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Foodie Friday Sweet Pepper & Tomato Crustless Quiche #FoodieFriday

I love living on a farm and owning chickens! One of the benefits of having my 8 hens is the free abundance of farm fresh eggs. We get many different colors and sizes. Sometimes we are blessed with an unusually large egg. I am not sure which one of our hens laid the one shown in the picture, but it turned out to have a double yolk inside!

I also love that I can teach my kids where our food actually comes from. Having it come straight from our own farm is a wonderful teaching and learning experience for them. I believe that this is extremely important for future generations because so many children now grow up thinking that food comes from the grocery store or supermarket. I love that I have this awesome opportunity with my children to teach them gardening, agriculture, home cooking/baking and other dying skills that need to be passed on.

Speaking of home cooking, my kids and I made two Sweet Pepper & Tomato Crustless Quiches the other day for dinner. I love a good quiche and crustless ones are so easy to whip together! My chickens' eggs also make them the best! Here is the recipe for this one...

Sweet Pepper & Tomato Crustless Quiche

Ingredients for one quiche:

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 large sweet pepper; seeded, destemmed and diced (We used a green and red one because we made two quiches, but any color is fine.)
• 5 eggs
• 1 medium onion; peeled and diced
• 3 tablespoons whole milk
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• A handful of dried tomatoes (We had these in a bag from a summer of slicing, dehydrating, and freezing them. If you don't have homemade dried ones I suggest getting some sun dried ones from the store.)

Equipment needed:

• 1 - 9 inch round pie plate
• 1 whisk
• 1 - 12 inch skillet (I love my cast iron ones!)
• 1 spatula
• 1 mixing spoon
• 1 mixing bowl 
• 1 oven with stove top

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in the middle. 
2. Lightly butter the inside of the pie plate to make it nonstick and set it aside.
3. Saute the onion and sweet pepper in butter in the skillet over medium-high heat, stirring with the spatula occasionally, about 5 minutes.
4. Whisk together eggs and milk in the mixing bowl, then add the onion and sweet pepper mixture and most of the cheese, saving some out to go on top before baking. Fold this mixture together with the mixing spoon.
5. Pour this mixture into the pie plate, sprinkling the last of the cheese on top.
6. Take the handful of dried tomatoes and place them evenly on top.
7. Bake uncovered until top is golden and egg blend has set in center, about 35 minutes.
8. Cool slightly, about 10 minutes, before cutting into wedges.
9. Enjoy!
 

Trudeau Stocking Stuffers Review

I received these products free to facilitate this review.

The holiday season is upon us and Christmas isn't too far behind. Trudeau has innovative kitchen tools, gadgets and other houseware products that are perfect to take your holiday entertaining from kitchen to table in style. Their products are perfect to gift to those on our lists that love cooking, baking, and entertaining guests. The smaller of the products in their catalog fit very nicely in a stocking.

Trudeau Star Cookie Cutters and Gingerbread Cookies.

Set of Five Star Cookie Cutters: These festive star cookie cutters are great for dough, fondant, pastries, shortbread, Jello, fruit cutouts, etc. They come in a gift pack of 5 stars of varying sizes so they nest together conveniently for space-saving storage. Made of stainless steel with a nice coral colored finish, these are made to last. We love these and made star shaped gingerbread cookies easily with them. SRP $11.99

Sparkling Apple Cranberry Cider in festive glasses with the Trudeau International Wine Charms.

International Wine Charms: The International Wine Charms are great for adding class to your glass stemware and to make sure everyone knows who's beverage is who's. They are easily identifiable featuring 5 different fine wine regions of the globe that they represent including: Italy, France, Argentina, Australia and California with a sixth charm representing the world wines. Since my family doesn't drink alcohol we used them for our sparkling cider glasses. These charms are made of stainless steel and have a soft-touch backing to protect delicate glassware. SRP $11.99

Trudeau Flex Pot Clip working its magic!

