REMINDER - you WON!

Just a quick reminder to some people who won giveaways during my 21 Days of Giveaways - please contact me!

Amy Lauren –Amy’s coupons
Janice - NuNaturals Liquid Stevia
Meredith M - NuNaturals Liquid Stevia
Rebecca  - NuNaturals Liquid Stevia


Please email me so I can get your info passed on to the companies! Thanks ladies! :)


Much love, 

Daring Bakers: Battenberg Cake

First, congrats to the winners of the last set of 21 Days of Giveaways winners! 

Mary B - Cookiehead brownies

Mkbell -Jillian Michael's DVD

Amy Lauren –Amy’s coupons

Laurel C – Perfect Fit Protein Powder

Positivelyhope – Trader Joe’s Gift Card

Janice - NuNaturals Liquid Stevia

Meredith M - NuNaturals Liquid Stevia

Jordan - NuNaturals Liquid Stevia

Rebecca  - NuNaturals Liquid Stevia

Congrats! Please email me your addresses so the goodies can be mailed to you! :)

This month for Daring Bakers, we made Battenberg Cake. Do you know those artsy little cakes that look like this?

Aren't they pretty? 

Well, mine didn't work out so much. I tried to make a cherry lime battenberg cake. 

Mandy of What The Fruitcake?! came to our rescue last minute to present us with the Battenberg Cake challenge! She highlighted Mary Berry’s techniques and recipes to allow us to create this unique little cake with ease.

Or at least, that's what we were told. This cake was definitely not easy for me. It should have been, but some of the flavoring tweaks I made to the cake recipe made for a very crumbly cake that didn't hold up. Not to mention that the cake colors looked awful. I was going for a beautiful pale pink and green, but instead....well, see for yourselves. 

It looked good going into the oven...

...And terrible coming out of the oven. The lime cake (green) held up pretty well, but the cherry cake (red) turned ugly and broke apart whenever it was touched. Needless to say, I will have to try making this cake again...but following the recipe this time! It's just too bad that I hate following recipes so much....

Hopefully it'll be better next time! Thanks Daring Bakers!

Much love, 

21 Days of Giveaways: Lots of Things!

Hey everyone! I apologize for being so, so behind on these giveaways. Returning from Washington DC sort of threw me for a loop, especially the past couple days. I think I caught something while I was down there, because now my throats hurts extremely bad and my nose is driving me crazy. As in, I went to bed at 10pm last night crazy. 

Uhg. 

Here;s the good news. Washington DC was awesome. More pictures from that later. Right now, I'm going to announce some winners and pile more giveaways all into this one post! 

The winners of.....

A case of orange Zevia: therunwithin

A bottle of vegan honey: Ray

A case of Chobani: Linz @ Itz Linz

12 packs of Hail Merry Vanilla Maple Almonds: Laceylovesfood

A case of PB Crave: Pavementrunner

Congratulations, everyone! Email me your info so I can get all these things mailed to you! :)

Now, here is what I am giving away for the rest of the giveaways! 

1. Perfect Fit Protein Powder - two packs. This is organic, raw, gluten-free, and vegan.

2. A box of brownies from Cookiehead. These are so incredibly delicious, it's insane.

3. NuNaturals liquid stevia - in orange and vanilla flavors. There will be four winners for this! A review of their products, including these liquid stevias, will be coming soon.

4. A coupon for Amy's new "Light & Lean" pizzas (there are two flavors), as well as an Amy's tshirt

5. Jillian Michael's "No More Trouble Zones" DVD

6. Trader Joe's $10 gift card

Only open to US residents.

If you want to win one of the above items, here's what to do! Just a leave a separate comment below for each entry. Thanks!

MANDATORY: Follow Passing Daisies on Twitter and tweet the following: "Win brownies, @PerfectFit, stevia, TJs gift card, dvds and more! http://bit.ly/nQkq1N #21daysofgiveaways @cityxlights13 #fitfluential"

Want more chances to win? Who doesn't? Here are more ways to enter: 

1. Subscribe to Passing Daisies. If you subscribe, you get three extra entries!

2. Tell me something you would like to see more of on Passing Daisies. Recipes? Reviews? Workouts? Anything?

3. Tell me anything you want. Anything at all.

4. Follow me on Blogger.

5. Pin this post on Pinterest and mention PassingDaisies.net in the description.

WINNERS WILL BE POSTED ON TUESDAY, JUNE 26. GIVEAWAYS END ON MONDAY, JUNE 25 AT 11:59PM.

