RISE Kombucha 10 Day Challenge + Giveaway!

RISE provided me with the products for this review/giveaway, though all opinions are 100% my own.

I first heard of kombucha from my good friend Shalan who makes her own brew.  Her kombucha is absolutely delicious, and she's always happy to share her recent batch or even a scoby or two so I can try making it at home.  I'm the kind of person who forgets things easily, and needless to say my homemade kombucha was an unfortunate victim.  Kombucha is a living culture, and you have to feed it sugar to maintain it a little bit.  Coupled with the fact that you actually have to put it in a dark corner somewhere while it ferments, I am prone to completely forgetting about it until it's too late.  This is why RISE first appealed to me, because it's already brewed and bottled and 100% safe for me to drink without having to worry if I fed the darn thing. 

Death by Chocolate

My town has this wonderful event each year called "Death by Chocolate".  The idea is, for the price of a ticket you get all the chocolate goodies you can possibly eat. All proceeds go towards the Break-a-Leg Theatre (our community theatre) which is working on re-building our ACT Centre (Arts, Cinema, Theatre and Film).  Not only do you get to eat a ton of delicious goodies, you also get to support a great cause by doing so!

This year the event was held on February 15th (last weekend).  I donated these chocolate avocado mousse cups using my recipe for chocolate avocado pudding.  The were a huge hit, and everyone had a hard time believing they were made with avocados let alone that they were dairy, gluten, and nut free!

Chicken Pot Pie (in Mason Jars!)

Here is my February recipe for The Hinton Voice (my local newspaper).  They feature an original recipe of mine in their first issue each month. 

Tea Sparrow (Monthly Subscription Box) Review + Giveaway!

Tea Sparrow is a monthly subscription box committed to delivering delicious, organic teas to your doorstep every month.  They hold bi-annual tea parties and pick only the best teas to send to their subscribers. They sent me January's box to try, and offered to send February's box to one lucky reader (directions on how to enter at the end of this post).  If you're a first time subscriber, they've included a 60% off coupon you can use (also at the bottom of this post).