I love hosting 4th of July parties and am definitely excited that it’s coming up in only a couple of weeks. We have a great time with friends hanging out, enjoying each others’ company, watching fireworks and of course eating! While I really do love entertaining, the initial task of deciding what to make and serve often leaves me wishing I had a head start. And that’s exactly what Tastefully Simple provides.
I was introduced to Tastefully Simple about 15 years ago at a home party. Truth be told I didn’t really want to go, because well… home party, you know?! The pressure to buy something that you don’t really want, but feel obligated to, I’m sure you’ve been there. Oh, am I glad I did not find an excuse to not attend! From the first sample of Bountiful Beer Bread and Howlin’ Horseradish Dip Mix (which I think has been retired 🙁 ), I was hooked on Tastefully Simple products. I even booked a party in my own home, so I could share the goodness of Tastefully Simple with more of my friends and of course earn some products for myself.
The internet has evolved since then, and you can now purchase Tastefully Simple online and don’t need to go to or host a party to buy their products (although you still can, and it’s a lot of fun to host and/or attend one!). Tastefully Simple was kind enough to send me a variety of their products:
Vanilla Bean Chai Drink Mix
Amaretto Crunch Coffee Cake Mix
Cinnamon Muffin Melt Mix
Absolutely Almond Pound Cake Mix
Bountiful Beer Bread Mix
Dill Pickle Dip Mix
Perfectly Potato Cheddar Soup Mix
And I want to show you how you can use some of them to make your 4th of July Party planning tasty and simple.
Cinnamon Muffin Melt Mix
One item I find that always goes over well at parties is cookies. Kids like them, adults like them, there never seems to be any left! The thing I love about Tastefully Simple is that their products are so versatile. They are great when made for what they are labeled for. In this case the Cinnamon Muffin Melt Mix I’m sure makes delectable muffins. But add 3/4 stick of melted butter and an egg and you get 2 1/2 to 3 dozen Snickerdoodle Cookies. A sure hit for a 4th of July Party!
Delicious hot in winter or for your morning break, but for a hot day in July a frap is where it’s at. I added 6 tablespoons of the mix to 5 oz of vanilla almond milk and 1 1/2 cups of ice to make an iced beverage that rivals any coffee house. I have to admit that the above recipe is actually “two servings,” I honestly don’t think one is enough 🙂 The powdered mix can be added to most anything you want to make have a chai flavor to it. You can also add it to frosting or cream cheese to make cakes. So many possibilities.
This is one product you can never go wrong with! Made from the box, it is perfect to eat with soup or chili (it’s our usual go to item for eating with either of those two). But you can do almost anything with 12 oz of beer or soda and this bread mix. Make it savory, make it sweet, make it into a bowl (great for putting dip in for parties!). The Bountiful Beer Bread Mix is a blank slate for your culinary imagination. I added chocolate chips and a couple of ripe bananas, a can of dark soda to the bread mix and this sweet, chocolatey, moist and chewy bread is what my effortless labor rewarded us with.
Perfectly Potato Cheddar Soup Mix
In fall and winter this is one of my favorite soups to make along with the Bountiful Beer Bread. But it’s a little hot in Texas in summer to be sipping soup. My husband loves potato pancakes, but I make them so rarely because of the time and effort it takes. By using the Perfectly Potato Cheddar Soup Mix as my base, adding some eggs and flour, I was on easy street when I whipped a batch of hearty potato pancakes up for him the other day. They are perfectly seasoned, and I like the extra veggies in them.
I still have plans for our party on the 4th by making a dip for veggies with the Dill Pickle Dip Mix and making these Star Cake Pops with the Absolutely Almond Pound Cake Mix. As for the Amaretto Crunch Coffee Cake Mix, well that sounds great just as is, and I’ll be making that the next time my girlfriends come over for coffee.
As you can see, Tastefully Simple products have unlimited potential when it comes to your entertaining needs. Simply make them out of the box or add your own twist and flair to the base mixes or other products. Any way you choose to create them, I bet you’ll agree with me that they are “Tastefully Simple.”
