Gorton's Seafood: Review and Giveaway {3 Winners!}

This is my first time trying out Gorton’s Seafood—so what our family tried out were their Original Batter Tenders.  Great big fish sticks they are in my opinion! This served us well especially on a day after church. I was not too keen of what to cook quick and fast that day, but I remembered we had Gorton’s Seafood in our freezer picked up a couple of days before.

Some things that I first noticed while shopping was the 

• "Gorton's Goodness" 100% Real Fish, No Fillers
• NO MSG
• Natural Omega-3

Our Sunday Meal!

Quick as you can say “Fish and Chips! Fish and Chips! Fish and Chips!” I heated up the oven and within about 15-20 minutes later we were sitting down to some Fish and Chips! I absolutely loved it when my husband chipped in by making some “homemade” tartar sauce. This was a fun easy meal to make with the family, and the batter of the fish had a nice crunch to it.  I was surprised at the crunchiness and superb taste of the Fish because in the past other fish do not have that great crunch as Gorton's does. So our compliments and recommendation to Gorton’s Original Batter!


Good Meaty Texture:

 The texture of Gorton’s Original Fish Batter was quite nice. One can easily tell that it was real fish!  What is also great is that there are no fillers.  When you pulled it apart, one can see the meat “flake” off just as a real fish would do if one pulled it apart. I absolutely love that after pulling and cooling our Gorton’s Fish out of the oven that there was a definite crunch that I go to a restaurant for. I get great results without the use of a deep fat fryer!

Recipes and Food ideas for everyone, Gluten Free too!
We have yet to try out their Grilled Salmon, just bought some at the store, and am quite excited to try it for dinner or lunch with my husband! I will update without experience of Grilled Salmon. The cost to serve two people is not bad either it is under $6 for Gorton’s Gilled Salmon in our grocery store!  I appreciate the decent reasonable pricing as well as that they provide a great plethora of recipes and ideas for using their products.  Not to mention for anyone who has to worry about Gluten--Gorton's Seafood offers a selection of Gluten Free products. 

I will come back shopping for their other products such as Popcorn Shrimp, Grilled Tilapia, and Beer Battered Fish!  Not to mention browsing their Recipe Collection gave me some easy meal ideas for the future.  Check out their website for a full list of Gorton's products!

Main Website:  http://gortons.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gortonsseafood
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/gortonsseafood

Two Ways to Win some Gorton's Seafood!
Gorton's has their Weekly Fisherman's Friday Giveaway till May 8th!


Now they have chosen to sponsor a Giveaway on my blog too! THREE WINNERS will be chosen to win TWO "FREE" Gorton's Product from my blog! They will be Free Coupons to any of their products!  I love these prizes....Giveaway is open to US residents only.

a Rafflecopter giveaway Disclosure: I was provided two FREE Coupons in order to facilitate a review of Gorton's Seafood! Sponsor has provided giveaway prizes and I will mail them out. Opinions expressed in this post are mine and I have not been compensated in any other way. I was not obligated to write a positive review.

Finger Lickin' Fun Friday: Featuring Nuts About Granola: {Review and Giveaway}

Review:   

And We're Eating...Tasting...Enjoying:

You know the blend of Peanuts, Dried Cranberries, Oats, and Cinnamon has my taste buds clamoring for “More!”.  Right now I am enjoying a quick brake from house chores and taking a nice sit down to enjoy a sample from Nuts About Granola that got delivered in the mail today! I'm snacking out on "College Staple".  You know...Peanut Butter and Jelly was the easiest go to meal for alot of us--even for me who doesn't like peanut butter.  Yet my quick meal to go to was Peanut Butter with LOTS of jelly!

Home is where...

I learned a good lesson today as a momma:

Evidently, Home is where I want my kids to make their mistakes.  

I want my daughter to be able to make the messes and learn from them here--right before my eyes!

"No-No-No" to Mom Help???

As my daughter was eating dinner, she wanted no help from mom.  She wanted to get her hands into everything!  She grabbed whatever pasta aimed for that "cave mouth" of hers.  ( Her four teeth: Stalagmite and Stalactite).  I just couldn't get past those chubby hands!  So I let her go.  Frustrated at first, but found that I was free to eat my own dinner.  So it turned out to be a fair exchange. 

"NO-NO-NO" to the sippy cups too??? 
Alright, so we tried her child's cup with a little bit of water for dinner too.  I watched her over tip the cup as she drank.  I chuckled and said, "Too far, Sophie".  She did it maybe three more times, but she did get it to a good angle a lot more than over tip!  I cannot believe that she is drinking out of a cup!  It was then that I realized that this is where I want her to learn..I am her teacher...her mother...and hopefully her friend as she grows up.  I am going to set boundaries, but also I want her to experience "doing things on her own" and finding out for herself how to do things. 

Finger Lickin' Good Friday: Awesome Grilled Chicken BLT Sandwich

With Baby sleeping in the Crib...

 I quietly tip toe my way into the Kitchen for some lunch! To be honest, today it feels like this is my Guilty Pleasure--you  know, sneaking away by myself into the kitchen for some carefully crafted deliciousness?
 
My Escape
 I feel like it is my escape from the "Running-around the house Mom" I have now become.  Instead of whipping up a bunch of food together in a bowl, giving it a shake or two, and throwing it down the hatch (eating it) and calling that episode there LUNCH, I find it really nice to actually take thought into putting together this lunch for me today!  



So in the Fridge I found these Ingredients:

• Avocado, 
• Head of Ice Berg lettuce, 
• Tomato, 
• Uncooked chicken (I had boneless tenders that I cut from chx. breasts)
• White bread
• Turkey Bacon 
• a Jar of Pesto 
• Mayo.  

So, what does this sound like?

An Awesome Grilled Chicken BLT Sandwich!

 Instructions:

• Cook the Chicken:  Drizzle the Chicken with olive oil, salt, pepper, or any of your favorite seasonings. Pan Fry.  Set aside. 
• Next, Cook the Turkey Bacon till Crisp! 
• Slice the Avocado, Tomato, and Lettuce
• Pesto and Mayo: Mix about a spoonful of each into a small bowl.  Spread this onto your slices of bread and arrange the Avocado Tomato, and Lettuce onto bread.
• Arrange Cooked Chicken and Crispy bacon on top
• Heat Panini Press if you have one OR do what I did, I drizzled outside pieces of bread with Olive oil (lightly) and put it on my pan for a short time.  It browned up really nicely and heated the pesto-mayo up!
• ENJOY!

I know it's simple, but believe me...I ate it ALL within two minutes after taking a picture! 
It just melted in my mouth!

Turkey Bacon?!?

Now, I know I love bacon, but the other day we ran into Turkey Bacon that was marked down to $1.99!  Who could pass up this opportunity when regular bacon prices are a bit steep on the budget?

Well, after cooked up and trying it out for myself.... 
I loved it!
I know that I could taste the difference if I thought REALLY hard about it.  But for the most part, nope!  It tasted like bacon.  As far as turkey bacon being more healthy?   I am not too sure if anything with the word "Bacon" will ever be "healthy".  The process of making bacon bacon, or turkey bacon still includes the nitrite stage.  So....here's more information on it if you'd like! :)


For more on Turkey Bacon Nutrition Info:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/297200-turkey-bacon-nutrition-information/