Cakes by Me: Make Professional Looking Cakes At Home + A Contest!
When my boy’s birthdays roll around I usually order their cake from the bakery because I’m just not that great at decorating cakes. I figured I should just leave the cake decorating to the pros. That is until we tried out Cakes By Me. Their cake kits made cake-making easy and fun! Anyone can now make the perfect cake!
If you haven’t heard of Cakes By Me then let me be the one to fill you in. Cakes By Me is a business that offers consumers cake decorating kits complete with everything you need to make a beautiful themed cake for any occasion. There are over 50 fun kits to choose from even some of the most popular kids character favorites such as Spongebob, Disney Cars, The Little Mermaid, Dora, and more!
Cakes By Me sent us a Bob The Builder cake decorating kit in a super cute box complete with cake mix, frosting, edible scene, and decorating supplies. They only thing we had to come up with was an egg and some water.
I let the boys decorate the cake how they wanted so it would be more fun and here is how it turned out!
Overall, the cake turned out delicious and we had lots of fun with this cake decorating kit. These kits would be great for birthdays, baby showers, graduations, and more! You could even give them as unique gifts to kids that LOVE to cook like mine do!
Where To Buy: Cakes By Me Website. They start at $19.99 and up per kit.
Now for the contest…
We want to give 10 of our readers the chance to win a complete cake kit by Cakes By Me. To enter this contest you will need to visit the Cakes By Me website then come back here and tell me in the comment form which cake decorating kit is your favorite. We will choose 10 winners at random.
Rules: Leave a comment. Must have valid email address. US legal residents ages 18 + only. Void where prohibited. One comment entry per person. For one additional entry you can blog about this contest and link back to us. The deadline to enter this contest is September 3rd,2008. Winners will be selected soon after. Good luck and spread the word!
California Strawberries Red & Blue Dessert Pizza Recipe
This Independence Day (also known as 4th of July to the kids) why don’t you make something sweet and unique. You can wow your friends, family, and the kids with this easy kid friendly recipe. It’s called a Red & Blue Dessert Pizza and it’s made with Strawberries. This is not your traditional pizza. Instead, it is a sweetened delicious fruit pizza that kids will love!What You Will Need for the 4th of July Dessert Pizza:
Fruits You Need: fresh strawberries and blueberries, 1 pint each
1 tablespoon of sugar
8 oz of plain yogurt
thawed whipped cream
4 store bought pizza crusts or 1 large pack or sugar cookie dough.
Directions for Dessert Pizza Recipe:Â
mix yogurt, whipped cream, and sugar together then place it on the dough. Add fruit in any pattern that you like to make a cute 4th of July pizza. Cut into pizza wedges and serve chilled. This recipe can be used as a dessert, a healthy snack or for breakfast.
You can find more kid friendly strawberry recipes at the California Strawberry Commission website. Another cool resource that your kids will enjoy is Strawberryville. There are recipes, activities, and downloads for kids.
Happy 4th of July!
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Senseo HD7810 Coffee Maker Review
In our home I am the only one who drinks coffee so instead of using a coffee maker I have been drinking instant coffee almost every morning for over 2 years. Yes, I know instant coffee is blech but I’ve kind of gotten used to it. 
Recently I discovered the Senseo Single Serve Coffeemaker
Once I cleaned the Senseo machine, put in a coffee pod (actually it looks like a tea bag/pad thingy) I had delicious rich coffee in under 1 minute with just a click of a button! Since I like mild coffee, I was able to get 2 small cups of coffee from 1 pod. However, this is not suggested in the instructions that come with the Senseo.
Overall, I’m very impressed with the Senseo Coffee Machine and the flavorful coffee pods. It works perfectly for me since I’m the only one in our home that drinks coffee. I think it would make a great gift for someone who lives alone or for the lone coffee drinker in the family like myself. The only issue I originally had was the cost of the coffee pods and the fact that you can only use the Senseo brand of coffee pods. I assumed I wouldn’t be able to find them in my area. However, yesterday at my local grocery store I found that the Senseo coffee pod bag of 18 pods were only $4.50 which gives me 18 days worth of yummy gourmet style coffee. Sure, it’s a little more expensive than coffee made in other coffee makers but it’s worth it for the convenience and taste.
