Happy Monday Giveaway

Today is Monday and in honor of it being the start of the work week I thought I would host a giveaway.

I know, super sweet of me and all :)

Really I am just trying to ensure that my name stays on the "Nice" list I would hate for Santa to bring me a lump of coal.

So far I think it is working!!!

Today I want to give you all an opportunity to win a December Conscious Box.

A perfect gift from me to you...or to a friend if you want this gifted to someone special.

So how do you win?

Simple fill in the Rafflecopter below.  I will announce the lucky winner on Thursday (December 13th).

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A different kind of holiday

With the holiday season fast approaching I thought it appropriate to talk about a "different" type of holiday.

Ladies holiday that is.

Each month we women get a visitor, who stays about a week, and usually makes us crave chocolate and sometimes makes us a little cranky.

As a member of Mom's Meet I was given the opportunity to sample Softcup.

Now discussing menstrual cycles and what not is not really my thing, but I do want to say that the use of this product really impressed me.

I felt better protected and that I could participate in all activities (including swimming) and not feel self-conscious.

The cup can be left in for up to 12 hours and I think the coolest thing (although it is a bit of TMI) you don't have to remove it when you use the bathroom.

However I don't want you to just take my word that these are better than any other pad or tampon I would like to gift three readers with a box of 14.

What do you have to do to win?

Simply use the Rafflecopter below.  I will announce the three winners on Monday, December 10th.

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You can also check out Softcup on Facebook and Twitter.

I received this product for free from the sponsor of the Moms MeetSM program, May Media Group LLC, who received it directly from the manufacturer. As a Moms MeetSM blogger, I agreed to use this product and post my opinion on my blog. My opinions do not necessarily reflect the opinions of May Media Group LLC or the manufacturer of the product.

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Taste of Europe cookbook review

I was given the chance to review and write a post about Mark Reinfeld's new cookbook The 30 Minute Vegan's Taste of Europe.

I was pretty excited to take a peek at this.

I love European food but since giving up on meat and almost all dairy I wasn't sure what delicacies I would be able to eat.

Mark's book though is chock full of choices separated out by various countries, instead of chapters.

I went straight to France first, as I have been to Paris a few times and have always thought their food was amazing.

He has recipes for:

French Onion Soup
Kermit's Relief (faux frog's legs)
Seitan Bourguignon
Quiche Monet

However to please my family I went with Italy and Greece for our first recipes to try.

I chose a spanikopita filling and instead put it in ravioli (I used wonton wrappers as a short cut) and topped it with Mark's Italian sun dried tomato sauce.

The picture isn't very good as the pasta was warm, and steaming, but I did the best I could with my amateur skills.

Oh my goodness the filling was wonderful.

It had tofu in it and my kids ate it right up...no idea that it was in there (to them that is a little bit of a "funny" ingredient).

The recipe was simple to follow and I never had a moment where I had to second guess the directions.

Mark puts variations for each recipe as well as a tips and trick section to make things a bit easier.

I found these sections answered any questions I had about the recipes I was reading.

This is a great cookbook for vegans, wannabe vegans, or vegan curious.

You will find tons of variety in the food choices and will surely find a meal that omnivores to vegans alike will enjoy.

Do you have any new cookbook that you have found?  Do you have any one your Christmas wish list?

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