Relaxing with Café Escapes® @cafeescapes K-Cup® Portion Packs #YourPerfectCup

As A Keurig K-cup Portion Pack ambassador I have had the privilege of trying all kinds of different k-cup portion pack brands and flavors. This month’s supply was from Café Escapes and they illustrated the decadence and indulgence of the Keurig.

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imageI tried all the flavors and my favorite flavor is the Cafe Escapes Chai Latte K-Cups for Keurig Coffee Machines – 16 Pack. Café Escapes also come in Mocha, dark hot chocolate and milk hot chocolate. I’m usually quite the chocolate fan but mocha or coffee flavored chocolate has never really worked for me.

With this K-Cup® Portion Packs campaign we’re teaming up with Birchbox. Birchbox is an innovative and new way to try beauty products before you buy them. You get to sample them because Birchbox provides its subscribers with monthly deliveries of samples from well-known beauty brands. And I received a sampling of the Café Escapes inspired beauty products.

But Birchbox is so much more than a subscription of free beauty samples! Your also enjoy:

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-An online mini-mag filled with how-to videos, articles, and tips from the pros

-An online Shop filled with the best skincare, hair care, makeup, and more – we’ve done the editing for you!

-Birchbox Points, a super generous rewards program – so easy to earn, track, and redeem points

-Great shipping offers on full-size orders, including free shipping on monthly product picks, and all orders $50+

Be sure to Visit Café Escapes on Facebook and Twitter (@cafeescapes)

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SAVE Money, use this Keurig Green Mountian Discount Code :

AM0016-3602. This code offers 15% off the entire store and free standard shipping (within the U.S. with no minimum order) at www.GreenMountainCoffee.com, and is valid through February 29th.

Last but not least we’re hosting a giveaway!

This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to the winner, Happi Shopr.

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We received samples for administrative hosting purposes, All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

Barista Prima Coffeehouse K-Cup Portion Packs & GreenMountain Discount Code

This month I received the Barista Prima Coffeehouse® K-Cup® portion packs from GreenMountain as part of the Your Perfect Cup Ambassador program that I’m part of and for the first time, I really didn’t like the coffee very much. Now, before you X this coffee brand off your list you need to know why I don’t like it because it might just be your next coffee brand. You see, this coffee is STOUT, strong, deep, rich, it’s not a sweet cup of Joe. I like sweet, my husband on the other hand, he likes a stronger cup of coffee than I do so this has been his month.

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the Barista Prima Coffeehouse® K-Cup® portion packs from GreenMountain  are an exclusive collection of the world’s finest Arabica coffees roasted in the tradition of Europe’s most celebrated coffee houses. They are designed for the passionate coffee lover, the richest, darkest varieties for the Keurig® brewer are now available at the touch of a button.

· Barista Prima Coffeehouse® K-Cup® portion packs are available in four varieties:

Colombia              

Medium-dark Roast
High-altitude treasure from a land of legendary coffee
Accented by wondrously bright, bold fruit notes and a distinctive hint of walnut, this deeply roasted cup elevates satisfaction into a realm all its own

House Blend

Medium-dark Roast
The timeless perfection of your best-loved coffee house cup
Classically balanced with a lively splash of citrus, subtle hints of bittersweet chocolate and a well-rounded, toasted-nut finish

Italian Roast

Dark Roast
A deep, dark-roasted delight, done right
This robust, heavy-bodied cup with its ripe fruit and berry notes epitomizes the time-honored Italian tradition of dark-roasted coffee house brews
Subtle hint of smokiness and a bright clean finish

French Roast

Darkest Roast
Sweet, smoky love song to the cafés of Paris
Daringly dark, smoky-sweet brew with a surprisingly light mouth feel
This intensely bold, elegantly-bodied cup provides indisputable proof of our roast masters’ consummate artistry

Out of these four blends the only one that I kind of liked was the House Blend, the next one I would drink would be the Columbia but I really gave all of these flavors to my husband because for me to like them I had to have half a cup of creamer with them. Really, I like my coffee sweet! I’m a sugar girl.

