Girard’s Dressings

I was recently contacted by Girard’s, asking if I’d like to try some of their newest flavors of dressings.  I love dressings and sauces… so of course I was game.  I tried to come up with ways to use the dressings aside from just for salad:The first one made an appearance in one of my school lunches – bottom right cup is shredded cabbage & carrots, tossed with some of the apple poppyseed dressing.  The sweetness was really nice with the veggies (the rest of the lunch is fairly standard for me – turkey/asiago sandwich, mozzarella sticks, chocolate sticks, and [...]

Return to Bento… and a Giveaway!!!

Oh my goodness, what’s this?…Yes, I’ve been woefully neglectful of my bento duties.  I pack lunch for school, but mostly just take something quick (a sandwich, cut up fruit), and rarely take pictures.  The above is one from May that I took a picture but never posted… hummus, baby carrots, turkey and mustard on whole grain, with clementine sections to help prevent the sandwich from moving around, all packed in a Ziploc container I bought for $3.49/2.  The box is a little big for regular meals, but with sandwiches or salads, it’s perfectly fine.  (The big compartment is 650ml, then [...]

The Art of Eating In Giveaway!

Something exciting! another contest!  Fellow NY food blogger, Cathy Erway (of Not Eating Out in NY) has written a book about her intense journey, well, not eating out in NY.  I’ve been an avid reader and fan of her blog since near inception; it was something I considered a few times but I just… well, I can’t do it.  No, that’s not true, I CAN, I just don’t want to.  But I completely respect Cathy’s mission and have adored reading about it from the beginning and still now!  Her book is due out on 2/18 and can be pre-ordered here (affiliate [...]

Contest Winners

Hey! I’m totally still here and there are lots of contest winners (pretty much everyone, I just have to sort through the prizes and figure out how everyone wins what they wanted to win, really).  I am really sorry and I planned this a bit poorly as I’m working on term papers and then will be studying for finals – but I SWEAR everyone will be contacted for their info as soon as I humanly can get to sorting through the entries, the prizes, and all.  I do have an aim date for this but I don’t want to get [...]

Feisty Freebie Giveaway!

My life is truly blessed.  I have wonderful friends, an incredible boyfriend, a fantastic family, and I am surrounded by amazing people in nearly every aspect of my life.  Scharffen Berger unsweetened cocoa powder, tasting squares of varying percentages of cacao, and baking chunksOn a more material level, I am constantly surrounded by awesome food and more.  I simply can’t eat or use it all.  Being that it’s my birthday month – both for The Feisty Foodie and myself on the 27th – I’ve decided to go beyond just spreading the love and sharing the wealth with my friends [...]

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