Ragú® Sauce Master #NewTraDish Sample & Share with Crowdtap

I married an Italian man. For the last 15 years my life has been about Italian food. I've mastered the pastas and the sauces, the meats and the sides. Although delicious, A lot of our family favorites are time-consuming and expensive to make. Another issue with repeat menu items is burnout. My family just get sick of the same old meals dinner after dinner. That's why I was so excited to be selected as a member of the Ragu sauce masters to receive a free jar of Ragu traditional sauce to create a new dish for my family to love. A #NewTraDish if you will!

After selecting a jar of traditional Ragu sauce, I decided to make no-boil beefy baked ziti. I had all the ingredients on hand as they are staples in my "Italian" kitchen. One of my favorite aspects of this meal was not having to boil the ziti pasta ahead of time. That saves about 20 minutes on the preparation.

My family loves a simple Pasta dish and this fit the bill. Once I browned the meat and folded in the Ragu sauce and cheese all I needed to do was add the raw ziti and dump it all into a casserole dish. I covered the dish with foil and baked. Voila! Dinner was ready in under an hour. I served it with garlic bread and salad. The flavors were robust, natural and authentic! Everyone licked their dishes clean. Thank you Crowdtap and Ragu for bringing a new tradition to our household.

Colgate Optic White Toothbrush & Whitening Pen

Whiter teeth, anyone?  I love it when my teeth shine and that's why I was jazzed to try Colgate's Optic White Toothbrush and Whitening Pen!  I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes. 

Whitening my teeth has only gotten easier over the years: trays, gels, strips and now....pens! Colgate makes it even easier by storing the whitening pen in the Optic White Toothbrush!

Brush. Whiten. Go. Brush with Colgates Optic White Toothbrush and paste. The paste is minty and the well-designed brush clean thoroughly. Then apply the whitening gel directly to clean teeth with the pen. No waiting, no rinsing. When your done, store the pen right inside your toothbrush.  Know where it is, remember to use it! Within two days I could see it working. Within a week, my teeth were significantly whiter! Can you tell??? It'sColgate Optic White: Paste, Toothbrush and Whitening Pen. Amazing! Thanks -Influenster!

Kroger Skillet Meals and Sides BzzAgent Campaign! Yum!

Kroger skillet meals are quick and easy ways to serve healthy, flavorful family meals. They come in a variety of flavors. As a buzz agent I received a free skillet meal and sides. I chose the chicken Florentine skillet meal. It was delicious. The chicken was white breast meat and was clean and flavorful. The pasta was perfect and the sauce was creamy and authentic. From freezer to stove to plate. It was ready in under 15 minutes.

Kroger Garlic Bread and Fresh Selection Salad Kit are Amazing. I received them for free from BzzAgent.com. The Kroger garlic bread was salty and flavorful. It baked to a crisp and crusty golden brown. The fresh selection salad kit was bacon ranch and all I can say is wow. The dressing was flavorful and the lettuce was crisp. The croutons and bacon bits were fresh too. We couldn't get enough of either of the sides and quickly restocked both on our next trip to the store. Highly recommend.

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Sugar-free Brunch: Thanks to Truvia and Crowdtap.

This month I have the opportunity to try trivia as a member of Crowdtap. I was selected to host a brunch for family and friends using trivia products and other sugar-free treats. It was amazing! My guests did not realize the brunch would be made with almost entirely Truvia in lieu of sugar.

Truvia is an all natural sweetener derived from the leaves of this Stevia plant. It is a great alternative to sugar! Truvia comes in tabletop form and in baking form. Did you know that? For my brunch I made pumpkin pancakes and cranberry and orange muffins using Truvia baking blends. It was so good. My guests loved the baked goods, the Smuckers sugar-free strawberry preserves and the Folgers gourmet selections vanilla biscotti coffee. They use Truvia to sweeten them of course!

Green Mountain Fair Trade Coffee Kelly Clarkson Three Continent Blend

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This month I received free k-cups of Kelly Clarkson Limited Edition Three Continent Green Mountain Fair Trade Coffee for free from BzzAgent.com. It was so good. Great flavor and rich body.  The beans come from South America, Asia and Africa. They blend perfectly. Plus, fair trade farmers get a fair price for their beans...better world for them. Great coffee for me. I highly recommend! 

TruMoo Chcolate Milk & Goosebumps! WIN, just in time for Halloween!

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Do you love TruMoo Chocolate Milk? What about Goosebumps?

Learn how you can enter to win a Goosebumps Haunted Hollywood Vacation and instantly get a $2-off coupon for any Goosebumps DVD with your next TruMoo^® purchase!
 
I have always had a hard time getting my kids to drink milk. it never dawned on me to add chocolate flavoring. I thought that would be turning a good thing (milk) into a bad thing (dessert). So when BzzAgent offered to let me try a gallon of TruMoo Chocolate Milk for free I was skeptical. Healthy Chocolate Milk? But there it is full of essential and added nutrients. And, it tastes delicious. Even my husband drank it. We are on our third gallon! The kids love the flavor. I love that it is great for them. Now, go enter to WIN!!!