WIN: Bonfire Night Treats 05/11/2012

I won some Bonfire Night treats - (3 bottles of wine) from @VirginWines and (red cashmink scarf) @TMLewin on Twitter on 5th November 2012. I received the wine on 6th November 2012 and the scarf on 8th November 2012.

The cashmink scarf is gorgeous and is now my new number one winter accessory! And I'm looking forward to the wine, but I only drink on special occasions, so maybe a bottle on New Year's Eve, then I'll need a bottle to get me through my 30th birthday (not looking forward to feeling more 'old') and then the other bottle will be reserved for our 13th wedding anniversary in February :)

RECIPE: British-Jamaican Jerk Chicken, Yorkshire Pudding, Rice & Beans

OK, I decided to try out a new twist to one of my own recipes and I'm going to share it with you all. Regular readers will know about my Jamaican jerk chicken, rice and beans recipe from a past post earlier this year, but I decided to give it a new twist to combine it with an old English favourite in a quick and easy way...

JERK CHICKEN YORKSHIRE PUDDINGS WITH RICE & BEANS
INGREDIENTS:
400g diced chicken (1)
4g allspice (1)
70g salt (1)
20g garlic powder (1)
25g sugar (1)
2g chilli powder (1)
2g ground cloves (1)
4g thyme (1)
6g ground black pepper (1)
10g cayenne pepper (1)
3g ground cinnamon (1)
3 tbsps pineapple juice (1)
4 Aunt Bessie's frozen Yorkshire puddings
2 cups of long grain rice (2)
400g tin coconut milk (2)
400g tin black eye beans (2)
1 small onion, finely chopped (2)
3 cloves of garlic, crushed (2)
1 tbsp sunflower oil (2)
1 cup water (2)
4 scotch bonnet peppers (2)
¼ tsp thyme (2)

JERK CHICKEN (1):
Mix together the allspice, salt, garlic powder, sugar, chilli powder, ground cloves, thyme, ground black pepper, cayenne pepper and ground cinnamon in a large bowl until all combined.

Your dry jerk mix should look like this.

Add the pineapple juice and mix to a thick, but workable paste.

After you've added pinepple juice, your paste should look like this.

Add the diced chicken to the bowl and mix it in to coat the chicken thoroughly.

When you mix the raw diced chicken with the jerk paste, it should look like this.

Place on a baking tray in the middle of the oven at gas mark 6 for approx. 20-30 minutes until cooked thoroughly.

If the jerk chicken comes out to dry or the taste is too hot for your tastebuds, add a splash of extra pineapple juice as soon as you've put it on the plate.

Put the Aunt Bessie's Yorkshire puddings in for the last 4 minutes of cooking - they're so fast to cook!

RICE & BEANS (2):
Put the coconut milk and sunflower oil in a large pan and bring to the boil.

Add the chopped onion and crushed garlic, followed straight away by the thyme, tin of black eye beans (inc. juices) and cup of water and bring to the boil again.

Lower the heat to a low-medium heat and simmer. Rinse 2 cups of long grain rice (do not use easy cook rice), add to the pan and stir thoroughly. Place the Scotch Bonnet peppers on top (do not stir in) . If you like it as spicy as possible, do like me and add 5-6 Scotch Bonnet peppers instead of 4! Cover tightly and leave on a low light for approx. 30 minutes until all the liquid has evaporated. Try not to remove the pan lid unless necessary until at least 30 minutes have passed.

This is what it should look like just before your cover it.

When the rice is cooked, it should look like this.

TO SERVE:
Place the Yorkshire pudding in the centre of the plate and add some jerk chicken. Next, put the rice out around the Yorkshire pudding. Serve with hot pepper sauce. Enjoy!

Your finished food should look like this.

This is a nice quick meal to prepare and you will probably have most of the ingredients in your cupboard if you cook regularly anyway. Preparation takes about 5-10 mins and cooking time is a maximum of 30 minutes with minimum attention required during cooking leaving you to get on with other things!

I'm taking part in the BritMums and Aunt Bessie's #HalfTermFood linky challenge and this is my entry.

WIN: Disco Pants 02/11/2012

I won some Disco Pants in blue and berry from Fashion Union on Facebook on 2nd November 2012. I received them on 8th November 2012.

These are going to be a gift for my cousin for Christmas :)

WIN: Year's Supply Of Holland's Pies 01/11/2012

I won a year's supply of Holland's pies from Holland's Pies official on Facebook on 1st November 2012. I received them on 15th November 2012.

Well, here they are... My years supply of my favourite pies! Now I've got a freezer stuffed with yummy pies - peppered steak, meat & potato, steak & kidney, steak & kidney pudding and cheese & onion. Did I ever mention how much I love Holland's pies? Well, I do! Actually my favourites are meat pies, which I did ask for when the nice lady from Holland's phone me to arrange delivery, but steak & kidney puddings were delivered instead, so a little disappointed not to get my absolute favourites, but I've got lots of lovely pies and I'm more than happy!

Bloggerversary Winners

OK, that was a busy 31 days of competitions celebrating the fact that I've been blogging for over 3 years!! 32 great competitions and a massive thank you to the sponsors for providing me with prizes to giveaway in celebration...

