Giveaway Flipkart or Amazon vouchers and CupoNation review.

In today's fast paced life people are having less and less time to wander around malls, shops and supermarkets to shop. New technology such as, smart phones and ipads have helped catapult internet shopping from a minority interest into a mainstream activity for all ages. Shopping has never been easier; you can purchase daily groceries to luxury items such as a car by sitting in the comfort of your own home. Although I am a foodie I hate the queues in supermarkets, packing and unpacking the shopping so groceries on line is the perfect way to do my weekly shop and get it delivered to my door and its even better if I can reduce the shopping bill with the help of vouchers. 

In this economic climate people are constantly searching for the best price, the best deal and further more the best discount voucher be it for groceries, restaurant meal or a home ware item. CupoNation is India’s largest coupon portal specially designed to meet the needs of all the online shoppers. Coupons and Vouchers on CupoNation are checked rigorously to guarantee that all the codes displayed on the page give the promised results.

The site is a shopper’s paradise with money saving voucher codes for categories ranging from items such as groceries, kitchen and home ware, electronics, books, clothing, flowers, and gifts to services like insurance, restaurants, movies and many more.

What are CupoNation Discount Coupons?

A discount coupon available at CupoNation is just like a newspaper coupon but it’s meant for your online shopping

How can I find useful Coupons or Vouchers?

Type in the name of the store, the product or even the category in the CupoNation , search section and all you will find all the  relevant and  the latest and working voucher codes from the most trusted online retailers in India such as  – Expedia, Homeshop18, FabFurnish, Dominos, Jabong and many others.

How can I use Coupons with CupoNation?

Once you find a coupon deal of your choice, click on the code and it will automatically appear at the billing section of the selected online retailer. The promotion codes are distributed completely free on CupoNation. Obtaining voucher codes at CupoNation is fast and speedy, getting you more money for value for your purchases.

All the views in this post are my own .
Thankyou to CupoNation for providing the prize, this is a sponsored post.

The month of February brings us Valentines day, researchers say that the days approaching 14^th February, the shopping centres are the busiest. To help you get a stress free valentines gift on line, CupoNation have teamed up with simply.food and  generously agreed to provide a giveaway prize for one lucky simply.food visitor .The exiting news is that  the giveaway is open to Residents in
India,UK or USA over the age of 18 years.
The winner will have the option to choose one of the following prizes:1000 rupees Flipkart voucher, £ 20.00 Amazon UKvoucher or $20.00 Amazon US voucher.

How To Enter

•         Simply complete the Rafflecopter widget below to verify your entries

•         Entries can be via blog comment, Facebook, Twitter etc

•         Please read the rules they form the terms and conditions of this Giveaway

•         Closing date – 24th  February 2013


How Rafflecopter works:

• You will need to complete the mandatory entry first – usually making a blog comment. You can do this by clicking on leave a comment at the bottom of the post and leaving your reply in the comment box.Please note your comment will not show immediately as it needs to be moderated however rest assured it will appear on the site, so carry on with rest of entries.
• Login to Rafflecopter – click to see what the question is. Make a comment answering the question on the blog.
•  Go back to Rafflecopter and click the green button to tell me you have made a comment, this will unlock all the other options. All entries are checked to see that the mandatory question is answered, if its not all bonus entries will become void. 
• Rafflecopter will tweet, like and follow on your behalf.
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Event Announcement ~Lets Cook / Bake for Valentine

Time is too slow for those who wait,

 too swift for those who fear,

too long for those who grieve,

too short for those who rejoice,

 but for those who love, time is eternity. 

 ~Henry Van Dyke~

Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, It is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards .

February brings us the theme of love, with Valentines day fast approaching, lets create some wonderful culinary delights to shower our loved ones with. Cook or Bake any vegetarian dish (eggs allowed) that is your loved ones favorite and link it up here. 

To Participate:

1.Prepare a dish vegetarian only (eggs allowed) please link your dish using the linky below by entering your Dish Name and Post URL
2.Please link this event announcement with your entry, this is mandatory.
3.Use of logo is  not mandatory but it helps to spread the word if you can use it.