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THE GIVEAWAY:
One (1) winner will receive the following Tastefully Simple products: Vanilla Bean Chai Drink Mix, Amaretto Crunch Coffee Cake Mix, Cinnamon Muffin Melt Mix, Absolutely Almond Pound Cake Mix, Bountiful Beer Bread Mix, Dill Pickle Dip Mix, Perfectly Potato Cheddar Soup Mix.
Giveaway open to US residents only. Ends 6/30/15. ARV of $50.00.
No purchase necessary. Open to residents of US only. Giveaway ends June 30th, 2015 at 9:oo p.m. (PST). ONE ENTRANT PER HOUSEHOLD/IP Address! I check all entries – cheating will not be tolerated. Winner will be notified via email and needs to reply within 48 hours, or a new winner will be chosen. Please make sure you check your spam folder – I will not be responsible if you did not receive winning email notification. Winners name(s) will be displayed on the post, and will also be posted on Winners List shortly after drawing has occurred. Winners will be chosen randomly by Giveaway Tools. Screenshots of winners available by request. Prize will be shipped directly from sponsor or their PR Agency unless otherwise noted. Eighty MPH Mom is not responsible for prizes lost in transit, although every attempt will be made for prize delivery.
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staci mefford
I have used TS for years and love all their products. My fave is Nana’s apple bread. thank you for your generosity
Dana Rodriguez
Nana’s Apple Cake Mix looks delicious!
Wanda McHenry
I would like to try the Lemonberry Cheese Ball Mix! Sounds delicious.
Nicole Sender
I’d like to try the Classy Chocolate Pound Cake Mix.
Janet Woodling
We are bread & beer lovers here so the Bountiful Beer Bread is my tasty choice.
mrsshukra
I want to try the Dill Pickle Dip Mix!
Elena
I want to try the Cinnamon Muffin Melt Mix
Lynda
the Cinnamon Muffin Melt Mix sounds awesome
Julie Wood
These products look amazing, and I would love to try the Dill Pickle Dip mix. It looks like it would be great with my crackers on the 4th!
Janet W.
What delicious foods! I love the Snickerdoodle Cookies!
LaTanya
Cinnamon Muffin Melt Mix
Natalie
I would love to try the Vanilla Bean Chai Drink Mix.
Barbara Montag
Wow these are all yummy looking!
I especially like the Classy Chocolate Pound Cake Mix.
thank you
KELLY NICHOLSON
stop it,you’re making me hungry
KELLY NICHOLSON
Which product in the Tastefully Simple catalog would you most like to try?
Vanilla Bean Chai Drink Mix anything vanilla
charlene
The dill pickle dip . I have become obsessed with dill lately and put it on everything
Katherine
I would like to get the gluten free apple cake for my MIL
Barrie
My mom purchases dip mixes a few times a year and we love them! There are so many good things that Tastefully SImple offers but my first try would be the Peanut Butter Quinoa Bar Mix!
Maria C
I would love to try all these products. Looks yummy!
Maria C
Oh my! love to try the Apple Cake Mix first
Patricia Wojnar Crowley
I really want to try the Bountiful Beer Bread Mix!
angela smith
i would like to try the Cinnamon Muffin Melt Mix.and if you can use it to make snickerdoodles then i’m all for it.
tracee
I’d like to try the vanilla bean chai drink mix.
Dandi D
I’ve heard a lot of good things about their products, but I’ve never tried them before.
Allison Swain
The bread mixes look nice! I mostly want to try the Dill Pickle dip mix the most though 🙂 Thank you for the review and giveaway!
Cynthia R
I would love to try out one of the cake mixes or bread mixes.
Elisabeth
I’d love to try their Dill Pickle Dip Mix!
CR Williams
My family and love to bake so this would be perfect for us.
kath g
the creamy caramel sauce is what i would try first…
kath g
Thanks for letting me know about this brand. I hadn’t heard of it, but I’m always willing to try quality products particularly if someone recommends them. I checked and saw that you can order their stuff on Amazon. It will be nice to be able to add some of their items to my order, and with free shipping it’s that much better.
Cynthia C
I would like to try the Amaretto Crunch Coffee Cake Mix.
