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Chicken Kiev Recipe and Win a Garlic Crusher

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Today I’m bringing you two wonderful things. My recipe for our favourite Chicken Kiev and the chance to win a Garlic Crusher from Oliver’s Kitchen.

The competition prize is being provided from Oliver’s Kitchen and you can enter at the end of this post. It’s the best Garlic crusher I’ve ever had, as soon as I took it from the box I knew it was built to last. It’s heavy, smart and does the job beautifully.

garlic crusher from Oliver's Kitchen.

You can win one of these too in my latest competition. It’s currently out of stock on the website but you can buy one on Amazon for £14.99.

Chicken Kiev Recipe

My favourite garlic based recipe is Chicken Kiev and I like to make it at home. It’s a lot easier than you think.

Ingredients:

  • 4 Chicken breasts with skin removed

For the garlic herb butter

  • 3-4 tbsp freshly chopped flat leaf parsley
  • 3-4 tbsp freshly chopped chives
  • 115g soft butter
  • 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
  • salt and pepper

For the Kiev coating

  • 50g/2oz plain flour
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 175g/6oz natural breadcrumbs
  • oil for frying

Method

First make the garlic butter filling. Add the herbs to the butter along with the garlic and a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Mix together with a fork.

Divide the butter into four and using cold hands (run them under the cold tap) roll them into bullet shapes. Wrap in cling film and place in the fridge for about 30 minutes.

Take your chicken breast and lifting the fillet part up, cut through about two thirds of the breast.

Unwrap your butter bullets and place them inside your chicken breast, pulling your fillet part down to fully seal the butter.

Put a pan of oil on to warm up.

Beat the 4 eggs up in a bowl. fill another bowl with the flour and a third bowl with the bread crumbs.

Take each breast and place in the flour bowl until coated, then place in the egg until coated and finally in the breadcrumbs. Make sure each piece is completely covered.

Gently put the chicken into the fat until golden then remove and place on a baking tray.

Pop into the oven on 170 degrees for a further 15 minutes (keep an eye on them and take them out if they start to leak.) Let them rest.

We serve our chicken kievs with pasta, when you cut open the chicken the garlic, herb butter sauce dribbles all over the pasta. You can also serve them with rice or potatoes.

What do you serve your Chicken Kievs with?

Win an Oliver’s Kitchen Garlic Crusher

Now you can own an Oliver’s Kitchen Garlic Crusher yourself by entering my competition using the widget below.

garlic crusher and garlic bulb

Oliver’s Kitchen is a family run website that promises to bring you the best kitchenware, sourced with love with fast hassle free delivery and loved by their customers with over 2000 five star ratings. Go to the site and join the club for some fantastic offers in your e-mail.

Now before the competition here’s a few

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

  • The competition prize is a Garlic Crusher from Oliver’s Kitchen
  • The winner must be living in the UK
  • No information is collected other than for contacting the winner
  • The prize cannot be exchanged for cash
  • The competition starts on 7th July and finishes on 9th August
  • Prize winner will be selected from the widget.
  • Not all parts of the competition need to be completed, but you need to have completed the part you have been selected for if you win.
  • Winners will be contacted by e-mail
  • Oliver’s Kitchen is responsible for the prize

Here’s the widget to enter:

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Have you seen my recipe for Mapo Tofu Curry?

Win a Father’s Day Chocolate Bar

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It’s Father’s Day in the UK on 20th June and I’m offering one of my UK readers the chance to win a special Father’s Day bar of chocolate in my latest give away. This competition is not sponsored by Cadbury’s but I am a Cadbury affiliate so if you click through to the site and make a purchase, I may earn a little money at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting my blog, and for this I am able to offer you this chance to win a gift in return.

Father’s Day Chocolate Gifts from Cadburys

I choose Cadbury’s a lot for my gifting, we love the chocolate and live very near the place where George Cadbury built his factory and village. (And Cadbury World)

I’m going to gift one lucky ready a special edition Father’s Day Dairy Milk Bar.

Cadbury No 1 Dad Father's Day Chocolate Bar.
Cadbury No 1 Dad Father’s Day Chocolate Bar 850g

Just fill in the widget at the end of the post to enter, it’s real easy.

Before you do though, let’s take a look at some of the other products you can buy from Cadbury’s Gift Shop for Father’s Day (or any day, or anyone….go on treat yourself!)

The perfect gift to thank your dad this Father’s Day! A Cadbury gift box filled with a Cadbury Dairy Milk 200g bar in a special ‘No 1 Dad’ gift sleeve alongside a NEW Heroes Share gift box and a selection of milk and dark chocolate bars.