That's it! Side note - don't forget to like us on our newly updated Facebook, if you don't already. Thanks kiddos and good luck! 

Much love, 

21 Days of Giveaways: PB Crave

Let me tell you guys something. I am currently up to my eyeballs in nut butter. There is a problem. In my pantry right now, I have: Earth Balance coconut peanut butter, MaraNatha caramel almond spread,  Peanut Butter & Co. dark chocolate dreams (individual packets), Artisana raw pecan butter, TJ's sunflower seed butter, and 7 jars of peanut butter from PB Crave. 

Why 7 jars, you ask? 

Well, I think PB Crave didn't realize they already sent me a box to review - so two boxes of 4 jars of peanut butter each (lots of nut butter) showed up on my doorstep! Crazy. I mailed one jar off to another blogger to try a couple days ago. But you know what is good about this "problem?"

I love peanut butter! And more importantly... I love PB Crave!

This peanut butter is crazy good. 

And can you believe the company was started by a guy who used to hate peanut butter?! Insanity.

Just look at the packaging. Isn't it eye catching? I was sent some of each flavor to review. I loved them all. I think my favorite was the Razzle Dazzle - it was both dark & white chocolate, wild honey, and raspberry. Yummy!! They also have Coco Bananas (which definitely tasted banana-y!), Choco Choco (which is lightly chocolate-y), and Cookie Nookie (which tastes like a little bit of cookie dough). They are all delicious. I ate it straight from the jar with a spoon! 

One lucky winner will win the Choco Choco variety pack, shown below: 

Unfortunately, this does not include the Coco Bananas flavor, which I thought had the second most flavor (Razzle Dazzle was first, of course). But never fear! You will really enjoy these three jars of nut butter! I promise. 

The Daisy Rating 

4.5/5 daisies

Here's how to enter for your chance to win...just a leave a separate comment below for each entry. Thanks!

MANDATORY: Follow Passing Daisies and PB Crave on Twitter and tweet the following: "Enter to win a case of peanut butter from @PBCrave on PassingDaisies.net! http://bit.ly/nQkq1N #21daysofgiveaways @cityxlights13"

Want more chances to win? Who doesn't? Here are more ways to enter: 


1. Subscribe to Passing Daisies. If you subscribe, you get three extra entries!
2. Tell me something you would like to see more of on Passing Daisies. Recipes? Reviews? Workouts? Anything?
3. Tell me anything you want. Anything at all.
4. Follow me on Blogger.
5. Pin this post on Pinterest and mention PassingDaisies.net in the description.
6. Like PB Crave on Facebook. 


THE WINNER OF THIS GIVEAWAY WILL BE POSTED WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20.
THIS GIVEAWAY ENDS TUESDAY, JUNE 19 AT 11:59PM EST.


Sorry, open to US residents from the lower 48 states only.


That's it! Side note - don't forget to like us on our newly updated Facebook, if you don't already. Thanks kiddos and good luck! The winner will be posted tomorrow morning, along with the next giveaway!

Much love, 

21 Days of Giveaways: Hail Merry

Hi friends! Today is a big giveaway from Hail Merry! 

Hail Merry is awesome because they create raw snacks that actually taste good. I'm madly in love with their macaroons. In fact, I have some sitting underneath my desk right now. 

Everything they make is raw and vegan. The macaroons are fabulous because of the maple syrup - I think it makes them just perfect! 

They also have some really delicious nuts. I'm a huge fan of their vanilla maple almonds - it's just too bad that no where around me sells them! They are crazy good. They also have a really yummy line of pecans.

One really, really lucky person is going to win TWELVE 1.75oz bags of these vanilla maple almonds. Holy moly, that's a lot of almonds! I am so jealous! I wish I could win this myself!

Here's how to enter for your chance to win...just a leave a separate comment below for each entry. Thanks!

MANDATORY: Follow Passing Daisies and Hail Merry on Twitter and tweet the following: "Enter to win vanilla maple almonds from @HailMerrySnacks on PassingDaisies.net! http://bit.ly/nQkq1N #21daysofgiveaways @cityxlights13 "

Want more chances to win? Who doesn't? Here are more ways to enter: 


1. Subscribe to Passing Daisies. If you subscribe, you get three extra entries!
2. Tell me something you would like to see more of on Passing Daisies. Recipes? Reviews? Workouts? Anything?
3. Tell me anything you want. Anything at all.
4. Follow me on Blogger.
5. Pin this post on Pinterest and mention PassingDaisies.net in the description.


