Senseo Coffee Machine Gift Pack

A single serving coffee maker that is a lot like an espresso machine. It brews 1 to 2 cups of coffee in matter of seconds. The gift pack comes with coffee machine, coffee pods (filters with coffee included), two pod canisters and a thermal coffee mug. For fresh brewed coffee every single time you want a cup of coffee. Read more

Wine And The World Around It

Although wine has been a beverage that was discovered thousands of years ago, the image it portrays in different societies and cultures is quite interesting. In the western world, wine is considered to be a symbol of class, for someone who likes to drink ‘light’ or something that helps you appreciate alcohol in a so called civilized manner. Wine is also used in cooking and as a add-on to many wonderful styles of cooking - Italian food in particular. However, when you step to the other side of the globe, the image begins to tarnish a little.

In the eastern side of the globe, especially in the Middle East, wine or any other alcoholic beverages are banned. With the country of U.A.E coming in as an exception, all other countries in that Islamic region say a big no to wine or any other alcoholic beverages. In fact, some of these countries have laws that are considered outright ‘barbaric’ when compared to the rest of the world. Isn’t it ironic that the region that despises wine the most today use to be the host of the worlds biggest wine drinking population at one point?

If you do decide to travel that ‘not so friendly to wine drinkers’ region, the promised lands are not that far. A little bit further down central Asia comes the open to all wine lovers countries such as Cyprus (Where the first wine was originally created), France and other European countries. Wine in Europe is second only to water, I will actually go a little further and say that wine is the ‘juice’ of Europe. Europe is the destination for the wine lover in you as its packed with beautiful wineries and carries a rich wine history. The bars in countries like Germany and Sweden are open very late when compared to their Northern American counterparts and get this . . . most of them are out doors! It’s like going to a friends house who has the most awesome patio. Ofcourse when you go on this trip, you must visit France - the official motherland of wine.

French wines are considered to be one of the best ones in the world and also the most expensive. You can also find wine that age back to hundreds of years, but careful when you ask for a taste as they will be quite heavy on your wallet.I didn’t mention the far east so much as most of these countries just import wine from Europe and other North American countries. As they were not blessed by the fruit essential to wine making which is the grape. Japan is the only country in that region that is actually just began to make and export their own wine on an international level.

Needless to say, wine is here to stay and it is growing in popularity at its own rate. The more people understand it, the better it is for all. I say you and I have a drink to that!

For more on wine 101, just visit us, where you can download your FREE “How to make wine at home” ebook.

Organic Frozen Baby Food

Baby Cubes are 100% certified organic, frozen baby food in a variety of fruit and vegetable flavors. There is nothing added - just pure produce and a little water. Baby Cubes arrive frozen solid in dry ice so they stay fresh.

Baby Cubes are made into small frozen cubes almost like ice cubes, so if you have a young infant, you won’t have to worry about waste or contamination like you would with traditional jarred baby food.

What’s The Cost: Prices vary.

Pros: I really like this product and my young taste testers, ages 16 months and 4 years, liked it too. The mango went over especially well, and my 4 year old even ate the golden beets. We used the apple to make a yummy smoothie.

The fruits and veggies are also 100% certified organic, which is great since the “organic” label can contain up to 30% of non-organic ingredients.

This is an awesome product for a busy Mom who is concerned about reducing her baby’s exposure to harmful pesticides. All you need to do is pop a cube or two into a bowl and let it defrost (or use the microwave if you prefer) and you have fresh, healthy organic produce for your baby or toddler.

Cons: None noted.

Where to buy:
Baby Cubes

Submitted by: Carrie Lauth; Atlanta, GA

Meal Planning Made Easy for This Foodie

I had the pleasure of joining up with a great Meal Planning service created just for busy moms.  The sign up process was easy and I had no troubles logging in after making my payment. Once inside the member only area I was able to grab my monthly meal schedules that included really yummy recipes that I was excited about trying. The one big thing that I loved most about the membership plan was the fact that the shopping lists are already done for you - that made my life so much easier.

If you have a particular menu that you want to use for the month you have the option of selecting from healthy menus, vegetarian menus or family friendly menus. Of course you don’t have to limit yourself to one style you can download all three which gives a HUGE variety of recipes to work from.

Another great find inside as a member is a forum with experts and other members which allows you to communicate  and get some planning advice, etc.

Where to sign up: Meal Planning Central