Box of chocolate treats
Father’s Day Gift £20

Send a thoughtful Dad’s Chocolate gift of St Peter’s Ales with a variety of the nation’s favourite Cadbury Dairy Milk bars. Special ‘No.1 Dad’ ‘Gift sleeve on the Dairy Milk Bar.

bars of chocolate and bottles of beer
Bars and Beers box £23,50

Cadbury chocolate Dairy Milk football in a presentation box. Featuring top six football UK clubs.

chocolate football
Football chocolate 256g £6.99

Cadbury chocolate gift and a bottle of red wine! Cadbury Gifts Direct unique two layered Cadbury Selection Box with a bottle of Shiraz Cabernet in a Cadbury gift box. A celebratory gift for all tastes because they deserve it!

red wine and chocolate selection
Red wine and chocolate selection £27

The Competition

There are plenty of other gifts over on the Cadbury Gift Shop, not just for Father’s Day. Take a look at the sale for some bargain buys.

So now for my competition, here are the Terms and Conditions:

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

  • The competition prize is a bar of chocolate sized 850g
  • The winner must be living in the UK
  • No information is collected other than for contacting the winner
  • The prize cannot be exchanged for cash
  • The competition starts on 12th May and ends on 8th June
  • Prize winner will be selected from the widget.
  • Not all parts of the competition need to be completed, but you need to have completed the part you have been selected for if you win.
  • Winners will be contacted by e-mail
  • Raisiebay is responsible for the prize and a substitution of equal quality may have to be made.

Here’s the widget to enter:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Win an Art Kit of Your Choice From Craft Ease

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I’m so happy to be bringing you a competition where you can win an art kit of your choice from Craft Ease. You can choose from painting by numbers or diamond painting and I’m sure you will delighted with whatever you choose.

And if you’d like to purchase a kit I can offer you a fabulous 20% off with the code: RAISIEBAY20

Craft Ease Art Kit

Craft Ease actively promote art therapy by providing craft kits so that anyone can enjoy creating something beautiful in the comfort of their own home. They are committed to providing top quality art making kits that bring a lot of satisfaction to their customers.

Craft Ease collaborate with artists, giving them the opportunity to showcase their talents by producing beautiful paint by numbers and diamond painting kits to share with their customers.

All of the kits come in a gift box so they are a delight to receive and make a lovely present. Each box contains everything you need to make your piece of art including all tools from brushes to glue to paint pot holders and a diamond tray depending on which kit you choose.

Paint By Numbers

Painting by numbers is a really popular way of creating your own piece of art. The kits from Craft Ease are really lovely, take a look at a sample box.

craft ease paint by numbers art kit

There are many types of paintings to choose from that are very beautiful and unique and I’m sure there will be something you love. I really like this amazing Jellyfish painting.

Diamond Painting

Maybe you would like to try something a little different like diamond painting. The kits also contain everything you need to create a perfect piece of art.

craft ease diamond painting art kit
500

With these tools and a little patience you can create something beautiful like this:

diamond painting art kit fancy flowers.

Competition to win an Art Kit of your choice.

Would you like to win one of these kits?

All you have to do is fill in the widget and cross your fingers. Take a look at the Craft Ease site and see what kit you would like to win.

Don’t forget, if you would like to purchase a kit you can get 20% off with my code RAISIEBAY20 at checkout!

Good luck!

Read on for Terms and Conditions

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Terms and Conditions

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

  • The competition prize is an art kit of your choice from Craft Ease
  • The winner must be living in the UK
  • No information is collected other than for contacting the winner
  • The prize cannot be exchanged for cash
  • The competition starts on 21st April 2021 and ends 12th May 2021
  • Prize winner will be selected from the widget.
  • Not all parts of the competition need to be completed, but you need to have completed the part you have been selected for if you win.
  • Winners will be contacted by e-mail
  • Prizes are the provided by Craft Ease and will be sent directly from them.
  • Raisie Bay is not responsible for providing the prize

Raisiebay Reviews and competitions

Luxurious Flower Bouquet and a Fabulous Competition

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I love having flowers around my home and there is something really special about receiving a wonderful bouquet on your doorstep. It doesn’t just have to be for Mother’s Day, but The Flower Shop are holding a fantastic competition to win a luxurious Bouquet worth £100 to show someone special how much you care. The competiton is open until 10th March and you can read all about it on the website. It’s easy to enter so why not give it a go.

luxurious flower bouquet


The Flower Shop

The Flower Shops has built a network of some of the finest florist shops around the country where you can choose a delivery from a local business from one place. Their mission is to bring their customers fresh and beautiful same day delivery flowers which are provided by a passionate florist who wants to provide the best bouquets possible. They are a family run business who have made connections with a growing network which is currently over 200 florists all around the UK. All bouquets are hand made and delivered within 24 hours for the freshest most beautiful blooms.

bouquet of flowers

My photos are take from the flowers as soon as they arrived and I put them straight in a vase. I’ve received bouquets in the past which have needed at least a few house of being out of the box before looking anywhere near as fresh and beautiful as these. I have received bouquets which have taken days to bloom because they’ve been packed and sent as buds. It was so nice to open my bouquet and see it straight away in it’s full beauty. I’m sure they have plenty of life left in them too and will look just as beautiful for a long time.