THE WINNER OF THIS GIVEAWAY WILL BE POSTED WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20.
THIS GIVEAWAY ENDS TUESDAY, JUNE 19 AT 11:59PM EST.


Sorry, open to US residents only.


That's it! Side note - don't forget to like us on our newly updated Facebook, if you don't already. Thanks kiddos and good luck! The winner will be posted tomorrow morning, along with the next giveaway!

Much love, 

21 Days of Giveaways: Chobani

**Please remember that all winners will be announced on the WIAW post next week, Wednesday June 20 when I return from Washington DC**

Today's giveaway comes from one of my favorite companies - Chobani! 

I love this company simply because they are so friendly and put out a delicious product. Whenever a recipe calls for yogurt, I grab Chobani. 

Their yogurt is creamy and comes in a wide variety of flavors. I love all the fruity flavors!

I'm sure we all know what yogurt tastes like, so I will just cut to the chase. One reader will win an entire case of assorted Chobani! Awesome!

Here's how to enter for your chance to win...just a leave a separate comment below for each entry. Thanks!

MANDATORY: Follow Passing Daisies and Chobani on Twitter and tweet the following: "Enter to win a case of  @chobani on PassingDaisies.net! http://bit.ly/nQkq1N #21daysofgiveaways @cityxlights13"

Want more chances to win? Who doesn't? Here are more ways to enter: 

1. Subscribe to Passing Daisies. If you subscribe, you get three extra entries!

2. Tell me something you would like to see more of on Passing Daisies. Recipes? Reviews? Workouts? Anything?

3. Tell me anything you want. Anything at all.

4. Follow me on Blogger.

5. Pin this post on Pinterest and mention PassingDaisies.net in the description.

THE WINNER OF THIS GIVEAWAY WILL BE POSTED WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20.

THIS GIVEAWAY ENDS TUESDAY, JUNE 19 AT 11:59PM EST.

Sorry, open to US residents only.

That's it! Side note - don't forget to like us on our newly updated Facebook, if you don't already. Thanks kiddos and good luck! 

Much love, 

21 Days of Giveaways: Bee Free Honee

**Please remember that all winners will be announced on the WIAW post next week, Wednesday June 20 when I return from Washington DC**

Today's giveaway is for Bee Free Honee! 

Click here to see my review.

This delicious vegan honey is made from apples! And it has a deliciously sweet apple flavor. It pours like honey, looks like honey, tastes like apple honey, and smells like apples. Delicious on bananas, as you can tell from the above picture, and is a great alternative for vegans. 

Wanna try it? One lucky reader will win a bottle! 

Here's how to enter for your chance to win...just a leave a separate comment below for each entry. Thanks!

MANDATORY: Follow Passing Daisies on Twitter and tweet the following: "I entered to win some vegan honey from PassingDaisies.net - you should enter too! http://bit.ly/nQkq1N #21daysofgiveaways @cityxlights13 "

Want more chances to win? Who doesn't? Here are more ways to enter: 

1. Subscribe to Passing Daisies. If you subscribe, you get three extra entries!

2. Tell me something you would like to see more of on Passing Daisies. Recipes? Reviews? Workouts? Anything?

3. Tell me anything you want. Anything at all.

4. Follow me on Blogger.

5. Pin this post on Pinterest and mention PassingDaisies.net in the description.

THE WINNER OF THIS GIVEAWAY WILL BE POSTED WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20.

THIS GIVEAWAY ENDS TUESDAY, JUNE 19 AT 11:59PM EST.

Sorry, open to US residents only.

That's it! Side note - don't forget to like us on our newly updated Facebook, if you don't already. Thanks kiddos and good luck! 

Much love, 

21 Days of Giveaways: Zevia

First thing's first - congratulations to the winner of a Healthy Surprise "Starter" box - #12, KAT. You rock! Email me you address so I can get that box mailed out to you! (Rebecca @ Blueberry Smiles, please don't forget to email me your address for your FREE Larabars...or I will pick another winner!)

Before we get started with the Zevia giveaway, I have a few updates for you! 

1. I am leaving at 5:30AM TOMORROW to head to the airport! I will be flying to Washington DC around 8AM to work the Fancy Food Show with my internship, Daelia's Biscuits for Cheese. I'm actually pretty excited about it, even though I'm new to flying. Learning the rules for flying is like speaking a new language.

