Quick Delish Fix With MorningStar Farms

I will be the first to admit I am not well versed in cooking so when I find products that are delisious, nutrious and wallet friendly too I am all over it! In comes MORNINGSTAR FARMS® - my go to brand for all things veggie! From the burgers to my all time fave Chik'n Nuggets the products packs on tons of flavor and satisfies my cravings. Since I am a small business owner I am on an ultra tight budget and the MORNINGSTAR FARMS® burgers are my daily lunch items that ensure I won't go out and waster hard earned $$ on needless food! I just throw it in the oven (I'm old-school - no microwave for me!) make a small salad on the side and voila! I get all I need and more - better yet these burgers (I particulary love the MORNINGSTAR FARMS® Asian Veggie Patties & the Chipotle Black Bean Burger) don’t try to hide their meatless nature and instead celebrate their grain-centric origins with wonderful texture and a hint finger-licking spice. Now I wish I had recipes to share but again I am gourmet-challenged - for some over the top yum-tastic recipes and ideas check out www.morningstarfarms.com! Your tummy will thank you ~ 

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The MorningStar Farms® veggie burgers  was provided by BzzAgent via MorningStar Farms® .  The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of MorningStar Farms® .

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Cleopatra

A Life

By Stacy Schiff

Little, Brown and Company

Cleopatra, the last Queen of Egypt - the one person on Earth who has stood apart from both men and woman.  Her legacy - a paradox  that encapsulated strength, cunning wit, beauty and pure unadulterated lust whose presence has outlived her contemporaries yet even still she remains an enigma yet to be solved. I first was enamored with the story of Cleopatra from reading the Margaret George tome The Memoirs of Cleopatra: A Novel - a riveting historical novel written in the 'vain' of Cleopatra's voice. That tome is a must have and a  great introduction to the world of Cleopatra - so richly detailed it quenched my thirst into learning more about this Queen who has been both glorified and vilified through the ages. In comes Cleopatra: A Life (Little, Brown and Company) by Pulitzer Prize Winner Stacy Schiff - a book that has been celebrated since it's 2010 release; a book that is on my short list of Cleopatra tomes to tackle. So mon petites, would you be interested in doing a book club with me with this book? Tweet me your thoughts and let's get the dialogue going. 

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Drink It Green!

Who doesn't love a good ol' cup of joe? It tastes even better when you are drinking from a brand that has an amazing aroma, blend and to die for taste but committed to Fair Trade and working towards better economic opportunity, improved health and nutrition in the villages it uses as resources for the coffee - that brand my friends is GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE! The Fair Trade Certified™ coffee  has a distinctive taste and truly pleases the palate - for us it's tastes even better because we know we are buying a product that will also help legions of people too! So the next time you are in the market for some delectable coffee look no further and grab some GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE - your stomach and your conscious will thank you!

Visit Facebook.com/GreenMountainCoffee to learn more about Green Mountain Coffee^®, and be sure to "like" Green Mountain Coffee^® on their Facebook page to get exclusive offers on Fair Trade Certified^™

To celebrate Fashion Week farfetch is doing a  bag giveaway!  The uber haute website  teamed up with Italian boutique partner Tessabit to give away the latest Stella McCartney Falabella Tote to one lucky farfetch.com fan!

To enter simply share the competition & follow the instructions below: 

1. Share the competition by blogging / pinning / tweeting / tumbling / mentioning or posting on Facebook with the hashtag #farfetchgiveaway and including a link to this page (www.farfetch.com/stella-giveaway.aspx) within your post.

2. Once you’ve tumbled, pinned &  tweeted simply add your details HERE & make sure to include the link to your own post or mention.

One lucky winner will be picked at 2pm GMT on Monday 5th October so get sharing now! 

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Too much cash to make a splash? Why a Brit can’t win Wimbledon

As we slowly recover from the ‘Murraymania’ comedown, we’re beginning to look for reasons why we can’t seem to snatch that coveted men’s singles title. Are our tennis players simply being paid too much?

One step away

Andy Murray put in a great effort, no one can argue with that. Somehow it’s even more heartbreaking, but all too familiar, when a Brit has victory in their hands before it’s snatched away by a calm, collected foreigner who appears to be some kind of robot in disguise. So why can’t we do it? 

Among theories of class prejudice and laziness, some argue that it’s to do with the way tennis is funded in the UK. Could our tennis stars face the same accusations as our footballers: that the paycheque takes prominence and winning comes a close second? The LTA (Lawn Tennis Association) enjoys about £60 million¹ of our tax money every year. How is it that we only have one UK player in the top-100 men’s singles lists, and Serbia (which receives a fraction of our kind of funding) has three? Could it be a coincidence that previously unknown wild 

card Jonathan Marray won the men’s doubles? 

A true champion

You may not have admitted it to your mates, but you probably got a little choked up when watching Murray break down in tears after the game. Or perhaps you were unashamedly bawling on the couch like a large part of the watching public? Either way, you have to admit that he did act like a champion in defeat. 

Perhaps he’ll be back better and stronger next year and end Fred Perry’s reign as the last British player to win Wimbledon. Murray only needs to look at Perry’s longevity to see what winning the title can do for your place in the history books. Fred Perry’s legacy, however, is given a helping a hand by his fashion line that seems to remain effortlessly fashionable. Once summer arrives, it’s not long before you see the sharp lines of Fred Perry classics on countless celebrities and sports stars.

As we wait with baited breath for something resembling a summer, so we keep our fingers crossed for Wimbledon next year...

Resources

¹ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8597359.stm

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