Barista Prima Coffeehouse can be purchased online at www.BaristaPrima.com and www.Keurig.com, as well as in select grocery stores and specialty retailers nationwide®

COUPON CODE:

AM0015-3602. Use this code on www.GreenMountainCoffee.com to receive a 15% discount on the entire store as well as free standard shipping.  This code is valid now through December 15th, and may not be combined with any offer or discount including Café EXPRESS.

 

I am a Green Mountain/Keurig Coffee Ambassador.

Green Mountain K-Cup Portion Pack Coffee Picks Pumpkin Included

I’m so excited that Green Mountain saw my request for a Pumpkin flavored coffee. Oh wait, I only wrote about that a month or two ago, that’s pretty arrogant to think they made this new coffee blend just for me, but let me tell you, I’m enjoying it. In fact, I’m out of what they sent me and will have to buy some more. I LOVE it. So to start off my Green Mountain K-Cup Portion Pack Coffee Pick list, Pumpkin is at the top.

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Green Mountain Coffee Pumpkin Spice

Green Mountain Coffee Dark Magic, Extra Bold, Dark Roast

Green Mountain Coffee Caramel Vanilla Cream

Green Mountain Coffee Breakfast Blend

Green Mountain Coffee Nantucket Blend

Green Mountain Coffee Fair Trade Colombian Select

Green Mountain Wild Mountain Blueberry

Green Mountain Coffee French Vanilla

Green Mountain Coffee Fair Trade Organic Sumatran Reserve

I also can’t wait to try out these two limited edition coffee flavors:

Green Mountain Coffee Golden French Toast

Green Mountain Coffee Fair Trade Spicy Eggnog

You may have noticed that some of the blends I mentioned above are Fair Trade blends. Fair trade provides a fair price to coffee farmers for their beans, resulting in high-quality coffee for coffee lovers, and a higher quality of life for coffee farmers and their families. Fair Trade builds economic independence for farmers by:

- Guaranteeing a fair price
- Providing affordable access to credit
- Promoting sustainable farming practices
- Providing access to consumer markets, cutting out unnecessary middlemen
- Enabling farmers to plan for the future

Learn more about the benefits of fair trade and Green Mountain Coffee’s efforts on the brand’s Facebook page. For more information about Green Mountain Coffee’s Fair Trade Certified coffees.

I’m a Green Mountain/Keurig K-cup Portion Pack Coffee Ambassador and receive coffee shipments once a month.

Nominate a Green Mountain Naturals™ Hot Apple Cider “Apple for Teacher Contest”

It’s Apple season and I’m drinking Hot Apple Cider in my new Hot Apple Cider Mug that Green Mountain Naturals sent me. While I’m sitting here drinking my hot apple cider today, I thought I would let you guys know about the “Apple for Teacher Contest”

appleThe “Apple for Teacher Contest” that Green Mountain Naturals™ Hot Apple Cider kicked off October 11th, 2001 will run through October, 31st, 2011. They are inviting us to nominate a teacher that has inspired you or your children on the Green Mountain Naturals Facebook page. Finalists will win a variety of prizes including a $1,000 Apple Computer gift card, Keurig Brewers, Hot Apple Cider K-Cup portion packs and glass mugs. The grand prize winner, American’s Most Inspiring Teacher, will receive a $10,000 grant to his or her school of choice.

How it works:

 

clip_image002From not until the end of the month, you are invited to nominate a teacher that has inspired you or your child at the contest tab on the Green Mountain Naturals Facebook page. CHECK!

10 Teacher finalists will be announced on November 10, 2011. The finalists will win a Keurig® Brewer and Hot Apple Cider K-Cup® portion packs for themselves, and a $1,000 Apple®gift card, Keurig® Brewer, and Hot Apple Cider K-Cup® portion packs for their school.  If your nominated teacher is selected as a finalist, you will receive a Keurig® Brewer and a $25 Apple® gift card. DOUBLE CHECK!