Please have a good look at the sponsors:
HUNGRYHOUSE
Website: http://www.hungryhouse.co.uk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/hungryhouse
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/hungryhouse

Hungryhouse kindly provided me with a £25 voucher to give to the lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #1 - and the winner is...

JANE C ENGLISH - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name and e-mail address by 7th November 2012. Once received, your details will be passed to Hungryhouse to sort out your prize :)

WAGAMAMA
Website: http://www.wagamama.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wagamama

Wagamama kindly provided me with £20 of vouchers to give to the lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #2 - and the winner is...

NATALIE WHITE - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name and address by 7th November 2012. Once received, your vouchers will be despatched to you within 30 days :)

PREZZYBOX
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Prezzybox kindly provided me with a 7" Crunchy Munchy Chocolate Pizza to give to the lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #3 - and the winner is...

GEORGE WORBOYS WRIGHT - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your chocolate pizza will be despatched to you within 30 days :)

FRANK'S REDHOT SAUCE

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Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FranksRedHotUK

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/franksredhotuk

Frank's RedHot Sauce kindly provided me with a case of their delicious sauce to give to the lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #4... and the winner is...

KIRSTY FOX - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your case of sauce will be despatched to you within 30 days :)

BAUMATIC

Website: http://www.baumatic.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Baumatic.uk

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Baumatic kindly provided me with 3 pizza & baking stones to give to the 3 lucky winners of Bloggerversary Competition #5... and the winners are...

EMMA HOWARD, GEMMA J BROWN & ANNE NASH - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your details will be passed to Baumatic to sort out your prize :)

ALCATEL ONE TOUCH

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Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alcatelonetouchUK

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Alcatel One Touch kindly provided me with 2 pink Alcatel One Touch VM560 mobile phones to give to the 2 lucky winners of Bloggerversary Competition #6... and the winners are...

OLIVIA KIRBY & WILLIAM GOULD - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your phone will be despatched to you within 30 days :)

TENPIN

Website: http://www.tenpin.co.uk

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TenpinUK

Tenpin kindly provided me with 3 sets of 2 bowling vouchers to give to the 3 lucky winners of Bloggerversary Competition #7... and the winners are...

ESTHER JAMES, ASHLEIGH ALLAN & CAROLE SMITH - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name and address by 7th November 2012. Once received, your vouchers will be despatched to you within 30 days :)

MAM

Website: http://www.mambaby.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mambabyuk

MAM kindly provided me with 2 sets of baby products to give to the 2 lucky winners of Bloggerversary Competition #8... and the winners are...

KERRY ORIGINAL BROWN (PINK) & EMMA CELLA (BLUE) - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your MAM products will be despatched to you within 30 days :)

GIZOO

Website: http://www.gizoo.co.uk

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GizooGadgets

Gizoo kindly provided me with a set of portable touchscreen speaker to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #9... and the winner is...

ANNA MARIKAR- Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your speaker will be despatched to you within 30 days :)

BLUE NUN

Website: http://www.bluenun.co.uk

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BlueNunUK

Blue Nun kindly provided me with a bottle of Blue Nun Sparkling Gold to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #10... and the winner is...

KATRINA DAY-REILLY - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your details will be passed to Blue Nun to sort out your prize :)

HEINZ BEANZ

Website: http://www.heinz.co.uk

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/heinzbeanz

Heinz Beanz kindly provided me with a Heinz FIVE Beanz goody bag to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #11... and the winner is...

LILINHA ANGEL ESPINDULA - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your goody bag will be despatched to you within 30 days :)

CAFE ROUGE

Website: http://www.caferouge.co.uk

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/caferouge.co.uk

Cafe Rouge kindly provided me with a £40 of vouchers to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #12... and the winner is...

SU TYLER - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your details will be passed to Cafe Rouge to sort out your prize :)

DR. BECKMANN

Website: http://www.dr-beckmann.co.uk

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/drbeckmann

Dr. Beckmann kindly provided me with some of their products to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #13... and the winner is...

MAYA RUSSELL - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your details will be passed to Dr. Beckmann to sort out your prize :)

BIZZYBEE

Website: http://www.bizzybee.co.uk

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Bizzybeeuk

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bizzybeeuk

Bizzybee kindly provided me with a goody bag to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #14... and the winner is...

DAISY LOUISE BRYAN - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your goody bag will be despatched to you within 30 days :)

KRUG BAUMEN

Website: http://www.krug-baumen.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KrugBaumen

Krug Baumen kindly provided me with a £95 to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #15... and the winner is...

HEATHER HAIGH - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your details will be passed to Krug Baumen to sort out your prize :)

SEABROOK CRISPS

Website: http://www.seabrookcrisps.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SeabrookCrisps

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SeabrookCrisps

Seabrook Crisps kindly provided me with a box of their delicious crisps to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #16... and the winner is...

ELLEN STAFFORD - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your details will be passed to Seabrook Crisps to sort out your prize :)

PAUL MITCHELL

Website: http://www.paul-mitchell.co.uk

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PaulMitchellUK

Paul Mitchell kindly provided me with a pink themed gift basket to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #17... and the winner is...

