7/27/12

Tai Pei Microwaveable dinners


Details: Tai Pei now has a microwaveable line of dinner foods.  Vegetable egg rolls and chicken potstickers are just 2 of the new options.  New fast easy ways to get the delicious food you love!

Vegetable Egg Rolls: vegetables in a crispy wrapper with dipping sauce.  3 in a box, to be kept frozen until ready to cook and serve.  Cooking directions on the box are for both the microwave and the conventional oven.  Thai Pei vegetable egg rolls are loaded with traditional style and flavor.  They feature fresh cut vegetables in a crispy wrapper made of whole grains.

Chicken Potstickers: chicken and vegetable dumplings with dipping sauce.  0g trans fat, 8g protein and no MSG added.  5 potstickers per box.  cooking directions on the box are for both the microwave and the skillet.  Enjoy a savory blend of lightly seasoned chicken and fresh cut vegetables nestled in delicate pleated wrappers.

My Review:  I love these Tai Pei microwaveable foods.  This is so nice for one the go, fast paced, busy families wanting yummy food for dinner, or snacks.  The Egg Rolls came with sweet and sour dipping sauce.  The Chicken Potstickers came with soy dipping sauce.  I made 1 box of each for dinner and got 3 meals out of what was inside.  I tried the microwave and the skillet and the oven for cooking each food to see how they turned out.  To be honest the skillet and oven were the best, they made the food crispier then the microwave.  But the microwave was still good, just a little bit soggy.

My Rating: The food was really good, but it wasn't as crispy as I wanted it to be when cooked in the microwave.
                


Though the Bud be Bruised

Though the Bud Be BruisedThough the Bud Be Bruised by Jo Wanmer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Details: Issy needed to tell her mom something very important but with house guests how would her busy mother make the time? She can't, she wouldn't, and won't. When Zara reads her daughter's letter she is segregated. Why didn't she see this? Why didn't she know before? Why has she failed at the one thing she has wanted her whole life? Why did this happen to her daughter, to her family? When will it stop? Does God even care about what is happening? Why didn't. He protect her Issue? As bad becomes worse and worse becomes horrible and continues to spiral out of control this little family is tested up to the breaking point by God. Then they are pushed; broken and left to see if they will rely on this Being who claims He loves all mankind.
Betrayed by her parent's best friends can Issy over come her confusion, hurt, and learn to love her mother and father once again? Will she rely on the Lord to help her over come her nightmares? Can God really help her stop ODing?

My Review: I feel for Issy. What a sweet girl and then she's forced into a never ending nightmare. A nightmare that affects her whole life and even affects her family, friends, and her future. I have never gone through this trial but any one who has gone through a trial that has given them experiences with betrayals, chruch members not helping or being concerned, family being hurt, physical pain, emotional pain, and spiritual pain can feel for this family. This is a graphic book of pain. We do not get the full extent of Issy's torture, but the after math is very graphic, potently charged with emotions, heart wrenching, soul searching, life changing lessons, hope and a failure of hope and faith. With everything in between exposed and questioned.

Pros: amazing details, great characters, wonderful well planned and thoughtout plot, I love all the God questioning and friend betrayals because it makes their story more believable. I love that this is based on a true story.

Cons: there was a section of story where it was just dialogue but I couldn't figure out who was saying what.

MY RATING: thumbs up and thumbs down. It was one of the most intence books I'ge ever read. But it may be too intence for some people. I love it. Just giving the warning for the intensity, immense pain and close to the heart trials.

I have received a complimentary copy of this wonderful book from Bookcrash!
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7/18/12


My True EssenceMy True Essence by Shawneda Marks
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Details: Rebecca is finally out of her abusive relationship with her Ex-husband. But things look like they are going from bad to worse, she's sick when her new husband and her present to their biggest client ever. Her Aunt and Mother are moving out of the States, and she just found out that her Aunt has breast cancer. Because she's been sick Rebecca can't go see her family. Rebecca's best friend just had a bad accident on her motorcycle and is keeping a secret from Rebecca.

As Rebecca fills her time trying to do good, and trying to rely on the Lord, she's finding out just how much stress she can handle, how much stress could possibly destroy her new marriage. How strong she can be when people care nothing about her skills, talents, her willingness to loose all her friends for a cause that is dear to her heart: Breast Cancer awareness, research and comfort of those going through treatment. Will friends stay friends? Will Rebecca become an outcast because her heart is too good, and people she thought were friends do everything in their power to destroy everything she loves? Will Breast Cancer kill the people she loves, and leave her alone? Will God answer her prayers, the prayers of her family and friends, or the prayers of her enemies?

My Review: This is an amazing story. One that has you 1.guessing, 2.praying for each character, 3.addicted to the plot and story line, 4.wishing you were in on the action. Each character is very well written, realistic, and dealing with realistic problems, issues, concerns, joys and excitements. Each character has a well thought out and planned story line that leads us through sadness, happiness, concern, prayer and interacts with all the other story lines like the perfect spider web. This book should be a motivator to all woman in the world. The lessons learned are so amazing.

From this book I've been able to forgive myself for mistakes I have made that have affected others, especially my friends. I have been able to pray for people who hate me, and come to love them as Christ loves us all. I have been able to come to peace about very sore, hurtful, painful, trying issues and concerns my own life is living right now because of the strength I found through the lives of the women in this book.

Pros: Well written, amazing content, surprisingly good plot and characterization, a lesson's book for those who read it.

Cons: none

My Rating: HUGE BLINGY THUMBS UP!!!!  

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7/10/12

Noosa Yoghurt

 Details: All natural gluten free, probiotic, from happy cows never treated with rBGH.  Aussie culture and Colorado fresh.  Noosa yoghurt is crafted from a super secret aussie recipe, with milk from happy cows raised on a family owned Colorado farm.  8 oz containers with 4 servings per container.  All natural ingredients.

My Review:  My Mother-In-Law bought me a container for myself while visiting for the summer.  I have never heard of this brand, I have never tasted better yogurt ever.  Its the best flavored yogurt, and because its natural its not super sweet, not grainy, and the fruit is pure fruit, not sugared chunks or juices used to flavor the yogurt.  Tons of amazing flavors: Peach, Strawberry Rhubarb, Blue Berry, Raspberry are some of mine and my MIL's favorite flavors.  I personally can't afford to buy this very often and especially for my whole family right now, so until then, I do plan on buying myself a little yummy treat 1-2 times a month.



                                                                                    Pros: yummy! YUMMY!

Cons: more expensive than I could afford for a family of 4.

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