Great Contradictions

Making Reindeer Food and playing Rise of the Guardians as a family #CouchCritic #CBias

The holidays are over. We didn’t get to spend as much quality family time together this year on the actual Christmas Day since we were expecting a snowstorm & I had surgery scheduled for the day after Christmas. To be honest, my Christmas Day of silence and clear liquids was the most depressing Christmas ever. . So, with the release of the Wii video game Rise of the Guardians, I figured it was a good time to use up those marked down candy canes and enjoy some time together doing what we love…gaming and cooking! With us not having cable or high speed internet for streaming, we have been using Redbox for a while. Did you know that you can now rent video games at Redbox? Most rental stores charge $3-$4 a night for video game rentals so $2/night at...

Posted on Dec 30, 2012 in #couchcritic, collective bias, gluten free, gluten free recipe, gluten free snacks | 9 comments

Spooktacular date night: Celebrate Halloween w/ Scream 4 from @redbox (recipe & ideas included) #CouchCritics #cbias

It’s Halloween & you finally have your little ghosts & goblins to sleep. Back in college, we might have went to a costume party, but no one to watch the kids. Now what? Date Night at home! Step#1: Grocery Shopping: Wal-Mart is a great one-stop shop! While shopping for supplies for date night, I stumbled upon something of use in the popcorn section…Who doesn’t love a deal? While looking for snacks, I found out if I went for the Smart Pop! over the movie theater butter popcorn that I could get 2 free redbox movies. While it is not stated anywhere, please note that the popcorn codes are only for use at Wal-Mart Redbox Kiosks. Step#2: Setting the mood: This differs for everyone, but we went with some elegant yet disposable...

Posted on Oct 9, 2011 in #couchcritic, collective bias | 3 comments