4. Multiple entries are allowed, archived are only allowed if reposted and updated with this event link.

4. In the event of problem using linky you can email me the entry at simplysensationalfood@gmail.com

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Your Name:

Recipe Name

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Add your Lets Cook/Bake for Valentine  Entries here:
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Announcing "Flavours of" Series 4~ Europe

"Flavours of " series 1- India was born in August 2010 , our culinary journey took us travelling around India. We sampled wonderful  Gujarati, Punjabi, Goan, Maharastrian, Bengali, Rajasthani  and South Indian Dishes. The flavour some, array of dishes we have cooked  so far are simply delectable and brought us a delightful culinary experience straight into the comfort of our homes.

With the success of "Flavours of " series one around India,we continued or travels around Asia in  "Flavours of" series 2 Asia. We have visited, Indonesia, China, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Nepal, Russia,Turkey,Thailand and Lebanon.Series two has been very exciting, as we were all taken out of our comfort zones as we all tried to create and sample cuisine unknown to us. At times it was challenging   but the dishes that were lovingly created by all the participants were mouthwatering and simply divine.Thank you to every one for your support and enthusiasm

 As our Journey ended around Asia  we packed out bags and utensils and embarked our journey to "Flavours of" Series 3 Africa. The culinary journey around Africa took us to Morocco, Kenya, Tunisia, Mauritius and South Africa.We learn't about new flavours and samples dishes with unknown ingredients; it was truly a magnificent journey.

Now almost 2 and a half years of travels on this culinary journey we are on our Last lap in "Flavours of" series 4 -Europe .Our stop will be in Italy. This event Flavours of Italy is guest hosted by Divya of Divya's Culinary journey.Please do drop by her blog and support her by sending in your entries.

I would also like to invite  all my blogger friends to join the travels  and  to cook up a feast.You can do this by guest hosting one of the events on your blog or simply just participating in the event. Each event will run for one  month, same as previous series  and the guest host will need to host the event on their blog for one  months and post around up with in 7 days after the event completes.

Our scheduled itinery is as follows:

Feb- Flavours of Italy - guest host by Divya of Divya's Culinary Journey

March -Flavours of United Kingdom  - guest host Sukanya Saffron Streaks

April -Flavours of Greece -guest host PJ of seduce your tastebuds

May-Flavours of France - available

June -Flavours of Spain - available

July-Flavours of Germany - available

If any one is interested to guest host please drop me an email via the contact me form at the top of the page.

Thankyou, I am looking forward to all the Italian cuisine  post around Blogosphere.I will try and visit them all.

Giveaway~ Millie's personalised Giant Cookie

Valentines Day is renowned for giving flowers, chocolates, cookies and sweet treats to your love. There is nothing more special than receiving a gift that is personalised with a message and sent with love on Valentines Day.

Millie’s cookies are a treat any time of the year but especially at Valentines. The cookies are simply delectable; they are crunchy on the outside, chewy in the middle and bursting with chocolate chunks. All Millie’s cookies are freshly baked in several mouth watering flavours such as Milk Chocolate, White Chocolate, Double Chocolate Dark Chocolate, Chocolate & Toffee, Raspberry & White, Oatmeal & Raisin, Chocolate & Orange and Banoffee.Millie’s Cookies are available as individuals for that quick coffee break, in boxes of 6 or 12 for sharing or you can buy a personalised giant cookie perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, Valentines or Christmas.The personalised giant cookie is £ 13.99.

To help spread the love at Valentine; Millie’s cookies have offered a prize of one personalised giant cookie to one simply.food reader.The Giveaway is open to UK residents over the age of 18.The winner will be able to pick up their personalised cookie from a Millie's Cookie store nearest to them

 How To Enter

·         Simply complete the Rafflecopter widget below to verify your entries

·         Entries can be via blog comment, Facebook, Twitter etc

·         Please read the rules they form the terms and conditions of this Giveaway

·         Closing date – 10^th February.

All the views and opinions stated in this post are my own.

How Rafflecopter works:

• You will need to complete the mandatory entry first – usually making a blog comment. You can do this by clicking on leave a comment at the bottom of the post and leaving your reply in the comment box.Please note your comment will not show immediately as it needs to be moderated however rest assured it will appear on the site, so carry on with rest of entries.
• Login to Rafflecopter – click to see what the question is. Make a comment answering the question on the blog.
•  Go back to Rafflecopter and click the green button to tell me you have made a comment, this will unlock all the other options. All entries are checked to see that the mandatory question is answered, if its not all bonus entries will become void. 
• Rafflecopter will tweet, like and follow on your behalf.
• For information on how to find the URL of your tweet click here. 
• For bonus entries you can return to this page and enter the daily bonus entries. 
• If you are still unsure as to how Rafflecopter works please do check out this short video.

