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WINNERS

January 28, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Are you ready? Do you feel lucky? Here are the latest winners from Experimental Mommy:

Mama Wants Her Body Back: Shawna

Blu-ray Player from Redbox: Ty

Constructive Playthings Cottage: mframe

PEEPS: Linda L.

Sucre Macaroons: Carol G.

Hershey’s Cookie Exchange: CJ

Hannah Montana DVD: Bridgette B.

Bank of America Gift Card: Kelly

Record a Story: Traci S.

Tassimo: Teegan B.

Bialetti Cookware: Donna B.

Mrs. Butterworths: Costana H.

Fresh Produce Clothing: Cynthia R.

Puppy Pursuit: Debbie S.

Whomp Charmz: Karen B.

Tyson Anytizers: Cheryl22

Prilosec Gift Card: Jenn

Congrats to all the winners and thanks to everyone for participating! The winners will receive an email shortly. Please make sure you read the Winner’s Policy before claiming your prize!

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It’s a Sucre Holiday! {Macaroon Giveaway}

December 15, 2010 By admin

My Christmas wish list goes a little something like this:

1. Drinking Chocolate from Sucre
2. Salted Caramel cupcake from Sucre
3. Gift card to Sucre

See a theme here? If you are not lucky enough to live here in New Orleans, you may not have had the chance to sample Sucre confections. However, did you know they ship?!? During Mardi Gras 2010, I had the opportunity to try the King Cake which was heavenly. I loved it so much that I had one shipped to Cecelia at Cool Baby Kid to give her a taste of New Orleans.

Now, this holiday season, I was given the opportunity to try the Sucre Macaroons. They arrived in perfect condition and in the cutest striped box with a gold ribbon. About the holiday macaroons:

“Filled with rich chocolate mousseline or cool peppermint cream, these delicate cookies make for a very merry holiday season.”

When I opened the box, I couldn’t wait to dive in to the Double Dark Chocolate and Candy Cane Macaroons, but they were so pretty! Being a lover of chocolate, I couldn’t hold out too long and tried the chocolate ones first. The macaroons are very light and delicate but full of flavor. Very tasty! This box of 15 Macaroons sells for $24 making it a great gift for a party hostess or school teacher.

Sucre New Orleans also has an array of confections for any palette. I definitely want to try some of the drinking chocolate, marshmallows and caramel cookies. But, my absolute favorite is the salted caramel cupcakes (which I don’t think are available online), so if you are ever in New Orleans, it is a must taste experience!

GIVEAWAY

Are you drooling yet? One lucky reader will win a set of these yummy holiday macaroons from Sucre New Orleans!

How to enter:

1. Visit Sucre New Orleans and tell me what makes your mouth water?!

Additional entries:

1. Blog about this giveaway and link to The Not-So-Blog and Sucre (10 extra entries).

2. Follow me (@BridgetteLA) and @SucreNewOrleans on Twitter and Tweet this giveaway. Every time you tweet you get an additional entry! Unlimited! (You must have over 50 Twitter followers to qualify for unlimited entries!)

3. Subscribe to my blog.

4. Become a Fan of The Not-So-Blog and Sucre New Orleans on Facebook.

5. Place my blog banner on your sidebar.

Contest ends at 11:59pm CST on December 22nd. Prizes not claimed in 72 hours will be forfeited. Open to U.S. Residents only.

This product review is the opinion of the Experimental Mommy. Others may have a different experience. Sucre New Orleans supplied me with a sample for review, but all opinions are 100% mine.

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It’s Easter Time at Sucre New Orleans!

March 20, 2010 By admin 1 Comment

When Carnival ends in New Orleans, Lent begins. Out with the King Cake and in with the seafood and chocolate bunnies! In February, I was lucky enough to sample the heavenly King Cake from Sucre New Orleans (which I actually went back and ordered more) and now the generous Owners have allowed me to sink my teeth into some of their Easter samplings.

Before I tempt your taste buds, let me share a bit about Sucre New Orleans: ”From breakfast to a midnight snack, Sucré is available to satisfy your sweet tooth. Sucré (French for sugared) is an emporium of “artisan” sweets. Unlike a traditional bakery, Sucré serves plated desserts with custom garnishes in addition to boxed treats.”

Sucre sent me a sample of their Spring for Chocolate Collection which included 6 caramel filled chocolate bunnies. You may want to stop reading here if you are on a diet. The following will be hard to resist! Sucre offers this collection in several sizes (6 piece, 15 piece and 21 piece boxes) and tempts you to, “Fill your Easter baskets with these melt-in-your-mouth festive bunnies! Rich dark chocolate with a smooth, creamy caramel filling adorned with pink luster.”

When the bunnies arrived, they were packaged beautifully! The presentation makes such a professional and tasteful presentation that would be appropriate for co-workers, teachers, and family alike. Upon opening the box, my five year old daughter exclaimed, “They’re PINK!” The chocolate bunnies had a pink sheen to them that just adds something extra special to the final product. My husband, daughter and I immediately had to taste them and we were not disappointed. The chocolate was delicious and the caramel was soft just the way I like it! All three of us agreed that the bunnies were heavenly!

Chocolate bunnies are not the only thing Sucre has up it’s sleeve this season. Looking for a fun Easter gift? Check out the Sucre Surprise Egg! Each hollow milk chocolate egg ($17.00) has a surprise inside, but one contains the Golden Ticket! The customer receiving the Golden Ticket will win a fun filled day at Sucre and will discover what it’s like to be a pastry chef at New Orleans’ Premiere Confectioner.

Don’t live in New Orleans? No problem! Sucre ships for a $9.95 flat fee or FREE SHIPPING on orders over $70! To keep an eye on the latest Sucre news, make sure you follow them on Twitter and Facebook! With my 10th wedding anniversary in a little over a month away, I have my eye on Sucre to help my husband and I celebrate!

Hoppy Easter!

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WINNERS!

February 9, 2010 By admin 4 Comments

Since I am heading to the Disney Social Media Moms Conference, I wanted to pull some winner before I left! Here we go:

Beyond the Attractions: KatKlaw77

Nowali Mocassins: Jessica W.

Dentyne: Grand Prize: Amanda B. Runners up: Nicholas N., Ellen B., Sue E.

Sucre King Cake: BrendaLea

You will all be emailed shortly! Please respond within 72 hours to claim your prize! Thanks for supporting The Not-So-Blog!

Filed Under: Giveaway Winners Tagged With: Beyond the Attractions, Dentyne, Nowali, Sucre

Win a King Cake from Sucre New Orleans!

January 28, 2010 By admin 599 Comments

Neutral Ground. Sidewalk side. Poboy. Make do do. Suck the heads. King Cake.

If these words are in your vocabulary, then you are probably a native New Orleanian. I am proud to say that I have lived in the Big Easy for my entire life (35 years and counting) and have been fortunate enough to be surrounded with its rich culture and hospitable people. New Orleans is in my blood and part of my soul and I have to remind myself that not everyone understands our “ways.” Through my online life, I have met many new friends and it has been great fun to share my City and traditions with them. With Mardi Gras approaching, it’s a great time to share another New Orleans tradition with you all…..the King Cake! A little background:

“As part of our Christian faith, the coming of the wise men bearing gifts to the Christ Child is celebrated twelve days after Christmas. We refer to this as the Feast of the Epiphany or Little Christmas on the Twelfth Night. This is a time of celebration, exchanging gifts and feasting. Today, the tradition continues as people all over the world gather for festive Twelfth Night celebrations. A popular custom was and still is the baking of a special cake in honor of the three kings called “A King’s Cake.”

Inside every cake is a tiny baby (generally plastic now, but sometimes this baby might be made of porcelain or even gold). The tradition of having King Cake Parties has evolved through time, and the person who receives the slice of cake with the baby is asked to continue the festivities by hosting the next King Cake party.

Originally, King Cakes were a simple ring of dough with a small amount of decoration. Today’s King Cakes are much more festive. After the rich Danish dough is braided and baked, the “baby” is inserted. The top of the ring or oval cake is then covered with delicious sugar toppings in the traditional Mardi Gras colors of purple, green and gold.”

From the time I was little, I can remember eating King Cake just about every Friday during Carnival, so as you can imagine, I have tried many, many King Cakes. Some are better than others, but recently I was asked to try a sample of the King Cake from Sucre New Orleans. A little about Sucre:

“From breakfast to a midnight snack, Sucré is available to satisfy your sweet tooth. Sucré (French for sugared) is an emporium of “artisan” sweets. Unlike a traditional bakery, Sucré serves plated desserts with custom garnishes in addition to boxed treats.”

When the King Cake arrived, it was packaged very well (saran wrapped in a cardboard box) which would make this an excellent cake to ship to family and friends. My daughter inhaled her dinner in order to get to dessert….she could NOT wait to dive into the new King Cake (girl after my own heart). When we opened the box……

…..I was speechless. The King Cake from Sucre was honestly the most BEAUTIFUL King Cake I have ever seen. I know it sounds cliche, but I am serious! The whole cake appeared gold in color with sparkling glitter creating the purple, green and gold sections like a traditional cake. My daughter exclaimed that it looked like a “princess cake!” It came packaged with three Mardi Gras beads to add to the excitement as well as a little card that described the King Cake as, “a ring of twisted, buttery dough sweetened with cinnamon and sugar and filled with a whipped cream cheese filling.“

Following the directions, we heated the cake slightly and served what can only be described as pure heaven on a plate! Honestly, this King Cake is one of the best I have ever eaten! The cream cheese filling is very light and just makes the cake more moist then others I have tried. The sugar is perfect and not overpowering. And if that doesn’t say enough, I have already ordered another King Cake from Sucre! Don’t live in New Orleans? Don’t worry! They ship nationwide for a flat $9.95 fee!

Sucre also offers a great selection of Valentine’s Day gifts for your loved one! Check out the “I Love You” gift box!

Is your mouth watering yet? Can you *almost* taste the King Cake? Sucre has generously offered to share the spirit of Mardi Gras with one lucky Not-So-Blog reader who will receive their very own King Cake!!