2. Because I am leaving tomorrow,  all of the upcoming giveaways (through Wednesday) will last until Tuesday at MIDNIGHT EST. All winners will be announced either Wednesday for WIAW or Thursday (6/21). I return Tuesday around 11pm, so it just depends how exhausted I am.

3. I will try my best to get all those giveaways typed tonight so you can still enter each day. Otherwise, I might make one post with all the giveaways that you can comment on for the next few days. Let me know your thoughts.

Alrighty, then. Giveaway time :)

I love Zevia.

For a variety of reasons. First, it is the best, sugar-free pop ever! Why? Because it is sweetened with Stevia, a natural, no calorie sweetener, instead of sugar. Which makes me happy, because no calories is a great thing. Especially when it comes to pop! I'm sure you've all heard the disgusting saying that there is something like 9-11 teaspoons of sugar in each can of pop you drink. 

So disgusting. 

Well, Zevia fixes that problem by using Stevia. Perfect. And they fix that problem deliciously. Personally, I hate drinking my calories when I could be eating brownies instead of drinking coke, so Zevia makes me feel guilt-free.

They have a huge variety of flavors - my favorites (so far) are cream soda & orange. I really want to try their new lime, strawberry, and cherry colas. Yum! Maybe they will have it at the airport tomorrow morning?

One lucky reader will win an entire case of orange Zevia! 

Here's how to enter for your chance to win...just a leave a separate comment below for each entry. Thanks!

MANDATORY: Follow Passing Daisies and Zevia on Twitter and tweet the following: "Enter to win a case of soda from @Zevia on PassingDaisies.net! http://bit.ly/nQkq1N #21daysofgiveaways @cityxlights13 "

Want more chances to win? Who doesn't? Here are more ways to enter: 

1. Subscribe to Passing Daisies. If you subscribe, you get three extra entries!

2. Tell me something you would like to see more of on Passing Daisies. Recipes? Reviews? Workouts? Anything?

3. Tell me anything you want. Anything at all.

4. Follow me on Blogger.

5. Pin this post on Pinterest and mention PassingDaisies.net in the description.

THE WINNER OF THIS GIVEAWAY WILL BE POSTED WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20.

THIS GIVEAWAY ENDS TUESDAY, JUNE 19 AT 11:59PM EST.


Sorry, this is open to US residents only.

That's it! Side note - don't forget to like us on our newly updated Facebook, if you don't already. Thanks kiddos and good luck! The winner will be posted tomorrow morning, along with the next giveaway!

Much love,

21 Days of Giveaways: Healthy Surprise

First thing's first - congratulations to the winners of a lovely mix of Larabars -  #37 Rebecca @ Blueberry Smiles, #32 Kamila Gornia, & #46 Jess! You rock! Email me you addresses, emails, and phone numbers so I can get those Larabars mailed out to you!

Today's giveaway comes in a box - a large box, filled with a large variety of healthy, vegan goodies. It's a Healthy Surprise!

I was sent one of their "Healthy" sized boxes to review (there are four sizes: Starter, Healthy, Large, & Super), valued at $66. I paid $10 to ship the box, but that was it. And the $10 was totally worth it. 

Inside, the box had tons of goodies from yummy brands like Hail Merry, Gone Nuts, Happy Hemp, The Moms in the Raw, & many more. See all the deliciousness that was inside my box?

Although the snacks were great, I'm not going to review the snacks individually because this is only partially about the snacks. The review is about the box and how everything was put together! 

First, everything in the box will always be gluten-free, soy free, & vegan. No questions asked. Each box contains different products every month, so you will never get the same thing each month. It is a monthly subscription program, but you don't have to order a certain number of months or anything - you can cancel at any time. If you only want to order one month's worth, go for it! They also ship worldwide. 

In general, I thought the box was a good idea and is definitely helpful for those who don't have time to shop for expensive vegan snacks. However, I thought this month's box was kind of repetitive. I mean, who needs four bags of the same kind of nuts? Not that I don't like Gone Nuts, I'm happy with them, but why not use four different flavors instead of four bags of two different flavors? I think some of the space in the box could have been filled with more new-to-me products that I could discover instead of multiples of the same item. Just an idea. 

With that criticism in mind, I think this is great to give a college student as a present. However, if I had paid $66 bucks for this on my own, I would have been a little disappointed. Again, only because of the repetitiveness. Fix that in next month's box and I'm hooked. :) A big thank you to Healthy Surprise for letting me review your delicious box of goodies! 

