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Have a love for all things Stonyfield Farm? You are in luck – today’s giveaway is yogurt goodness from Stonyfield!

The prize package includes a Chicco reusable messenger bag full of Stonyfield fun: a Stonyfield cookbook, a YoKids cape, Stonyfield reusable water bottle, preserve reusable yogurt cup, and coupons for some of your favorite Stonyfield goodies!

We have been long-time fans of Stonyfield and our fridge is always packed with their organic yogurts, milk and frozen yogurt too! We recently made our favorite holiday coffee cake and replaced the sour cream with Greek yogurt – it was amazing and saved us a ton of calories and fat!

Every morning, Eben starts his day with Stonyfield yogurt – right now, he is completely obsessed with Banilla. He loves it – says that it tastes just like pudding for breakfast!

Eben and I have a little love affair with the Vanilla Fudge Swirl frozen yogurt – yep, that’s right, Stonyfield offers frozen yogurt! Uh-mazing!

Stonyfield obsesses over everything they put into our delicious organic yogurt, milk, frozen yogurt and smoothies, and everything they keep out. By saying no to toxic persistent pesticides, artificial hormones, antibiotics and GMOs, Stonyfield says yes to healthy organic food. With a huge variety of smooth-and-creamy, fruit-on-the-bottom and blended yogurts, there is something delicious for everyone. Fans of thick and creamy Greek yogurt love Stonyfield Organic Greek Yogurt. And YoBaby, YoToddler and YoKids have the nutrition parents want and a taste little ones love.

Want to stock your fridge with some Stonyfield products, enter the giveaway below – good luck!

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P.S. As many of you know, I am a Stonyfield YoGetter – I was excited to partner with Stonyfield to offer this giveaway. However, I have shared Stonyfield many times because they offer a truly amazing product that my family adores!

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I have another fun giveaway for you today! Applegate is offering a $60 ultimate lunch kit giveaway that includes organic turkey breast, slow cooked ham, Genoa Salami, Provolone Cheese, Organic Cheddar Cheese, Organic Sunday Bacon, and Grilled Chicken Strips! You won’t have to cook during Christmas break  – Hooray!

If you are vegetarian or vegan, this ultimate lunch kit would make a great holiday gift for a friend or family member too!

Applegate’s ultimate lunch kit giveaway includes natural and organic meats and cheeses – all of the products in the kit are gluten and GMO free too!

I really love Applegate because I feel like they are offering a great selection of organic products within the meat, poultry and cheese departments. It is nice that even when shopping at grocers that aren’t necessarily “green”, I can still find some type of sandwich fixings from Applegate.

I also love how transparent Applegate is – they are great if there is an issue with one of the products, they will immediately announce it on their website and Facebook Fan Page. They also keep us updated on their journey to ensure that all of their products are GMO free (they only have 10 items left that aren’t.)

I know that vegetarianism and veganism doesn’t work for every person or every family and I get it. And if you are going to be purchasing meats and cheeses – I would recommend purchasing from a company that works very hard to offer the best in organic selections.

Visit Applegate and enter the giveaway below – the winner will be announced on December 9th!

P.S. As many of you know, I am on the Applegate blogger team, I wanted to let you know that isn’t the reason I am sharing Applegate with you – my family has been purchasing products from Applegate for years and really believe in the company! However, when I was asked to join the team – I was thrilled!

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This weekend we visited the mister’s 98 year old grandfather to celebrate an early Thanksgiving. We brought along one of our favorite holiday treats, a yummy coffee cake! Our coffee cake is layered with a crunchy cinnamon-walnut mixture that isn’t too sweet and perfect for holiday brunch.

As a Stonyfield YoGetter, I wanted to take the Stonyfield Challenge to see if our favorite recipe would be just as good when we substituted the sour cream with Stonyfield Organic Greek yogurt. Guess what? Not only is it just as good – it made our favorite cake more nutritious – packing it with live and active yogurt cultures, protein, calcium, vitamins and minerals – and we saved all of the fat and calories that sour cream would have added. What a fun way to kick off the holiday season – read on for the full recipe and pin this one to your favorite holiday recipe board, you won’t be disappointed!

Step 1: Gather Your Ingredients

• 3 cups organic flour
• 1 cup organic walnuts
• 2 cups organic sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon organic ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon organic baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup organic butter
• 2 teaspoons organic vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups organic Stonyfield Greek yogurt
• 3 tablespoons organic milk

Step 2:
Add 1/4 cup chopped walnuts to a food processor and chop into crunchy crumbs and set aside.

Step 3:
Combine 3/4 cup walnuts, 1/3 cup sugar and 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon to a food processor and chop into a crunchy crumbs. 

Step 4:
In a separate bowl whisk the 3 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and 1 teaspoon salt together.

Step 5:
Add to the bowl 3/4 butter, 1 1/4 cups sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla and beat until creamed.

Step 6:
Add the 5 large eggs, then scrape down the bowl again.

Step 7:
Then add the flour mixture and beat for 2 minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl as you go.  Finally, add the 1 1/2 cups Greek yogurt and milk, beat again until creamy.

Step 8:
Sprinkle the 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts that you set aside on the bottom of your 9″ cake pan.

Step 9:
Spoon 2 cups of batter over the nuts, covering them completely but not mixing them into the batter.

Step 10:
Sprinkle 1/2 of the cinnamon-walnut crumbs (careful not to spread them to the edge of the pan). Top with 2 more cups of batter spreading it over the nuts, then layer the remaining 1/2 of the nuts for the third layer and top with the last 2 cups of batter for the final layer. You should have 3 layers total. 

Step 11:
Bake at 375° for approximately 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out completely clean. Let the cake cool for 25 minutes.

Step 12:
When completely cool, you can remove the cake, the top will actually be the bottom of the cake with the nuts on top – so you will have to flip it.

Cooking Tip: Interesting in making your favorite holiday goodies with yogurt instead! Here is a nifty yogurt substitution guide to get you started.

Full Disclosure: I am a Stonyfield YoGetter and received product coupons to complete this recipe. However, all opinions are my own!