They arrived in a box but were not squashed up. The flowers where in a cellophane bag full of water which was tied up and then wrapped in brown paper. As soon as I took them out of the box they just looked amazing, no arranging needed. I popped them into a vase with some fresh water and the packet of feed and they went onto my sideboard. They make the room smell delightful too. An added bonus is that the flowers are mostly purple and I have a purple themed living room…perfect!

How You Can Win a Luxurious Bouquet worth £100

We all have different feelings about Mother’s Day. I, for one, don’t have a Mother, and even when I did, we didn’t have an easy relationship, so I fully understand. But there are other women in our life who also deserve a treat and this competition is open to all. Not only can you win the amazing first prize, The Flower shops are also giving away runner up prizes so it’s really worth an entry. So how can you enter this competition?

  • Visit our Facebook page, The Flower Shops.
  • In our Mother’s Day Competition post, share in the comments the funniest memory you have with your mum, nan, or the maternal figure in your life. Add a photo for extra attention!

Terms & Conditions

Our Mother’s Day 2021 Competition starts on 1st March 2021 and closes on 10th March 2021 at midnight. 

The winner of the £100 worth luxurious bouquet and runner-ups will be chosen and decided internally by The Flower Shops team.

The competition is open to UK residents who are 18 and over.

The winner will be contacted by The Flower Shops on Facebook and announced on The Flower Shops page on Friday 12th March 2021. If the winner is ineligible, or cannot be contacted, or does not reply within 24 hours, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner selected.

The competition is in no way sponsored or affiliated with Facebook.

Should you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at contact@theflowershops.co.uk

So, what are you waiting for? Let me know if you enter and I wish you the best of luck!

win a luxurious bouquet for Mum 2021

Avon for September and quick Competition.

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I’ve a competition running on my Avon Facebook page that doesn’t have many entries but the prize is really lovely. Go and take a look, it finishes soon! Here are the details:

Avon Competition

I’m running a competition on my Avon Facebook page where you could win a fabulous Avon Far Away Rebel and Diva for her perfume set. Competition ends September 21st 2020

picture shows a glamorous woman holding a bottle of Avon perfume while leaning out of a pink car, there is also a bottle of perfume , body lotion and purse spray next to her. Avon August.
Far Away Rebel and Diva currently only £12 for the set.

Check my Facebook page to see how you can win this 3 piece set of Perfume, body lotion and a purse spray in the new Far Away Rebel and Diva range. You can buy all three for just £12 in the Avon August shop, it’s worth £21!

My Avon Store

I’ve been an Avon Representative for over a year now. I’ve stopped delivering brochures, it was too much for me and with the COVID restrictions it became impossible. Avon Stopped publishing brochures for a while. You can find my personal Avon Store here.

This means I have moved all my custom online and it means that I can accept orders from anyone anywhere in the UK. So if you like Avon please take a look at my shop. You can order direct to your home and delivery is often free if you check for offers.

My Avon Picks for September

lisa armstrong collection

Introducing the Lisa Armstrong Collection

Exclusively for Avon

“After 20 years of experience as a make-up artist, I want to share my expertise to create a luxurious collection of professional make-up bag must-haves that are wearable, approachable and affordable.

With this experience, I’ve created a range that I couldn’t do my job without, so you can benefit from my know how whilst creating your own signature look.”

Save 30 % on Make Up

Some fabulous offers here, why not take a browse?

save 30% on make up products

Pillow Spray

One of my favourite products, I love my pillow spray

pillow spray

Anew Reset Plumping Shots

Who doesn’t want plumper, firmer looking skin?

Face Coverings and Hand Gel

I have many Face Coverings but I have to admit, Avon ones are my favourites. The Hand gel is good too, not only does it protect it moisturises. And the price is definitely right.

covering and hand gel

Bath and Body Essentials

Finally, I’d like to share some bath and body essentials which are featured in the £1 event. Yes, everything here is only £1, great time to stock up.

£1 event

Thanks and Don’t forget to enter my Avon Competition.

Thanks for reading, I hope you will pop along and enter my Facebook competition, it really is a lovely prize. And every order on my Facebook page makes me smile because it’s not easy earning money from home. So thank you for your support.

https://www.avon.uk.com/store/annesweet

My New Avon Venture