One of my favorite restaurants that I have frequented OFTEN for the last 15 or more years is Panera. It went WAY up a notch for me over the last year or two when ours relocated and added a Drive-Thru!!! Hallelujah!!!
If there is anything a mother of small children loves - it's a drive-thru! It's nice to have a place I can go with the kids in the car without getting out and have healthy alternatives to fast food.
And my girls LOVE the Mac and Cheese. I don't blame them. It's so creamy and not at all like the yellow stuff out of a box.
So Panera gave me an opportunity to visit and try an old favorite and a new (hopeful) favorite and I jumped on it. We even got a little crazy and dined in!
I actually enjoy Panera the most in the mornings because I love their bagels. Asiago Cheese is my very favorite. When I worked, I would often run in and grab one before I headed to the office. Even now I get one when I'm out in the mornings and want a special treat.
But I also love so many other things. I usually always do the "You Pick Two" option because I hate deciding between all the choices - this way I can get a couple of things. I usually get soup because there are so many soups I love. The Bistro French Onion is my favorite.
I nearly always get the Bacon Turkey Bravo which is my very favorite sandwich.
Tonight I tried something new on the menu, the Mediterranean Shrimp Couscous Salad, but there are a lot of new offerings you can also try like the Fuji Apple Chicken Salad, Mac &Cheese, Broccoli Cheddar Soup, and Cinnamon Crunch Bagel.
It was such a delicious dinner.
All three Stamps girls loved visiting Panera for dinner.
And it's possible that they had baked goods for 99 cents.
And it's possible that we had to get a few to try after dinner.
And it's possible that we loved it!
Vote for your favorite menu item at Panerabread.com – My Panera members get a chance to win their favorite free for a year! Share images of your favorites on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using #PaneraFaves for a chance to win a $25 Panera gift card. You can find Panera on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
And we want to give YOU a $100 Panera gift card!!! Leave me a comment and tell me "What is YOUR favorite Panera item?"
Sweepstakes Rules:
No duplicate comments.
You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:
No duplicate comments.
You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:
- Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post
- Tweet (public message) about this promotion; including exactly the following unique term in your tweet message: “#SweepstakesEntry”; and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post
- Blog about this promotion, including a disclosure that you are receiving a sweepstakes entry in exchange for writing the blog post, and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post
- For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.
This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.
The Official Rules are available here.
This sweepstakes runs from 2/26/2014-3/30/2014.
Be sure to visit the Panera Bread brand page on BlogHer.com where you can read other bloggers’ posts!
The Official Rules are available here.
This sweepstakes runs from 2/26/2014-3/30/2014.
Be sure to visit the Panera Bread brand page on BlogHer.com where you can read other bloggers’ posts!
