Giveaway: King Arthur Flour Gift Card - WINNER CHOSEN!

I love King Arthur Flour.  I think that has been obvious of late.

  For the winner, go to this post.

The King Arthur Flour Baker's Store in Norwich, VT

I am lucky enough to live in the same state as their bakery store.  Sadly, two hours away, but... it's worth a day trip.

Last year's visit

This year's visit - and my beloved pain de mie pan.

I've visited them twice now (once last summer, once this summer), and each time I have been left with a sense of baking joy.

Flavoring oils and extracts... I dream of these...

Oh my.

Mixes galore.

They have a great online store, which I have also ordered from a couple of times.

I love their flours, of course, and their specialty ingredients - the Vermont Cheese Powder!  The Maple and Cinnamon Flav-r-Bites!

And don't get me started on their gadgets and bakeware... including my new favorite, the pain de mie breadpan...

On top of it all, they have incredible resources on their website which really set them apart from other companies.  Need help with something?  Try the Baker's Hotline!  Want to peruse some truly awesome recipes?  They have them in spades.

Why do I wax poetic?  Well...

They are offering a $25 gift card to one of my readers. 

All you have to do is go to their website and tell me what you would get with your gift card, should you win.  One lucky reader, chosen at random, will win a $25 gift card to the King Arthur Flour Baker's Store.  That's it.

As always, I need a way to contact you.  Anonymous commenters, with no contact information, cannot win.  If I can't contact you, I can't get your information to King Arthur Flour, and you can't get your prize.  Simple as that.

One comment per person, please.

I will choose a winner, using Random.org, on Wednesday, September 15th, at 6 PM ish, EST.

Disclaimer:  I have been in no way compensated for this giveaway or by talking about King Arthur Flour.  All opinions are my own.  The prize is donated by King Arthur Flour.

Product Review: Beveri Flax Seed

A while back, I was contacted by the good people at beveri nutrition to ask if I would be interested in trying out some of their products and reviewing them. 

How could I say no?  You may have noticed that I love love love using flax seed.

So, for the past few weeks, I've been using the Organic Whole Golden Flaxseed and the Golden Flaxseed Fine Milled with Mixed Berries that I received from beveri.  I've used them in pancakes, in chewy granola bars, in homemade instant oatmeal, in pain de mie, and more.

Like other flax seed that I've used, the beveri flax seed nearly disappears in recipes.  It imparts a slight nuttiness to baked goods, which we all enjoy. The beveri are higher quality than other flax seed I've been using, and can stay fresh at room temperature.  That's nice.  I have always refrigerated my other flax seed to keep it from going bad.  Not necessary with beveri.

I really like the flax that is milled with mixed berries.  It is a subtle difference in flavor, but it is there.  Adds a little extra something. 

And now, for my wonderful readers, the folks from beveri are offering free samples!  The first 500 people to enter their information into the button in the sidebar will get free samples.  No catch.  Nice, huh?  So, go ahead, try them out!  I've got plenty of recipes for you to try them in!

Disclaimer:  I received two free bags of beveri flax seed in exchange for this review, but otherwise I have received no other compensation.  All the opinions are my own completely.

Lunch: 9.3.10

Last day before the long weekend, and lunch happily packed in our Easy Lunchbox container.

First, though... snack.  She has a (kind of lumpy) bear shaped hard boiled egg.  It didn't peel well, so it wasn't the best egg or shaping.. she shouldn't complain.  She also has half an apple and a juice.

For lunch, she has some shredded bbq chicken (she loves this stuff - so simple.  Chicken breast + bbq sauce, crockpot all day, shred and let soak in the juices.  I made a huge pot today), carrots with ranch dressing, a chewy granola bar, some black and green grapes, and a butterfly sandwich on pain de mie with Monterey Jack cheese.

Giveaway: Food Should Taste Good Tortilla Chips - WINNER!

Thanks to all who entered, and remember, if you didn't win, you can enter to win some chips at the Food Should Taste Good Facebook Page (enter at the Giveaway tab - don't just post on their wall.  You will never win that way).

The winner of my giveaway (chosen by Random.org) is .... (NOTE: this is a re-pick for winner.  The first winner never contacted me!)


#22- Staci!  Congratulations, Staci! I'll send an email out to you right away so I can get your information to the good people at Food Should Taste Good and you can get your prize!


 If I don't hear back from you within 48 hours, I reserve the right to pick another winner at random.

Staci said...

They sound delish! I'd love to try the multigrain, sweet potato, yellow corn, blue corn, and cheddar. Thanks for the chance to enter!

Recipe: King Arthur Flour English Digestive Biscuits

Another King Arthur recipe, and again, another winner for me.

When I was an exchange student in Sweden in high school, I really loved Digestive biscuits.  I had never had them in the states, but they were common in Europe.  They are not too sweet, and there aren't a lot of layers of flavor.  They are kind of a mix between shortbread and cracker.  They are lovely with tea or coffee.  I bet they would make nice little sandwich cookies.

I found a recipe for English Digestive Biscuits on King Arthur Flour's site, and I knew I had to make them.

I bet I could stir some ground flax into them, but for the first go round, I used the King Arthur recipe straight.

D for Digestives

I cut them with a small-ish crinkle cut round cookie cutter and used my mini cookie cutters in the middle.

Some little butterflies, too

Now I want a cup of tea.

Lunch: 9.2.10

One more day to enter the Food Should Taste Good Tortilla Chip Giveaway!

I had some fun with today!

Snack is some mini cinnamon maple muffins, some cheddar cheese crackers, and some spotted fruit roll up, along with a juice.

Lunch in the Easy Lunch Box is homemade greek yogurt with maple syrup, an apple in slices, a homemade  chewy granola bar, a bunny shaped hard boiled egg,, some raisins in the little green container, and a turkey and cheese house sandwich.

I'm pretty proud of the house!

Recipe: Banana Flax Pancakes Gone Wild (Modified slightly from King Arthur Flour)

I was looking for a good recipe for breakfast on the first day of school.  The Girl asked for pancakes.  I have some bananas that need using.  Once again, I was perusing the recipes on King Arthur Flour, and I found Pancakes Gone Wild.  I have some malt powder.  Perfect.

Ok, so they are not exactly gorgeous, but what they lack in appearance, they make up for in yum.

Here's the recipe as I made it:

Banana Flax Pancakes Gone Wild (Modified slightly from King Arthur Flour)

1 egg
2/3 c skim milk
2 Tbsp melted butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 c all purpose
1/2 c whole wheat flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
2 Tbsp malt powder (or 1 Tbsp sugar)
1/4 c ground flax (I used beveri)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 banana, sliced thinly


In a small bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla.
Combine the dry ingredients.  Stir in the wet ingredients and whisk until just combined.  A few small lumps are ok.
Set the batter aside to rest at room temperature about 15 minutes.
Preheat a griddle to 350 F. Brush with butter.

Place slices of banana on the preheated griddle to cook briefly.
Scoop pancake batter on top of the banana slices.  Cook until bubbles start to form on the surface. Flip pancakes and cook until browned on the other side, about 1-2 minutes. Nice and fluffy and full of goodness! Serve with maple syrup or other desired topping.