Rosie
So many nice choices here, the first I’d go for is the Amaretto Crunch Coffee Cake Mix! Yum!
Rebecca Kellerman
Everything looks super yummy! Especially the cookies!
Rosanne
I’d like to try the Decadent Desserts Assortment
Em Mahr
I’d really like to try the Potato Cheddar Soup Mix – my family loves potato soup!
Alyce Poalillo
Their Nana’s Apple Cake Mix and the Chocolate Pound Cake both sound yummy.
Melissa Cunningham
I would love to try the Almond Pound Cake
Jennifer Reed
I would love to try the Tastefully Simple Rustic Herb Seasoning mix.
Carol Yemola
The Cinnamon Muffin Melt Mix looks awesome!
Richard Hicks
I most want to try the Bountiful Beer Bread Mix
angela cunningham
the Classy Chocolate Pound Cake Mix
McKim
I want to try the corn, black bean salsa.
Marty C.
I’d like to try the beer bread and play around with different ingredients.
Robin
I would like to try the Chewy Chocolate Cookie Mix.
Ann Fantom
I really like Tastefully Simple’s products! I would like to try their TRUFFLE FUDGE BROWNIE MIX.
chadro
I would enjoy trying the Classy Chocolate Pound Cake mix since I’m a cake addict.
Jodi Kershuk
I would like to try the bountiful beer bread.
Vera Wilson
Would probably like most of them, but would like to try cinnamon muffins first.
Suzanna Pickering
i want to try the Decadent Desserts Assortment
Tari Lawson
The cinnamon muffin melt mix sounds good to me.
Lasonda
I would like to try the Classy Chocolate Pound Cake.
Tarah
I would like to try the Italian Garlic Seasoning
Steph D.
Everything sounds good 🙂 but the Cinnamon Muffin Melt Mix caught my eye first!
Lisa Brown
i like this brand; these products look great, thanks for the chance 🙂
Linda Lansford
I want Cinnamon Muffin Melt Mix
Amanda Kinder
I’d love to try the Beer Bread. I’ve never had beer bread before, and it sounds delicious!
Debbi Wellenstein
I would love their Fiesta Party seasoning.
Jamie Williams
id like to try the Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix, yummy!!
tammie
Love their products. Would like to try the key lime cheese ball.
Nancy
I’d like to try their Dill Pickle Dip Mix.
Yona Williams
I would love to try the Vanilla Bean Chai Drink Mix because it sounds really tasty.
Barbara Montag
I would love to try the Delicious On A Dime Collection.
thank you
Laurie Nykaza
Classy Chocolate Pound Cake Mix sounds so good love to try all their products they look so good
Stephanie Galbraith
My fiance would love to try the Rhubarb Strawberry Fruit Spread.
Stephanie Galbraith
My fiance would love to try the Rhubarb Strawberry Fruit Spread.
Helena
I’d love to try the Smokey Bacon BBQ Sauce!
Ruth Bousquet
I would love to try Bountiful Beer Bread Mix
paige chandler
I want to try the potato cheddar soup.
Brittney House
I would love to try the Apple Cake Mix.
Amy B
I would love to try the Vanilla Bean Chai Drink Mix.
Deb K
Spinach & Herb Seasoning is my favorite.
amy tolley
I would love to try the beer bread or the almond pound cake yummy ty for this chance
Jeanna Massman
I would try the Vidalia Onion Dressing.
Bonnie Day
I can’t wait to try the Vanilla Bean Chai Drink Mix
Abby Barge
The Bountiful Beer Bread mix sounds awesome!
heather s
Classy Chocolate Pound Cake Mix sounds good
Holly Kennedy
The potato soup
Serena Powell
I’d like to try the Truffle Fudge Brownie Mix.
Michele C.
Thank you for the giveaway. I’d love to try the Garlic & Parmesan Baked Crackers.
Emily R.
The potato cheddar soup sounds yummy!
Kimberly Flickinger
I would love to try their Cinnamon Muffin mix.
Danielle D
Nana’s Apple Cake Mix
emily
pancakes!
