Dead Sea. They process the mud and salts from the deepest most mineral rich parts of this historical place. Used for centuries as a place of healing and rejuvenation, the Dead Sea and its mineral rich waters are famous for its therapeutic benefits. By bringing together the natural minerals of the Dead Sea and combining them with other necessary ingredients for renewing and rebuilding skin cells, our unique line of Dead Sea skin care products excels above most others.

The waters of the Dead Sea contain 21 life-essential minerals such as potassium, bromide and magnesium. Many of these minerals are found in no other sea or ocean. These salts and minerals are recognized worldwide for their amazing therapeutic, nourishing and activating abilities. As you know I love things that come from nature and are organic so these products are on the top of my list.

If you would like to pamper yourself and try Luvin Life Organics you can purchase them HERE online. If you would like to stay connected with Deluvia and Luvin Life Organics you can follow them on Facebook.

Kaisy1“Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

 

 

 

 

 

Jul 202013
 

The Corpse With The Golden Nose
By Cathy Ace

 

Book Details:
Genre: Traditional/Cozy Mystery
Published by: Touchwood Editions
Release Date: (March 12, 2013)
Number of Pages: 233
2nd in Series

Synopsis

A heartfelt plea to look into the death of a world-famous vintner goes hand in hand with the opportunity to attend an exclusive gourmet event in British Columbia’s stunning wine country. How can overindulgent foodie and criminologist Cait Morgan resist?

Sure that the award-winning owner of a family-run vineyard was murdered, Cait shares her findings with Bud Anderson, a retired homicide cop. But he is convinced that the woman took her own life, whatever her grief-stricken sister might say. That is, until death strikes once again, in the neat rows of grapevines that clamber up the banks of magnificent Lake Okanagan.

Uncovering obsessions that might have fuelled murderous thoughts among the victim’s wacky neighbours is a start, but as Cait unravels the clues, she realizes that more lives are at stake. Can she think, and act, quickly enough to thwart the killer?

The Corpse with the Golden Nose is the second book in the Cait Morgan Mysteries, a classic whodunit series featuring the eccentric Professor Cait Morgan.

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About Cathy Ace

Welsh Canadian mystery author Cathy Ace is the creator of the Cait Morgan Mysteries, which include The Corpse with the Silver Tongue and The Corpse with the Golden Nose. Born, raised, and educated in Wales, Cathy enjoyed a successful career in marketing and training across Europe, before immigrating to Vancouver, Canada, where she taught on MBA and undergraduate marketing programs at various universities. Her eclectic tastes in art, music, food, and drink have been developed during her decades of extensive travel, which she continues whenever possible. Now a full-time author, Cathy’s short stories have appeared in multiple anthologies, as well as on BBC Radio 4. She and her husband are keen gardeners, who enjoy being helped out around their acreage by their green-pawed Labradors.

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The Corpse with the Silver Tongue (Cait Morgan Mystery) (Cait Morgan Mysteries)

Book 1 of this series

My Review:

What a great story The Corpse With The Golden Nose was. Cait Morgan and Retired police officer Bud Andersen get invited to join in the biggest foodie event in British Columbia. They were invited so that maybe they could solve the mystery of Ellen’s sister Annette’s death. The police claim suicide ~ Ellen things murder. Things are going great until there is another murder. So now they have two deaths to investigate. Could they be related? You will need to read The Corpse With The Golden Nose - the second book in the Cait Morgan series. I need to read the first one - I enjoyed this one so much.

The author has offered to send one of my readers a signed Paperback of The Corpse With The Golden Nose. You must be 18+ and have a US shipping address. Leave a comment on your favorite type of books. Extra entries for each way you follow Kaisy Daisy’s Corner. Giveaway ends on Aug 3, 2013.

Please fill out the form HERE to enter.

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I received a Copy of this book from the author for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for the review, and the review is honest and my responsibility.

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Jul 192013
 

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These warm days are just perfect for ice cream and I recently tried Alden’s Ice Cream. Alden’s Ice Cream is the first family sized premium organic ice cream of its kind. It is made here in Oregon in the largest family owned and operated creamery. It was founded over 80 years ago.

What I like is that Alden’s Ice Cream is organic and supports the farmers in the area. It comes in in 6 premium flavors: Vanilla Bean, Chocolate-Chocolate Chip, Strawberry, Cookies’n Cream, Blackberry and Mint Chip.

I tried two different flavors the Chocolate-Chocolate Chip and the Vanilla Bean and I loved both. The Vanilla Bean brought back some great memories ~ it tasted like home made ice cream. When I was younger I grew up on a small dairy farm in Wisconsin On special occasions my mom would get out this old green ice cream maker. You plugged it in and used salt with it. That ice cream was the best! I don’t know if it was because we made and ate it as a family, we didn’t get it very often, or only the farm fresh ingredients that it was made from but it sure was good. That is what Alden’s taste like! Like home made fresh ice cream.

If you get a chance to try Alden’s you should. You can find it at local stores like Safeway, Fred Meyers and New Seasons. You can stay in touch with Alden’s on Facebook and Twitter.

Kaisy1

“Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”