Flex Pot Clip: The Flex Pot Clip is great for keeping messy cooking utensils off the counter and stovetop. It easily clips onto the side of a saucepan or stockpot to hold the utensil, eliminating the need for a spoon rest. Drips go right into the pot, not onto your counter or stovetop. This really is a great little gadget! I love that I don't have to clean a utensil AND a spoon rest now. It has heat-resistant silicone pads that protect your pot from getting scratched by the stainless steel underneath and the silicone that holds the utensil keeps it from slipping. Can withhold heat up to 428 degree Fahrenheit and is dishwasher safe. Comes in red, blue, or green. 5-year warranty. SRP $8.99

Trudeau Zest Grater zesting limes.

Zest Grater: This compact ultra fine Zest Grater is perfect for adding flavorful garnish to your meal or recipe. It is great for: citrus zest, hard cheese, garlic, nutmeg, and other spices. It features a built in protective sleeve handle that slides shut for safe and convenient storage. It slides open with a push of a button on the handle. Stainless steel blades are at the optimal cutting angle for zesting and grating. With a little pressure and back and forth movement of the fruit on the blades of the Zest Grater it was easy to grate the lime peels I had. It rests easily on a bowl for the zest to fall right into. It also has a nonskid rubber tip that keeps it from slipping and sliding off the surface where you are doing the grating. The lime zest was also really good sprinkled onto the potato wedges we made. It gave everything a little more zing. I love the bright green and yellow color that the Zest Grater come in. It goes so well with lemons and limes. Dishwasher-safe on top rack; washing by hand recommended to preserve blade sharpness. 5-year warranty. SRP $9.99

Olive Oil with the Trudeau Universal Dripless Spout for Garlic Herbed Potato Wedges.

Universal Dripless Spout: This Universal Dripless Spout is very handy for dispensing oil or vinegar without mess from virtually any bottle. I found a glass bottle that I had saved and the graduated silicone stopper fit perfectly into the neck. It is 100% dripless and pours the olive oil I put into the bottle neatly. Comes with a cap for storage and a integrated holder for the cap so you won't misplace it. I loved this for the Garlic Herbed Potato Wedges that I made. It made drizzling the oil over them so much easier. 5-year warranty. SRP $11.99

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Betty Crocker Holiday Baking Review and Giveaway #GetYourBettyOn

This review and giveaway is sponsored by Betty Crocker.


I love to bake, especially during the holiday season. I, however; don't like being stuck in the kitchen all day cooking, baking and cleaning when I could be spending time with my family. This is why I enjoy spending time in the kitchen with my kids and the extra help is much appreciated.

Besides my kids, Betty Crocker™ is also giving me a hand with all of my holiday baking needs. They sent me a lovely gift basket filled with wonderful items to help me Get My Betty On. They also are providing me with another gift basket to give away, so keep reading to get your chance at entering.

Get Your Betty On and start baking something with your kids this holiday season to make some memories, help them develop their skills, and create a love of cooking/baking together. Betty Crocker has pulled together a helpful online Kid's Christmas Cookie Corner featuring their Top 10 cookies for kids and short, inspirational/how-to videos on each. They also have a whole cooking/baking section to help get your kids in the kitchen and excited to help.

Jaedan mixing up some ingredients in the kitchen.

My kids have lots of fun in the kitchen as you can tell. They love to help with cooking, baking, and the preparation of food. I feel this is an essential thing to learn and keep building upon so that they can eventually make healthy meals and desserts all on their own for themselves and their own families when they are older. This is a skill that will follow them over to when they are older and have a place of their own.

Teela licking the batter bowl clean.

My favorite thing to bake with my kids are cookies. Even though baking/cooking with kids can become messy it is also fun and rewarding. When kids cook or bake in the kitchen they learn valuable skills like how to: read and follow directions, measure and count ingredients, be creative, have time management, and problem solve. They also gain visual perceptual and spatial perceptual skills (pouring, fitting cookies on a tray, sprinkling, flouring, etc.), and lots of coordination skills (washing, mixing, kneading, sieving, rolling, shaping, mashing, tearing, squashing, spreading, cutting, etc.).

Teela helping in my mom's kitchen.

