Thursday, May 9, 2013

Happenings & Friendship Dairies Giveaway

Phew! Thursday is my work “Friday” and boy am I ready for the weekend! How about you? What’s been going on this week? The usual work, teaching at the gym, & spending lots of time with the peanut, who gave Maria’s pasta bake a thumbs up:

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My strawberries are finally turning red in my garden!

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I wore my new Ellie top that I won in a giveaway on Heather’s blog:

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and I got an amazing facial for Mother’s day! We purchased a groupon for the Face Therapist on Isle of Palms. IMG_3950

I hadn’t had a facial in…gosh, I don’t even know how long..years and years, and I was SO excited. Pam is just amazing! Outside of the usual facial goodness, she applied a light peel to my skin, gave me a fabulous arm/hand massage, and used healing touch therapy. I cannot rave enough- if you live in the area, go see Pam! After (no makeup, no nada):

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And now, for a giveaway!! Friendship Dairies has some exciting events going on!! They are sponsoring an upcoming food truck tour with celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito that will be passing through the New York Metro area this month. According to Friendship Dairies:

“The mobile mixer truck will be serving free 5-ounce Friendship Fit to Go™ 1% Low Fat, 1% Low Fat Pineapple, and 4% Regular cottage cheese samples.  Taking a more innovative approach to traditional toppings, Friendship is offering mix-in options including Instant Wasabi and Granola Glee.  Chef Rocco DiSpirito brings two new recipes to the brand, including Apple Pie Smoothie and Smooth and Creamy Cottage Cheese with Crunchy Walnut & Blueberries.  These four creations together highlight how easy it is to turn a wholesome snack into a delightful treat.  It’s a new way of thinking about cottage cheese.”

The dates are as follows:

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To help promote these exciting events, Friendship is offering one Itzy’s Kitchen reader a really fun gift including:

-Branded Friendship cloth grocery bag ($15 value)

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- $15 iTunes gift card (to create a mix for your workouts)

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- Brita Filtered water bottle ($10 value)

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- Rocco DiSpirito’s new cookbook: “Now Eat This! Italian: Favorite Dishes from the Real Mamas of Italy--All Under 350 Calories” ($26.99 retail)

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- 2 Coupons for FREE Friendship Dairies products ($8 value)*

I want to enter ;). You do NOT need to have a blog to enter. This giveaway is open to US residents only. To enter, leave a comment on this post by Saturday, May 11 at noon telling me your favorite way to eat cottage cheese, sour cream, or your favorite recipe that uses buttermilk. You can leave 3 separate comments (one for each ingredient)! The winner will be randomly selected and notified via email.     

What are you up to this weekend? Any Mother’s day plans? I’m going to a graduation party on Saturday and am hoping to go to step. I also plan to go on a few walks with Josh, Kaylin & Frank, go to a fun Mother’s day lunch with my Mom, and dinner with Josh & Kay!

*Disclaimer: The company will be providing this prize to the winner for free

29 comments:

laura said...

I like cottage cheese with salsa

Beth Velatini said...

Love Baby K's thumbs up! I am loving buttermilk, I've bought it three weeks in a row and use it in place of milk. My latest light pumpkin buttermilk pancakes are delicious and only 117 calories each - and 2 are plenty!

http://mybizzykitchen.com/2013/04/17/flapjacks-and-balls/

Juliene White said...

sounds like a fun weekend you have planned. im hoping to nap for mothers day and that would be enough for this pregnant lady! as for the giveaway i love making buttermilk biscuits for my hubby, he wants to be a southerner some day and sit on the porch drinking sweet tea and eating biscuits. sounds like a plan for me!

rachel said...

I love making scones with buttermilk.

rachel said...

Sour cream in cake!! Or enchiladas :)

Brittany Dahn said...

I love cottage cheese by itself, with a sprinkle of salt and pepper!

Brittany Dahn said...

Sour cream is great on top of baked potatoes or inside burritos (although I usually opt to leave it off)

Brittany Dahn said...

BUTTERMILK PANCAKES ALL THE WAY!!!!! :)

Katie said...

I love cottage cheese with cantaloupe! Such a great summer snack!

Danielle said...

I don't like cottage cheese by itself but in Pioneer Woman's lasagna it is amazing.
I'm so looking forward to my first Mother's Day!

Rachel Simms said...

I love cottage cheese in protein pancakes :)

Kerr said...

A big plate of sliced tomatoes with cottage cheese. Yum!

delia said...

I like cottage cheese straight up.

Caroline @ Broccoli Hut said...

Oh my gosh--BEST giveaway ever! I buy two pounds of Friendship cottage cheese per week, so I am really excited to see this post :)
My favorite way to eat cottage cheese these days is in a savory way--I mix in dill and chopped up roasted red pepper, then scoop it up with sliced cucumber.

Jo Anna Leuck said...

I eat cottage cheese with almonds, chia seeds and blueberries!

Joy said...

With cottage cheese I'm a purist! I like it plain with a spoon!

Joy said...

For sour cream this is my family's chip dip recipe - sour cream, French dressing, oregano, salt and pepper

Joy said...

And for buttermilk that's how I make Popsicles... I use buttermilk bananas (or blueberries) and stevia amazing!

Taylor said...

A facial Sounds wonderful! I've never had one. Lol. This weekend? Dinner with friends, running, farmers market, dinner for moms day with the fam.

Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl said...

My favorite way to eat cottage cheese is on top of salads. I like to use it in place of the dressing :).

Heather said...

This might sound so plain, but I like cottage cheese by itself. I don't like it with jam, or on salads, or with veggies. Just plain please!

Debbie (Accidently Delish) said...

i have heard SOOOO many good things about this company and have been dying to try them! i love love love cottage cheese and theirs has really low sodium. this would be amazing!!

Annette Perkins said...

I want a facial toooooo!! hehe :) That sounds awesome.


Cottage cheese is delicious with casein protein powder!

Jenn (eating bender) said...

You look gorgeous! I've never had a facial before. Love that your strawberries are turning red. Yum! I've been a fan of Friendship whipped cottage cheese forever, but unfortunately haven't found any in AZ yet! This might sound weird, but I love it with nut butter.


Hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend! We're headed to see my grandma for a girls' weekend.

Blessie Elizabeth said...

I love to use cottage cheese with ground spinach and make a curry out of it!

Blessie Elizabeth said...

I love to pair sour cream with caviar and have them together! I can't eat caviar alone!

Blessie Elizabeth said...

I should say buttermilk scones are the best in the world!

itzyskitchen said...

Rachel! You won! Please send me an email with your mailing address and I will get your prize sent to you

Nutmeg Nanny said...

You look wonderful :) looks like you had a great mothers day!