I received a box of Stash Tea in my newest VoxBox! It’s called the Superfruit Tea Sampler:

You can buy it for $16.31 now on Amazon and it includes 18 tea bags in 6 different flavors! The flavors are:

1. Acai Berry
2. Blueberry Superfruit
3. Yumberry Blackcurrant
4. Goji Berry
5. Mangosteen
6. Pomegranate Raspberry Green

My favorite is the Blueberry Superfruit. Since it’s caffeine free I like to have in later in the evenings than some of the others. Dr. Oz says you need to drink tea, so I’m drinking it!

I’ve recently been reading the Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy and Ana drinks a lot of tea. It seems to be her solution for many things, so I find myself wanting it more and more! I know, lame huh? The sampler pack really is good stuff. I’ve tried their Moroccan Mint Green Tea too and I’m loving that one on these hot summer days!

What’s your favorite tea? What can’t you live without? Do you prefer Green Tea or Black Tea?

Have you tried their honey crystals?

It’s so cool! Little crystals of Honey! It’s absolutely the perfect companion to tea and I even like adding it to my morning oatmeal! So yummy and simple, not to mention portable. I can throw it in my bag and have it with me always! Just $6.99 for a box of 40! That will last a lot longer than you think!

Have a question for Stash Tea? You can find them on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube!

I have never eaten or tried Wanchai Ferry before, and when I saw this marked down I just had to snatch it up. We love chinese food in my house and Sweet & Sour Chicken is high on that list, Orange Chicken totally rocks too, but tonight it’s Sweet & Sour.

The box comes with everything you’d need minus the chicken. The instructions are super simple to follow and they have it laid out that while one thing is in the works, you begin on another. That way all the ingredients end up being ready at the same time! LOVE that!

The finished product was oh so yummy! I used 2 boxes in order to feed our family of 5, it was just enough and then some. I had a late night leftover snack a few hours later, YUM.

Do you eat Wanchai Ferry? What’s your favorite? Later this week we will be trying Orange Chicken, one of my all time favorites!

*Disclaimer: This product was NOT provided to me nor was I asked to provide a review. I purchased it all on my own, the opinions are my own.

About Hormel® Compleats® Kids Microwave Meals:

Hormel® Compleats® Kids Microwave Meals are available in four deliciously different options…

• Spaghetti and Meatballs
• Pasta and Chicken
• Beef Ravioli
• Macaroni and Beef

My kids tried them and 2 out of 3 turned it down. They tried it and were just not feeling it. Camden & Cohen liked the meatballs from the spaghetti and meatballs one.

They are high in protein which is good, and the calories for all 4 meals range from 140 to 230. That is really impressive! If your kids like Ravioli then they may really love this one. My kids enjoyed it. The Macaroni & Beef one was not good. Neither of the big kids would eat it.

Cutler tried the pasta and chicken. When I pulled back the film to stir it it looked congealed and I wasn’t sure he’d eat it. I’m not sure I would have eaten it.

Disclosure statement: In the spirit of full disclosure, Hormel Foods provided samples of Hormel® Compleats® Kids Microwave Meals for me and my family to try. No payment was given and as always, all opinions given here are fully my own.

Here it is! It is soooo amazing! No joke! If you LOVE bacon, like I do, but don’t want the mess of cooking it, then you will want some Bacon Jam!

what the heck is bacon jam?…

well, we’ll tell you…we take a big bunch of really, really good bacon and render it down…add a bunch of spices, onions, etc…and let it simmer for about 4 hours…give it a quick puree, and blast chill it…and you have bacon jam…

it is great on burgers, grilled cheese sammys, baked potatoes…a general baconopia of uses…

We’ve used it on sandwiches, on biscuits with egg and cheese! Makes for the perfect Bacon (jam), egg & cheese biscuit! Honestly? It smell just so amazing that I really just want to eat it by the spoonful! It’s great on toast too! It’s good for dinner type stuff too! I’ve added some to green beans and onions, and it’s great with diced potatoes or on a baked potato! Pretty anything that you would add bacon or bacon bits too you can add Bacon Jam, except that this stuff tastes so much better!!!

Right now it’s priced at $39.95 for 3 jars, each jar is 13 oz. OR $14.00 for one 11 oz. jar. It may seem a bit pricey but it’s good quality. A little goes a long way! I would love to receive something like this as a gift, or give it to a bacon lover. You won’t disappoint! If you have any questions about the product or process shoot them an email at eat@skilletstreetfood.com.

Disclosure: I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. Tomoson Product review & giveaway Disclosure.

Have you seen this cute commercial?