Connect with Betty Crocker™ on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube (use #GetYourBettyOn to show how you are celebrating and enjoying making goodies this holiday season).

Betty Crocker Holiday Baking gift basket contents.

The Betty Crocker Holiday Baking gift basket includes:

Kitchen tablet stand: This is a sturdy red plastic stand for using with your tablet computers. It makes it easy to take your tablet into the kitchen with you if you have a recipe to look at while you are cooking or baking. Since it is made of plastic it is easily cleaned if any ingredients get on it. It has nonskid rubber feet that helps it not slide or tip on your counter-top. You can also easily recharge your device on the dock slot because it has a hole where your chord goes through to the back.

Betty Crocker™ Mixing Spoon: This is a sturdy red plastic mixing spoon with the nostalgic Betty Crocker logo on it.

Betty Crocker™ Oven Mitt: This is a very nice red oven mitt with the Betty Crocker logo on it. It has some grippers on it to help hold onto your hot pots and pans better and a loop to hang it.

“Get Your Betty On” Apron: This is a very attractive red apron that reads “Get Your Betty On” and has the Betty Crocker logo on the front of it.

Gingerbread Cookie Cutter: This Wilton cookie cutter is a metal gingerbread man and is the perfect size for yummy cookies made by little hands.

Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix: This sugar cookie mix is great for cutout sugar cookies. 17.5 oz bag makes 36 two inch cookies in about 20 minutes. Just add one stick of real butter and one egg. Collect box tops off of the packaging for your school.

Betty Crocker™ Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix: This mix makes delicious moist chocolate chip cookies. 17.5 oz bag makes 36 two inch cookies in about 20 minutes. Just add one stick of real butter and one egg. Collect box tops off of the packaging for your school.

Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting: I am not much of a frosting fan, but this frosting is pretty good. If you love vanilla frosting this is yummy. You can use this 16 oz tub of frosting for 13x9 inch cake 8-inch or 9-inch 2-layer cake or 24-32 cupcakes. Collect box tops off of the packaging for your school.

Betty Crocker™ Holiday Recipe Booklet 2014 – feat. The Top 10 Cookie Decorating Ideas of 2014: This little booklet cookbook has some very cute recipes to get your holiday baking started.

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Kiss Me Organics Organic Matcha Culinary Grade Green Tea Powder Review

Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial. We received this product free from Kiss Me Organics to facilitate this review. Affiliate links may be in this post. Thank you for supporting this blog.

Kiss Me Organics Organic Matcha is a wonderful culinary grade green tea powder that can be mixed into lattes, smoothies, baking, and so much more! *It is a great natural energy booster, focus and memory enhancer, calorie burner, and is an antioxidant that promotes health and longevity. The recommended daily serving is 1/2-1 tsp and comes in a 4 oz (113g) bag that is resealable with a zipper top. This nutrient rich Matcha is free from chemicals and preservatives, the only ingredient is 100% pure Organic Matcha.

*HEALTH AND BEAUTY BENEFITS

• ALL DAY ENERGY WITH INCREASED FOCUS: Matcha provides 4 to 6 hours of mild steady slow release of energy as it acts as both a stimulant and a relaxant. This is ideal for focusing on whatever the day throws your way.
• METABOLISM BOOST: Consuming matcha green tea can increase thermogenesis (the body's own rate of burning calories) from a normal 8%-10% of daily energy expenditure, to between 35% and 43% of daily energy expenditure.
• IMPROVED SKIN HEALTH: Scientists have discovered that Matcha Green Tea helps protect the skin from harmful UV rays, while improving blood flow and oxygen levels lifting the overall quality of the skin.
• 137x THE ANTIOXIDANTS OF BREWED GREEN TEA: USDA Organic Matcha Green Tea can only be used in a powdered form because, unlike brewed green tea, it contains the entire tea leaf which dramatically increases the nutritional content. Antioxidants are essential as you age to boost your body's natural defenses against oxidation. Researchers have found that a high level of dietary antioxidants can prevent many age-related diseases.

