April Showers Bring May Flour Giveaway Winners!

 

Thank you to all who participated in our April Showers Bring May Flour group giveaway! We had an amazing turnout - all thanks to some GREAT sponsors!!

If you haven't already - please please check these guys out. They all offer amazing products that I love - and I know you will too!

• bosch mixers
• decoboards
• king arthur flour
• gygi
• coldstone chocolate
• grandway
• gourmet garden
• tropical traditions
• deals to meals
• shirley j
• world market
• cupcake liners wrappers
• superior touch
• kic mount

Pulling the winner last night was in paralleled suspense to the Bachelor finale. And, that's saying something! :)

I am so excited to announce the Grand Prize winner!

Grand Prize Winner: #3386 Lisa J. 

Lisa blogs over at Cooking with Curls - go check her out!

And, our 2nd Prize Package goes to none other than a homemadetoast.com follower...

Second Prize Winner: #6129 Savanna L.

Ladies, please check your inbox for an email from us!

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Mother's Day Printable

"There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother."

This was one of my favorite quotes from General Conference last month - from President Boyd K. Packer's talk.

I think it is such a good reminder of the power that exists between prayer and the depth of a mother's love. I made myself this printable so I could see it everyday.

Print it out for a Mother's Day gift for mom or a friend, or a little reminder for yourself. Or, wouldn't it make for a cute card?

click on the image to view the high-res, right-click & save

If you haven't already, don't forget to enter our HUGE group giveaway we have going on now! The giveaway closes tomorrow!

April Showers Bring May... Flour? GIVEAWAY!!

I can't even tell you how excited I am to announce this HUGE kitchen giveaway! Just in time for Mother's Day, I have teamed together with 15 other bloggers and 14 AMAZING sponsors to bring you a prize package so big, you are going to have to keep scrolling to see all that's included!

• a Bosch Universal Mixer
• King Arthur Flour coupons
• $50 Cold Stone chocolate credit
• gourmet gardens coolers with 11 herbs and spices
• 5 jars from Superior Touch - better than bullion and others
• Whisk Bliss, a Shirley J apron and a $50 Shirley J gift card
• $50 in Baking Chocolate from Gygi
• $20 Gift Card from World Market
• A cupcake kit of your choice from Simply Wrappers
• 1 pint jar of Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil
• A Grandway Apron, Oven Mitts, Gloveables
• A KIC mount
• Any standard dry erase/magnetic board up to $137.95 + free shipping from DecoBoards
• 1 one-year subscription to Deals to Meals

And, we're not just stopping at one prize package. That's right, we're giving away and SECOND prize as well!

• A KIC mount
• King Arthur Flour coupons
• $30 Cold Stone Chocolate credit
• Gourmet Gardens Coolers with 11 herbs and spices
• 1 pint jar of Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil
• $20 giftcard to World Market
• 5 jars from superior touch - better than bullion and others
• A Grandway Apron, Oven Mitts, Gloveables

This giveaway would not have been possible without the generosity of our sponsors! Please click on their logos below and check them out - they all offer amazing products that we are all just crazy for!

• bosch mixers
• decoboards
• king arthur flour
• gygi
• coldstone chocolate
• grandway
• gourmet garden
• tropical traditions
• deals to meals
• shirley j
• world market
• cupcake liners wrappers
• superior touch
• kic mount

Ok. So, you want to enter? Thought so. Here's what you need to do. First, follow all of the blogs involved on Pinterest. Click on our buttons below to take you right to our page. Then, enter using the rafflecopter widget at the end of this post. Good luck!!

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Quinoa & Veggie Chicken Nuggets

I don't like the word nugget. It's weird, mostly. And, especially unappetizing.

There are some things we just can't control in life. Chicken Nuggets: Life Lesson, 1:1.

These are not like anything you are going to get in a greasy bag through your driver's window. They are packed with everything good and nutritious. Kale and quinoa disguised by a nugget. Packet with flavor and rolled in Parmesan. Nugget. Nugget. Nugget.

(PS - Don't forget to enter the giveaway I have going on right now!)

Quinoa & Veggie Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients
Chicken:
1/3 cup finely shredded zucchini
1/3 cup finely shredded carrot
1/3 cup finely chopped kale
1/3 cup finely chopped fresh basil
2/3 cup cooked quinoa (I used 1/3 cup red, 1/3 cup regular)    
1 egg + 1 egg white
1 Tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
2 pounds ground chicken breast (or sub for ground turkey) 
salt and pepper to taste

Breading:
3/4 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese
1 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs

Olive oil

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350-degrees.

2. Mix all chicken ingredients together in a large bowl.

3. Combine bread crumbs and Parm together in a small bowl. Scoop out about 2 Tablespoons of chicken (I just use my cookie scoop), roll in breadcrumb and flatten.

4. Arrange nuggets on lightly greased baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil.

5. Bake for about 15 minutes, then turn on broiler to brown. Watch closely - they will brown fast after a few minutes!

A Week in Review: Grandway, Danielle LaPorte & Giveaway

You guys. This week has been insane. Aside from the chaos of work overload (a good thing, right? kinda?) I have met some incredible people this week.

On Wednesday, I met up with Grandway and a few other Utah bloggers. (Remember the apron review and giveaway I did a while back? Same guys.) We had an awesome lunch and got to hear all about their company's story and show us all of their insanely cute products. I mean, seriously - I can't even wait to go into more detail about how great these guys are! They are sincere and honest, and out to make a real difference. And, I want one of every. single. thing. they make.

I am so excited to soon be sporting this little badge on my blog!

Oh, and PS - did you happen to see my Instagram of all of the goodies they sent us home with? I can't decide which is my fave! Stay tuned more Grandway product reviews and giveaways. It's going to be awesome.

So then - yesterday, I got to go take a few photos from the Startup Princess evening with Danielle LaPorte. This woman is beautiful and amazing. I found myself forgetting to take pictures at times because I was just in a trance listening to her!

Danielle's big thing is desire mapping - basically, turning your goals inside out and striving for the feelings that you want to achieve and have, rather than the actual goals themselves. I wish I could describe it in her own words - I left the night so motivated and excited to read her book Fire Starter Sessions. Her focus leans on the side of business, but her theories and ideas are applicable to anyone striving to become better.

Seriously, go check out her little promo video for the book - which she describes as "a soulful and practical guide to success on your own terms." You'll understand why I am so excited to read it!

I was practically giddy to leave with a signed copy of her book, which basically means that we are best friends now. Oh yeah, and because we are best friends - she signed a book for one of my readers too! Enter below!

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