Robby Rob
i would like to try the amaretto coffee cake mix
Karen Martin
I would love to try the Corn Black Bean Salsa. Thanks
Carla
The dill pickle dip.
Aaron Shapiro
Definitely the beer bread. I’ve had it before and it’s amazing! Thanks for the giveaway!
joe gersch
id like the Classy Chocolate Pound Cake Mix.
Lisa V.
I would like to try the Mango Margarita Mix.
mary j
I would like to try the Perfectly Potato Cheddar Soup Mix..
Lisa Weidknecht
I’d like to try the Piña Colada Layered Dip Mix.
beth
i want to try the Vanilla Bean Chai Drink Mix
Peggy Johnson
I would like to try the Cinnamon Muffin Melt Mix
kelly mcgrew
i want to try the spinach and herb seasoning
Sharyn B
I would like to try the Amaretto Crunch Coffee Cake Mix
Ed
The Twisty Grahams intrigue me!
Charles M
Absolutely Almond Pound Cake Mix
shawna
I would love to try the Lemonberry Cheese Ball Mix!
laura ari
I’d like the garlic seasoning.
melissa Resnick
the key lime cheese ball sounds so good
denise low
Thank you for the information. I would love the pound cake.
Lisa
I want to try the Cinnamon Muffin Melt Mix
Angela Saver
I most want to try the Cinnamon Muffin Melt Mix!
Linda Bradshaw
I would like to have the Amaretto Crunch Coffee Cake Mix. I bet it is good.
Erica B.
The chocolate chip cookie mix would be nice.
Barb Stenby
Amaretto Crunch Coffee Cake Mix
karen w
The Vanilla Bean Chai Drink Mix sounds delicious! I would love to try it.
Danielle Magee
I would love to try the Amaretto Crunch Coffee Cake, it sounds delicious!
Hayley S
I love the chai and beer bread, but am really interested in trying the amaretto crunch coffee cake mix!
wen budro
I most want to try their Mandarin Orange Bread mix….it sounds delicious. They have so many awesome products.
Tracy Pryor
I would love to try the key lime cheese ball mix.
Jerry Marquardt
I think the Dill Pickle Dip Mix looks really tasty.
Rachel Freer
I would love to try the Dill Pickle Dip Mix!
kristy thiel
I’d love to try the bacon bacon!
claire
I’d like to try the Classy Chocolate Pound Cake Mix.
Lesley F
The Cinnamon Muffins look great
Susan Smith
The Classy Chocolate Pound Cake Mix.
Julieh
I’d love to try the classy chocolate pound cake recipe
Katy S
I would like to try the Snickerdoodles!
Mia J
I would like to try the classy chocolate pound cake mix.
Vicki D.
I would like to try the Bayou Bourbon Glaze. It’s very versatile. You can use it on salmon, ribs, pork chops, or chicken. It sounds delicious!
Lily Kwan
I would most like to try the Spice Rack Fall-Winter 2014.
kari
The Dill Pickle Dip Mix sounds intriguing!
ashley ramsey
I would love to try the Cinnamon Muffin Melt Mix! That sounds delicious. Actually all of that sounds amazing!
julie moore
I’d like to try the vanilla bean chai drink mix.
Allison
Bountiful beer bread for me! I love that stuff but haven’t tried this brand.
Sarah L
I most want to try the Dill Pickle Dip Mix
Thanks for the contest.
Sarah L
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Candie L
I would love the Perfectly Potato Cheddar Soup Mix. Thank you
Sherry Dunaway
I would love to try the Cinnamon Muffin Melt Mix and the My Mug Cake Cinnamon Streusel Cake Mix. There are many I would love to try but these would be my favorites, I think. Thanks for the chance to win this yummy prize. Good Luck to all!
Cheryl Reinhardt
Dill Pickle Dip mix
Breanne
I’d like to try the Twisty Grahams.
laurie murley
this sounds like a great product, would love to try it
Jerry Marquardt
These are such very delicious and tasteful party mixes. Thank you for featuring them.
Richard Hicks
I would like to try the Cinnamon Muffin Melt Mix. They all look great