The Kiss Me Organics Organic Matcha has a wonderful grassy flavor that is not that sweet on its own. This product is best used mixed with other things, not as a stand alone tea. I love the flavor in all kinds of things. If you go searching Pinterest or Google search you will see there are a large number of ways to incorporate this product in your cooking and preparation of food and drink.

The Kiss Me Organics Organic Matcha also comes with a downloadable and printable 70 page Organic Matcha Recipe Guide from Kiss Me Organics that is emailed to you upon purchase. This recipe booklet has 50+ recipes to get your creative juices flowing. I made up the following recipes of my own with the use of the Matcha and inspiration of the recipe booklet.

Kiss Me Organics Organic Matcha Crystallized Greek Yogurt

Kiss Me Organics Organic Matcha Crystallized Greek Yogurt

Ingredients 

• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 1 heaping tsp Kiss Me Organics Organic Matcha
• 2 tsp Sugar In The Raw

Instructions

1. Mix All ingredients together, first mixing the yogurt and Matcha then sprinkling in the Sugar In The Raw crystals. 
2. Enjoy!

Kiss Me Organics Organic Matcha Coconut Milk Chai Latte

Kiss Me Organics Organic Matcha Coconut Milk Chai Latte
This is awesome for those following a Paleo and dairy free diet.

Ingredients

• 1 Chai tea bag
• 1 cup boiling water
• Honey, maple syrup, or your sweetener of choice. To taste.
• 1 heaping tsp Kiss Me Organics Organic Matcha 
• 1/2-3/4 cup coconut milk

Instructions

1. Pour the hot water over the tea bag and steep for 4-6 minutes in a large mug. 
2. Remove the tea bag from the mug and stir in the Matcha.
3. Add sweetener to taste.
4. While your tea is steeping, heat your coconut milk in a small saucepan until it just begins to steam.
5. Once the coconut milk is warm, use a milk frother, hand blender, or immersion/stick blender to froth the milk. 
6. Once the coconut milk is frothed, slowly pour it over the tea.
7. Enjoy!

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Homemade With Love Cookbook Review

I received this cookbook for free to facilitate this review.

I am a newcomer and new reader of In Jennie's Kitchen, a popular blog written by Jennifer Perillo a.k.a. Jennie. She has been dishing out good culinary advice for busy parents and time-strapped cooks on her food blog since 2006. Her new cookbook, Homemade With Love: Simple Scratch Cooking from Jennie's Kitchen, just published April 2013. In it she shares her homemade prowess in cooking from scratch, buying local, eating at home and making home-cooked meals that can be shared with family, friends and loved ones.

I believe making time to eat home-cooked meals around the table with your family is very important. My family doesn't do this quite as often as we should and I believe we should make this a habit. Because of our ever busier schedules and long to do lists it is hard to squeak making meals at home and eating them there too in to our everyday schedules. I would love to cook more home-cooked meals from scratch more frequently for my family. This cookbook takes the seemingly overwhelming task of from scratch cooking and makes it easier to accomplish at home, even when you have very little time.

I love how Homemade With Love: Simple Scratch Cooking from Jennie's Kitchen is laid out. After the acknowledgements and introduction it goes into setting up a homemade kitchen, including creating the perfect pantry - from dry goods to what to have in your fridge and freezer. Then she goes into the basics, offering shortcuts to baking mixes to other homemade necessities like nut butters, ricotta, chicken stock, marinara and yogurt. After that the book is arranged into more categories of wonderful recipes. Here are the contents...

Contents

Acknowledgements ...5

1. Introduction: Returning To Our Roots ...6
2. Getting Started: Setting Up A Homemade Kitchen ...10
3. Everyday Basics ...18
4. Breakfast On The Go ...36
5. Hot Breakfasts ...46
6. Soups, Sandwiches & Salads ...62
7. Pasta, Beans & Grains ...82
8. Meaty Mains ...100
9. Seafood ...114
10. Pizzas, Savory Tarts & Breads ...124
11. Sides & Vegetables ...140
12. Snacks ...156
13. Sweet Treats ...172
14. Drinks ...200
15. Jams, Salsas & Condiments

Index ...235

Some of the tasty recipes include: Broccoli Rabe & Fresh Ricotta Frittata, Slow Roasted Tomato & Fresh Mozzarella Panzanella, Homemade Manicotti, Drop Biscuit Chicken Pot Pie, Zucchini Parmesan Hummus, Cherry Chocolate Chip Friendship Cookies, etc. All the recipes sound really delicious and I can't wait to try them!