Today's winner will receive one FREE "Starter" box - smaller than the one I received, but still a great value - worth $33. Can't wait to see if you won, and want to buy a box of your own? Use the coupon code PASSINGDAISIES at checkout and receive $5 each box you order!

Here's how to enter for your chance to win...just a leave a separate comment below for each entry. Thanks!

MANDATORY: Follow Passing Daisies and Healthy Surprise on Twitter and tweet the following: "A FREE box of snacks from @HealthySurprise on PassingDaisies.net? Enter to win! http://bit.ly/nQkq1N #21daysofgiveaways @cityxlights13 "

Want more chances to win? Who doesn't? Here are more ways to enter: 

1. Subscribe to Passing Daisies. If you subscribe, you get three extra entries!

2. Tell me something you would like to see more of on Passing Daisies. Recipes? Reviews? Workouts? Anything?

3. Be creative and write me a snazzy poem or song for my birthday. Bonus points if you make a YouTube video and sing it to me! :) I will feature your songs/poems on the blog if you do this! 

4. Follow me on Blogger.

5. Pin this post on Pinterest and mention PassingDaisies.net in the description.

That's it! Side note - don't forget to like us on our newly updated Facebook, if you don't already. Thanks kiddos and good luck! The winner will be posted tomorrow morning, along with the next giveaway!

Much love, 

WIAW #29 & 21 Days of Giveaways: Larabar

Hey guys! Before we get to the giveaway, let's start with some WIAWing! And before that, let me show you my dream car...

Isn't it gorgeous?! I went to a classic car show with my friend Robert on Sunday, and I fell in love with this 1940-something Metropolitan. I'm a sucker for vintage cars. Especially pink and yellow ones. And I kinda wish I was from the fifties. Or the twenties.

Not to mention there was a pink beanie baby in the back seat. :) 

Anywho. Here's a look at some of my eats this week!

Basil Lime Peaches - made on my grill pan. Yummy!

Tomato Soup

Hazelnut Fig Cheesecake

Apple Martini

Grasshopper Mocha Latte from Rohs Street Cafe

Bought these cute red solo cup shot glasses for Stuart's birthday present...although a bit (ie: a month) late...oops! I'm really jealous of them. They are ADORABLE. I'm pretty much the best girlfriend ever.

Now, time for the giveaway!

First thing's first - congratulations to the winner of a box of artisan biscuits from Daelia's Biscuits for Cheese - #10, MOLLY. You rock! Email me you address so I can get those coupons mailed out to you!

Today's giveaway comes from another of my favorite companies - LARABAR! 

I've interacted a lot with this company, including recording a video of myself singing about their Cinnamon Roll flavor. Yes, I will do anything to win two boxes of free Cinnamon Roll Larabars (which are now retired). Yum!

I love Larabar because they use minimal, healthy ingredients, like nuts and fruit. And sometimes chocolate :) They are also really filling. 

When I contacted Larabar about being part of the giveaway, I gave them a list of some of my favorite flavors. And you know what? The company is so fabulous they put together three prize packs, including everything I mentioned! Do you know what that means?

There will be three winners today!

Here's what you could win!

Prize #1: Cashew Cookie, Cappuccino, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip, & Key Lime Pie

Prize #2: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Chocolate Chip Cherry Torte, Peanut Butter & Jelly, & Blueberry Muffin

Prize #3: (UBER BARS) Bananas Foster, Roasted Nut Roll, Cherry Cobbler, & Apple Turnover

Don't those sound amazing? What three lucky people the winners will be!

Here's how to enter for your chance to win...just a leave a separate comment below for each entry. Thanks!

MANDATORY: Follow Passing Daisies and Larabar on Twitter and tweet the following: "3 lucky people will win prizes from @Larabar on PassingDaisies.net! I wanna win! http://bit.ly/nQkq1N #21daysofgiveaways @cityxlights13 "

Want more chances to win? Who doesn't? Here are more ways to enter: 

1. Subscribe to Passing Daisies. If you subscribe, you get three extra entries!

2. Tell me something you would like to see more of on Passing Daisies. Recipes? Reviews? Workouts? Anything?

3. Be creative and write me a snazzy poem or song for my birthday. Bonus points if you make a YouTube video and sing it to me! :) I will feature your songs/poems on the blog if you do this! 

4. Follow me on Blogger.

5. Pin this post on Pinterest and mention PassingDaisies.net in the description.

That's it! Side note - don't forget to like us on our newly updated Facebook, if you don't already. Thanks kiddos and good luck! The winner will be posted tomorrow morning, along with the next giveaway!

Much love,