On my way home, I realized that while a black bean burger (the original planned dinner) sounded OK, a ground beef burger sounded even better! I stopped at the grocery store an ended up with an odd conglomeration of toppings. More on that later.
When I walked in the door, I was greeted by THREE packages! One I was expecting, and two I was not. The one expected package included this lovely golden flaxseed from Tropical Traditions:
You know what it means when I get something from Tropical Traditions… it means that soon, YOU can get something from them!
The second (and smallest) package contained a lovely Mexican ceramic box that I won from KP at To Be The Whole Package:
And lastly, I opened the largest of the packages. It was from none other than the amazing and generous Veggie Girl, who was quite distressed in our last conversation that I’d never tried anything from One Lucky Duck. In this amazing package was quite possibly EVERY snack food that the company offers, as well as a school-perfect bright red tote bag:
This box contained grawnola, chocolate macaroons, blonde macaroons, cinnamon crispies, chocolate crispies, cheese quackers (crackers) and rosemary quackers.
Thank you SO VERY MUCH Miss VG!!! I’m beyond appreciative!!
Dinner was a simple summery dinner, kind of as a last summer hurrah. I made my “summer burgers” without the bread crumbs, and ate it on an Arnold’s bread thin. But the random toppings that I ended up with? Yeah, those would be garlic and herb Laughing Cow light cheese, jarred roasted red peppers, and avocado. Just check this out:
SO VERY DELICIOUS!!!
And this brings me (in a very non-sequitur sort of way) to the giveaway. A few weeks ago, I was sent some samples of Tanka Bars to try and review. They were both intriguing to me, as well as a bit scary. Why scary? Well, they’re not your average snack bar. Tanka bars are made from 100% organic grass-fed buffalo mixed with organic dried cranberries. There’s a spicy version as well, which I got to try in “bite” form. When I finally did try the bars, I was pleasantly surprised! There was a very beef-jerky smoky type flavor, as well as a nice sweet/tart contrast from the cranberries. I couldn’t eat very much of a bar at any one time, as they were quite chewy and satisfying, and the “hot” flavor of the bites was QUITE spicy!
The lovely Linda at Tanka Bar offered a whole box of 12 Tanka bars to one lucky What’s For Dinner reader! All you have to do? Comment below! That’s it! Winner will be announced at tomorrow’s dinner post, when I’ll be announcing the NEXT giveaway! It’s apparently giveaway week…
Don’t want to wait to win? Linda and Tanka Bar have created a special coupon JUST for What’s For Dinner readers that will grant $5 off a box of regular Tanka Bars from today through October 31! Just enter the code “IMADEDINNER09″ at check out.
Have a great Monday night and a fabulous Tuesday!
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Ben would love these
Me, hmmmm….
Dan would probably love the buffalo bars. Men are so weird. I miss you.
Interesting mix, never would have thought of it!!!
wow, i’ve never heard of such bars before
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I’ve always wanted to try those one lucky duck products but i’ve never seen them in Canada
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mmm buffalo. yum!
Those bars look interesting. All your goodies from one lucky duck look amazing! Lucky girl!
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those bars sure sound interesting! Low cal, low fat and a nice amount of protein! i would love to try them
mara, this blog is great!!
Wow, now that’s an unusual bar! I’m game
Great looking burger, Mara!
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Um wow! You’re giveaway queen!!
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Hmmm….that sounds interesting? That is a new combo of snack bar.
I just saw your comment about no-flash photo tips…I’d love some! By the time I eat dinner my apartment is so stinkin’ dark that no-flash photos are really dark too.
These sound interesting! My husband would love them!
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Yummy looking burger toppings! And strange bars. . . I can’t even imagine!
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Those Tanka bars look interesting! I would love to try them. Oh, and I love your cute food Saturday pictures, they are great!! Have fun tasting the wedding cakes tomorrow!
Love this! I love beef jerky so would really enjoy trying Tanka bars.
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Looks at your with the giveaways! How awesome. These bad boys seem…interesting! Have SO much fun at the cake tasting tomorrow! I kinda wish I could pretend to be engaged just for that alone…well that and the registry…but I’m thinking people would figure me out quick
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These sound so interesting. I would enjoy stepping out of the normal bar thing and trying these out!
Oooh, fun! These would be fun to try.
Wow! Can’t wait to hear your review of the One Lucky Duck stuff. I’ve never tried it either, so I’ll be relying on your trusty tastebuds:)
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I’m intrigued by the bars and would love to try them out!
Definitely a bar with protein – sounds interesting!
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That Veggie Girl is just such a sweetie! What a package! Wow!
I love trying new bars.
This is a fun giveaway
so jealous of your packages, especially that one from VG.
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What awesome packaged! Veggie Girl is quite generous! How very nice of her
Let us know what you think!
Tanka bars sound great!
Oh my gosh – CD would love those bars. Buffalo and dried cranberries are his 2 favorite food groups!
Burgers look amazing, and I don’t think your toppings sound random at all Mara. Great looking combo.
So very jealous of your One Lucky Duck stash. Very sweet of VG, as always.
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I love Tanka bars! I just got some delivered a couple of weeks ago now I am gonna have to get more. I ate them all too fast. You imagine they are gonna be like a slimjim or something but much better. They have a sweet taste too them. The awesome part is that they are lw in calories and natural. Really good for you. An example of the kinds of things we should be eating instead of sugary things all the time. I would recommend them to everyone. Considering asking what I would have to do to sell them here locally.
You got some great packages there!
Awesome burgers, too.
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I would probably gift these to my dad who would adore them…But really I am just here to deposit some positive envy because you get to go to a CAKE TASTING! I’m defffffinitely looking forward to pics! Oo! Oo!
Those Tanka bars are like no other bar I have ever heard of! Would love to try them!
Aw that was so awesome of Veggie Girl!
I haven’t tried any of that either…seems quite popular around here!
Omg those bard sound interesting…I’d love to try them!
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I’ve enjoyed reading Linda’s tweets on twitter about the bars! Not only do they sound good, but they sound like a great company!
Hope I win!
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Think I could get Ryan to eat those instead of Fruity Snacks and Golden Graham bars?
That burger looks delicious…burgers one night this week it is!
I totally think you could… he eats gas station burritos, these are MUCH better than that
I’d love a chance to try these if Canadians may enter.
I oive the taste of fuit and meat together, pork and apples, ham and pineapple, chicken and peaches(yes peaches!) so the thought of bison and cranberries sounds delish. Oh, and I love jerky, so this sounds very natural to me. Must try them…………….Thanks for a great give-away!
Ooooh, I’ve been dying to try Tanka bars since I heard about them from Kat James!
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Oh MAN you scored with that 1LD care package from VeggieGirl!Those are definitely some of the best snacks in the WORLD. Truth.
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Love your end of summer burger – anything with cheese and avocado and I am in!
Good luck at the cake testing!
I’d love to tank up on these!
Enjoy the cake testing, that’s one of the best parts of the whole wedding process!
Definitely would like to try the bars!
I would totally try them! And good luck with the cake testing, and I am envious. The downside with doing everything remotely with the hotel in Vegas is I have no idea what I’m walking into until the day of. A little nerve wracking, hehe.
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Veggie girl is amazing!! HURRAY FOR A GIVEAWAY! I WANT TO TRY THOSE BARS!!
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pemmican bars? Sweet!
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I am more of a salty snack girl so I bet I would like the bars. I am up for trying them!
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