Giveaway Winner!

For those of you who entered the BonJour Cafe Latte Frother, the winner has been chosen by process of a random number generator. The lucky winner is:

Laurel, 14 December, 2011 16:48

Let's face it: lattes are just better with foam. :)

Congrats, Laurel! Please email me at christinaATrunningfoodieDOTcom so I can collect your info.

Thanks to everyone who entered. If you'd like to enter another giveaway, head on over to the Chex cereal prize pack giveaway.

MyBlogSpark: Host A Chex Party Mix-Change - Recipes+Giveaway

**Giveaway is closed**

MyBlogSpark and Chex Cereal want to liven up your holiday cookie exchange by giving you tips on how to host a Chex Party Mix-Change. To help give you some ideas, I was given a variety of Chex Cereal, cute red and green take out boxes, and a $20 Visa gift card to purchase additional ingredients and packaging supplies. The premise was to host a party and show you guys how to create different Chex cereal treats for a holiday exchange, but that didn't quite work out so I made a few recipes myself.

Although cookies are sweet, no one can resist a savory Chex mix. This recipe for Easy Cheddar Chex Mix is simple to make and uses a cheddar cheese packet from a box of macaroni & cheese (the noodles can be added to soup or something). The flavor is boosted with garlic powder, dried mustard, and a pinch of cayenne pepper for heat. It tastes really amazing.

I packaged it in a cute Christmas tin I bought from the craft store, though you can find nice tins at the dollar store, too. For gift giving, the latter would be the economical choice and what I'd do if I packaged cookies in tins. Lining the tins in plastic wrap and wax paper keep the cereal secure and doesn't mess up the tin. Fold the excess paper on top before closing with a lid.

If you're serving the treats at a party, mini cupcake liners are the perfect way to portion out servings that are easy to hold and munch on. That's what I did with the White Chocolate & Peppermint Chex. It's made similarly to the favorite puppy chow, only instead of chocolate and peanut butter I just melted white chocolate chips. It's flavored with peppermint extract and made a little more festive with green and red nonpareil sprinkles. The sprinkles show up underneath the confectioners' sugar coating, looking like Christmas lights covered with snow! It's delicious and addictive.

Finally, we have Chocolate Caramel Cinnamon Chex. It's the most complicated recipe of the three, but it's also one of the best. The crunchy caramel-chocolate coating is made similarly to the coating for caramel corn. I adapted it from a recipe I found over at AllRecipes.com. Instead of using just regular Chex cereal, I used some of the Cinnamon Chex to give it even more flavor.

To giveaway, you can fill holiday baggies with the cooled caramel chex and package it in festive takeout containers.

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Giveaway Details

If you would like to host your own Chex Party Mix-Change (for what will most likely be for New Year's... Yeah, I suck), here's how you can win the neato prize pack consisting of five boxes of Chex cereal, a featured recipe booklet, takeout boxes, and a $20 Visa gift card.

1. Leave a comment on my blog telling me what your favorite Chex cereal creation is.

2. Tweet about this giveaway, including a link to this post and @runningfoodie. Leave a second comment to let me know.

The giveaway ends Monday, the 19th, at 12 noon. U.S. residents only, please. My apologies to my out of country readers, but it's the rules from the company.

Good luck!

Wayfair.Com Giveaway: BonJour Cafe Latte Frother

**Giveaway Closed**

It's my birthday today, and on this day I'd like to show my appreciation to my readers by giving you the chance to win a gift. The generous folks at Wayfair.Com have given me the opportunity not just to review a product, but to host a giveaway for my readers as well! While I typically only host giveaways for products I have tried first, I figure you can't go wrong with a basic milk frother.

The product that's being given away is the BonJour Cafe Latte Frother in Gray. What's so great about a milk frother and why do I think you need one? No one needs a milk frother, but it's a fun tool to have and it's not something you'd typically get for yourself. I use a milk plunger to create foam for coffee, hot chocolate, and other drinks of that nature. I enjoy doing it because it takes an ordinary hot drink and makes it something special. Isn't that partly why we enjoy lattes from cafes? Now, you can make special drinks at home!

According to the website's description:

This battery-operated frother whips milk into thick foam in seconds for creating a latte, cappuccino, or macchiato. It's also handy for sauces, hot chocolate, foamy cocktails, and even scrambles eggs. The soft-touch push down button and chrome stand make this easy to use and store. Powered by 4 "AA" batteries (not included).

It's the perfect tool for creating foam quickly during holiday parties, before enjoying hot chocolate during a Christmas movie, and you can even puree sauces and small batches of soup. I hope the lucky winner will enjoy it!

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You can enter up to three times for additional entries for the giveaway:

1. Comment on this post. Tell me what drink you'd like to top with milk foam.

2. Follow me on Twitter, and tweet about this giveaway, including "@runningfoodie" and a link to this post. Comment again to let me know.

3. Like Wayfair on Facebook, leaving a comment on their wall with a link to this post, letting them know you entered the giveaway from She Runs, She Eats. Comment a third time to let me know.

And that's it! Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only. Giveaway ends Friday at noon, when I'll pick a winner. Good luck!