Freebie Friday 25/04

I hope you all had a good Easter, did anybody manage to get any free chocolate eggs or freebies last week?
I managed to get the WH Smith Easter eggs and a Millies Cookie.

This week I have found more gooies to send off for, the hair salon one is fab if you live near a Seanhannah salon!

Bloggers add your giveaways, freebies and deals and please add end dates!! 


Spotlight

2 Alton Towers Adults Tickets worth £96 for £9.67

I have been listing the freebies that Sun perks give away, free Models Own makeup, comics, free footballs, chocolate etc.

The latest drive to tempt people into membership is a great one if you are planning a day out at Alton Towers.

The trial month is only £1, the tickets will not be sent though until your second month, which will cost £8.67 so don't cancel until that second month. 

You will probably be able to take advantage of the two months with even more freebies and discounts. Last week there were Disney magazines, a Chessington ticket, this week free Pompeii tickets and Club Penguin membership. Then there are so many other discounts for days out, shopping and meals.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/fun/competitions/promotions/5517036/Two-free-tickets-to-Alton-Towers.html

Freebies

Catch The Bus Week

Get a FREE day’s travel with Arriva Buses

FREE Day Saver Ticket to use on one day of your choice during the year. Simply download our free m-ticket app, register your details, click on the purchase button (don’t worry you don’t need to buy anything) and pop in code 4343 

http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/catchthebusweek/?

Free Tempur Pillow Worth £60 

Starts today 18th until 7th May

Just try out the mattresses for your freebie

Simply visit one of our participating TEMPUR stockists and tell the sales advisor that you are interested in taking the Tempur Challenge and they will ask you to lie down on our mattresses. Use this as an opportunity to lie down, relax and enjoy the superior level of comfort our mattresses can provide to you.

Nivea Shower Creme Care Shower Creme
http://www.nivea.co.uk/products/campaigns/ext/en-GB/creme-care?dpl=deeplink-sharethecare

Seanhanna Salons Freebie

Free Consultation A luxury shampoo and condition A head massage Plus a full service professional blow-dry 

http://www.seanhanna.com/aa-promotions-2013/try-before-you-buy/

Free tickets to V Delicious

This three day fiesta is a fabulous gastronomic and culinary entertainment outing, where you can reel in your passion for vegetarian and vegan food, drink and living.

http://www.v-delicious.co.uk/go/additionaltickets

50 free Nectar Points 

https://www.nectar.com/survey/MySurvey.snectar?method=getSurveyQA&surveyId=ESHOPSSU&template=eshops

Free Create your own Gormandise Mug! 16/05

One for the cooks amongst you, just add 10 recipes to the Gourmandize website and you will be able to make your own mug from http://www.funkyprintshop.co.uk/ take a look the mugs are lovely and a great freebie for a personalised Father's day present.

http://www.gourmandize.co.uk/article-40-not-just-an-offer-for-mugs.htm

Free Dilmah Tea samples from the Cricket network

http://static.cricinfo.com/db/INTERACTIVE/DILMAH/SAMPLE/

Free Wonderwood Eau de Parfum sample

http://comme-des-garcons-parfum.com/selector/

Worth a Go as So Many

1,000 Free Mirenesse 24Hr Instant Lash Transplant, 

A Brush On 30 sec Lash Fibre Extension Kit

(Code not needed)

https://www.facebook.com/MirenesseCosmetics/app_143248392411883

Win 1 of 200 Dove Beauty Bars 22/05

http://beautybargiveaway.dove.co.uk/

100 Hozelock Pico Reels

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/gardening/british-garden/10750692/Win-a-Hozelock-Pico-Reel.html

Not free but too good to pass!

Free full sized Pact Coffee hand roasted coffee (250g) for £1 plus free p/p

Can cancel straight after

https://www.pactcoffee.com/signup/introduce?voucher=bbc250

Still Running

Free Femfresh intimates 

http://femfresh.co.uk/free-sample

Go Cat Crunchy and Tender

http://www.go-cat.co.uk/Promotions/

Trophy pet foods free cat and dog food samples

http://www.trophypetfoods.co.uk/free-samples.html

An InLinkz Link-up

Plantabox Personalised Wooden Crate Giveaway

I recently reviewed a Plantabox herb crate and I just adore it, in case you missed it take a look here. http://www.giventodistractingothers.co.uk/2014/04/plantabox-review.html

Plantabox sells wooden handmade crates based on the original apple crate design for storage, toy boxes, storage crates, retail display, wine boxes, herb gardens and planters. What is really special is that these are personalised, so if you have a wedding, birthday, birth, handy with Father's day coming up, or just want to treat yourself, it makes a superb gift.

The crates appeared on many TV shows most recently you can see the invention boxes on Masterchef.