I love that! So when Orville Redenbacher asked me to team up to spread the word I jumped at the chance!!! WE LOVE popcorn, Orville Redenbacher is our favorite by far. They sent me some really yummy recipes to try too! Want to try one? Just print out the recipe card:

Don’t these look yummy!!! The Mocha looks like it would quickly be one of my favorites. I love me some coffee flavored anything! Tonight I made the Peanut Butter Popcorn Bars. Well, hubby made them while I held a crabby baby.

They turned out really yummy! Think caramel corn but in a handheld version. The kids loved it! I don’t think we stirred in the mixture to the popcorn soon enough because it was tough to fold in. So we ended up doubling the ingredients to mix into the popcorn. So good!

So I’ve popped 4 out of my 6 bags and still no winners. Sad for me. I’m hopeful though! 2 more bags to go!

Want to know what I’m talking about? Hemp Bars!

Organic Echo has a great line of healthy snack bars made from hemp. SOOO yummy! The boys, my husband, my best friend and her husband all enjoyed the Hemp Bars. I selected Red White & Blueberry, but they also have

Very Berry Flax Power
Cranberry Almond
Cranberry Trail
CranNut Flax Power
Ginger Almond MacaPower

Both the hemp and flax contribute high quality protein…  and loads of Essential Fatty Acids, Omega 3 & 6. Our bars provide a unique mid-point between all-natural bars (typically quite low protein), and high protein bars, which are usually quite unnatural. We don’t load up our bars with soy isolates or sugar, because we want natural food, don’t you? Our ingredients are all things that you know, can pronounce and may even find in your own kitchen. Also, No GMO’s, no isolates, no hydrogenated fats,k and no refined sugar. 

They come 12 in a box and average around $17.00 per box. The Red White & Blueberry Bars are now for sale for $12.00 a box. Want to see it up close and personal?

In case you didn’t realize how to decipher cute baby code, NO means YES. At least until I can teach him to nod correctly! lol! He really did like it! It’s a HIT in this house!

I also received SoftHemp Shelled Hemp Seed. Here’s the scoop:

SoftHemp™ is an excellent way of getting hemp nutrition into your diet… Ruth’s certified organic hempseed is grown specially for us. on the Canadian prairie. After removing the hard shell of the seed, the inside is delicious, soft, and full of nutrients: 40% protein (very high quality with all essential amino acids) and loads of Essential Fatty Acids, including Omega 3, 6, 9 and gamma-linolenic acid. SoftHemp™ really is an incredible food.

SoftHemp™ makes a great snack by itself, but it’s so much more. Throw it into a smoothie, sprinkle over salad, soup or pasta. Mix it into cereals, dips or spreads. Wonderful for baking or use as a base for amazing veggie burgers. There are so many ways to use SoftHemp™!

The great snack by itself part? Not so much. It’s not tasty, but certainly not icky either. It really doesn’t have much of a taste at all. That’s why it’s so great to add into your foods you’re already eating! Want to see it up close?

 How cool is that? This large bag of SoftHemp is only $8.99!

So with SoftHemp you get tons of nutrients and protein that doesn’t compare to Flax seeds, or better yet, order up some FlaxHemp bars and get the best of both worlds!

So here’s the skinny. Organic Echo is allowing ONE lucky HomemadeMom reader a chance to win a ready to eat box of Hemp Bars (flavor of your choice) and the Soft Hemp that can be added to your meals!!!

To win tell me which Hemp Bar you’d choose. For additional entries here are some helpful links:
Organic Echo on Facebook
Organic Echo on Twitter

No need to leave multiple comments. Just fill out the google documents form below! Easy peasy!!!

Today I received my custom chocolate bar from CHOCbite.com. I had no idea what to select because there are so many options, so I asked my readers to comment. The winner had selected:

I think a custom chocolate bar would make a great gift! How about for the Mom/Grandmother or Father/Grandfather that has everything. You know the ones, when you say “what do you want”, they always say “I don’t need anything”, well then, this is just the ticket! Order one of these and WOW them with a gift as unique as they are. Who would you order one for?

My only suggestion, order in the cooler months. It costs more for her to ship them to you in the summer because she has to go to great lengths to keep it from melting. Just a thought.

Adeline, the creator of CHOCbite contacted me and offered me a bar of chocolate to try and review. I jumped at the chance! Who wouldn’t? But here’s the catch, I can’t make up my mind! So I’m going to allow all of you to decide for me. Yep! You heard me! You get to pick what I eat, and mind you, there are a TON of wacky and wild flavors. The combinations are really endless. Here’s what you need to know:

• Sweet tops
• Savory tops
• Nuts tops
• Fruit tops
• Decorative top