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Resolve to Be More Natural with Coffee-mate Natural Bliss

Coffee Mate Natural Bliss Resolve to Be More Natural with Coffee mate Natural Bliss

Lots of people make the new years resolution to be healthier. However, it can be hard to be healthier and change our habits. Thankfully, I have discovered a healthier coffee creamer to kick off the new year in style. It’s the Coffee-mate Natural Bliss. In a survey for Coffee-mate, it was discovered that 93% of Americans who made a health-related new year’s resolution are making an effort to purchase products with healthy, natural ingredients. So, it’s safe to assume that many people could certainly use this product right now.

Coffee-mate Natural Bliss makes it easier for me to enjoy my cup of coffee without drinking bad things. It contains simple ingredients, which makes it more natural. I was happy to see that there’s nothing I can’t pronounce. The ingredients include: nonfat milk, heavy cream, sugar, and all-natural flavor. Natural Bliss also comes in four different varieties: Caramel, Sweet Cream, Vanilla, and Low-Fat Vanilla. I was able to find just three of those at my local stores (we looked at multiple stores because my mom loves caramel, however we couldn’t find any). I like the low-fat vanilla because it contains less fat and helps me to watch my fat intake while enjoying creamer.

low fat vanilla coffee creamer Resolve to Be More Natural with Coffee mate Natural Bliss

As you can see in my picture of coffee above, the creamer looks just like regular creamer in my coffee. I would even venture so far as to say that this stuff tasted better than most creamers because it was natural. I think the ingredients allowed the natural flavors to shine versus competing with them. Plus, the real milk and cream made for a great consistency in my coffee. I’ve had a delicious cup of coffee every time I’ve used this creamer and I’m sure I’ll continue to use it because of that.

So, what do you think of Coffee-mate Natural Bliss? Will you be trying it out this year to kick-start your resolution or morning?

Disclosure: I received free product coupons for creamer. No compensation was received. The opinions expressed are my own.

Lindsay January 5, 2013 Reviews 6 Comments

Tassimo T20 Brewer Giveaway

I’m very excited to kick off the New Year New Semester event with a great product. You may remember that a year ago I posted a Tassimo Brewer Review and I loved mine. Then, this summer I got to do a Tassimo Iced Coffee review. I’ve also had my brewer in almost every picture from my kitchen since I keep it on the counter. So, you know that I absolutely love my Tassimo brewer!

I recently got to try a different Tassimo machine – the Tassimo Bosch T20 Brewing System! This one gives you the same great coffees, teas, hot cocoa and more, however it’s smaller than my other one. It’s the perfect size for a dorm room or small kitchen. I’m taking this one back with me for the spring semester so I can enjoy Tassimo at home and at college. I took a few pictures to show you the difference in sizes of the brewers.

TassimoCoffeeMachine Tassimo T20 Brewer Giveaway

The one on the left is the T20. Isn’t it cute? I really like it. It’s the perfect system if you made a new year’s resolution to be on time to places or to get up earlier or something like that.

WIN! THIS GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED!

One Laughing Lindsay reader will win a Tassimo T20 Home Brewing System.

To enter: Tell me why you would like to try this awesome brewer.

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Giveaway ends on January 16th at 11:59 pm EST.

The winner will be chosen via random number generator the next day and notified by email. If I don’t hear back from the winner within 48 hours of sending the winning email, I’ll pick another.
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Disclosure: I received a Tassimo T20 for free for review purposes. No compensation was received. The opinions expressed are my own.

Lindsay January 2, 2011 Giveaways, Reviews , , , 606 Comments

Tassimo Iced Coffee

As you very well know, I love my Tassimo coffee brewer.  I’ve done a review on it and I used it when I did my Brugo Mug review.  Recently I received a little surprise in the mail, just in time for summer!  I was sent the new Iced Coffee for Tassimo Beverage System from Gevalia!  I got both the Black Iced Coffee and the delicious Sweet and Creamy Iced Coffee.  So, I was excited to make me some iced coffee one hot day.  You make it similar to the way you make regular coffee in the Tassimo Brewer.  You simply add ice to the cup you are putting the coffee in before brewing the coffee.  Oh, and make sure you don’t put it in a glass cup so that it doesn’t break.  Then, you make it like you would normally make coffee with the system. 

Doesn’t that look great?  I really liked the Sweet and Creamy because I didn’t have to add any sugar to it.  I did add some flavored creamer to the iced coffee just to give it a little extra kick.  However, it is just fine without it.  Here is a close-up of the iced coffee.

