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A few days ago on Facebook I was voicing on my eagerness to kick my Diet Pepsi habit, so my friends over at Zevia sent me a challenge.  They sent me some of their natural diet sodas.

So change is hard, right?  It’s hard for everyone with everything….especially when it comes to your signature drink.

But the cans looked beautiful and the flavors seemed so good, and we already know I’m two steps shy of being a tree-hugger, so it’s safe to say, I appreciated the “natural” part of the soda.

I first tried Ginger Ale.  One sip and I as a believer.  But I kept drinking more and more to be sure.  Next I tried the Ginger Root Beer, of which tasted absolutely nothing like a “diet” drink…so delicious.  Other flavors were black cherry, orange, cola and orange.  I loved all of them.  They are really light and refreshing, and made with “good for you” ingredients.

You will absolutely love, love,  love these drinks.  It’s such a great break from traditional diet colas.  The flavors really pop in your mouth and there’s lots of variety.  It’s almost like dessert…and who doesn’t love that?  Even Oprah does!

And the great news is that Zevia is going to give away some of their natural diet sodas to you, too!  Simply become a fan of Zevia on their Facebook page.

Then simply leave a comment here on our blog letting us know you became a fan on Facebook.  It’s that simple.  Good luck!

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   Love these Le Creuset pans?  You can win them!  These heavy-duty, chef-quality pans are a $240 value.  Click here to win!

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Whose ready to win $1,000,000?  I am, bring it, Dough Boy!  Pillsbury is having their 44th Pillsbury Bake Off Contest.  They are offering their fabulous cash and prizes, as usual, with the grand prize being a cool mill! 

I love Bake Off time.  It’s always fun competing for great prizes, but the process of winning is just as fun.  You have to create original recipes, which lets you spread your creative wings in the kitchen to invent great dishes, many of which you’ll discover by chance.  My mind is constantly in motion, the wheels are always turning when I’m thinking of original recipes for Bake Off.  Inspiration is everywhere, so use it to your advantage and be savvy enough to recognize it. 

You’ll have four categories in which you can enter…Breakfasts and Brunches , Entertaining Appetizers, Dinners Made Easy, and Sweet Treats.  Are your wheels turning yet?  I feel like a strong contender in Breakfasts and Brunches and Entertaining Appetizers!  My mind is most definitely in motion. 

I love Bake Off!

For complete details on Pillsbury’s Bake Off, click the blue-eyed one above.  Test your recipes out on your friends and family for feedback.  Feed your neighbors,  your co-workers and see what makes them beg for more.  Throw a party and test out some Entertaining appetizers.  Host Sunday open house dinner for family and try out dinner recipes.  Try a double date.  Have the other couple bring the wine, and you test your Sweet Treat recipes on them all night. 

Good luck, foodies!

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  Everything old is new again, and HGTV’s 2009 eco-friendly Dream Home is no exception.  There are so many things to love about the Dream Home this year.

   Lets discuss….First, the architecture is pure gorgeousness.  The old school traditional farm house style is enough to get interior design junkies salivating.  A huge porch made for lazy days, lemonade, and gossip welcomes you, as any farm house style house should, with opulent over-sized light fixtures and true-to-the-period plantings in the yard.  The front door is grand and wide, with gracefully-aged wood and beautiful hardware.

  The foyer spills onto an expansive entryway with gleaming walnut floors.  The family room, surprisingly modern for a farm house with leather sofas and local (Port St. Lucie, Florida) artwork, but it works.

   The study/home office has its own private entrance and a fully stocked wine closet.  HGTV calls it “decidedly masculine”, but I’d call it gender-neutral before I’d call it masculine.   …trust, I’ve seen masculine offices before.   The opposite sex could certainly appreciate this design, but so could the female persuasion.  I’m going to go with gender-neutral on the design.  The wine cabinet in the home office seems a bit on the multitasking side, but being eco-friendly means we can (and should) appreciate downsizing from our over-sized-everything economy.

   The dining room is perfection.  Coral colored walls against gleaming white mouldings color the farmhouse style tea parlor and dining space.  Skirted upholstered side chairs gather around a Ethan Allen Farmhouse Table.

   The kitchen, the sweet, sweet kitchen.  Twin refrigerators/dishwashers, wine cabinet, and a center island big enough for you and a few friends to sleep on comprise this farm house kitchen.  It’s everything you’d expect a farm house kitchen to be with its substantial vanilla-colored cabinets and wood flooring.

   The bedroom…take notes here.  Where to start?  It’s pure luxury, reminiscent of a luxury hotel.  The color of the walls appear to be an apple green, exact color being Sherwin Williams flat in Inland.  It pops against the white and creams in the furniture, curtains, and fabric that canopies the bed.  The sitting area screams…. Sit here on Saturday mornings with a carafe of coffee, the newspaper, and a hot member of the opposite sex!   Very crisp, clean, and minimalist.  Beautiful.

   The home’s most grand feature is spa-style master bath with a rolled edge tub big enough for two…or even three!  Stacks of white fluffy spa towels line the wall, and again, that shinny walnut floor.  The room is relaxing enough to do yoga in.

Once again, HGTV makes another dream home so good it hurts!   I really thought I loved the house in Maine, but this is a farm house loaded with eco-friendly features….it’s just calling my name!   It’s such a win/win.  This is my favorite, by far.  …of note, I’m super partial to farm houses, Victorian architecture, and the eco-awareness movement.

Take a virtual tour here:  http://www.hgtv.com/dream-home/index.html  And enter for you chance to win HGTV’s Dream Home 2009 on January 1, 2009 at www.HGTV.com.

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