March Mitten Crate
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What I received:
I have never tried any of the products that came in this months Mitten Crate before, which was really neat for me because I love trying new products.
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My aunt and I had movie night Saturday. We had sandwiches delivered and tried the toffee as our dessert. We both absolutely loved the toffee and were big fans of it not sticking to our teeth…. at all. Made in Harrison Township.
Blake’s Specialty Meats Garlic Smoked Hunters Sausage
Dearborn Sausage produces this organic and all natural brand of beef sticks. I have not tried them yet, however I am sure A and I have a road trip coming up soon so they’ll be coming along with us. Made in Dearborn.
Scotty O’ Hotty Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
These sauces are said to give a punch of flavor. The website states that it will add a jalapeno level kick to soup, stew, seafood, wings, Mexican and more. Since U of M is in the Final Four I am thinking this is going to get tried when I make up a batch of wings. Made in Inkster.
Benjamin Twiggs Dark Chocolate Covered Dried Cherries
Any dark chocolate and cherry pairing is a winner in my book, and I am especially loving these because they are made with Michigan grown cherries and no cherry can compete with Michigan cherries. Made in Traverse City.
Spun Sugar Detroit Cotton Candy
What is unique about this cotton candy is the fact that it is actually all natural. The ingredients include organic sugar, plant based dyes and natural flavoring – which is amazing. Made in Plymouth.
Poplettes by Bleaf
At first glance I thought these were the cutest itty bitty popcorns, but upon further inspection I learned that its not actually corn but sorghum a cereal grain that makes this one of the cutest snacks. Made in Inkster.
Creating Success
Have you ever gone on a date before and you just fumbled your way through the entire thing? You find yourself misspeaking, not acting like yourself and just making the worst impressive that you possibly can? Well you’re not alone; many of us do the same thing. Sometimes its when we meet someone for the first time, others it’s at an interview, on a date and more. The harsh reality is you have to live life as if your first impression is the only one you’re going to get and you need to make the most of it. Let’s be honest, if you give someone a bad impression of yourself do you really think they’re going to want to give you another chance to give a better one? Probably not, therefore you always want to put your best foot forward whether that is with personal or personal relationships. Have you ever stopped to think about consumers of your brand, and what they’re getting out of your product? What they’re learning and maybe they’re not buying because the first impression is lacking on key quality points? From a business standpoint there are steps you can take to ensure your customers have a successful journey with what you offer. Right now, we are going to talk about a few things that can help bring you customer success when it comes to your business. You want to set a tone for your business relationship with buyers and users, this helps ensure a strong product adoption while offering a successful customer experience with customer on boarding. So what’s all that mumble jumble even mean? It’s imperative that you are proactive and set up a simple plan that guides new customers through your products. Ultimately you want your consumers to learn about your products, how they work, the value they can get and more with little questions coming from them. Descriptions should always speak about characteristics, important key points and the fundamentals for user adoption. Small and simple changes that make things clearer to the consumer will lead to better things for your company, brand…etc. Just like dating things take time to become great. You need to learn about your consumer just as you would your partner in a relationship to find out what will bring you the most success. Everything great takes time, and with patience and the proper elements to bring you success your sure to get to where you need to be.
Five Things: Birthday Edition
A few months ago I was in a bakery and saw the cutest unicorn cake. I took a couple pictures and showed my mum to see if she could make it for my birthday. She said of course that it would be easy to make – she is super talented and my brother and I are extremely lucky to always get super cute cakes. Unintentionally since I wanted a unicorn cake it became the whole theme of my birthday. Here\’s a peek at some of the goodies….
Restaurant Review: River Crab
My birthday was Sunday, and Andrew surprised me with dinner at River Crab. Little back-story apparently this was the place he wanted to take me on our first “real” date, but they had a private event that night so he had to get creative and come up with a different place. I guess my birthday presented him with the perfect opportunity to bring me there. First let me start by saying if you love the water and seafood, this is definitely the place for you. The view was absolutely stunning, and we even watched a freighter go by. So let’s get to the good stuff… the food….
If you know A and I you know we hardly ever pass up dessert. When you celebrate your birthday at River Crab they hook you up with their homemade Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée, which consist of smooth and creamy custard with real vanilla bean and a caramelized sugar crust. A asked the waiter if he could find a candle so I could make a birthday wish and he came back with a pink one – even the waiter knew my favorite color – ha. This Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée was the BEST crème brûlée that I have EVER had, and I have had it made right in front of me by a fancy pants French pastry chef in New Orleans before. If you go to the River Crab I highly recommend ordering it for dessert, you will not regret it and you can thank me later.
2018 Hyundai Elantra Limited
It has been an AWFUL winter here in Michigan. Freezing temperatures, ridiculous amounts of snow, and hardly any sunny days. So what do you do when you\’re test driving the 2018 Hyundai Elantra Limited and have a sunny day? You crank the heat, turn on the heated seats and open the sunroof – seriously I need a sunroof in my life. This bad boy gets about 32 MPG combined city and highway, 28 MPG city and 37 MPG highway. I loved how far I could go on a tank of gas.
Blind Detection with Rear Cross-traffic Alert: I really liked knowing when a car was in my blind spot.Rearview Camera with Dynamic Backup Lines: Very clear camera and really nice for helping you parallel park (I actually taught myself how to finally parallel park with this camera) backup and more. What is even better is it lets you know when a car is behind you to ensure you do not hit it.Lane Keep Assist System: This feature lets you know when it thinks you are unintentionally going over a line in the road, and begin to move you back. I ended up having to turn this off because it constantly told me that I was out of my life when I was in it. Also I was constantly out of my lane dodging pot holes haha.Heated seats: Warmed up really quickly which I loved.Sunroof: Definitely loved this feature, and used it even when temperatures were very low.
Backseat: Rear cup holders.
7 Inch Display Audio System: Loved how large the screen was.Infinity Premium Audio System with Eight Speakers + Center Channel and Subwoofer: Music gets bumpin\’.Leather Seats: Super attractive and comfortable.
Fashion meets Food 