If you are interested in possibly receiving your very own Senseo kit + a bag of coffee pods (valued at over $75) for free click here to take a survey to see if you qualify.
If you have already been fortunate enough to try out the Senseo tell me what you thought about it. How do you think it compares to regular coffee machines?
Emealsforyou.com
Does the question “What’s for dinner?” make you cringe? If you’re like me, mealtime creeps up pretty fast. I’m often stuck standing in front of an open freezer or scouring the cupboards for something I can get to the table quick. The result? Too much take out and a big bite out of my budget.
Emealsforyou.com offers an affordable solution: customized web-based meal planning. You can save time and money by building a menu from their hundreds of recipes and meal plan options. All you have to do is print your custom-made shopping list, make a trip to the grocery store and you’ll have everything you need to bring delicious and nutritious meals to the table, hassle-free.
I had the chance to give their service a try recently. Here’s what I liked best:
* They offer a wide variety of recipes. With recipe collections like “Vegetarian Entrees,” “Watching Our Waists” and “Easy Recipes I Can Cook” (just to name a few), you are certain to find something to tempt your family’s taste buds. There’s even a nifty recipe finder you can use to search for recipes by key ingredient and/or recipe collection.
* The recipes are scalable! This is my favorite feature. Just select the number you are serving from 1 to 12 and the recipe is automatically adjusted.
* They offer a slew of meal plans, from quick dinners to special occasions, or you can create your own.
* They provide a Pantry Planner to help you keep your kitchen stocked with the basics. Items can be added right to your shopping list.
* Their kitchen notes section provides invaluable information and helpful tips from conversions (how many tablespoons are in a cup?) to definitions (how do you blanch food?) and the must-haves of kitchen gear.
I would give Emealsforyou.com four thumbs up. How could they earn five thumbs up?
* They could allow me to rate the recipes and record comments about them. With so many great recipes to choose from, I may not remember that the family loved that casserole or that I need to add ten more minutes to the cook time with my oven.
* They could allow me to add my own recipes. We always have my famous fajitas on game night. It’d be great if the recipe were available in my recipe box and ready to add to my shopping list.
Emealsforyou.com is a valuable resource that is worth the small investment of $36 per six months, but you don’t have to take my word for it; you can try it out yourself! We are giving away 5 free memberships to moms with blogs who are willing to try Emealsforyou.com and provide honest, positive feedback on how to make it better in a blog entry. Simply leave a comment here and don’t forget to mention us – AmomsReview.com and Emealsforyou.com – on your blog for chance at a free membership. Leave the link to your blog entry in the comment section here. Thanks! Deadline to enter is Friday August 3rd, 2007 midnight.
Review brought to you by Leslie of MyMommysPlace.com
DaysAgo Digital Day Counter Review
Normally when I put left overs in the fridge we rarely ever eat them mainly because I don’t know when I put the leftovers in the fridge and I don’t know how long the leftovers are good for so my time as well as the food has been wasted!
I recently came across a new product called the DaysAgo digital day counter that removes the guesswork of knowing how many days ago you opened something or put left overs away. I think this is a great idea and it certainly will work for me.
The DaysAgo digital counters can be attached to your refrigerator or food containers such as baby food, formula, salsa, leftovers, and other items. These counters easily affix to surfaces via magnet or suction depending on which kind you purchase. They are also very simple to use.
In addition to being used for food, these digital counters can also be used for tracking medications, plant care, filters, and really whatever you want to track. I read somewhere that partners were even using it for tracking when was the last time they had sex. For additional usage ideas, go here
Overall, I give this product a thumbs up! It’s very useful for anyone especially for moms!
You can purchase a pack of two counters(in lime, charcoal, tangerine, & blueberry) for around $10-$12(USA) and $11-$15 (CAN). To order yours go to HowManyDaysAgo.com
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