EVERYONE KNOWS A TEACHER RIGHT?

Green Mountain Naturals Facebook fans are then invited to vote for America’s Most Inspiring Teacher, who will receive a $10,000 grant to his/her school of choice. 

If your nominated teacher is selected as the grand prize winner, you will receive a $100 Apple® gift card.

Visit www.facebook.com/GreenMountainNaturals for more information.

I am a Keurig Green Mountain Coffee Ambassador.

If you Could Drink a Donut What Would Your Flavor Be? #YourPerfectCup

Having used the Keurig Coffee machine for years now I’ve narrowed down my favorite flavors and brands. My favorite brand is the Donut House collection followed closely by the Tully’s Brand. The Donut House® Collection captures the warm familiarity of your neighborhood diner in its delicious brews. Within the next week, you will receive four varieties of Donut House K-Cup® portion packs.   Each results in a reliable, straightforward cup that never disappoints.

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The thought of drinking a donut was at first a scary idea. Most flavored coffees fail unless it’s your favorite flavor, my favorite flavor is vanilla and I like almost every coffee with that flavor. Chocolate has always been a harder flavor to put into coffee with success in my opinion. So I tried the Donut House Chocolate Glazed Donut flavor a year ago with much skepticism. Guess what, We Love the Donut House chocolate glazed donut flavor, both my husband and I. And when we tried the Extra Bold Donut house we were equally surprised at how good it was being plane. It’s delicious.  The Cinnamon flavor, my husband, he’s not a fan, but I enjoy it. With only four flavors, I find myself waiting for Donut house to try something new.

Here is a list of flavors you can purchase at Green Mountain or at Amazon.

Donut House Collection Coffee, Cinnamon Roll, 24-Count K-Cup Portion Packs
Donut House Collection Coffee, Chocolate Glazed Donut, 24-Count K-Cup Portion Packs
Donut House Coffee Decaf, Extra Bold – Light Roast, 24-Count K-Cup Portion Packs
Donut House Collection Light Roast Coffee, 24-Count K-Cup Portion Packs

If you do your K-Cup Portion Pack Shopping at Green Mountain Coffee use this code:

AM0014-3602.

This code will give you 15% off the entire store at GreenMountainCoffee.com and free standard shipping (no minimum purchase), and is valid from 8.15.11 – 9.25.11. This discount cannot be combined with any other offer, including Café EXPRESS discounts. 

So….Here is the question?

If you could drink a donut what would your flavor be?

Ten Brew Over Ice K-Cup Portion Pack Treats #YourPerfectCup

The temperature is up, it’s hot hot hot around here and everywhere else is even hotter. So the thought of hot coffee is probably not very appealing for now. But don’t let that affect your indulgences. Just have it over ice.

 

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1. Celestial Seasonings Half and Half Black Tea and Lemonade – This one is our favorite summer flavor the combination is a perfect sweetness.

2. Green Mountain Coffee French Vanilla Iced Coffee – I’m a big fan of French Vanilla, I love to add French Vanilla creamer to this one

3. Green Mountain Nantucket Blend Iced Coffee – I like to pair this coffee with Peppermint Mocha Creamer.

4. Celestial Seasonings Sweet Peach Iced Tea – I’ve been a long time fan of Peach tea and this one is no exception

5. Celestial Seasonings Southern Sweet Perfect Iced Tea – I’m from Texas and most people don’t consider Texas to be part of the south, but I must admit I’m a southern girl at heart and love southern sweet tea.