JO MAXTED - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your gift basket will be despatched to you within 30 days :)

TESCO

Website: http://www.tesco.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tesco

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/uktescooffers

Tesco kindly provided me with a family treats gift bundle to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #18... and the winner is...

DENISE M COP - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your gift bundle will be despatched to you within 30 days :)

DISCOVERY FOODS
Website: http://www.discoveryfoods.co.uk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/discoveryfoods

Discovery Foods kindly provided me with a food box to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #19... and the winner is...

EMILY PACKHAM - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your food box will be despatched to you within 30 days :)

TYPHOO
Website: http://www.typhootea.co.uk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TyphooTea
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Typhoo_Tea

Typhoo kindly provided me with a year's supply of tea to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #20... and the winner is...

EMILY MCMILLAN - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your details will be passed to Typhoo to sort out your prize :)

SHOES.CO.UK
Website: http://www.shoes.co.uk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ShoesUK
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ShoesCoUK

Shoes.co.uk kindly provided me with a £30 to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #21... and the winner is...

DAVID PRICE - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your details will be passed to Shoes.co.uk to sort out your prize :)

WATCHES2U
Website: http://www.watches2u.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Watches2U
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Watches2U

Watches2U kindly provided me with a £25 to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #22... and the winner is...

JAYNE SULLIVAN - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your details will be passed to Watches2U to sort out your prize :)

KELLOGG'S
Website: http://www.kelloggs.co.uk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KelloggsUK
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/KelloggsUK

Kellogg's kindly provided me with a case of Mini Max cereal to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #23... and the winner is...

EMMA NUGENT - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your details will be passed to Kellogg's to sort out your prize :)

MUNCHKIN
Website: http://www.munchkin.eu.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MunchkinUK
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Munchkin_UK

Munchkin kindly provided me with a £50 feeding bundle to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #24... and the winner is...

FARHANA HAQUE - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your details will be passed to Munchkin to sort out your prize :)

HALLMARK
Website: http://www.hallmark.co.uk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HallmarkUK
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/hallmarkUK

Hallmark kindly provided me with 2 Story Buddies to give to the 2 lucky winners of Bloggerversary Competition #25... and the winners are...

ANDREA CAIZLEY (BIGSBY) & SAMANTHA RIPLEY (ABIGAIL) - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your details will be passed to Hallmark to sort out your prize :)

FEEL GOOD DRINKS
Website: http://www.feelgooddrinks.co.uk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/feelgooddrinks
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/feelgooddrinks

Feel Good Drinks kindly provided me with a case of kids drinks to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #26... and the winner is...

CLAIRE GRIGG - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your drinks will be despatched to you within 30 days :)

EMBRACE THE MELTDOWN
Website: http://www.embracethemeltdown.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Embrace-The-Meltdown/195283337182334
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MeltdownMadness

Embrace The Meltdown kindly provided me with 6 case of their thick shakes (3 Mars, 3 Galaxy) to give to the 6 lucky winners of Bloggerversary Competition #27... and the winner is...

BECKY JOHN (GALAXY), IAN CAMPBELL (MARS), ANGELA MOORE (GALAXY), EMMA J LOWE (GALAXY), ZOE HOWARTH (MARS) & KIMBERLEY PLANT (MARS) - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your details will be passed to Embrace The Meltdown to sort out your prize :)

STABILO
Website: http://www.stabilo.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/STABILO
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stabiloinfo

Stabilo kindly provided me with a £25 goody bag to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #28... and the winner is...

SUE SMITH - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your details will be passed to Stabilo to sort out your prize :)

FEELGOOD GAMES
Website: http://www.feelgoodgames.co.uk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/feelgoodgames
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/feelgoodgames

Feelgood Games kindly provided me with a goody bag to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #29... and the winner is...

MICHAELA BRITTON - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your goody bag will be despatched to you within 30 days :)

FIREBALL LIQUER
Website: http://www.ignitethenite.co.uk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/fireballofficialuk

Fireball Liquer kindly provided me with a goody tin to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #30... and the winner is...

SUE SEAMAN - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your goody tin will be despatched to you within 30 days :)

CARPETRIGHT
Website: http://www.carpetright.co.uk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Carpetright
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Carpetright

Carpetright kindly provided me with a Cotswold pine bed to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #31... and the winner is...

JANET PALMER - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your details will be passed to Carpetright to sort out your prize :)

COLGATE
Website: http://www.colgate.co.uk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ColgateUK

Colgate kindly provided me with a goody bag to give to the 1 lucky winner of Bloggerversary Competition #321... and the winner is...

CHRISTINA CURTIS - Congratulations! Please send me a message through Facebook with your full name, address and contact telephone number by 7th November 2012. Once received, your goody bag will be despatched to you within 30 days :)

And that concludes a VERY busy and hectic 3 year Bloggerversary competition! I hope you've all enjoyed it and continue to come back and read and comment on my blog regularly. I hope to run more competitions soon. Congratulations again to all the very lucky winners - please do post a photo of you with your prize on my Facebook page :)