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Aardvark: A Multi-Purpose Strainer

This product was tested and reviewed by Hannah of Rise and Shine.

This newly patented product was created by a man in Minneapolis, Minnesota (not too far from my home town!) for the purpose of creating the perfect root beer float. In my family, it's always Coke floats (though I wouldn't say we make them often). They say this gadget will solve your "excess foam problem." I can't say I've had this problem, but I have nothing against strainers in general, so the "multi-purpose" aspect of the Aardvark will apply to me more than its patented purpose.

Let's GarLic It!! And a GIVEAWAY!!

This product was tested and reviewed by Jenni of The Gingered Whisk.

We can all agree that convenience foods are nice – anything to help us put a meal on the table faster is a great thing. But more often than not, when we try and shortcut time we end up using more and more products out of cans, boxes and bags, and those are most likely packed with chemicals and ingredients that few of us can pronounce.

CUPCAKES!!

This product was tested and reviewed by Renee of Don’t Make Me Call My Flying Monkeys.

Gluten-free? Really? I am one person who is always up for trying something new and this time it would be gluten-free cupcakes baked by Twiggy’s Cupcake Diet. They arrived packed in a cooler box and individually packaged. They survived the trip from the east coast of the United States fairly well, there were 2 cupcakes that suffered minor frosting loss. We followed the directions to let them thaw out at room temperature for a couple of hours and then we began our research.

Chocoley Chocolate & Chocolate Supplies

This product was tested and reviewed by Nicole & Krista of Two Cups of Sugar.

Like two 13 year old girls awaiting a Justin Bieber concert, we anxiously awaited our package containing Chocoley Chocolate products to review. Why yes we do LOVE chocolate that much!

In the box we received the following:

Mama's Fire Sauces

This product was tested and reviewed by Vivian of Let's Try These....

When Lis asked me if I would be willing to do a product review on hot sauce I was excited. We don’t mind heat in our household, but we like the heat to be more of a background to the flavor; we don’t just want our mouths left with a burn.

Mama’s Fire graciously sent me each of their products to review: Mama’s Fire Tibetan Hot Sauce and their Tibetan BBQ Sauce. Mama’s Fire is making its way to some select stores but most of us will have to rely on their website for ordering. Prices are reasonable if you exclude the price of shipping. They do, however, offer a deal with shipping purchasing more than one item.

  • Hot sauce Product Info:
  • 1 jar - 13.7 oz (388g)
  • $6.25 USD + $5.85 S & H
  • (Order two bottles and pay shipping for the price of one!)
  • BBQ Sauce Product Info:
  • 1 jar - 13.7 oz (388g)
  • $6.25 USD + $5.85 S & H
  • (Order two bottles and pay shipping for the price of one!)

Mooney Farms - Bella Sun Luci Sun Dried Tomatoes

This product was tested and reviewed by Ruth of The Crafts of Mommyhood.

To be completely honest, I have never been a big fan of sun dried tomatoes. I want to be, since I love tomatoes, but I have just never been happy with what I have gotten. Too leathery, too tough, too chewy, too salty… I was, though, very intrigued by the opportunity to review Bella Sun Luci’s sun dried tomatoes – maybe working with them at home would give me a new outlook, and maybe I would finally be able to appreciate the beauty of the sun dried tomato. When the package from Mooney Farms arrived at my home, I was quite surprised. There were SIX varieties of tomatoes to try! Four oil packed jars and two “dry” bags. This was a bit intimidating, actually, given my lack of enthusiasm for the product, but also encouraging, seeing that there would be so many options for me to work with.

Chocoley Chocolate

This product was tested and reviewed by Matt of Thyme In Our Kitchen.

I love when packages come for me. Especially when I open it up and it's full of chocolate. That meant I was extremely happy when I opened up the box that contained a whole variety of chocolate from Chocoley.com. I'm not the type of person that likes to sit down and eat a whole chocolate candy bar, but I really do love chocolate in and on just about anything, even more so if it's dark chocolate.

Inside my box was a collection of milk and dark chocolate candy melts as well as cream centers and a bottle of drizzling chocolate.

The Republic of Tea: Strawberry Chocolate Herbal Tea

This product review written by Lo of Burp! Where Food Happens.

The Republic of Tea Chocolate Strawberry Rooibos
When the tin of Strawberry Chocolate tea showed up at my doorstep from The Daring Kitchen, I wasn't certain what I was going to think of it. I certainly enjoy tea. But, I'm not usually attracted to fruity teas; spicy teas (more along the lines of chai) are really more my style. But, I was intrigued by the idea of chocolate tea. So, I agreed to give it a try.

Certainly, the tin was pretty enough. And the description promised me that the flavors of chocolate and strawberry would “mingle atop” the rich flavor of rooibos. So, I'm thinking, how could this be bad?

Red Pack Tomatoes

This product review written by Rochel of Barefoot and Cooking.

The generous people at Red Pack recently sent me some items to reviews. I love trying new products and so I found myself excitedly opening a gigantic box late one Saturday night.

I know there are people out there who hate the idea of canned produce. I’m not one of them. Sure, I prefer to buy fresh, local, organic tomatoes in the summer when they are in season. However, come winter, I’m not inclined to love the mealy, weak-tasting tomatoes that are commonly found in grocery stores.

Olivari Mediterranean Extra Virgin Olive Oil - Review & Giveaway!

This product review written by Bernice of Berblog.

*Note from Lis The wonderful people at Olivari have given me 5 coupons for a free bottle of Olivari Mediterranean Olive Oil (any variety - Extra Virgin, Classic, or Extra Light) that can be redeemed at any Walmart store! I will give one away to each of the first 5 people who leave a comment. Please make sure your email address listed in your profile is up to date so I can contact you! Smile

Since this product review was something of an emotional rollercoaster for me, I’d like you all to sit back while I give you a brief overview of the ride:

When I was first asked to write a product review on Olivari Mediterranean Extra Virgin Olive Oil, I felt the distinct emotion of terror. I know nothing about olive oil. I know nothing about flavors of olive oil. I don’t even know what “extra virgin” means, except that it’s more expensive in the grocery store.

The next thing I felt was comfort. Comfort that came from the vast extent of knowledge that is made public on the Internet. I started to research olive oil, how to best taste and judge one over another, and how to decode the olive oil jargon that is printed on the bottle. Here’s what I learned: