Hey guys!
I hope you all had a very Happy Halloween!
We had a pumpkin carving contest at the hospital and my department (imaging) won FIRST PLACE!
I wish I could take credit for the creativity, but this was all the x-ray manager’s doing. My favorite part was the “x-ray in use” box on top of his head…it had a red flashing light in it just light our warning signs outside the exam rooms.
We’ll be celebrating with a pizza party later in the week!
Oh and I was sure to do my part to show my Halloween spirit:
Too bad I can only wear this top one month out of the year!
So I know that celebrating Halloween doesn’t normally entail gift giving, but I thought I’d surprise you guys with a little somethin!
This ladies and gentlemen is a jar Heaven.
A few weeks ago, the lovely people over at Tropical Traditions sent me a jar of their highly blogger-coveted coconut peanut butter to review.
Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.
After having tasted a bit of Emilia’s when I was in California, I was more than excited to have a jar of my own. I had big plans for that jar…there were going to be muffins, granola, and repeat coconut peanut sauces like this one:
Coconut peanut butter, ginger, soy sauce, and whatever spices “jump” out at you! 😉
No measurements…just eyeball/taste test till you get it right
But alas, my jar is now half empty and the only thing I have to show for it are memories of coconutty peanut buttery oats
…and an empty bag of carrots
Roasted in Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil for 20 minutes at 450
Sprinkled with coconut shreds and drizzled in Heaven!
I’m seriously hooked on this stuff!
And thanks to the generosity of the folks at Tropical Traditions, one of you could find yourself with a new food addiction as well!
That’s right, it’s time for a
GIVEAWAY!!
Mandatory:
- Check out the recipe page on the Tropical Traditions website and leave me a comment telling me which one sounds the best to you.
For additional entries:
- “Like” Kiss My Broccoli on Facebook
- Follow Kiss My Broccoli on Twitter
- “Like” Tropical Traditions on Facebook
- Follow Tropical Traditions on Twitter
- Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win a jar of @troptraditions coconut peanut butter from @kissmybroccoli! http://goo.gl/rgfzy
Sorry to my Brits and Aussies out there, but this giveaway is only open to residents of the US and Canada.
The giveaway will be open for entries until Thursday evening at 11:59pm.
I’ll announce the winner on Friday.
Good luck!
Woah that pumpkin cat is craaaaazy cool! I love it how you guys go so nutty for Halloween, I would so love to an experience October 31st over in the US. Such a tease, that coconut peanut butter sounds amazing (nothing like that down under) I’m going to have to make my own 🙂
I usually don’t get into Halloween as much, but I had a blast dressing up this year. I have a ton of decorations that I’ve accumulated over the years but since I pack them away in the same boxes with the Christmas stuff, I always forget about it until after Thanksgiving! #fail
If you’re interested, Sarah over at The Smart Kitchen has a delicious recipe for maple coconut peanut butter! Here’s the link: http://www.thesmartkitchenblog.com/2011/10/maple-coconut-peanut-butter.html
Coconut pumpkin pie smoothie!
coconut peanut butter cup hot cocoa?!? yes please!! 🙂
Liked tropical traditions on fb!
Liked you on fb 🙂
COCONUT PUMPKIN PIE SMOOTHIE?!
Party in my mouth. That sounds delicious and wonderful and almost as brilliant as coconut peanut butter itself. Consider me entered. 🙂
Hey, there’s also a German girl reading your blog 🙂 And yes, I am bummed every time I read “US readers only” on blogs … but hey, the disadvantage of loving US food blogs! 😉
Aww, yay for another de-lurker! I’m always so glad to see first-time comments from readers! Maybe I can work something out soon for an international giveaway! 😉
“Choose the one that sounds the best” = Not so simple! They all sound amazing. I guess I’d have to go with the coconut pumpkin pie smoothie though. Mmmmmm!
such a cute outfit for halloween (:
i’ve been dying to try coconut peanut butter from trop traditions for so long now!
maple coconut bars sound amazing!
Peanut Butter Coconut Cookies for the win! yum!
That creation is amazing!! I love the barbie. Mine probably should look like that, with the number of times I used to tie them to croquet mallets and swing them around….
Oh joy!! I’ve been wanting to try that coconut peanut butter stuff for ages. Giveaway time!!