Now I am pretty happy as the lovely people at Plantabox are offering a Given To Distracting Others reader the chance to win a supply a large personalised crate, wording and colour of winner's choice. 

Just fill in the easy rafflecopter form.

Good luck!

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Chicken and Okra Curry

I have been cooking with the new Knorr Flavour Pots and really enjoying the ease and the taste.

I used the Knorr Curry Flavour Pot for this Chicken and Okra curry dish. It was so successful with the family I have gone on to make it three times, adding different ingredients potatoes to bulk out and combining the other Flavour Pots to create a different taste. The Chill pot gives a real spicy kick if you like your curry hot, but for the first recipe, I just used the curry pot. Its a lovely flavoursome curry taste, quite mild.

One great benefit with the pot as opposed to curry powders is that there is no need to fry as much, powder and spices need to cook to let the flavour out, with the Flavour Pot its already to go.

I had never tried Okra before, it was in the box of ingredients Knorr sent me to try out. We all loved it and have had a few times now. 

I added a little oil to the pan to cook the chicken as I was making a fast dish and did not want it to stick.

The curry method is fast, very easy and is on the table in 20 minutes, unless of course you are a food blogger then it will be photographed first looking for the best light, angle and it will be on the table a while later after several moans to hurry up!!

Ingredients

1/2 tablespoon of vegetable oil
450g chicken breast cut into small sized chunks
175g okra ends removed
1 onion sliced
4 fresh tomatoes
1 Knorr Garlic Flavour Pot
1 Knorr Curry Flavour pot
100-150 ml cold water

Heat a little oil in a saute pan or large frying pan that has a lid.
Add the curry and garlic potwith the chicken and mix around on a medium heat until the oil is flavoured and the chicken is sealed.
Add the onion and stir to cover with the flavours about 3 minutes.

Add the okra and stir in. 

Then add the tomatoes do not stir in, just add a lid and this mixture needs to be left on a low heat covered for about 2-3 minutes.

Add a small amount of water, stir and bring to the boil, add the lid and simmer for 5-10 minutes. Check the chicken and if cooked serve.

See the Kale Foogath recipe which makes a nice spicy accompaniment.

http://www.giventodistractingothers.co.uk/2014/04/kale-foogath.html

Kale Foogath

As part of my Knorr Flavour Pot challenge I decided to use the chilli and garlic in place of fresh to make this spicy vegetable side dish.

Its so easy to make and is lovely to impress guest with if you are having a curry night!

I make a dish using green beans or cabbage called Foogath. I googled it as I have been cooking it for years with no real idea of what 'Foogath' means, and I am none the wiser, its a spicy dish using green vegetables so the kale Knorr kindly sent would hopefully work. the fresh coconut adds a lovely flavour but is entirely optional. feel free to try with any green vegetable.




Ingredients

Large bag of kale

1 tbsp of sunflower oil

1 large onion, peeled, halved and sliced

Grated coconut (optional)

1 Knorr Garlic  Flavour pot 

1 knorr Chilli Flavour Pot

450 g cooked shredded kale

2 tsp garam masala

1 tsp ground cumin#

1 tsp salt

Method

Melt the oil in a pan. Add the onion, garlic and chilli. Cook for 8-10 min until golden brown.

Stir the kale into the pan with the coconut (if using) garam masala, cumin and salt. Cook over a gentle heat for 5 min, until piping hot.

It goes well with the  Okra and Chicken Curry recipe here.

http://www.giventodistractingothers.co.uk/2014/04/chicken-and-okra-curry.html

Knorr Flavour Pots Review

Knorr have recently launched the new Flavour Pot range and invited me to try them out. The new pots have been developed by Cameron Healy, one of the team of professional chefs that work with Knorr, they are a blend of herbs and spices in a drop of oil in each pot. There is a curry, a chilli, a garlic, a mixed herb and a peppercorn pot.

Knorr sent me some ingredients along with the Flavour pots and invited me to a challenge, to cook using the pots and so like the Masterchef Invention test, I got my thinking cap on and started to plan.

The Flavour pots can be used in hot and cold dishes, so soups, casseroles, curries, salads etc, they can also be used as a marinade.

My eyes rested on the curry pot first as you know my fondness for spice. I decided I wanted to make a curry using the okra, which I have never tried and decided to go with a fast stove top chicken dish.

To complement the curry, I used the kale and coconut to whip up a vegetable spicy side dish. 

I have also used the mixed herb pot and a garlic pot in place of dried herbs  and cloved garlic to make my usual spaghetti bolognese and it gave a real fresh and more punchy taste.

What I love about the Flavour pots are the ease of use, no fiddly chopping, no garlicky fingers and I also loved playing with the combinations, using a chilli pot with the curry pot gives a fab extra kick for those who like a bit more fire.