DISCLOSURE/DISCLAIMER:  I received this cookbook for free to facilitate this review. My thoughts are mine and my family's own opinion and have not been altered by anyone else. I did not receive any other compensation for posting this review.

Pillsbury Artisan Pizza Crust Review and Giveaway

With our recent acquisition of a property with 5 and a half acres, two houses, a large barn, a lean-to, and a shed we have been busy. Not only are we still homeschooling our children and doing all the parenting duties one has when becoming a parent, but we are also fixing up the new property and structures so we can move in. The structures on the gorgeous land were all built in the 1920's so they definitely need a lot of TLC. I will get into this more in the upcoming weeks with more posts and some pictures.

With our busy schedules we have had little time to do home cooked meals. Thankfully I received a kit from MyBlogSpark with a:

• VIP coupon for New Pillsbury Artisan Pizza Crust with Whole Grain
• $10 gift card (for your favorite ingredients)
• Baking sheet
• Oven mitt
• Pizza cutter

This kit was just the thing I needed to make a healthy home cooked meal for my family and still have time to get everything else done that I needed to do. The Pillsbury Artisan Pizza Crust is super convenient and takes only minutes to make. As an added bonus the Pillsbury Artisan Pizza Crust has 16 grams of whole grain per serving. It was the perfect way to be creative in the kitchen and create a culinary masterpiece on the canvas of dough. The pizza possibilities are fully customizable with endless choices of toppings.

We did tomato sauce and mozzarella topped with spinach, fresh basil leaves, green pepper, tomatoes, mushrooms, artichokes, olives, ground turkey and bacon. The crust turned out so delicious we ate it all up. I am definitely buying this again!

The canister is much like other Pillsbury dough products in how you just pop it open. The dough then unrolls easily onto a rectangular baking sheet. You can then flatten it out more to a thinner crust or leave it for a thicker crust. Follow the step by step instructions on the canister and voilà: fresh, hot and delicious pizza cooked at home in your own kitchen.

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• VIP coupon for New Pillsbury Artisan Pizza Crust with Whole Grain
• $10 gift card (for your favorite ingredients)
• Baking sheet
• Oven mitt
• Pizza cutter

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Betty Crocker and Box Tops for Education Review and Giveaway

This school year Box Tops are on a number of great brands, but if you look down the baking aisle you will only see one brand with Box Tops, Betty Crocker! Just look for the Red Spoon on your favorite Betty Crocker dessert mixes. You can give to your local school by collecting and handing in Box Tops to your child's classroom or Box Tops school representative. Your local school could get new computers, library books, or a playground, through the Box Tops for Education program. Box Tops are located on all Betty Crocker baking mixes and sometimes you will even find double Box Tops on specially marked packages.

I homeschool, but I still collect Box Tops to send with the neighbor kids when they go to the public school here. I also sent them with Tatiana, my daughter who was disabled that went to the public school before she passed. The Box Tops are easily clipped and collected after I have used a product with them on it and they are also not hard to locate on the box or product packaging.

I received a prize pack that included: Cupcake iclips, Cupcake bag, Cupcake notepads, Box Tops for Education pencils and a Neoprene Lunch Sack. The Cupcake iclips are a very cute and ingenious way to bookmark pages. They are magnetic page markers so stay in place when you don't want to loose your page. The Cupcake bag is a bag that is rolled up into a plastic container that makes it look like a cupcake. It even has a cherry on top. After it has been unrolled it also has a little pouch to stuff the bag into when not in use. The Cupcake notepads are very cute and great for writing reminder notes on. The Box Tops for Education pencils are great for homeschooling...I always can use extra pencils. The Neoprene Lunch Sack is the perfect size for a sack lunch. It is reusable, washable and is made of insulating neoprene so you won’t need an ice pack! We also got a bonus Betty Crocker milk chocolate brownie mix to bake up and use the Box Tops off of too. Yum!

