Tootsie Roll Giveaway

Win an Easter assortment of Tootsie Roll goodies including Tootsie Rolls (traditional and flavored), Tootsie Pops, Charms Blow Pops, Bubble Gum, Junior Mints and Junior Caramels, Fluffy Stuff Cotton Candy and more. Each gift pack is valued around $30. Just leave a comment at Pajama Mommy's. Contest ends April 4.

Win an Electric Car!

Tanger Outlets is giving away a Noble Lc Electric Car to 2 lucky winners. The eco-cool Noble Lc seats four, can go up to 74 mph, travels 161 miles on a single charge and best of all, uses zero gas. ARV - $28,700. Enter HERE.

One entry per person, must be 18 or over. Winner must be a licensed driver and will be required to provide proof of insurance at time of delivery. Prize does not include title, license, registration, auto insurance and other third party fees associated with acceptance and use of the prize. Winner must take delivery of prize from the automobile dealership designated by Sponsor. Vehicle will be available for delivery on or about August 31, 2009. Contest ends May 17, 2009.

Win a Year of All You Magazine

Win a 1 year subscription to All You Magazine! It is an easy read, has a lot of recipes and the best part is there are a lot of coupons!! The contest ends at midnight April 3. Just go to Mama Nordy's blog and tell her why you want to win and how you'll spread word about the contest. Good luck!

Recipe - Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownie Babies

This recipe was in Kraft's Food and Family magazine. It's easy to make and was a big hit with Jim since he's really the chocoholic in the family.

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownie Babies

1 pkg. (19-21 oz.) brownie mix - makes a 9x13 pan size
1 8 oz. pkg. Philly cream cheese, room temp
1/3 C. sugar
1 egg
1/4 C. peanut butter
12 t. vanilla
Optional - Cool Whip, Maraschino cherries

Preheat oven at 350°. Prepare brownies as directed on package. (My box had cake-style using 3 eggs or chewy using 2 and I made the chewy) Spoon batter into 20 paper-lined muffin cups.
Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, peanut butter, and vanilla with mixer until blended. Spoon rounded tablespoon onto center of batter in each cup, pressing down lightly into the batter. Bake 30 minutes or until centers are set. (Check them a few minutes early. Mine were slightly overcooked) Cool.
Optional - top with Cool Whip and cherries.

I did not top these and they were very good without it. However, I did not taste the peanut butter at all. I was hoping for more of a Reese's flavor. I like the idea of doing them in the muffin cups since it was very easy for Jim to pop one in a baggie for his lunch and I may try this when I do my next regular brownies.

Wins This Week

I received a book win unannounced in Monday's mail along with a red baseball cap embroidered with the book's title. I did a google search but haven't been able to figure out what contest it's from. The book is The Mighty Queens of Freeville (A Mother, a Daughter, and the Town That Raised Them) by Amy Dickinson ©2009. It's the true story of Amy, a syndicated advice columnist who took Ann Landers' place in many newspapers. I personally had never heard of her before this book. Amy's family has lived in the town of Freeville, N.Y. (pop. 458) for the past 200 years. Along with her mother, she has aunts, a sister, and many other relatives there and when her own marriage falls apart, that's where she goes to pick up the pieces and raise her own daughter. Even when jobs take her to Washington, D.C. and Chicago, she always finds her way back home. The story is about her family of mostly women and how strong and supportive they are of each other. The book is only 225 pages and was a quick read. It skipped around a lot in the telling but it was easy to follow.
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I had two other wins so far this week. I was one of the winners of 2 CDs from the Urban Music Scene. They are Brian Courtney Wilson's "Just Love" and "Best of Gospel Superfest". And I won Charles Grodin's memoir, How I Got to Be Whoever It Is I Am from Drey's Library.