And the winner is...

Last night Neil and I went to Henry's (more on that later) to review the contest entries and to select a winner.  After many chuckles and serious deliberations, we have chosen our good friend Mike -aka- Scratch.  The way he dove-tailed onto Kelley's rapier wit was priceless and could not go unnoticed!  Congrats big fella...your cupcakes are on the way!

Free! Gratis! Complimentary! On the House!

It's contest time kiddos!  Your task is to amuse me and Neil and we will choose a winner based on how entertained we are.  "What can I win?" you may ask.  It's a packed-to-the-gills prize pack courtesy of Betty Crocker and MyBlogSpark.  You'll receive a mix of Betty Crocker's new FunDaMiddles cupcakes, decorative cupcake liners, a decorative oven mitt, cupcake notecards and a muffin tin.  You can go here for a coupon if you'd like to run out and try them right now.

So here's what you have to do.  Tell us what your favorite stuffed food is and why you love it so much.  I mean, anything from a stuffed zucchini to a stuffed crepe.  What makes it so good to you?  How did you discover it?  Anything you deem relevant...and make us laugh!  Submit your responses below in the comments section.  Make sure you tell me who you are and how to contact you (duh!).  We'll take entries until 5:00 on Friday, September 16th.  Good luck my food-lovin' friends!

FunDaMiddles

Today I tried out the Betty Crocker FunDaMiddles that arrived the other day.  They are easy to make; just mix up the batter, add the filling and bake.  The sample they sent me is yellow cake with a creamy vanilla filling.  The cake turned out very nice, light and moist.  I had tasted the filling pre-baking and was kind of doubtful.  It was thick and reminded me of marshmallow fluff, which I am not a fan of.  I know, I know, most people love this gooey gunk, but not this girl.  However, the finished product surprised me.  The filling did in fact become creamy and tasty.  And, The Vivver gave the FunDaMiddles an enthusiastic two-thumbs up!

The package I received from BlogSpark & Betty Crocker

These are the cute decorated cupcakes liners they sent.

Gettin' it all mixed up!

Nicely golden browned.

Finished product

 As I told you a few days ago, all this great stuff was provided to me from the people at BlogSpark and Betty Crocker.  I'll be posting a giveaway soon for you to enter to win this same cool prize pack.  As a recap, it contains a FunDaMiddles mix, decorative cupcake papers, cupcake notecards, a cupcake motif oven mitt AND a non-stick muffin tin!  I appreciate the goodies and the opportunity to try out this new product.  It's sure to be a big hit with kids! 

Thanks again BlogSpark and Betty Crocker!

New Giveaway coming soon!

Ok, I'm really excited!  The awesome people at BlogSpark contacted me about a product trial for Betty Crocker's new "Fun-da-Middles."  Today I arrived home to find a package with all kinds of goodies inside: a box of the Fun-da-Middles mix, cute cupcake papers, small cupcake note cards, a cupcake motif oven mitt and a 12 cup muffin pan.  

Check out all this cool stuff

So, here's the plan.  I'll make the cupcakes in the next couple of days and tell you guys what I think.  Then, I'm going to post some sort of challenge for you and whoever wins will receive the same package that I got today...absolutely free of course, courtesy of Betty Crocker and BlogSpark. In the meantime, if you'd like to go ahead and try it out yourself, click here for a coupon for $.85.   So, stay tuned!

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Yoplait Giveaway Winner: Lucky Duck

I apologize...we got off our promised schedule for having Neil draw the winning name, but all is well.  Everyone can breathe easy.  

My good pal Kelley has won the Yoplait gift pack, courtesy of Yoplait and Blogspark.  I will forward this info on to the proper folks and your gift pack will be on its way.

Thanks for participating friends!  And congrats to Kelley!

YOPLAIT Giveaway!

I don't think I know anyone who doesn't eat yogurt.  When we were kids, it was essentially a foreign food.  However, today it's become so mainstream that we start our kids out on organic "baby yogurt."  My child puts yogurt in the dessert category.  I love smoothies in the morning with plain yogurt, fruit and flax.  And don't forget about substituting it for sour cream.  Its uses and health benefits are practically endless.


I'm sure you're all familiar with Yoplait.  They have launched a campaign to encourage people (particularly women)  to make sure they are getting the proper amount of calcium via diet. So they are giving away 1 million cups of Yoplait.  Find them on Facebook, "like" them and you'll receive your coupon for a free cup.  I just got mine in the mail today!

Also, the fine folks at Yoplait sent this humble blogger a gift pack via MyBlogSpark: in addition to my coupon, I received a Speed rope, sport towel, glass water bottle and a very  nice duffel bag.  Guess what else?  They will also send one of these gift packs to one of you, my faithful readers.  But, you have to earn it!

1.  First, let me know if you subscribe to my blog.  If not, you may want to do so.  
2. Post a comment below answering this question:  "If you were a Yoplait flavor, what would you be and why?"  Include your email in the comment. If you need inspiration, the flavors are listed on Yoplait's website.  
3. Send me your comments by 6:00 pm on Wednesday, January 19th.
4. You must be 18 and live in the U.S. 

I will have Neil draw the winner's name from all of the entries.  Even though we'll do it as a random drawing, we still encourage you to be creative and make us laugh.

 The coupon, prize pack, and additional prize pack for this giveaway were all given to me from Yoplait through MyBlogSpark.