I go to the store to grocery shop. Get my normal items including yogurt.
I have never been a huge fan of yogurt, but I would buy it because I knew it was good for me and it wasn’t all that bad.

Then it just sat and sat in the fridge, it wasn’t something I reached for or craved.
So every week I found myself throwing away yogurt…every week.

So this happened at Thanksgiving.

Yes, that is a cherry pie, in the drawer of my oven.

You see prior to being selected to try Mrs. Smith’s Signature Deep Dish pies, I told my Mom to bring cherry pie to dinner.

I didn’t have the heart to tell her not to make hers, so we had two cherry pies to eat. 

We were kind of excited, because it was going to be a bit of a taste test.

A battle of the pies of sorts.

My Mom had another idea……….

I went outside to check on the kids just to make sure they weren’t throwing mashed potatoes at eachother and my sister come outside and sat next to me.

Without even making eye contact she says, “You’ll never believe what just happened inside.”

Me: “Oh God, What? Did someone get in a fight?”

My sister giggles.

I immediatly said, “What did Mom do?

She said, “The Pie”

“WHAT PIE? Not the CHERRY?”, I grumble.

She busted out laughing.

I go inside to survey the damage.

3 people are on their hands and knees scooping up the Mrs. Smith’s Cherry Pie off the floor and from the inside of my smoking oven, all while hysterically laughing, trying not to pee themselves.

But you know what pie survived????

My Mom’s cherry pie.

Tell me she didn’t have ulterior motives. 

Here she is looking like she is ” In shock” about the tradgedy…. 

The pie cleaner-uppers managed to salvage a few scoops of the pie and plopped it next to the Mrs. Smith’s Deep Dish Apple Pie that remained intact but a little dented on the side.

She is still claiming, it was an “accident”. 

She will take it to the grave.

But you know what?

The pies were amazing. 

We ate what was left of the cherry pie right off the baking dish.

Dare I say Mrs. Smith’s Deep Dish Signature Pies taste JUST AS GOOD as homemade?

YES THEY DO.

I know, I was in shock too.

I mean, I was expecting pre-packaged tasting fake pie. (Pies have obviously come a long way)

Ohhhhh my, anything but.

The fruit tastes fresh and the pie crust is just perfect.

Don’t get me started on the Apple Pies crumb topping with the caramel sauce. I couldn’t get enough.

The sauces put the pies over the top.

Each of their signature pies comes with a sauce to make the pie a little more fancy.

The Signature Deep DIsh Dutch Apple comes with Caramel Sauce.

The Signature Deep Dish Cherry Pie comes with Butter Fudge Sauce

The Signature Deep Dish Peach Pie comes with Cream Cheese Icing

The signature Deep Dish Peach Pie comes with Cream Cheese Icing

Mrs. Smith’s Signature Deep Dish pies can be found at these retailers

 ***********CONTEST CLOSED****************

Mrs. Smith’s would like to offer one of my readers a coupon for a free pie AND a

$50 Williams-Sonoma Gift Card.

GIVEAWAY RULES

Contest Ends  Friday December 7th 2012 at 9 am EST.

Winner will be chosen by Random.org

Contest open to US residents only.

Main Entry  ************CONTEST CLOSED************

1)Which one of the Mrs. Smith Signature Pies would you like to try and what would you purchase with the Willaims-Sonoma Gift Card?

(For each aditional entry, you must leave a seperate comment)

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~ The Hungry Housewife

I CAN.NOT live without it.

Don’t even speak to me unless I have had my first cup, actually better yet don’t even look at me…..now that I think about it, how about you don’t even breathe the same air as me.

It’s that serious of a situation.

Please tell me you are the same????!

To let you know the severity of my issue, I have 3 coffee pots.

A French Press for when I feel like being Miss Fancy Pants.

A Keurig for my everyday 6:20 am coffee.

And a regular 12 cup coffee pot for when I have guests.

Folgers knows what a freak I am and sent me some of their Folgers Gourmet Selections Coffee

Listen to these flavors they sent me……. Coconut Cream Pie, Toasted Hazelnut, Caramel Drizzle, Baked Berry Cobbler, Mocha Swirl and Vanilla Biscotti.

Am I dreaming?

They also sent me some K-Cups, Morning Cafe and Classic Roast for my 6:20 am coffee time.

These are ALLLLLL amazing.

They are perfectly smooth, non bitter (which I hate) coffees . The smell in my house when they were brewing is just delightful!

It’s like having a fancy-schmancy coffee house in your house. And a bonus, you don’t have to get out of your PJ’s or spend $5 for a cup of coffee!