See, it even looks creamy and smooth.  I really liked this iced coffee because it’s cheaper than going out and buying it pre-made at coffee places.   I also liked it because I got to make it from the comfort of my own home without having to get out of my pajamas!  Haha!  Now, I can enjoy my Tassimo Brewer all year long! 

Just so you know, the Black Iced Coffee sells for $8.99 and makes 16 beverages while the Sweet & Creamy goes for $9.99 and makes 8 drinks.  These are definitely worth the money!  I really enjoy these drinks and I have to keep myself from enjoying them too often.

Disclosure:  I received a package of Black Iced Coffee and a package of Sweet & Creamy Iced Coffee for free for review purposes.  No compensation was received.  The opinions expressed are my own. 

Lindsay July 23, 2010 Reviews , No Comments

Starbucks Coffee Beverage Giveaway

Starbucks Coffee Beverage Giveaway

I’m sure that by now everyone knows about Starbucks Coffee.  They serve some of the best coffee and other flavored beverages.  They even have teas!  My favorite Starbucks drink is the Java Chip Frappuccino!  I like it because it’s chocolate-y with chocolate chips and it’s a Frappuccino!  Frappuccinos are my favorite way to get a drink at Starbucks.  I’m usually too impatient to wait for a drink to cool and since it’s summer right now, Frappuccions are really the way to go.  Not to mention, they have a variety of flavors/combinations! 

Starbucks is also known for reducing its impact on the environment.  To help with this cause, Starbucks has introduced new reusable insulated tumblers that consumers can buy, get their favorite cold Starbucks beverage in, take home, clean, and reuse the next time they go to Starbucks!  These tumblers actually look a lot like Starbucks’s usual cold beverage cups and straws!  They have also offered specials for customers who bring in one of the tumblers from time to time. 

Thanks to Starbucks, I received 2 free drink cards and a tumbler!  I am very impressed with the tumbler.  It’s double-walled insulated so that it keeps the beverage cold and your hands dry!  This tumbler also came with a green plastic straw which is pretty nice.  The lid also screws onto the cup, giving it a tight seal and ensures that you won’t spill your yummy drink!  I really like this tumbler and am tempted to use it to try a new cold drink.  However, I’m only keeping one of the free drink cards and giving away one free drink card and the lovely tumbler!  That’s right, you could be the lucky owner of this:

 

That’s me holding the reusable tumbler and the gift card is inside it!  I will mail this off to one very special Laughing Lindsay reader! 

WIN! THIS GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED!

Starbucks is allowing me to give one very lucky winner a reusable tumbler and free drink gift card! 

To enter: Go to Starbucks and tell me what your favorite Starbucks Frappuccino is or which one you would most like to try.

(Make sure your email address is in the comment or is easily accessible via your blog profile or blog itself. I need to be able to contact you!)
This entry is mandatory, if you do not do #1, you cannot do the "extra" entries. Comments like "enter me" will not be eligible!

Extra Entries
For each extra entry please post an additional comment!

1. Follow Laughing Lindsay on Twitter (let me know your handle in a comment).

2. Tell others about this giveaway (Tweet, Digg, Stumble, email, forum, meme, blog it). You get one extra entry for each thing done.

3. Follow my blog and tell me (or tell me if you already are).

4. Subscribe to my blog’s feed and tell me (or tell me if you already do).

5. Add my blog button to your blog (leave blog link).

6. Comment on a non-giveaway post. (Come back and tell me which one.)

Giveaway ends on July 21st at 11:59 pm EST.

The winner will be chosen via random number generator the next day and notified by email. If I don’t hear back from the winner within 48 hours of sending the winning email, I’ll pick another.

GOOD LUCK!
*Open to US residents only

Disclaimer: I received a free drink card for posting this. No compensation was received. The opinions expressed are my own.

Lindsay July 7, 2010 Giveaways , , No Comments

Need A Cool Mug?

Need A Cool Mug?Don’t you hate when you pour yourself a nice, hot cup of coffee and then burn your tongue while trying to drink it?  Gosh, I can’t count how many times this has happened to me.  I guess I’m too impatient to wait for the coffee to cool.  I just don’t have time to sit and wait on it.  If I wait I will forget about it and then it gets too cool.  Well, my problems are solved with the Brugo Mug! 

Yes, this handy mug is good for more than just holding your favorite coffee!    It has the ability to cool your hot beverage with 3 setting on its lid!  All you have to do is tip the mug forward to allow the beverage to enter the cup’s special chamber (while on “Tip & Cool” setting) and then sip it!  Here are some images to show you what I mean!

justTip Need A Cool Mug?

andSip Need A Cool Mug?

