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I’m excited to be featuring Country Bob, for a second time. For those of you that don’t know, Country Bob is the first company I ever reviewed on my blog! If you’d like to read up and learn a little more about Country Bob, I encourage to visit the following post: http://connected2christ.com/theblog/2009/02/country-bob%E2%80%99s-all-purpose-sauce-review-giveaway/

Country Bob has grown quite a bit since the last time I reviewed them, they have a fantastic new look on their website as well as many great products such as Gift Sets,  A variety of apparel, and a fantastic cookbook of which I’ve personally been using myself. The sauce taste great with just about everything I add it too! I would like to add that the seasoning salt makes my mashed potatoes taste mighty fine and the meatloaf I made from the recipe found in the Country Bob cookbook is beyond any words I can muster up!

If you’d like to keep up with the latest, you can check out the Country Bob’s blog! Shannon from Potamus Prefers is the awesome blogger there. I would definitely like to mention that it’s in your favor to follow Country Bob on twitter as well as become a fan on facebook. You’re bond to find out about some awesome giveaways! For instance, they will be giving away a prize pack worth $32 containing a cookbook and sauce to EVERY 50th new follower on twitter!

I adore Country Bob’s products and am so glad that I can purchase these right from their store online, as I can’t locate any local vendors. I tell my husband the people of Oregon are really missing out on some pretty fantastic sauce that is why I enjoy spotlighting them on my blog, everyone should know how tasty Bob’s products are!

Why not give the gift that keeps on giving this Holiday Season? There’s is nothing like a home cooked meal full of flavor to bring friends and family together. And with the great deals over at Country Bob’s Holiday Special section, it doesn’t have to cost much either!

Win it!

Country Bob has generously offered one of my winners a set of two bottles of their All Purpose Sauce! Read the rest of this entry »

My17 months old daughter is learning many new things each day. She’s quite the mimic watching and wanting to do everything  that I do! It wasn’t long before I realized that this was the perfect time to introduce her into helping me out in the kitchen. It’s been my dream to teach my daughter the very joys of baking, a fun task that reaps a very tasty reward.

Other fantastic benefits of cooking include the opportunity to teach new skills, to promote self confidence, to encourage imagination and creativity, the opportunity for bonding, and so many more wonderful possibilities!

Curious Chef® is company that I came across when searching for cookware for kids!  They understood that regular sized spatulas, measuring spoons and other cooking ware can be hard for kids to handle and thus created a fantastic amount of kid-friendly utensils made specially for small hands!

I was given the opportunity to review their 26 Pc Holiday Cookie Kit with my daughter. This kit is one of their larger sets that contains:  A Set of 4 Party Hats, 4 Aprons, 6 Piece Measuring Cup Set, 6 Piece Measuring Spoon Set, Non Stick Rolling Pin, Nylon Cookie Turner, and four holiday themed cookie cutters ( gingerbread man, an angel, a star, and a Christmas tree).

The colors incorporated into the set I was sent are very eye-catching with many vibrant tones that children will love. My daughter was extremely excited when I pulled a chair over to the table to ready her for a new fun experience in helping mommy out! I first put on her apron to keep her clothes clean and then I asked my daughter to place her hat on. The hats are a lot of fun for kids as you can add your child’s name or you can have your child write it him or herself, as well as color it with crayons.

The 26 Pc Holiday Cookie Kit had absolutely everything you needed to make cookies except for the cookie dough itself. If you need a recipe, they  feature a simple to follow Sugar Cookie recipe on the side of the kit itself. We choose instead to make Gingerbread cookies this time. Next time we will try out the sugar cookie recipes since we just purchased a lot of fantastic colored sugar sprinkles and other fun cookie decorations for this holiday season!

My daughter and I had a fantastic time bonding and I really enjoyed teaching her new skills in the kitchen. She was taking everything in like a little sponge. Melody had a lot of fun and was very careful in making sure she did every thing as I fashioned. She’s so smart!

As well as all the individual utensils you can find at Curious Chef, they also offer three different types of sets:

• Build a Kitchen Kit, Sets for children’s growing skills
• Party Event kit, for coordinated fun and learning.
• Gift Kits, for  that meaningful event.

I thank Curious Chef for making such fantastic kitchen supplies for children. We will be using this kit for several years to come and we look forward to purchasing more fun supplies from their collection! 5 stars *****

Curious Chef® would be a wonderful place to check out for that budding cook in your life this Holiday season! Curious Chef products range in price from around $3-20 for individual items and $20-60 for kits. Products are available at www.curiouschef.com as well as various online retailers and stores near you!

Win it!

Curious Chef® has offered a 6 Piece Cookie Kit to one my readers! This kit comes with a Large Mixing Spoon, Whisk, Nylon Cookie Turner (Spatula), Non-Stick Rolling Pin, two cookie cutters and a cute shopping list with stickers!

