For more information, you can read a Dispatch article on it here.

Want to go?

Lucky for you that OHC is giving away tickets to the show! Good for whatever day you wish to go! I’ve got plenty of tickets to go around so I’ll be picking a few winners via random number generator.

Here’s all the rules and info:

What: FREE tickets to the Home and Garden Show

When: Feb. 26th – March 6th (Closed Feb. 28th)

Where: Ohio Expo Center

RULES:

• All you have to do is comment on this post explaining why you’d like to go to the show. I’ll pick a winner on Saturday morning and announce the winners then as well.
• Contest closes at 9am Saturday, Feb. 26th.
• You need to provide me with a valid email address so I can contact you.
• You will have 24 hours to respond to the email, if you do not, I will pick another winner.
• Contest open to Ohio residents only.

How fun, right?! Maybe I’ll see you at the show!

WINNERS ANNOUNCED:

And the winners are ALL OF YOU!

That’s right friends! I had 8 tickets to give away and you all get one! Hooray!  Have fun at the show! I’ll be in touch. :)

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Comment #4: Jess

Comment #7: Kirstie

Comment #18: Barrett

Congratulations Winners!  I will need your mailing info to pass along to Columbus Marathon so they can mail out your new armbands!  Hooray!

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Stoneyfield’s Oikos Na-Moo-Ste Giveaway:

Enter for your chance to win a weekend yoga retreat at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health.  Here’s the dets!

The Prize:

• Transportation to Kripalu Center, a premier yoga retreat located in Lenox, MA.
• Accommodations at Kripalu in a Standard Plus Room with delicious all-natural meals.Daily experiential workshops and guided outdoor activities.
• Daily yoga and YogaDance™ classes.
• Evening events.
• Use of Kripalu amenities: sauna, whirlpool, fitness room, lake front beach, and hiking trails.

How to Enter:

Three different ways to enter:

• Share an original story about why you need to say “Ohm”.
• Post a photo of you doing yoga in a toga (Oikos is Greek yogurt after all!).
• Share a recipe you created using Oikos yogurt as an ingredient.

All entries must include the following link to the Oikos Facebook fan page in the post.
Randomly selected entries will be posted on the Oikos Facebook wall throughout the contest.

Once your post is up on your blog, email the link to oikos@360publicrelations.com and you will be entered to win! One winner from all eligible entries will be selected at random. You can find the complete list of rules and restrictions here!

Become POM’s 2010 Featured Favorite Blogger!

Along with becoming the 2010 Featured Favorite Blogger, you have a chance to win $4,000.00!

How to enter:

• Submit an original recipe using POM Wonderful Product
• Contest runs from October 15th – November 30th, 2009

For more information and full details, check out the official contest page!

There you have it guys, some pretty exciting contests from some very awesome companies!  Check them out and if you enter, do tell!

*Note: OHC is not endorsed, sponsored, or paid by either of these companies. I was told about these contests and I asked each company if I would be able to share the information with my readers.

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For your very own

Congrats to RisibleGirl!!  She’s the winner of the Stoneyfield coupon set!  Hooray!!

RisibleGirl please email me your address so I can pass it along to Kristina at Stoneyfield who will send out your coupons right away!

Thanks everyone for commenting!  It’s like a party at OHC this year, there will be plenty more contests to enter!

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Stoneyfield Greek Yogurt

Hi gang!  Kristina at Stoneyfield contacted me about their Greek style yogurt called Oikos.  She offered to send me some coupons to give the yogurt a try and review for you all.  Of course I agreed!  I love yogurt and free yogurt is always welcome in this house.

I will say right off the bat that I love Stoneyfield yogurt.  And if we have yogurt in this house that is not Greek style, then it’s Stoneyfield Farms yogurt.  Their yogurt is organic and comes in many varieties and flavors.  Our fave being Whole Milk French Vanilla with cream on top.  Oh yeah that yogurt is some very creamy goodness.  The vanilla being just enough for flavor and sweetness but not overpowering.  Rocky gets the Whole Milk plain yogurt.  We really do love the stuff!  It can be tricky to find in my area though and I’m not sure why.  I also have a lot of trouble finding the Oikos Greek yogurt but I think its popularity is starting to increase.

Since Kristina sent me a very generous coupon package that included coupons for FREE Oikos.  I actually had a run-in when purchasing the yogurt. :p  The cashier at Whole Foods didn’t seem to believe that I would have coupons for free products.  She looked over my coupons for about 5 minutes (no really, she did) before entering them into the register.  And then since some of the yogurts said, “Extra 10% Free”, that made them a different weight not matching what was approved on the coupon.  She called a manager over to see if she could still sell us the yogurt.  I guess she missed the concept of what an “Extra 10% Free” actually meant.  The manager of course, said it was fine.  Jeesh! I’ve never been scrutinized before over a coupon!

Testing it out

I bought three varieties, Plain, Blueberry, and Vanilla.  All of them were 0% fat and I actually prefer my yogurt to have some fat in it so I was a little skeptical.  I was surprised by the creaminess of the yogurt. It wasn’t quite as thick as I would have liked but it was much thicker than I was expecting for a nonfat Greek style yogurt.

The blueberry I had straight and thought it was really good.  It wasn’t overpoweringly sweet like some fruit yogurts can be (Chobani for example, that yogurt is way too sweet for me and I can’t eat it).  This still had the tartness of Greek yogurt and the fruit was on the bottom providing a nice mix-in and texture.

The Vanilla flavor I used in a fruit salad.  It provided a nice balance to the fresh fruit along with adding an additional flavor in the background.  The vanilla had the least thickness and having it with fruit worked out for me.  I don’t think it’s something I could eat plain or with granola.

