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Bundle Up with Restaurant.com’s Holiday Gift Guide

Posted by html404 on November 20, 2013
in Contests, Deals, Family Stuff, Food and Treats, Fun Stuff, Gift Ideas, Giveaways, Holidays, Restaurants, Uncategorized

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Delicious Ideas for Every Budget

At Restaurant.com, the nation’s largest dining deals site, we love surprising our diners with fun ways to save. This holiday season, we’ve handpicked delicious dining experiences and gift ideas for every budget and compiled them into an exclusive Restaurant.com Holiday Gift Guide. Simply pair any Restaurant.com Gift Card with one of these gift bundle ideas below for the ultimate dining experience and holiday treat:

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1. The Movie Buff: For the movie-quoting, obsessed friend, surprise them with two tickets to a movie on their must-see “Oscar” list and a $25 Restaurant.com Gift Card. Enjoy a night of appetizers and plot-dissecting debates! Ready to splurge? Stop at the concession stand for some candy, drinks, and a jumbo popcorn to share! Create your own >

2. The Workaholic: To help someone on your list find much needed tranquility, pair a $100 Restaurant.com Gift Card with soothing bath salts, lavender mist, and a face mask to create an affordable, at-home spa treatment. Ready to splurge? Add a spa gift card and make Dinner reservations for a nice, relaxing evening post-massage. Create your own >>

We don’t drink but for those who do….

3. The Wine Fanatic: Bring Napa Valley to every wine lover on your list! Pair their favorite wine with decadent cheeses, crackers, and of course chocolate. Then, cleanse their palate with some late night dessert and a $25 Restaurant.com Gift Card. Ready to splurge? Instead of dessert, make it dinner and BYOB at thousands of Restaurants nearby! Create your own >>

4. The Romantic: Add some romance into your holiday with a $50 Restaurant.com Gift Card, bouquet of roses, some irresistible chocolate covered strawberries, and a candlelit dinner for two. Ready to splurge? Pick up some bubbly on the way home for a classy touch. Create your own >>

5. The Theatre Lover: Add some dramatic flair to the holidays with two tickets to their must-see show and end the evening with our $100 Restaurant.com Gift Card - perfect for dinner and dessert. Ready to splurge? Buy them a memento from the show and two drinks during intermission! Create your own >>

Sweepstakes Giveaway Details: Five (5) lucky Facebook fans will have a chance to win one of the gifts featured in our gift guide every Wednesday beginning November 20, 2013 and ending December 18, 2013

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Longhorn Steakhouse – Take Dad on a “Steakcation”

Posted by Brande on June 6, 2013
in Family Stuff, Food and Treats, Gift Ideas, Guest Post, Holidays, Houseware, Products for Dad, Restaurants, Reviews, Shopping

Written By Guest Dad Blogger – Scott

“I participated in a campaign on behalf of Dad Central Consulting for LongHorn Steakhouse. I received a gift card to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank-you for participating.”

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Father’s Day is coming!  Is your Dad a “cut above the rest”?  Forget the tie!  Your favorite Dad really wants a “Steakcation” at Longhorn Steakhouse!

Come on down, grab a cold one and let Longhorn Steakhouse grill experts take care of Dad this Father’s Day.  With a choice of 7 different cuts of steak at any temperature, it will be hard to decide which to cut choose.

After you decide which cut to choose (18 inch bone-in Outlaw Ribeye, Flo’s Filet, sirloin, strip, flat-iron, T-Bone or porterhouse).  You need to choose a side; you can even upgrade your side to roasted corn on the cob (available for a limited time off the “Peak Season Menu”).

Hungry yet?

This was my family’s first visit to a Longhorn Steakhouse and we were very impressed.  Here’s what we ordered.

When the waitress took our drink order she dropped off honey wheat bread that was still warm.  Very tasty, my daughter ate most of it before her dinner came out.

Appetizer – Parmesan Crusted Asparagus (New off the Peak Season Menu)

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The asparagus had a great favor, was crunchy, and the batter was light.  It had a few parmesan shavings on top and was served with a delicious red chili ranch sauce.

 

 

 

 

Lunch –

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I had the Prime Rib – My dinner also came with a choice of salad and side.  I chose a garden salad and a side of vegetables.  I prefer my steaks to be rare and it was cooked perfect!  Served with au jus and horseradish sauce.  The broccoli was nice and green and the carrots still a small crunch.

 

 

 

lh 7My wife had the Bold Balsamic BBQ Sirloin, She also got the garden salad, but upgraded her side to the roasted corn on the cob.  She ordered and received her sirloin medium to well done.  Her sirloin was topped with roasted garlic cloves and a smooth balsamic bbq sauce.