To Enter: Visit Curious Chef® and let me know another kit or product that most interests you! Also let me know who this kit would be for if you win!

Extras:

1. Add me to your blogroll or add my button.
2. Blog it, link back to this post. (2 extra)
3. Favorite my blog on Technorati
4. Friend/Fan @ Facebook
5. Subscribe by email/RSS. (2 extra)
6. Sign up to win giveaways at Janet blog..( let me know which ones)
7. Follow on Twitter @erinlowmaster & Tweet (daily entries available)
8. Email a friend about this giveaway. (Leave name of friend)

Tweet: (copy/paste)

RT: Win a fantastic 6 Piece Cookie Baking Kit from Curious Chef!  11/30@erinlowmaster (add url)

This Giveaway is only open to U.S and Canada

Giveaway running till 11/30/09 . Winners will be notified shortly afterward by email. Please respond within 48 hours or you forfeit your prize to another participant.

Disclaimer: I was sent a 26 Pc Holiday Cookie Kit to review from Curious Chef® . This review is 100% my opinion and has not been edited or reviewed by anyone. I was not compensated in any other way for this product review.

The History of Gooseberry Patch…

Gooseberry Patch was started 25 years ago in Delaware, Ohio  by two moms, next door neighbors in fact, whom were looking for a way to do what  they loved and stay home with the kids too.

Both sharing a love of home-cooking, vintage kitchenware & antiques and making memories with family & friends, after many a conversation over their backyard fence, Gooseberry Patch was born.

Goose Berry thus has grown into an amazing mail order company that spotlights many people who love cooking, decorating and creating!

My Thoughts…

I recall when I first received my very first Gooseberry Patch cookbook. My mother-in-law lovingly gifted me “Welcome Home For The Holidays” my second Christmas in being welcomed into their family. And now, thanks to the good people over at Gooseberry Patch, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on one of their newest holiday cookbooks called “Christmas with Family & Friends”.

I had such a good time browsing through this cookbook and  it’s many features which include;

• Over 200 recipes that are perfect for the holiday season!
• Many useful Holiday craft ideas and tips!
• An entire chapter dedicated to Homemade Memories!
• 224 pages
• A beautiful illustrations and a full color  hard back cover
• It’s 9-1/4″ x 6-1/2″ which makes it perfect to display with most other cookbooks
• Chapters include Homemade Memories, Breakfast & Brunch with Friends, Home for Christmas Dinner, Festive Family Desserts & more…

I could not wait to make a recipe from “Christmas with Family & Friends and decided that since I have such a sweet tooth that I would start my search in the Cookies & Cocoa section. It didn’t take long before I decided to make the Gingerbread Men cookie recipe. I enjoy making Gingerbread during the Holiday season and have made this my families tradition.

I loved how my Gingerbread Men cookies turned out! The taste wasn’t too much and I loved the variation of using white sugar instead of the brown I usually use.  This slight change made the flavor be subtle at first and then fills your taste buds with such flavorful delight.  I had fun decorating my cookies with frosting and am looking forward to making this recipe again during this Holiday season!

Cookbooks are very special, as this sort of gift can be passed down to my children and my children’s children.  It also is a gift the keeps on giving long after the Holidays are over! I am very grateful for the people over at Gooseberry Patch for putting together such a heartfelt cookbook to share with us.

Gooseberry Patch offers many types of gifts perfect for every member of the family, even the kids! Why not check them out this Holiday Season?

For the latest news and updates, you can follow Gooseberry Patch on Facebook! They often share great thoughts, recipes, special giveaways and more! You can also join their e-newsletter found on their website!

Win it: Gooseberry Patch has offered one of my readers a $25.00 Gift Card to spend at their store!

To Enter: Visit Gooseberry Patch and let me know another product that you might like or someone else you know!

Extras:

1. Add me to your blogroll or add my button.
2. Follow Gooseberry Patch on Facebook
3. Blog it, link back to this post. (2 extra)
4. Favorite my blog on Technorati
5. Friend/Fan @ Facebook
6. Subscribe by email/RSS. (2 extra)
7. Sign up to win giveaways at Janet and Kristinia’s blogs..( let me know which ones)
8. Follow on Twitter @erinlowmaster & Tweet (daily entries available)
9. Email a friend about this giveaway. (Leave name of friend)

Tweet: (copy/paste)

RT: Win a 25.00 Gift Certificate to Gooseberry Patch! 11/30@erinlowmaster (add url)
This Giveaway is only open to U.S and Canada

Giveaway running till 11/30/09 . Winners will be notified shortly afterward by email. Please respond within 48 hours or you forfeit your prize to another participant.

Disclaimer: I was sent a cookbook to review from Gooseberry Patch . This review is 100% my opinion and has not been edited or reviewed by anyone. I was not compensated in any other way for this product review.