Make sure you check out the Box Tops for Education website!

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Foodie Friday Banana Bread

Banana Bread

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 1/3 cups (3-4) mashed overripe bananas

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9X5 inch loaf pan.

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Mix banana mixture and flour mixture together until all flour mixture is mixed in. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

Bake in preheated oven for 60-65 minutes. Check center of loaf with a toothpick to see if done. If toothpick comes out clean it is done. Let bread cool in its pan for 10 minutes and then place on wire rack out of pan to cool more.

Makes one loaf.

Foodie Friday Baked Apple Pancake

 
Baked Apple Pancake
Recipe via Robbie's Recipes

Ingredients:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
2 Tbs. butter - melted
2 med. apples - peeled, cored, sliced
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon

Directions:
Combine flour, milk, and eggs. Stir well. Pour melted margarine in 9" pie plate. Pour mixture into pan. Combine remaining ingredients and pour evenly into pie pan. Bake in 425 degree oven for 15 minutes.

Safeway and Betty Crocker's Sweet Spring Treats Review and Giveaway

For great spring recipe ideas, visit Bake Sweet Memories website today. Bake Sweet Memories has delicious recipes for fun desserts using your Betty Crocker favorites, including Easter Bunny Cakes and even morning brunches, like the Impossibly Easy Breakfast Bake, which are sure to brighten any morning!

From March 24th through April 6th, visit the Safeway family of Stores to purchase Betty Crocker SuperMoist Cake and Traditional Brownie Mixes at the special price of $0.69!

Even if you miss the sale, check Bake Sweet Memories website for great coupon offers that download right to your Safeway Club card. Make life a little sweeter with Betty Crocker this Spring!

I received a "Sweet Spring Treats" prize pack that included one VIP coupon valid for a free Betty Crocker product, in addition to a Wilton Easy-Flex silicone 9 X 1 1/2" round baking cake pan (oven safe to 500 degrees, freezer, fridge, microwave and dishwasher safe), stainless steel mixing bowl, oven mitt, Betty Crocker mixing spoon, and a $25 Safeway gift card for being part of MyBlogSpark to review and keep for free. I got a single serve microwaveable Betty Crocker Warm Delights Molten Caramel Cake with my coupon. I was surprised that the coupon wasn't for something that I could have used my new silicon baking pan, stainless steel mixing bowl, oven mitt, and Betty Crocker mixing spoon with. I guess they figured I would buy something to make with them from the Safeway gift card. At any rate the Betty Crocker Warm Delights Molten Caramel Cake was very good! My kids were giving me the evil eye because it was a single serve dessert and I wasn't sharing :) The picture on the box it comes in shows a neat application of the gooey caramel. I just couldn't accomplish this with the packet of caramel that it came with. That being said it baked very nicely in my microwave and in a minute 15 seconds (plus the 5 minutes to cool time...don't forget this step or you will be sorry) I had a yummy rich dessert without all the mess and cleanup. The cake was moist and delicious and the caramel made it even better!

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Make sure you leave me your email in all posts so that I can contact you. This contest ends on Friday April 23, 2010 at midnight (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada). This Giveaway is open to U.S. Only!!

DISCLAIMER: The "Sweet Spring Treats" prize pack that included: Betty Crocker Warm Delights VIP coupon, silicon baking pan, stainless steel mixing bowl, oven mitt, Betty Crocker mixing spoon and $25 Safeway (also good at Dominick´s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, Genuardi´s) gift card, information and additional Prize Pack without coupon to give away were all given to me free from Safeway (Dominick's, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, Genuardi's) and Betty Crocker through MyBlogSpark. My thoughts are mine and my family's own opinion and have not been altered by anyone else. I did not receive any other compensation for doing this review.