 

 

 

 

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My daughter had a grilled cheese sandwich and fries off the kids menu.  There was a great variety on the children’s menu which was great.  We have a picky eater and that can be a concern when going out.

 

 

 

 

We really enjoyed our afternoon out.  The food is very good and cooked to your expectations.

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We ate so much that we did not have room for dessert.  I took a look at the dessert menu and the offerings were very intriguing. The Chocolate Stampede which has 6 different chocolates in a piece of cake and is served with vanilla ice cream.  Another dessert that caught my eye was off the Peak Seasons Menu, The Very Berry Grilled Pound Cake (I’m going back just to get this dessert), it’s a piece of lemon pound cake grilled and served with strawberries, blueberries and whipped cream!

Stomach Growling?  Mine is!

So, your favorite Dad is not into going out for Father’s Day.  He prefers to say at home and do his own grilling?  Here is Longhorn Steakhouse’s Tips on “How to Grill a Great Steak”.

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You still need to get Dad a present too!  My suggestion is the Longhorn Steakhouse Knives – Available at your local Longhorn Steakhouse for $29.99.  The Knives are made with high carbon steel and serrated blade.  Stop tearing your steak and cut it with these fabulous knives.

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Click Here to find your nearest Longhorn Steakhouse to purchase your knives or a great Father’s Day Meal!

Happy Father’s Day!

 

 


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Ever Been to Genghis Grill?

Posted by html404 on September 28, 2012
in Food and Treats, Restaurants, Uncategorized
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Eating out is a treat for our family, as it was for me growing up. My husband’s family ate out a lot and still do. We do not frequent most major fast food places just because they do not serve healthy food. Unhealthy food is never filling and when our children have had it, it leaves them feeling hungry an hour later. We’d rather they fill up on nutritious, healthy foods instead.

Genghis Grill

Genghis Grill is a growing restaurant featuring a unique build your own bowl experience using the Asian stir-fry. According to their website, the experience offers a fun way of cooking similar to what may have been used by 12th century Mongol warriors, led by GENGHIS KHAN, according to an ancient legend. The legend also indicates they used fires to heat their shields so they could grill their food. Now, my boys would love that fact!

Definitely an inspiring little history behind Genghis Grill.

We have never been to Genghis Grill, as a matter a fact, there’s only one in the state of Illinois, but it is only about an hour drive from us.

The Food

If the photos are any indicator, the food at Genghis Grill looks yummy! They serve a variety of protein, including ham, chicken, turkey, beef and fish. Their seasonings range from hot cayenne to garlic and lemon pepper. They also give a wonderful choice of yummy veggies. Their sauces are free of MSG…bonus…and sound delicious. Lastly they serve pasta, rice, tortillas and noodles. If you go to their website you can follow the steps and create your own bowl.

When I built my bowl, the calories weren’t bad for turkey, lemon pepper sauce, veggies, sweet and sour sauce with some fried rice. However, the sodium measured 1500mg! So those watching their sodium intake should watch the nutritional calculator carefully.

Khans Klub

Genghis has a birthday club called, Khans Klub, which enables those who sign up to receive a FREE bowl of your choice. Happy Birthday to you!

Be sure to visit Genghis Grill’s Facebook page and Khans Klub Facebook page as well.

When is the last time you ate out? Where’d you go?



Disclaimer: I received a promotional item for my participation.


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Free Bloomin’ Onion at Outback!

Posted by Brande on March 18, 2012
in Business, Coupons, Deals, Family Stuff, Food and Treats, Free Stuff, Fun Stuff, Restaurants, Saving Money

Tuesday, March 20th is the first day of Spring!  Hooray!  Go and celebrate with a FREE Bloomin’ Onion from Outback Steakhouse!

Here’s what you need to do!  Tell your server that you’re there to “Bloom Into Spring”.  That’s it!

There are other coupons on their site also!

Happy Spring!


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Pizza Hut BOOK IT!

Posted by Brande on March 1, 2012
in Books, Education, Food and Treats, Fun Stuff, Parenting, Restaurants, School

“YOU ARE YOUR CHILD’S FIRST TEACHER”  Great slogan and so true.  Here’s a great reading incentive program for your K-6 kids.  The program is available for Home School Children or contact your child’s teacher and tell them about the program.  It runs October to March – the home educator/teacher sets a monthly reading goal of books to read.  If that goal is achieved, the child will get a “Reading Certificate Reward”, with that certificate the child goes to Pizza Hut (with their family, of course) and they will receive a free one topping personal pan pizza, “BOOK IT!” card, and a Backpack clip.  Enrollment for 2012-2013 begins in March, CLICK HERE for the enrollment form!

What about the Pre-K kiddos!  Try the R.E.D. ZONE.

