Wanchai Ferry Winner

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Timestamp: 2009-09-16 10:54:32 UTC

Congratulations to thediaperdiaries!

I've already sent you an email... hope you enjoy your Wanchai Ferry prize pack. Thanks to all of you who entered this fun giveaway. I have another fun and yummy treat coming up soon!

Wanchai Ferry Yumminess!

A few weeks ago, I had an opportunity I rarely have-- I got to try the new Wanchai Ferry frozen meals. As part of the My BlogSpark program, I was able to sample the Orange Chicken variety. Now, I have to say... we do not eat many frozen meals around here (with the notable exception of when I was pregnant- then, convenience reigns as I battle all-day sickness that lands me in the hospital). I love to cook, and I love to cook with fresh ingredients, from scratch. One of the perks of being a stay-at-home mom (and, honestly, one of the responsibilities in my opinion) is cooking homemade meals for my family.

Anyway, the point of all this is... I may very well not have ever tried the Wanchai Ferry meals had it not been for this Spark. But I'm so glad I did!

One busy night I had managed to feed all three children and had them tucked away to bed by 7:30 pm. And then I realized-- oh, yeah, WE'RE supposed to eat too! I was happy to have that Wanchai Ferry meal tucked in the freezer!



It cooked up in about 15 minutes and what I loved the most was that you brown the (fully-cooked) chicken in the pan for a bit before adding the other ingredients. This keeps it from getting soggy and makes the meal taste a lot more like a good take-out might.

Even more fun- I had received these cute bowls, chopsticks, and place mats along with the meal. All of a sudden a crazy evening morphed into a fun date night!

I have to say I enjoyed this meal even more than I expected to. I think you will too!

I'm excited to be able to offer one of my readers a Wanchai Ferry prize pack that will include two Asian inspired rice bowls, chopsticks, and bamboo placemats along with two coupons for free Wanchai Ferry frozen meals! (Each meal serves two people- probably not two super hungry people, but it was plenty of food for my hubby and me!)

To enter, please leave a comment telling me which of these flavors you'd love to try:

• Orange Chicken
• Shrimp Lo Mein
• Spicy Garlic Chicken
• Sweet & Sour Chicken
• Sweet & Spicy Shrimp

This giveaway will run until Tuesday, September 15th. Good luck!

This post is linked to Things I love Thursday!

Stop & Shop Gift Card Winner

We have a winner of the $10 gift card!

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Timestamp: 2009-09-09 13:13:23

Congratulations, JC! I've sent you an email to get some more info. Thanks to all of you for your great tips!

Stop & Shop Back-to-School Savings 2 Day Giveaway!

A couple months ago, I made the move from Indiana to Connecticut. I grew up here, so it's certainly not "all new" to me. But one thing I definitely had to figure out (and, well, I'm still working on figuring it out!) is where to shop to get the best deals on my groceries. I was delighted to discover an Aldi within driving distance, but it's still not exactly handy. This means I certainly have to explore how sales and couponing can score me some deals at the more local stores.

I was fortunate to be the recipient of a $10 gift card to Stop & Shop from the lovely people at My BlogSpark. As it turns out, there's a great promotion going on at Stop & Shop this week on several General Mills products. From September 4th thru September 10th, the store is having a Back-to-School Savings Event.

Here is how it works: General Mills and Stop & Shop are teaming up to give families a great way to stock up and save, as they gear up for back to school . You'll find great sale pricing on the participating General Mills brands which includes several yummy cereals, Yoplait yogurts, Pillsbury products, and more! In addition, if your Stop & Shop sells gas, you'll automatically earn 100 points on your Stop & Shop car for each four participating General Mills items that your purchase. Each 100 points earns you 10 cents off per gallon of gas. For those Stop & Shop locations without gas stations, don't worry- you're not left out of the savings- if you buy five participating General Mills products, you will receive 20 Bonus Box Tops for your school. It was a lot of fun for me to be a part of this Spark! I loaded up the three kids yesterday and hit our local Stop & Shop. Armed with coupons and my $10 gift card, I hit the aisles. Here's what I walked out with: 2 Yoplait Fiber One 4-packs 2 Yoplait Delights 4-packs 1 Yoplait Yo-Plus 4-pack 2 packages Toaster Strudels 1 box Cinnamon Toast Crunch My total? 80 cents. I earned 200 points on my card which will save me 20 cents per gallon when I fill up. Not a bad deal! I need way more than 4 gallons to fill my tank so I'll easily make up that 80 cents in a flash. ********************************************** Would you like a chance to see how far you can make your $10 go? I have another $10 Stop & Shop gift card to share with a reader! Just leave a comment with your best tip for saving money on gas. I'll draw a winner Tuesday morning (Sept 8th). Good luck!!!