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Hail Merry Products and Testimonial
November 17th, 2010If you have not checked it out yet, I JUST posted a video entering a nice giveaway hosted by Hail Merry products! Go to Hail Merry’s Facebook page and vote for me please! I might even share with one or two of you. 😉
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Coconut Secret Winner
November 17th, 2010Hapy Wednesday! I am back home and things are back to normal! Here is the winner of the Coconut Secret products. If you get a chance to try this product go to Whole Foods or get your natural food store to carry this wonderful product!
SLColman wins 2 products of her choice! Thanks everyone for entering! Please email me your full name, address, and your choice of 2 products. Thanks!
Don’t miss out on entering for a chance to win a copy of Fresh and Fast Vegan Cookbook. Contest ends tomorrow night!
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Tortuga’s Restaurant Review and Cookbook Giveaway
November 16th, 2010 |
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So I have 8 hours at the airport before boarding and getting to see my dear husband! 6 days is way too long being away from your loved one but it was nice visiting with girlfriends and soaking in the snow and clean air.While on one of our treks we decided to take one of my girlfriends to her favorite restaurant for her birthday. Her kids were loaded in the car and her husband and the rest of the gang headed in. We were on our way to
Longmont, Colorado which was a little more than an hour away from their home. It had been nearly a year that my friend and husband had gone to Tortuga’s so we thought we would make it a point to make it happen. The 2 year old had taken a nap and the baby took a nap while we went our way.
On the way we sawa field of elk, which is really hard to get a picture from a moving car, but you get the picture right?
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Tortuga’s is a Caribbean-style restaurant that features seafood, but I was confused because it felt like it was a fusion of cuisines. It was a little Cajun, Cuban, Puerto-Rican and more. One of my friends ordered the scallops, another ordered seafood etouffee’, and her husband ordered the pork chops.
When I took one look at the menu I knew perhaps I might be in trouble UNTIL I saw black beans and rice, plantains, and vegetable of the day. Who can argue with that?? Except, well, I guess I am such a girl, but when I got my dish:
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Um, yes, that is sour cream drizzled on my beans. Sigh. You gotta be so specific to people. My plantains ended up being TOSTONES, which are the green plantains fried,salted, and fried again. I thought plantains meant sweet bananas, which I later talked to the manager and told them their menu was incorrect. Yes, I do that. A small town restaurant needs to know! 🙂 ANYWAY, my vegan meal was nice and bland but it fed me well. Everyone in the non-vegan category was well pleased with their dish and everyone was happy!
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There is no available website for the restaurant but it IS a nice building and a great environment. Nice stop on the way to Estes Park. Check it out.
Tortuga’s
218 Coffman Street
Longmont, CO 80501
(303) 772-6954
Before I leave this review, I want to add another giveaway for you! Only open to US.
Thanks to Da Capo Publishers, they so generously are giving ONE copy away to one of my readers.
Fresh and Fast Vegan is a wonderful cookbook with 140 wonderful recipes ranging from starters, main dishes, desserts, and more. Check out the link to view samples of recipes on Amazon.
To enter answer the following question and tweet a meesage: (leave comments for each)
1. What is your go-to fast vegan dish? Share the recipe with me. I love new ideas!
2. Tweet this message: ” Fresh and Fast Vegan Cookbook Giveaway by @singerinkitchen GO and answer one question for a chance to win! http://bit.ly/duQavW #veganmofo “
Good luck everyone! Last to enter will be Thursday, November 18th at midnight EST. I will announce winner on Friday, November 19th in the morning.
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TofuXpress Winner!
November 16th, 2010
Hi folks.My last night in Colorado and I had time to find out who won the great tofu press. Go figure!
Thanks to EVERYONE who signed up! I wish everyone could one since this gadget is the best. If you did not win, please consider purchasing one or TWO! If you purchase two then you save $6.00. I think this is a good deal, which means you can gift one for Christmas.
I used Random.org to make my most difficult decision, so Tami, comment 142, won the press.
Tami, please email me with your full name and address. Thank you! Stay tuned for more giveaways!!
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Wordless Monday
November 15th, 2010