Check out the recipes below.

Chicken and Okra curry

http://www.giventodistractingothers.co.uk/2014/04/chicken-and-okra-curry.html

Kale Foogath

http://www.giventodistractingothers.co.uk/2014/04/kale-foogath.html

Knorr provided me with the Flavour Pots and ingredients to make the recipes.

Weight Watchers Iced Desserts Giveaway

Spring is here, the weather has been remarkable, dare I say summery of late. It has lifted my spirits and made me want to BBQ, eat salad and the sound of the ice cream van tinkling along the street means summer may be here soon.

For those who are watching their weight, it can be a time when ice creams and cold desserts are a complete no.

Fortunately Weight Watchers have launched some fab desserts options that mean you don't have to miss out. With six varieties to choose from you will find something to eat on a summers day and not be pining if others are tucking into Mr Whippy's!

There are the delicious Mini Sticks With a ProPoints value of 3 per stick. My favourite of the range.

Covered with silky milk chocolate or rich white chocolate, the sticks are ideal for fulfilling your sweet tooth cravings, without having to then jog the kids home from school to make up for it. I love the white chocolate variety, the ice cream is creamy and just the right sweetness, the white chocolate has a good taste.

At under 100 calories these are great for anyone trying to keep trim, I would have eaten these whilst on Slimming world as they are 5 syns.

Available from Tesco and Sainsbury’s – RRP £2.99

Anybody who loves a Cornetto and feels they are off the menu,again will not have to go without this year. Weight Watchers have a lovely range of both Chocolate and Vanilla or Toffee and Vanilla. I sadly could not find the toffee, but can guarantee the Choc version, the wafer is light, crisp and sweet, the ice cream again very creamy. The chocolate sauce is yummy and I will be buying these as everybody loved them. Its a full sized cone too , yet still only 148 Calories and a ProPoints value of 4 per cone. Another great price of £1.79 for four.

For those wanting a nice dessert, I suggest the Weight Watchers Toffee and Honeycomb sundaes. lovely creamy ice cream, swirls of sweet sticky toffee and a gorgeous crunch of honeycomb. The size is good and its hard to believe this is a dessert for dieters. only 119 calories and a ProPoints value of 3 and cost £1.59 per pack making them perfect to share. Only 119 calories mean you can feel sinful without any sin!
Available from Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s.

Another sweet dessert, are the Weight Watchers Swirl Mini Pots,the perfect midweek mini treat for completing the cleaning, ironing, or even for emptying the dishwasher. 

The flavours are crunchy creamy Chocolate Honeycomb and Toffee or scrumptious Strawberry and Raspberry flavours. I love the lightness of the raspberry pot. Its like one of those little icecream pots you get at the theatre, only there is no mortgage to take out for this one. A pack of four costs £2.10 only available at Morrisons.
The Strawberry Swirl Mini Pot is 84 Calories and a ProPoints value of 2 per 100ml pot.
Raspberry Swirl Mini Pot has only 88 calories and a ProPoints value of 2 per 100ml pot.

If you fancy trying one, Weight watchers have a voucher for 10 of my readers.

Just fill in the rafflecopter. 

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Freebie Friday 18th April

Happy Easter Freebie Friday Fans!! I will be tucking into these and possibly far too much more. 

Hope your letter box has been busy with all the freebies you have been applying for over the last few weeks.

This week I received the Models Own eyeshadow worth £12, the Maybelline Superstay foundation (still running see Ones you May Have Missed) and printed out a voucher for a Higgedy Beef and ale pie.

Let me know if you have received any of the goodies I am posting.

There are still a few Easter freebies about, the fun Tesco Easter hunt, the free egg at all Smyth toy shops and if you are with 02 the free net of chocolate eggs from WH Smiths is a nice free treat.

GIVEAWAYS

Bloggers have been adding their lovely prizes every

 week and if you like to win free stuff take a look

 below. I tweet the prizes so keep your eye on my

 Twitter page.

Have a lovely weekend!!

BLOGGERS!!

Please add the dates to the prize info (name) to avoid

 disappointment if it ends during the week

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Feel free to add any  freebies and great deals for

 your readers as well as giveaways!

SPOTLIGHTS



Free Tempur Pillow Worth £60 

Starts today 18th until 7th May

Just lie on one of the mattresses for your freebie

Simply visit one of our participating TEMPUR stockists and tell the sales advisor that you are interested in taking the Tempur Challenge and they will ask you to lie down on our mattresses. Use this as an opportunity to lie down, relax and enjoy the superior level of comfort our mattresses can provide to you.

