Little fancies mean BIG indulgence {Plus a $150 spa day giveaway!}

This is a compensated review from BlogHer and Pepperidge Farm.

Why are miniature versions of just about anything more adorable than their original-sized counterpart?  Or am I the only one who has "fizzy affections for all things 'mini'"?  

I don't think I am the only one; retailers have latched onto the concept and I'd wager it's serving them well.  Think about all the individually-wrapped mini versions of cookies and snacks you see on grocery store shelves these days.  They're packaged for convenience and portion control, but dag GUM if they aren't just cuter!  I buy them for my kids' lunches, but it's not uncommon for me to slip a package in my purse or laptop bag to deter me from swerving into a fast food stop for greasy-but-yummy-but-heart-attack-inducing-and-butt-enlarging french fries.

Hmmm, little snack packages are keeping me healthy!  Who would've thunk it?

Pepperidge Farm^® has just introduced a line of cookies, once again proving dynamite comes in small packages.  

They sent canisters of all their new mini varieties to me just in time for my "Sister Party".  I'm still wondering how in THE world the people at Pepperidge Farm knew I was sick and needed some easy help with dessert!   What could be more simple than opening the canister, plopping some Petite Pirouette^® and Petite Twists^® in some pretty glasses, and Voila!  Dessert is served!

 

My favorite?  The Chocolate Crème Petite Pirouette, mainly because I've been eating their larger counterpart for years.  I can remember last week when I was much younger trying to suck the filling out and make the crispy outside into a cookie straw...hmmm, cookie straws...maybe I should pitch THAT to Pepperidge Farm :).

 

A 90-calorie indulgence...90 wee little calories (compared to, say, my caramel macchiato breve weighing in at 490 calories...or a bowl of chocolate fudge brownie ice cream weighing in at DON'T JUDGE ME!).  If I made it a habit to snack on these, I **might** just fit into a two piece again at my favorite indulgence--lying oceanside come mid-July.

 

Want more details that spell out the skinny on Pepperidge Farm Petite Pirouette and Petite Twists?

 

Petite Pirouette is a delicate, crispy rolled wafer with creamy, chocolaty filling on the inside. Try either the chocolate hazelnut or chocolate crème flavor - or both!  Three Petite Pirouette rolled wafers add up to 90 carefree calories! 

Petite Twists puffed pastries have layers of delicate, crisp pastry swirled with sweet cinnamon or raspberry. A delightful treat with 90 calories in two treats.  

Aren't you glad to indulge yourself with something so sweet with virtually no guilt attached?

 

Pepperidge Farm wants to hear how you'd indulge yourself given the opportunity & they're giving away seven $150 Spa Gift Cards to encourage you to share! 

With seven chances to win {click BlogHer.com special offers page for complete listing} chances are better than ever for you to walk away a winner!

To enter, leave a comment below and tell me if you had a day all to yourself, what would be your favorite way to spend it?   Or, if you're inspired to write a post answering that question on your blog, simply link to it in comments.   {After you meet that initial entry requirement, want another chance to win?  Subscribe to my blog in a reader or by Email and let me know in a separate comment you did!}

Contest period is 9:00 a.m. (PST) November 2, 2009 through 5:00 p.m. (PST) November 30, 2009. Make sure that the e-mail address you leave is correct.  Additional rules:

• No duplicate comments.
• You may receive an additional entry by tweeting about this contest and leaving a link to the tweet URL in the comments.
• You may receive an additional entry by blogging about this contest and leaving a link in the comments.
• This giveaway is open to US-residents, aged 18 and older.
• Winners will be selected via random draw, and will notified by e-mail.
• You have 48 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.
• Please see the official rules here:  Official rules

 

Comments

[LaDonna]

Wow a day to myself, now when was the last time I did that????
Even for mother's day I had to help out with the cooking because of some trouble. To get away for a spa day would be heaven. :-)

[Megan]

I have no idea. What is a day alone? I'd probably sleep in and clean up the house and take a nap and sew.

I think.

[Lizzie]

I would take a nap.Then I'd read, go thrifting, stop at Starbucks, go to the antique store then the spa with the gift certificate I won;).
Thanks for entering me!

[Mia]

Drink Coffee, Take a nap, Drink wine and do a little crafting!

[Cricket]

A day all to myself?? Oh, the humanity!! First, I'd sleep in and then I would nom only bad for me things that taste yummy. I'd spend the rest of my day in my jammies catching up on my feed reader or even -gasp- just whatever caught my short attention span at that (fictional) moment... :D

[Amber@theRunaMuck]

If I had a day to myself, I would read some poetry and write in a spiral notebook.

[Alyce]

A day all to myself... I'd sleep as late as I possibly could...get up and take my time, sipping coffee, reading some in a book, get a shower and go shopping for a few hours. I'd come home and change into some comfy clothes. Then I'd get even more comfortable stretched out on the couch under a few blankets, read or watch tv until I fell asleep. A nap does a body good! As far as supper..I'd hope someone else would take care of that for me :)
Those mini cookies, etc are soo cute!
Alyce

[twitter.com/LPARA]

I'd sew all day and quilt and paint some teapots, just one day? I NEED two!! ;)

[Sarah at themommylogues]

I would have a very full agenda, but then I'd probably end up just laying around eating & watching tv. If I could plan in ideal day, I'd meet a friend for coffee, do some shopping, have lunch, then spend the afternoon reading or watching movies. And maybe throw in a pedicure somewhere in there. Or a massage.

[Katja Presnal]

Does wanting to blog all day count - and drinking lattes and eating cookies while blogging....?
Because I don't know anything better to do alone. Maybe read books? Or better - read blogs.

[bonggamom]

If I had a day to myself, I would spend it shopping!

[bonggamom]

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[Annette D]

If I had a day all to myself, I would spend it outside, hiking, walking the dog or gardening.

[Melody]

I think every mom fantasizes about this question, and what we would do. There is definitely no shortage of ideas! I can see myself relaxing out in the sun, perhaps taking a nap and just enjoying the peace and quiet (and no laundry, and reading. I think right now though, with everything that's going on, I would just enjoy sitting.

[Melanie Nelson]

A day to myself when I don't have to work? It depends on the time of year. If the weather is nice, I'll drive our 1967 convertible Camaro around town doing a little shopping. If it's winter, I'm by the fire reading. In the summer I'm at the movies. In the spring? Spa day, baby. Of course, that all implies that I've had that many days to myself and I'm not so sure that's true. Maybe I should take a day off and see what *really* happens.

[DG]

curled under the shade of an old, gorgeous tree reading Harry Potter!

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[Randy Bailey]

I would Sleep, sleep, sleep
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[Jen]

I'd like to take a spa day and get a whole bunch of treatments: Waxing, mani, pedi, massage, maybe even a mini-makeover.

I love Pirouettes!

[Jessie C.]

I'd sleep in the whole morning and get a hot bath, a cup of tea and a good read for the rest of the day!

[Jessie C.]

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[Kathy Nicholls]

Wow, an entire day? I would start with a leisurely morning with coffee and the newspaper. Sometime in that day I would get my nails done, have a pedicure, and spend the day with my niece and her daughters having a girls day. I haven't had chance to do that in the last two years because I have lived overseas, but am returning to the states in December and will be closer to them. That would be a wonderfully fulfilling day.

[Kathy Nicholls]

I have subscribed to your blog in google reader. I actually found your blog through what you wrote in (in)courage about the Thanksgiving box and loved it so much I had to find more! Thank you so much for what you write. It is inspiring and will now make my day better as I follow it.