The plain flavor I had mixed with granola.  It was perfectly tart and could be used as a sub for sour cream or made into a savory dip.  It was the thickest of the bunch and went very well with the granola mix-in.

Fage is still my favorite because it’s extremely thick, almost like a cream cheese, and I love that.  However, I would definitely reach for the Oikos for a backup yogurt.  And if I’m making a fruit salad then I’m going to use the Vanilla Oikos for that only because it does such a nice job mixing and pairing with the fruit.  If you like yogurt and are thinking about trying out some Greek style yogurt, Oikos flavored yogurts would be a great intro into the world of Greek Yogurt!

Would you like to try some?

Try it!

Because Kristina would love to send you some coupons as well!  I should have spread the coupons out for the picture, but I promise it’s a lot of coupons!  There are 6 coupons for FREE Oikos and then a whole booklet full of coupons for a variety of Stoneyfield products including frozen yogurt!  Which is good stuff!

Just leave a comment saying you’d like to try some and I’ll pick a winner on Friday by random number generator.  Now I realize there are some pretty sweet Stoneyfield contests going on right now, but Free is Free guys!  So if you want to try some just comment away!

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Get your own

Hi guys!!  The WINNER for a coupon for a FREE Kettle Brand product goes to:

Number 22, Heather of Hangrypants fame!  Congrats Heather!!!

But wait, there’s more!

I also picked a BONUS WINNER because I’m nice like that.  A second coupon goes out to:

Number 4, Ashley of Healthy Ashley!!!  Hooray Ashley!!!

Ladies, email me your mailing address and I will ship these coupons right out to you!

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Try some for Free

The Kettle Chip GIVEAWAY contest is now closed!  Stayed tuned for a winner later today.  Hooray chips!

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Ooooo package!

Hello my pretties!  If you read my Daily Eats section, you probably remember that I got a secret package in the mail not long ago.  And then you’ve probably noticed me stuffing my face with chips more often.  You get the gold star if you connected the two. ;)

My BFF, Janet, over at Kettle Brand emailed me to let me know that they were sending me a package of chips as a “Thank you” for reviewing them on my blog.  How’s that for customer service?! Kettle rocks the house when it comes to interacting with their customers.  Seriously, other companies could learn a thing or two from them.  They also gave me a shoutout on their monthly newsletter, Chip Chat.  Did you know they had one?  Yup, full of Kettle Chip goodness.  You can sign up to receive it via their website.  And how clever is the name, Chip Chat?!  I fall more in love with Kettle every day.

I eagerly awaited my package curious to what it would hold.  Because it was shipped with FedEx, I was able to receive my package on a Saturday!  It came at the perfect time and I was totally blown away at the size of the box.  Holy cow!  Let’s open it and see what’s in there.

Ta-da

Whoa!  That’s a lot of chips, yo.  Since it was Saturday, I knew that Janet probably wasn’t in her office, so I made a mental note to email her first thing Monday morning and thank her for the wonderful gift.  I won’t force you to count but that’s 15 bags of chips.

Hell yes!  We love us some Kettle Brand up in here!  There’s a variety of all kinds, regular chips, baked, and krinkle cut.  Sweet!

Kettle Brand Jalapeno Chips

This is the first bag that caught our eye.  We’ve tried some other “jalapeno” flavored chips in the past with each experience falling flat and not even being close to what we were expecting.  I was curious to taste Kettle’s take on the jalapeno chip.

I have to say that we were amazed with these chips.  They were everything we hoped they would be.

Jalapeno Chips upclose

They are cooked perfectly so that there is a nice crunch and a very lovely texture.  However, the flavor is just beyond anything we’ve ever experienced!  They are so flavorful with a spicy kick that hits you at the end.  You can see little flecks of green jalapeno all over the chips.

It almost reminds me of a sour cream and onion chip with a spicy twist.  There is  definite onion and garlic notes but the jalapeno stands out.  The spiciness builds up after eating a few chips and that’s when you start reaching for a little drink.

And yes, we have found that beer goes very well with these chips.  They are great as part of a meal, like a side to a sandwich or some soup.  But both of us prefer to munch on these babies all by themselves while we’re watching a movie or a Pens game.

What’s that, you say?  You haven’t seen these in stores yet?

Oh yes, I know.  OHC HQ is getting a sneak peek at Kettle’s newest chip flavor.

Oh snap!

I realize how jealous you are right now.

That’s right, according to my inside sources (that’d be Janet) this newest flavor should be shipping out to stores very soon.  The smaller snack bags have already started shipping out.  The larger bags will arrive just in time for summer grilling season and what perfect timing!

Want to try them out?  Well lucky for you I still have some Kettle Brand coupons to pass out which get you a FREE Kettle Brand product. Oh yeah!

Rules for the Giveaway:

Just leave me a comment on this post.  Tossing in your favorite Kettle Brand flavor would make for a lovely discussion. ;)

Contest ENDS Friday, April 17th, at 12pm EST (that’s noon).  I’ll post the winners later that day.

You must be willing to provide me your mailing address so I can send you a coupon.

You must be willing to check back here to see if you’ve won.

Once the winner is announced, the winner will have 48hours (starting when the winner is announced) to email me their mailing address.  If I don’t hear from you within 48hours a new winner will be chosen.

I use random number to generate a winner.

Now, who wants some awesome Jalapeno Kettle Brand chips?!

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Hoooray!

And we have a winner!  Random Number generator has chosen:

Wendy W!!! 

Wendy, please send me your address so that I can pass that along to Abi and she will get your spa package out in the mail to you!

Thanks for playing everyone!

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Quaker Spa Package

Hey guys!  The Quaker Spa Package Giveaway is now closed!  Stay tuned because later today I will announce the winner!  I will take the total number of comments, add in extra for those that get double and pick a number via random number generator.

Hooray!!

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