3,000 Rimmel London Scandaleyes Rockin’ Curves Mascaras, worth £6.99.
First 3000 to vote in the Fabulous Beauty Awards 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/fabulous/5570411/Fabulous-Beauty-Awards-2014-win-a-Rimmel-London-mascara.html

FREE Full Size and Samples

Kids eat free at Debenhams cafe's

One free kids meal per child, all day every day)until the 27th April,no other purchase necessary! 
Must be accomapnied by an adult.


EASTER FREEBIES

Free Maltesers Bunny 21st April

Find three eggs and get a voucher to use in Tesco, I found three in my own postcode.

https://www.tescofindtheeggs.com/#2747/

Free Easter Egg for your child at Smyths Toys Superstores

http://www.smythstoys.com/features/Easter/150336.aspx

02 Priority Free net of Easter chocolate eggs at WH Smith
For 02 customers on the Priority app.

Other 02 Priority Freebies

Free Millies Cookie

Free popcorn at Odeon Cinemas

For 02 customers on the Priority app.




FREE, Full Size and Samples

Free Dorset tea mini pack and 50p off voucher
https://www.facebook.com/Dorsetteauk/app_1463551943862340

Free Higgidy Pie for a friend ends today Friday 18th

http://shareapie.higgidy.co.uk/

Free Frying Pan Ikea ends 2nd May

Sign up for a free family card

http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_GB/ikea_family/about_ikea_family.html#9696

FREE microchipping for your dog from Dogs Trust!

 At Dogs Trust events and now at participating vets!

Microchipping helps identify your dog if lost or stolen and it will soon be a legal obligation for all dogs to be chipped – so don’t miss out.

Microchipping will be compulsory from 6^th April 2016 in England, and 1st March 2015 in Wales.

http://www.chipmydog.org.uk/

Free 5 day LA Fitness gym pass

http://www.lafitness.co.uk/gym-vouchers/eyeprlocal5day/

Free Tena Lites 
(sent in plain packaging)
http://www.lightsbytena.co.uk/?orderAction=show

Free Eye Test at Optical Express
http://www.opticalexpress.co.uk/landingpage/lp/eye-test/20/?WT.mc_id=email-uk-15398&sp=121

Free Gruffalo Party Picnic Pack (Downloadable)
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/gruffalo#sign_up



Free 200 Nectar points 
Just for linking your Nectar card to First Trains (Capital Connect, Great Western, Hull, Scotrail, Trans Pennines)
No need to travel that's a £1 for free and Nectar points if you do travel from now on 
http://www.nectar.com/firstgroup/index.rnectar



Worth A Go As So Many

5,000 Full Size and sample size Burt's Bees products
https://www.facebook.com/BurtsBeesUK/app_781704131856919


1,700 Colman's Gravy Bull Boats
http://your.asda.com/news-and-blogs/win-one-of-these-colman-s-gravy-bulls

1,500 Frixion Pens

It's the original erasable pen from Pilot. It uses heat sensitive ink that can be rubbed out with the built in eraseron the end of the pen.
https://www.facebook.com/pilotpenuk?sk=app_112053162216760&brandloc=DISABLE&app_data=dlt-1

Still Going/
Ones you May Have Missed


Free Krispy Kreme doughnut 
When you like their Facebook page and sign up to the newsletter!
https://www.facebook.com/krispykremeUK/app_329770517090218

Free Fairy Dishwasher tablets
http://www.supersavvyme.co.uk/competition/free-samples-of-fairy-platinum/competition-homepage

Free Maybelline Foundation
http://email.maybellineclub.co.uk/mnybetterskin/diagnostic.jsp

An InLinkz Link-up

Win a years supply of Duracell Batteries

This is a very inspiring video. Duracell asked me to share it with my readers and have also offered a really handy prize, a years worth of Duracell batteries* for a reader to power their children's toys!! 

VIDEO: THE YOUNGEST PAIR TO EVER ROW THE ATLANTIC OCEAN

Watch how Luke and Jamie, 2 Boys in a Boat, rowed 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean in aid of Breast Cancer Care. In this inspiring feat of mental and physical endurance, the boys show an extraordinary commitment to never giving up – despite meeting sharks, crossing 40ft waves, and narrowly avoiding being crushed by a container ship during their 54-day adventure.

Luke and Jamie, both only 21, earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records in the process. The Duracell Bunny also joined the boys on this epic journey; tied to the mast and hanging on for dear life.

Duracell, the world’s #1 longest lasting battery, sponsored the boys on their epic voyage across the Atlantic. Duracell: The power to go further.

To win answer the question, please add the answer in the Rafflecopter but let me know in comments you have entered and it would be nice to hear your thoughts on the boys amazing feat too, I am amazed they did this personally!

*A year’s supply of Duracell batteries = 8 packs of Duracell Ultra Power AA batteries (4 pack)

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