6. Celestial Seasonings Sweet Raspberry Iced Tea – The sweet Raspberry tea is perfect the way it is. No creamer needed

Flavors I haven’t tried yet but really want to

7. Celestial Seasonings Unsweetened Black Tea

8. Celestial Seasonings Berry lime Tea

9. Celestial Seasonings Tropical Breeze Tea

10. Celestial Seasonings Sweet Lemon Tea

 

I’m a Keurig Green Mountain K-Cup Portion Pack Ambassador and receive a monthly sample of free coffee. We’ve been using the Keuirg coffee machine for 5 years.

My Top Ten K-Cup Coffee Flavors #YourPerfectCup

I’ve been using the Keurig Single Cup coffee brewer for over four years now and I still love it. Having used it for such a long period of time I can easily give you a top 10 coffee flavor list. Of course I love tea too and that will just have to be a separate list. So for now here is my top ten K-Cup Coffee Flavors.

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icedcoffee2_thumb1. Donut House Chocolate Glazed Donut

2. Tully’s Sumatra

3. Tully’s Kona

4. Brew Over Ice French Vanilla Iced Coffee

5. Brew Over Ice Nantucket Blend Iced Coffee

6. Tully’s Decaf

7. Revv Pulse

8. Kahlua Original

9. Donut House Cinnamon Role

10. Green Mountain Coffee Caramel Vanilla Cream

I’m hoping that this holiday season they come out with some fun holiday flavored coffees to try. Peppermint Mocha sounds like a great flavor don’t you think?

What flavors would you like to try?

 

All of these flavors can be found at Green Mountain Coffee Company. Just this past year I became a Green Mountain Keurig K-Cup Coffee ambassador, where I receive some coffee samples every month. I’m not compensated. I am addicted to coffee!!!

Making Hot Apple Cider with a Keurig Coffee Brewer

GMCR_Ntrls_HAC_16My husband and I have been using and loving the Keurig Coffee Brewer for about 4 years now, which I think is about when they came out. My husband loves gadgets and we used to waste a ton of coffee. A TON! We originally purchased the Keurig coffee brewer when I was pregnant with Zoe, I certainly wasn’t going to get up and make my husband a cup of coffee being as big and uncomfortable as I was.

We make coffee all day long and it’s fresh and that’s what I love about Keurig. We can make a cup of pretty much anything when we are ready for it. We don’t have to drink the same flavor Apple Cideror at the same time. We also love to give Keurig Coffee Brewers away as Christmas presents. Last year we gave one away to my sister in law.

I love holiday beverages, and the kids just adore hot cocoa and Hot Apple Cider. After a long wait, Keurig and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters have debuted Apple Cider K-Cups, which will provide you with a a warm, comforting mug of cider with a hint of brown sugar and just a touch of cinnamon. The Apple Cider K-cups are delicious. I think they got the recipe just right, sometimes I find Apple Cider to be too much on the sour side. The Hot Apple Cider K-cups do have just the right amount of brown sugar keeping me from making a sour face as I drink it.

 

 

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Relaxing with Iced Tea

icedcoffeeYou all know that I can’t start my day without some form of caffeine in me and sometimes it’s just too hot for a hot drink. I am super addicted. I get head aches if I try to skip my caffeine fix. Summer time is all about iced tea, iced drinks, and cold coffee. My husband and I came up with a system to make me iced tea a few weeks ago but Keurig just made it even easier.

What we were doing:

We would grab a tea bag, steep some tea in a coffee mug, using water from the Keruig. Make some crushed ice and put it in a glass. Then after the tea has steeped add some sugar and pour over the ice. Not a bad process but we still had to wait for the tea to steep.

Now

We use the k-cups made for iced drinks. (do not use a glass cup as seen in my photos, glass can facture under this kind of heat and temperature change) Make a cup of coffee, or tea, put crushed ice in a glass cup, I added my creamer to the cup of ice. Let the coffee cool just a tad and pour over the ice. (You can brew it directly over the ice as long as you do not use glass)

 

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Flavors that you can find iced beverages in k-cups:

French Vanilla Iced Coffee

Sweet Raspberry Black Tea

Sweet Peach Black Tea

Nantucket Blend Iced Coffee

Black Tea unsweetened

Sweet Lemon Black Tea

Southern Sweet Black Tea

Half & Half Black Tea & Lemonade

You can order any of these brew over ice flavors from Green Mountain Coffee.