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Quinoa and Fennel Salad

A tangy and refreshing Quinoa and fennel salad with a tangy lemon dressing.

Ingredients:

90 grams / 3 oz Quinoa
150 ml water (approx - read instruction on packet for exact ratio)
1 tablespoon fresh coriander finely chopped
1 tablespoon  chopped jalapeno
 half a fennel bulb cleaned and thinly sliced
1 tablespoons red tomato seeded and diced

Dressing:

1/3 tea spoon salt
1/3 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon olive oil

Method:

1.Add the Quinoa to a pan with the water and bring to boil.
2. Reduce the heat, cover the pan and cook Quinoa for 15- 20 minutes.
3. Once all the water is absorbed and Quinoa is tender, fluff up with fork and leave to cool.
4. In a bowl add the diced tomatoes, fennel slices, coriander and cooled cooked Quinoa and toss together.
5. In a jar with a lid add the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper and chilli flakes. Screw the lid on and shake.
6. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss.

Serve immediately.

The Fennel used in this recipe was one of the ingredients that was in my Organic Fruit and Veg box sent to me by Riverford Organic farms.

You may like:
Couscous salad

Giveaway Innocent Drinks vouchers and recipe book

I recently had the opportunity to work with Innocent Drinks on a Christmas Mocktail event and had the chance to trial there delicious juices.Their product range includes, juices, fruit smoothies, veg pots, and fruit tubes.All innocent products are free from sugars and artificial flavours, their smoothies and juices are made from 100% fruit.You can drink them on as they are or incorporate them  other fruits to made smoothies and even use them in baking.Check out this awesome and delicious Mango, apple and kiwi smoothie I made today.

This month simply.food is hosting an event "Lets cook healthy Breakfasts".

Innocent Drinks are perfect for breakfast and are suitable for your five a day fruit and veg.To make your breakfast healthy and to encourage you to consume healthy drinks Innocent juices have agreed to provide 2 prizes for two lucky simply.food visitors.

• 1st Prize-12 vouchers worth £ 24.00 for Innocent products and 1 Recipe book called Hungry by Innocent.

• 2nd Prize- 1 Recipe book called Hungry by Innocent

I would like to thank Innocent Drinks  for the giveaway prizes.All the views in this post are my own.

How To Enter
·         Simply complete the Rafflecopter widget below to verify your entries
·         Entries can be via blog comment, Facebook, Twitter etc
·         Please read the rules as they form part of the terms and conditions.
·        Competition closes 28th February 2013 6.00 pm
This competition is open to UK residents over the age of 18 only.

How Rafflecopter works:

• You will need to complete the mandatory entry first – usually making a blog comment. You can do this by clicking on leave a comment at the bottom of the post and leaving your reply in the comment box.Please note your comment will not show immediately as it needs to be moderated however rest assured it will appear on the site, so carry on with rest of entries.
• Login to Rafflecopter – click to see what the question is. Make a comment answering the question on the blog.
•  Go back to Rafflecopter and click the green button to tell me you have made a comment, this will unlock all the other options. All entries are checked to see that the mandatory question is answered, if its not all bonus entries will become void. 
• Rafflecopter will tweet, like and follow on your behalf.
• For information on how to find the URL of your tweet click here. 
• For bonus entries you can return to this page and enter the daily bonus entries. 
• If you are still unsure as to how Rafflecopter works please do check out this short video.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Mango, Apple and Kiwi Breakfast smoothie.

Refreshing and delicious fruit smoothie which is healthy and filling.

Ingredients:

I ripe mango
2 ripe kiwi
1 apple
100 ml apple and mango innocent fruit juice
1 tablespoon clear honey

Method:

1. Peel the kiwi and cut it into quarters, remove the white core and dice it.
2. Peel and cut the mango in half, remove the stone and dice it.
3. Peel and core the apple. Dice it into small pieces.
4. Add all the diced fruit with the apple and mango juice and honey into a blender jug and blend until smooth.
5. Transfer to two tall glasses and serve immediately.

You may like:
Strawberry and melon smoothie.

Submitting to:
Lets cook healthy breakfasts event by simply.food