Jump into Fall Baking with Lucy Leid’s New Cookbook and an Amish Baking Basket Giveaway

Disclosure: I received this book complimentary in exchange for an honest review.

I love to cook so I was so excited to receive this lovely cookbook featuring Amish baking. This cookbook offers so many favorite Amish family recipes that have been handed down over the years. The recipes are blended in with sweet stories from Amish and Mennonite cooks.I kind of got lost in some of the stories as I was reading through the book, they were so captivating. The recipe for the Pecan Rolls shared how delicious they taste following a winter ice-skating party for example. One Amish community sold their special hoagies to help one of the families with hospital bills. Then there were the Cocoa Cupcakes that a budding cook got "stir by hand" confused with their hand...literally. Don't forget the Whoopie Pies that one Amish woman took to the local market in her horse and buggy.

My daughter and I enjoyed reading and earmarking these yummy recipes. You can feel their comforting traditions and faith as you read the recipes and the accompanying stories. Especially now, as the cooler weather starts to move in it makes you want to gather the whole family together to enjoy some of these delicious meals. The recipes aren't complicated or fancy but they are simple, fresh and tasty and that is what everyone loves. Pick up a copy and see what plain people do with simple ingredients and how they magically turn them into heaven. 

    Incorporate Amish cooking traditions this fall in your kitchen with Lucy Leid's Gather Around the Amish Table. Straight from Amish kitchens to yours, this cookbook offers favorite family recipes and charming stories from Amish and Mennonite cooks. Gather your family around the table to sample the nourishing fare and trademark charm of the plain people. In the words of one cookbook contributor: “Bake someone happy!”

Get your fall baking underway with an Amish baking basket giveaway from Lucy and MennoMedia!

 

One grand prize winner will receive:

• A copy of Gather Around the Amish Table
• An Amish baking basket full of goodies

 

Enter today by clicking the icon below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on September 29th. The winner will be announced September 30th on the Litfuse blog.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe would be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.

Renuzit #TBT Girl’s Night In Sweepstakes @purex @renuzit

Disclosure: I am a member of the Purex Insiders. The Dial brand provided me with the opportunity to win prizes in exchange for sharing information regarding this sweepstakes. However, all the opinions expressed here are my own.

Renuzit has just launched a fun new sweepstakes. The ladies need some R+R too...we work so hard all year long between crazy jobs, shuttling the kids around after work and then coming up with healthy dinners that will taste great and come together in a flash. Let's not forget all that back to school shopping we had to squeeze in there somewhere. Ooops, almost forgot waking up at 5:00am to squeeze in those workouts. We really need some relaxation time and Renuzit knows it. That is why they hatched this super sweepstakes. One winner will win the ultimate #TBT Girls Night In package, including a FREE Renuzit Lavender and Vanilla cone, spa essentials and 1 year of Netflix. You can find out about all the wonderful Renuzit products and the different scents and formulations on their website.  

There are tons of great prizes though, take a peek! The following is are the Renuzit #TBT Girls Night In Sweepstakes amazing prizes:

September 3-9th: 1 winner will win the ultimate #TBT Girls Night In package, including a FREE Renuzit Lavender and Vanilla cone, spa essentials and 1 year of Netflix!

September 9-16th: 1 winner will win the ultimate #TBT Girls Night In package, including a FREE Renuzit Apple & Cinnamon cone, Sephora gift card and 1 year of Amazon Prime!

September 17-23rd: 1 winner will win the ultimate #TBT Girls Night In package, including a FREE Renuzit Pumpkin Pie cone, mani-pedi essentials and 1 year of HBO Now!

September 24-30th: 1 winner will win the ultimate #TBT Girls Night In package, including a FREE Renuzit Cotton Breeze cone, home essentials and 1 year of Hulu Plus!

How do you enter to win this ultimate #TBT Girls Night In package? Enter to win the Renuzit #TBT Girls Night In package right here. Good luck!

Disclosure of Material Connection:  I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe would be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.

Kérastase VoxBox #KerastaseTransforms luxury hair careline @influenster @influenstervox @KerastaseUSA @Influenster #KerastaseTransforms #Therapiste

Disclosure:  I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes. 

If you have ever tried Kerastase products you know they are luxury, salon quality hair care items. They recently launched a new line of products and I received two of them to try complimentary from Influenster. I was really excited about a few of the ingredients and surprised about only one. Overall, this is a great line of hair care products that you want to check out. 

It is different because you use the conditioner first. This protects your hair. The shampoo and conditioner feel and smell luxurious. I noticed a difference right after I finished washing and conditioning or in this case, conditioning and washing my hair! It is funny doing it backwards but it does work. My hair felt soft and conditioned when I stepped out of the shower. I styled my hair as usual and dried it and it came out gorgeous. My daughter used it too the night before picture day at school and she loved it. Her hair styled beautifully...I can't wait to see the photos. Totally frizz free which is a big change. 

One of the things that surprised me was the fact that Kerastase contains sulfates. This would not be a good product to use if you have had professional keratin treatments since they are incompatible. I would love to see the product teformulated in the future without sulfates. Otherwise it is a great option for soft, frizz free and smooth, healthy hair check out Kerastase and see what you think for yourself. 

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe would be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.

Instantly Ageless By Jeunesse temporarily smoothes skin for a beautiful look #instantlyageless

I received two small sample packs of Instantly Ageless that worked for about 3 days each. This works fast to diminish wrinkles temporarily in just under 2 minutes. It left my skin looking smoothes and more youthful and it really lasted most of the day.

The anti-wrinkle cream works to temporarily smooth skin within minutes. I only was able to try the small samples but I was pretty impressed. Instantly Ageless has revolutionary ingredients that has been transforming the looks of men and women of all ages.

It has several key benefits:  

• Visibly and temporarily diminishes the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles​

• Temporarily erases the appearance of those annoying dark circles and puffiness under the eyes

• Minimizes the appearance of pores to make your skin look better for hours
• Mattes skin for a flawless finish
• Helps to temporarily even skin texture
• Restores skin to optimum appearance
   

This is a lovely cream that temporarily but instantly improves the appearance of wrinkles and eye bags. You can visit our website http://www.instantagelesstoday.com for more info.
 
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe would be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.