So, the mug cools your hot beverage to a more tolerable level for sipping!  I tried mine with some hot chocolate I made with my Tassimo brewer!  I was pleased with the mug’s ability to cool my hot beverage right after it was made.  I would have liked it to be just a touch cooler, but I was surprised by how quickly it made my hot chocolate sip-able!  I also liked how you can control how much comes out of the cup!  Using the “Tip & Cool” setting on the mug’s top, the beverage has to enter the chamber before you drink it.  This means that you the longer you swirl the mug, the more beverage enters it!  So, if you want to drink more, just tip it longer! 

Now, you may be worrying about the mug making your drink cold.  Well, I can say the mug passes that test, too.  2 hours after I first poured my hot chocolate, my drink was still sort of warm!  It wasn’t hot mind you, but it definitely wasn’t as cold as it would have been if I’d left it in a regular mug!  I was able to change the setting on my mug to “Sip” at this point and just drink it! 

I also liked that the mug has a third setting, “Locked” that doesn’t allow your liquid to come pouring out of it!  This is a really nice mug that any college student, coffee/hot chocolate drinker would be proud to own!  Not to mention, the mugs come in a wide array of colors – there’s something for everyone!  I can’t wait to use mine this semester when I have my 8 am Teaching of Math class!  Haha! 

WIN! THIS GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED!

Brugo Mug is giving one reader a mug of their own! 

To enter:  Go to Brugo Mug and then tell me which mug and color you like best!

(Make sure your email address is in the comment or is easily accessible via your blog profile or blog itself. I need to be able to contact you!)
This entry is mandatory, if you do not do #1, you cannot do the “extra” entries. Comments like “enter me” will not be eligible!

Extra Entries
For each extra entry please post an additional comment!

1. Follow Laughing Lindsay on Twitter (let me know your handle in a comment).

2. Tell others about this giveaway (Tweet, Digg, Stumble, email, forum, meme, blog it). You get one extra entry for each thing done.

3. Follow my blog and tell me (or tell me if you already are).

4. Subscribe to my blog’s feed and tell me (or tell me if you already do).

5. Add my blog button to your blog (leave blog link).

6. Comment on a non-giveaway post. (Come back and tell me which one.)

Giveaway ends on July 12 at 11:59 pm EST.

The winner will be chosen via random number generator the next day and notified by email. If I don’t hear back from the winner within 48 hours of sending the winning email, I’ll pick another.
GOOD LUCK!
*Open to US residents only

Disclaimer: I received a mug for free for this review. No compensation was received. The opinions expressed are my own.

Lindsay June 28, 2010 Giveaways, Reviews No Comments

Tassimo Review

Tassimo is Kraft Foods’ proprietary home brewing system that lets consumers make delicious coffee, tea, hot chocolate, cappuccino, espresso and lattes – one cup at a time. The Tassimo brewer, developed and designed by Kraft Foods and manufactured by Bosch, contains a microprocessor that reads the bar code printed on each T Disc label to automatically calculate the correct water amount, temperature and brewing time for every beverage. This means the getting a great cup of coffee or other great hot beverage is really easy! Just slip in a T Disc, press the button, and it’s ready in 60 seconds!

I received a free Tassimo brewer and coffee to try! I was amazed with the ease of brewing and the taste of it! It’s hard to believe that I can get a great cup of hot chocolate in just 60 seconds! I also enjoyed the great selection of T Discs! The expanding selection of beverage brand options include: Twinings, Maxwell House, Seattle’s Best Coffee, Gevalia Kaffe and Milka. Additionally, Tassimo and Starbucks just launched two new single-serve coffeehouse-style beverages: Starbucks Latte Primo and Starbucks Cappuccino Primo for Tassimo. I really liked that to make a drink it takes two T Discs. For the Starbucks Cappuccino Primo you first use a Cappuccino Primo Milk Creamer T Disc and then an Espresso Roast T Disc. This makes for a great tasting drink. To make Milka Hot Chocolate you use a Creamer from Milk and a Milka T Disc.

Another wonderful thing about the Tassimo brewing system is the water filtration system. It allows the water to be filtered before being used for the beverage. I think this gives the beverage a good taste. I also like that the system comes with a removable cup stand that is height adjustable! This made for an easy clean-up afterwards.

For more information visit TassimoDirect.com.

Disclaimer: I received the Tassimo brewer and coffee for free for this review.

Lindsay January 4, 2010 Reviews , , , No Comments