I highly suggest you pick up at least one of of these scrumptious coffees next time you run to the store.

Oh and before I forget, go to their Facebook(before Dec 21st, first 500,000 people) page to get your free sample!!!! Click HERE

Well Folgers just assumes y’all are as much of coffee fruit-loops as I am and they want to make you happy.

Sooooo, look at the loot one of my readers will win…

Crazy, huh?

One winner will win the following

ONE STANDARD COFFEE MACHINE
ONE KEURIG COFFEE MACHINE
FULL LINE OF FOLGERS GOURMET SELECTIONS COFFEE(6 varieties) 
NEW FOLGERS  GOURMET SELECTIONS K-CUPS (2 varieties) 
FOLGERS MUG 

GIVEAWAY RULES   ***************CONTEST CLOSED*********************

Contest ends Wednesday November 21, 2012 9 am EST
Winner will be chosen by Random Org.com
Contest open to US residents only.

Main Entry
(Required)

1.) How do you take your coffee?

(For EACH additional entry, you must leave a SEPARATE comment for EACH ADDITIONAL entry)

2.) Like THE HUNGRY HOUSEWIFE on Facebook
3.) Follow THE HUNGRY HOUSEWIFE on Twitter
4.) Tweet using this..Go visit http://tinyurl.com/b7yo5gd @HungryHousewife for a Folgers Coffee $250 giveaway
5.) Post about this giveaway on your Facebook Page using this tag http://tinyurl.com/b7yo5gd
6.) Subscribe to THE HUNGRY HOUSEWIFE via email.
7.) Like Folgers on Facebook

And there you have it, a total of 7 entries for you.

Congratulations to Cameron…you won for My Crock-Pot Giveaway. Please contact me within 72 hours to claim your prize.

~ The Hungry Housewife

I got several emails asking what the black specks were in my post Tangy Salad Dressing post.

Some asked if they were poppy seeds.

Well they kinda look like them from afar.

Nope, they are Chia Seeds.

Yes..Cha-Cha-Cha-Chia seeds. The same Chia seeds you would use to spread on your ceramic Sponge Bob head and watch grown into hair. Same ones.

Turns out you can eat them and they are CRAZY good for you.

A total superfood.

Chia Seeds have

• 2 x more Omega-3 than walnuts
• 3 x more Fiber than Oatmeal
• 5 x more Calcium than Whole Milk
• 39% more Fiber than Flax

A serving size is 3 tablespoons. Honestly, I don’t think I could eat 3 tablespoons. I could maybe do half that in a smoothie.

I throw a palmful in my salads. Easy peasy nutrition!They don’t really have much flavor at all. But they add texture.

The seeds poof up a little bit, so I imagine when you add these to your food like yogurt, smoothies or salads they would keep you fuller.

Thanks to Dole for sending me a big ol jar of Chia Seeds. I was not required to post about them, but since I got a few emails, I thought I would share the knowledge.

They are starting to pop up in the nutrition isle of the store. Click Here to find Dole Nutrition Plus  Chia Seeds near you.

And the winners of my Our Best Bites Cookbook Giveaway is…. KariAnn

and

~ The Hungry Housewife

I’m doing the happy dance.

Can you see it?

There is a new Sweetner in town…NECTRESSE™Sweetener

I’m sure you’ll want to try it. So click here for a FREE sample of NECTRESSE™Sweetener

Nectresse is the only 100% natural ,zero calorie sweetner made from the goodness of real fruit–monk fruit.

Monk Fruit?

Monk fruit is a small green melon that has been grown in the remote mountains of Asia for hundres of years.

The real taste test came from my 7 year old, who loves to dip her strawberries in another sweetner that rhymes with ruvia, but starts with a “T”

I put both in tiny bowls and had her dip her berries in them.

She tested the Nectresse sweetener first. She said , “That’s just plain sugar”

See for yourself, Emma even snuck a sip of my smoothie when I walked away for one second!!

Then she tested the other sweetner, and wrinkled her nose up. (keep in mind its the same one she has been using all along) She said, “That one tastes funny.”

Well there you have it, from the mouth of the 7 year old…Nectresse tastes like “plain sugar”

So since I am allllll about cutting calories anywhere I possible can to ofset my weeking baking, I decided to use it in my morning smoothie.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

1 Banana

7 Strawberries

3/4 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk

1 tablespoon Ground Flax Seed

3/4 cup Ice

1 packets Nectresse

Place all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.

Makes 2 cups

Lisa Ling Love Nectresse too

~ The Hungry Housewife