Review: Lindt Excellence Chocolate Bars Caramel with a Touch of Sea Salt and Coconut

I was very excited to receive two new Lindt Excellence bars at my door this past week.  What could be more exciting than Lindt chocolate??  Nothing, of course!  Both bars were dark chocolate and were two flavors that sounded delicious to me:  Coconut and Caramel With a Touch of Sea Salt. Don't they just sound delectable?  

Well, they were both super yummy.  The Coconut Excellence Bar was fantastic…like a grown up version of a Mounds bar. Definitely more sophisticated and rich though!  The Coconut Excellence Bar consisted of smooth dark chocolate flecked with bits of moist coconut.  It was a family favorite. 

I think my personal fave was the Caramel With a Touch of Sea Salt. I just LOVE chocolate, caramel and sea salt together. There’s something about that combination that just really tastes incredible to me…a deep dark chocolate with a sweet and chewy caramel and the flavor from the sea salt are perfect together.

*I received these Lindt Excellence Bars as part of my membership in the Lindt Excellence Influencers group.  My opinions are always my own.

The Many Uses of Ivory

IVORY SOAP is a great all around soap you can use from top to bottom in your home! 

I received a full sized bar of Ivory Soap complimentary as part of an Influenster Voxbox program.  I was really excited because we all know that this is something that everyone can use.  Who can't find 100 uses for a bar of Ivory soap?

A bar of Ivory soap is the perfect foil for sunscreen covered skin.  Didn't you know?  Here's the secret for getting all that sticky sunscreen off of you and the kids at a bargain price.  No scrubbing or rubbing either.   I love using Ivory in the shower to really get all that spray sunscreen cleaned off my skin after a day at the beach.   Unlike so many other soap bars on the market that strip skin of its natural moisture, Ivory's pure formula cleanses the skin thoroughly without unnecessary perfumes and lotions.  Believe me, it is really gentle on kids and adults alike!  Now you know so go on out and buy a few bars.  Make sure you pack a bar or two for that week or two at the beach house too! 

 I also like to keep a bar of Ivory in the laundry room for laundry stains. I rub it on all kinds of stains (even grass stains) and let them soak away in a little Rubbermaid tub while I relax and read a book.  When it is wash time, I throw everything right in the wash. How much easier can wash day get?

I also love that Ivory is a real bargain--especially in this day of the squeezed economy--we have to try and save everywhere we can. Ivory is one of the least expensive bars of soap on the market per oz!  Try it and let me know what you think.

 

I received this product complimentary for testing purposes from Influenster and Ivory as a participant in the Mom VoxBox campaign

Quaker Soft Baked Oatmeal Cookies

QUAKER SOFT BAKED OATMEAL COOKIE

Okay, you all know how much time I spend in the gym and how healthy I try to eat, right?  Well, we all have to allow ourselves a big little treat here and there to stay happy and I am no exception!  I love Quaker Soft Baked Oatmeal Cookies.  There are a variety of flavors to keep the whole family happy too from Banana Nut to Chocolate Almond and Cranberry Yogurt in addition to the Oatmeal with Raisins that I tried.

Quaker Soft Baked Oatmeal Cookies are not too sweet or to big for a nice treat.  The portion size is perfect whether it is for you as a mom or your little one.  I love the fresh cinnamon flavor and those soft raisins too!  Each yummy little cookie is individually packaged and made with Whole Grain Quaker Oats so you can feel good about eating them yourself or giving one to the kids!  Each serving has only 6g of total fat so go ahead you can enjoy without the guilt!


I received this product complimentary for testing and review purposes from Influenster.com.  All opinions and experiences are my own.

Cadbury Ice Cream Bars High Tea Party

Cadbury™ Ice Cream Bars

We had our Cadbury High Tea Party this past week featuring Cadbury™ Ice Cream Bars by Blue Bunny.   It was so hot outside that I decided to make iced tea to have along with our Cadbury™ Ice Cream Bars and bring the party outside so we could enjoy the cool water in the pool.  I made a beautiful caramel frosted vanilla cake from scratch and decorated it with M+M's and included a ton of sliced fruit to keep us cool as well.

Everyone enjoyed the Cadbury Ice Cream Bars but I have to say the the Chocolate Covered Vanilla Bars were the most popular of all!  There are a bunch of flavors to please any taste including the yummy Cadbury™ Double Chocolate Ice Cream Bars and  Cadbury™ Chocolate Almond Ice Cream Bars.  Each box has 8 bars so there is plenty for everyone.

It was something different and fun. I thought it was cute that several of the children that were at the party immediately recognized the Blue Bunny Cadbury™ Ice Cream Bars from tv commercials that they had seen.  That got them even more excited because they were telling us all about the tv commercial!

All in all we had a fun day.  I can't wait to pick up more Cadbury™ Ice Cream Bars to have on hand for the next hot weekend. There is nothing like a cold, creamy ice cream bar to cool you down on a warm summer day.
I received materials and ice cream as a complimentary service through MomSelect.  All the opinions and ideas were my own.