I liked ya. Obvi
and of course I follow you on twitter
and I’ve liked them on twitter
I meant facebook, but I follow them on twitter too
ps: you can delete this if you want, but I’m coming home to my US addy in december for a bit, so I totally qualify to enter, k? 🙂
and I’m going to go with heavenly hummus. I’ve been really into making my own lately, so this would be fun. I’m experimenting with sweet hummus next!
Definitely! Good luck!
Well this one’s a no brainer! The coconut pumpkin pie smoothie… I can’t even begin to tell you why. Okay, I will.. Coconut = Love. Pumpkin = True love. Pumpkin PIE = soul lovin’. Throw all of that into a smoothie? Can love last forever? By remaking that smoothie, I bet it can!
Haha! LOVE it! And now I totally want to make that smoothie…you’ve practically got me drooling! 🙂
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MMM sweet potato coconut peanut butter soup is what i’d love to try!
Liked all of the above and LOVE the Thai Chicken coconut soup on their page! Sounds amazing.
P.S Nice pumpkin! Very impressive!!! xx
The oatmeal coconut cookies sound good to me!
I’ve been dying to try this peanut butter .. and my aunt saw tropical traditions coconut pb on Elise’s blog and has wanted to try it ever since!
Haha! That’s where I first saw it too!
The peanut butter coconut cookies definitely!
The oatmeal pumpkin coconut cookie recipe looks fantastic! What a great giveaway 🙂
I have never been so sad to be Australian D:
hahaha this looks GREAT! 🙂
Aww! I’m literally frowning right now, Lizzi! 🙁
Thai Chicken Coconut Soup II
yummm. looks amazing!
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Apple coconut carrot bran muffins – four of my favorite things rolled into one. Apples, coconut, carrot muffin or cake, bran muffin. Four birds in one stone, ha!
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I’d totally love the peanut butter coconut cookies yum!
Already follow you on twitter
I follow them on twitter
I tweeted!
Coconut peanut butter?! Oh my goodness..I need this in my life right now!! The coconut peanut butter cookies sound like my kinda thing yumm!!
And of course I already follow you on Twitter 🙂
Ohh noo..just realised it’s not for us brits..sorryyy!! 🙁
That’s ok lovely…I wish it were! 🙁
Twice Baked Coconut Sweet Potatoes – oh yeah.
The coconut pumpkin pie smoothie looks to die for!
and coconut peanut butter on roasted carrots-I could probably eat that every day for the rest of my life.
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I’d have to try the gluten free pumpkin macaroon cookies. They look amazing and have all my favorite things in them!
I would totally make the cocoa-nut peanut butter balls recipe with this jar of Tropical Traditions. I like anything with peanut butter and especially in the form of a ball 🙂
Pick me please! I never win anything
The Johnnycakes recipe looks quite interesting…it would go great with some pumpkin soup 🙂
i like ya on facebook!
i follow you on twitter!
Gluten free peanut butter coconut cookies!? omg
I already follow you on twitter ! @celinaelizt
I’m going to go with I want to try the pumpkin coconut macaroon recipe. Yum!!
Of course, I already follow you on Twitter!
And I tweeted! After 3 times of it not working third times the charm, why Twitter?!
I also already followed Tropical Traditions on twitter
the coconut pumpkin pie smoothie sounds delish! i would love to try it!
THIS LOOKS AMAZING. As do the Gluten Free Peanut Butter Coconut Cookies on their website!
Coconut Fried Zucchini! Yum.
I liked you on facebook.
I like TT on facebook also.
I’d like to try the Thai Chicken Coconut Soup.
I like Tropical Traditions on FB.
I would try the Coconut Pumpkin Our Smoothie.
Just liked KMB on Facebook
Just liked Tropical Traditions
Well, those coconut bites really do jump out at me. I would make those 🙂
I already follow you on twitter ^_^
Liked you on facebook.
Gluten Free Peanut Butter Coconut Cookies look AH-MAZING!!
I followed you on Facebook!
I followed you on Twitter!
following Tropical Traditions on twitter. i seriously want to try that coconut pb!
tweeted about the giveaway 🙂
Coconut pumpkin pie smoothie! I liked you on Facebook 🙂 & I follow you on Instagram!
The recipe for Coconut Pumpkin Pie Smoothie sounds great to me.
need those carrots. now.
Coconut Pumpkin Macaroons! All of my favourite things in one!
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