No pizza for the little one, sorry.  If you register for the “Give Me 20 Reading Challenge”, you’ll be entered to win one of 50 “Skippyjon Jones Prize Packs”!

There are also printables for your little ones!

 

Happy Reading!


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FREE Pretzel Day!

Posted by Brande on February 23, 2012
in Food and Treats, Free Stuff, Fun Stuff, Restaurants

 

Go get a Free Auntie Anne’s Pretzel on Saturday March 3rd from 10 am to 3 pm.


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Wendy’s Bloggers and Friends Pick 2 Lunch Project Plus Midweek Giveaway! *CLOSED*

Posted by html404 on October 20, 2010
in Blog Stuff, Contests, Food and Treats, Giveaways, Restaurants

Congratulations to Jessie C! You won our Wendy’s giveaway! Thanks to all who entered and to Wendy’s and the Motherhood for sponsoring this giveaway.

Faith and Family Reviews received four Wendy’s gift cards valuing $7.00 each and a stipend in exchange for sharing about the Wendy’s Bloggers and Friends Pick 2 Lunch Project hosted by TheMotherhood.com and Wendys.com. While we consider it a privilege to receive free products/gift cards and stipend, our reviews are our honest opinion and thoughts of the Pick 2 menu.

Yesterday we went to lunch at Wendy’s for a bloggers event. This event was held with the purpose of trying Wendy’s new Pick 2 menu, which consists of four half salads – The Spicy Chicken Salad, The Cobb Salad, The Apple Pecan Salad and the Baja Salad. Then you have the choice of adding one side for the price of $4.99, but this did not include the price of a drink unless you chose to get a salad and water. The side choices were: a Dansi bottle of water, a small chili, a baked potato, Jr. Cheeseburger, Chicken wrap, small frosty or a variety of soft drinks.

We invited Grandma to come with us since most of my friends were otherwise occupied or lived too far to attend. We tried their new Pick 2 menu. My oldest, Virtuous, along with Grandma tried the Spicy Chicken salad with a baked potato/chili. My second oldest, Peanut, and I tried the Apple Pecan Salad with chili as our side. On the way home we thought that we could have all chosen one of each of the salads, but oh well, we didn’t. The Cobb looked good and I wasn’t sure what the Baja was until we discussed it after lunch.

Grandma thought the meal was very filling, she couldn’t even eat all the salad. However, she admits that she isn’t a big salad eater. She adds that she thought the chicken was very tasty and enjoyed her tomatoes. She really enjoyed the baked potato with its extra seasonings as she doesn’t usually dress up her baked potato with anything except butter.

Virtuous thought that the chicken was very spicy but it wasn’t to bad. Her chili was delicous she said.

Peanut and I thoroughly enjoyed our chili and Apple Pecan Salad. It had dried cranberries, pecans, and two different kinds of apples (one red skinned and one green skinned) and included a pomengrated vinaigrette topped with blue cheese. The only thing I didn’t like was the blue cheese as I am not a big fan of blue cheese. If I were to get it again I would ask them to leave off the blue cheese. The chili didn’t seem to have as many kidney beans as we are use to adding to ours but it was still delicious. I just like the extra kidney beans for fiber and protein.

It was great to see some moms we met at the 77Kids Do Good Day and meet a couple others. We actually pretty much packed the Wendy’s restaurant we met at and didn’t have a whole lot of time to interact with everyone eating, ordering, finding seating, having to take care of kids or get back home to those children getting home from school.

We have a surprise midweek giveaway! Enter to win two Wendy’s gift cards valuing $7.00 each and take your spouse, friend or child to lunch on Wendy’s and TheMotherhood.com!

Check out the menu!

Mandatory entry: Tell me which Pick 2 lunch you and your lunch guest would choose.

Extra entries are:

2 entries: Follow Faith and Family Reviews on Twitter.

2 entries: Follow TheMotherhood on Twitter.

2 entries: Follow Wendy’s on Twitter

2 entries: Tweet about this blog post including the hashtag #WendysPick2 using your own tweet or the one below:

Enter to win 2 Wendy’s gift cards! @faithandfamilyrewv

2 entries: Like Faith and Family Reviews on Facebook.

2 entries: Like TheMotherhood on Facebook.

2 entries: Like Wendy’s on Facebook.

2 entries: Follow Faith and Family Reviews on Google Friend.

1 entry for every comment left on other Faith and Family Reviews blog posts. We need some “Comment Love” ;-)

5 entries for blogging about this giveaway, linking to this post and TheMotherhood and Wendy’s

Please note that this giveaway will only last one week, ending on October 27 at noon! One winner will be chosen via Random.org and contacted on or before October 30th. Winner will be given 48 hours to respond via email with their mailing address. Winner will then be mailed two $7.00 Wendy’s gift cards via USPS first class ma


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