Private Selection Frozen Food

Via BzzAgent, I received 3 coupons to get free foods from the Private Selections frozen food brand. I could get one free appetizer, pizza, and dessert (excluding ice cream). I got the Private Selections appetizer Southwestern Style Chicken Trumpets; frozen pizzas Fire Roasted Vegetable and Pepperoni & Roasted Garlic; and for dessert, the apple crisp. They have a great variety of choices.. it was hard for me to pick which flavor of pizza I wanted (in addition to what I got, they also had yummy pizzas like margherita and barbecue chicken), but appetizer was pretty easy since some of the options just seemed strange to me. The desserts also looked great, and I was disappointed I couldn't try their ice cream because those flavors looked de-lish!

I decided a fun way to Bzz about this meal would be to throw a girls' night, while also having my parents try the food. Everyone agreed that everything was great. I, too, enjoyed each course.

Abby said: My favorites were the vegetable pizza and the chicken trumpet appetizer. I did really like the apple crisp with vanilla ice cream too, though.

Audrey said: My favorites were the pepperoni pizza and the apple crisp with vanilla ice cream. I liked everything, really.

Mary & Al agreed the pizzas were great.

Personally, I would definitely prefer this pizza over some other brands I've tried, such as Digiorno, California Pizza Kitchen, and others. However, for the price, I think more than 2 servings should be included in each package. I did like the use of authentic, delicious ingredients.. they really came across in the fresh, high quality flavor. They also gave me 5 coupons for $2 off any future purchases, which I offered to my friends & family who tried the foods. I would definitely consider purchasing again with the coupons. Without them, however, I am not so sure since it is a little pricey for just 2 servings.

Edit: Oh! Forgot to mention- they also sent me a great black oven mit in my BzzKit that says Private Selections on it. I put that to good use tonight! : )

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Kroger's Truly Awesome Homestyle Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Through BzzAgent, I got to try Kroger's "Truly Awesome" homestyle chocolate chip cookies. Their #1 ingredient is chocolate chips (mmm!), and all of the ingredients are natural with no preservatives. Supposedly, they are supposed to taste just like homemade cookies. I'm sure most people prefer homemade to store-bought, so that is a great selling point. So in order to "test" out whether they truly taste homemade or not, I served dinner for my family then provided these cookies as a dessert. Once they finished, I asked if they thought they were homemade or store-bought. They guessed correctly. We all agreed that if they weren't so crumby/crunchy, they could probably pass for homemade. Heating them up in the microwave and dipping in milk makes it a little more homemade-tasting.

Kroger's Truly Awesome Homestyle Chocolate Chip Cookies are definitely yummy. However, I have to disagree when they claim that they will taste homemade. They are certainly better than many other store-bought cookies, but I do not think they taste any better than Chips Ahoy chunky cookies, for example. Maybe if the cookies were slightly softer somehow they could pass for homemade.

I would buy again!

Next blog: Private Selections frozen foods- an appetizer, dinner, and dessert! Boy, am I excited to host a girls' night to try this one out!!

Maybelline Lots of Lashes mascara and Baby Lips lip balm

I gave my friends each a tube of the Lots of Lashes mascara and their choice of flavor of the Baby Lips. They were SO excited to be part of the BzzCampaign, and after Bzzing on Facebook, I had several friends ask me about how to become a BzzAgent. Make-up campaigns are always the fun ones!!

Abby said: "Lots of Lashes is a bit clumpy. It added length, though, and the container is cute. I wouldn't buy it because I like my Mary Kay mascara better. Baby Lips tastes really good (she had the cherry flavor), and the tube is so cute. It's mediocre for moisturizing, and I don't really like the tint."

Andrea said: "I like the Baby Lips (she had the peach flavor), but it wears off very fast. I loved the mascara!"

Melissa said: "Baby Lips was not as moisturizing enough for me (she had the pink punch flavor). I usually have to use medicated chapstick for my lips. But I do like the mascara. It gets a bit clumpy at times but overall I like it."

Mary said: "I liked the mascara. I would buy it again. It covers my lashes well."

I say: The mascara is just okay. I have short lashes so I need a mascara that's really good at adding length and this did not cut it for me. I do like how liquidy it goes on and it is sure to grab every lash. It works fine, and I'm using it because my other mascara ran out, but I probably won't buy it again once it runs out. The Baby Lips is good. I used the peppermint flavor, which is delish. I do have to reapply very often because it wears off very quickly.

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