 

This is a product sponsored post.

Win a Keurig Machine, An Attache, a Peek, and a Boost Subscription with Mobile i776

Prize 1

1 Platinum brewer and 4 boxes of K-Cups

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My Review

 

 

 

 

 

About Keurig:

The Keurig Story

The word "keurig" is derived from the Dutch word for excellence, and it is our promise to you. Excellence guides everything we do, from our patented single-cup brewing technology, to the gourmet brands of coffee and tea that are packaged in our K-Cup® portion packs, to our customer service.

Today, Keurig® is the leading single-cup brewing system in North America-for both At Home and Away From Home. Now, you can enjoy a fresh cup of gourmet coffee or tea, and hot cocoa Keurig Brewed® in less than a minute, without any set-up or clean-up. Keurig’s popular coffee, tea and hot cocoa brands offer hundreds of K-Cups® to choose from, so everyone can have their favorite variety.

Prize 2

Motorola Mobile i776 in brown

And pre-paid card of 50.00 from Boost Mobile.

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Boost Mobile’s i776w handset is available in a brown color, the i776w is a sleek/lightweight flip phone that is the perfect accessory for dad’s busy schedule.  Features include GPS, Wireless Web,text and picture (multi-media) messaging, digital camera and hands-free speakerphone.

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The i776w is available online at www.BoostMobile.com for $99.99 and at select retail stores, including RadioShack, Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Sprint stores.

 

 

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Prize 3

Peek Pronto with 3 months of service

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Feel the speed with the power of push email! Peek Pronto gets your emails as soon as they’re sent. Enjoy unlimited email and texting with no contracts!

Product Features:

Push Email
(instant delivery)

Supports up to
5 email accounts

Unlimited mobile
email and texting

 

About Peek

Peek was born on a walk in the park when Amol Sarva and his wife, Ursula, were expecting their first child. At six months pregnant, Ursula couldn’t sit still and found comfort in taking long walks. But planning for a new arrival and a busy life besides, Amol saw that Ursula would return feeling behind. Emails were piling up. She had inbox anxiety.

A seasoned wireless industry entrepreneur, Amol had long been using smartphones for mobile email. With smartphone in hand, their long walks were actually a great way for him to stay on top of things at the office. Amol tried to get Ursula to use one, describing the many features: email, texting, voice calling, Internet, etc. But the bells and whistles are exactly what turned her off. She didn’t want a complicated smartphone with extras she didn’t need.

What she really wanted was a simple, nifty device that would let her do email on the go since email was how everyone she knew made plans, caught up, and shared news.

Amol thought a simple, fun, and attractive mobile email device had to exist. He asked his contacts at the cell phone companies, but they were dismissive. Nobody wants "simple", they want "more", they said. But Amol saw an opportunity, which he discussed with a few colleagues from earlier ventures. They explored the idea in the "real world", closely observing real people using email at their desks and on the go.

Amol’s hunch was right; people really want a device that simply does email.

After gathering lots of feedback, the vision crystallized: a great-looking device whose function is as elegant as its form. It would be extraordinarily simple to set up, get people emailing within minutes, and work anywhere by connecting to cell phone towers behind the scenes. But there would be no contracts, cumbersome paper bills or other cell phone-style "gotchas" involved. No, this would be something different. This would be a look at something new.

Ursula loved what she saw—this was something she would buy—and encouraged Amol to make it a reality.

So Amol and his colleagues, determined to solve a real need, created a company to design a new mobile email device for everyday people. And called it Peek.

Prize 4

Lands’ End Classic Premium Attache

Sponsor: Lands’ End

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