Souper You® Contest

Have you noticed the great Progresso^® commercials lately?  I love the one where the woman calls in because she can fit in her skinny jeans again, but the male chef just doesn't get it.  It turns out that Progresso^® is having a wonderful contest and sent me the information on it through MyBlogSpark.

Are you ready for a new look this New Year? Progresso^® is excited to announce the return of their Souper You^® Contest giving you the change to win an incredible makeover! By telling Progresso why you deserve a makeover and what you love about their soup, you could have the chance to win an ultimate makeover experience in Hollywood this Spring!

Now that the ball has dropped and the confetti has settled, it’s time to consider how you will stick to your resolution for the New Year and maintain your weight management plan, without sacrificing on variety or the taste of foods you love. Thanks to Progresso^®, you can have your soup and eat it too!

With 40 delicious soups with 100 calories or less per serving, Progresso Soup has a variety of offerings that help you beat diet boredom and satisfy your taste cravings, while helping you stick to your weight management calorie goals. Progresso soups are packed with hearty ingredients like pasta, beans, rice, meat and vegetables that suit your taste buds and make you feel good about including it in your meal choices.

• This year, the Souper You^® Contest will provide three lucky winners with an ultimate makeover experience in Hollywood; this includes a trip for 2 to Los Angeles, California where the winner will receive a head-to-toe makeover including hair and makeup, guided shopping spree with a $1,000 fashion retailer gift card, $1,000 spending money and 2 tickets to this season’s live finale of NBC’s The Biggest Loser

• Progresso is asking fans to visit www.SouperYou.com and submit their photo with a brief essay about why they love Progresso soups and why they deserve a makeover, by no later than February 22nd

• Fans can check back on March 12th for the announcement of the top ten finalists, and to vote for their favorite finalist until March 25th

• In addition, visit http://bit.ly/ProgressoCoup to download a printable coupon for $1.25 off the purchase of four (4) cans of Progresso Soup today, and feel free to share with your blog readers so they can take advantage of the savings as well

• Also, tune into The Biggest Loser on NBC Tuesdays at 8/7c

Click here to watch this amazing video of the 2011 winner experience. To share with others, simply embed the code below within your post or include this link, http://bit.ly/ProgressoSY11 in your Tweets, Facebook updates and blog posts.

Thanksgiving – A Time to Experiment?

‘X’ Marks the spot!  Buried treasure in the sky?  It’s all I could think of when I saw this just in time to snap a quick picture.  Isn’t the Internet like a treasure chest of information?  Some baubles are cheap plastic, but some are real treasures.

Thanksgiving Dinner is not a time for experiments.  If you want to add a new recipe to the table, try it out first instead of waiting for ‘the’ day.  And, when it comes to recipes, trust those product websites for no-fail recipes.  They have devoted many hours in their test kitchens before publishing a recipe.  Trust your blogger friends too.  We’ve likely served the dish to our family and friends before posting.
 
This year I’m adding Classic Baked Corn Pudding.  It’s a recipe from Betty Crocker and I tried out out last weekend.  It’s absolutely delicious!

While you’re online, check out these sweepstakes.

Who doesn’t like something new?  Odom’s Tennessee Pride is giving you a chance to win new kitchen appliances.  Hurry though – all entries must be in by 12/31/2011.  http://www.tnpride.com/sweepstakes.asp

Take the Martha White® Muffin Mix Challenge ™!  You could win $5,000!  Enter by 11/30/2011 – Click here to enter.

Food Network's Deep Fried Thanksgiving Sweepstakes
Enter now for a chance to win an indoor turkey fryer and $4,500! You may enter once a day through November 21st at 5PM ET.

And the winner is....

Thanks to everyone who entered the Kroger Gift Card Giveaway. And the winner is.....

Susan B said...

I would buy diapers for my grandson (economy has hit his Momma hard) and a pie

to give a friend who is going through a rough divorce. Thank you for the

opportunity.

susan23cherub@yahoo.com

Congratulations Susan B!

"Disclosure: The Kroger gift card, information, and giveaway have been provided by Kroger and General Mills through MyBlogSpark."

Kroger Gift Card Giveaway!

Have you heard the news? The Cart Buster Savings Event is back at the Kroger Co. Family of Stores, beginning July 31st. There will be storewide savings in almost every department!

• From July 31st through August 17th save on tons of brands across more than 100 categories from General Mills, PepsiCo, Unilever, Heinz, Mars, Wrigley and Kimberly Clark.


• Look for some of your favorite participating products like, Honey Nut Cheerios, Yoplait , Pillsbury Pepsi, Doritos, Gatorade, Smart Ones, Ore-Ida, Cottonelle, Viva, Breyer´s Ice Cream, Axe , Snickers, Pedigree and Orbit.


• Look for big savings storewide at the Kroger Family of Stores, which includes Kroger, Ralphs, King Scoopers, City Market, Dillons, Smith´s, Fry´s, QFC, Baker´s, Owen´s, Jay C Food Stores, Hilander, Gerbes, Food4Less, Fred Meyer, Pay Less Supermarkets and Scott´s food & Pharmacy.

Looking for more ways to save? Just follow the Cartbuster "Deal of the Day" beginning August 3rd and running through August 16th.* You can download exclusive offers directly to your shopper card, by visiting www.cartbuster.com, beginning Wednesday, August 3rd. If you haven’t already tried this for your coupons, now is a great time to start.

Remember, www.cartbuster.com is your link to all of the details, savings and the special "Deal of the Day" offers for the Cart Buster Savings Event, exclusively at the Kroger Co. Family of Stores. The Cart Buster Savings event beginning July 31st. "Deal of the Day" offers begin August 3rd.

*Please be sure to check your local Kroger Co. Family of Stores for participating dates and deals. The Deal of the Day promotion is not valid at: Fred Meyer or Food 4 Less.

To help get you started saving money, here’s a great giveaway:

One $25 Kroger gift card (Good at any of the Kroger. Co Family of Stores)

How to enter? Just leave a comment and tell me how you’d like to spend the gift card. If you’re a follower of this blog, you’ll get an extra entry. Be sure to enter by midnight, July 31st and I’ll announce the winner on August 1st.

"Disclosure: The Kroger gift card, information, and giveaway have been provided by Kroger and General Mills through MyBlogSpark."

Check out these great links for more info:

• Kroger Website http://bit.ly/cartbustersavings


• Kroger Facebook Page http://on.fb.me/krogercartfbook


• Kroger Twitter Page http://bit.ly/krogertwitter

And the winner is….

And the winner is….

Peggy Clyde said...

When would I eat a brownie? Just about anytime I have the chance. I love Fiber One bars. Thanks.

June 26, 2011 11:31 PM

Congratulations Peggy! Please e-mail me at simplecookery@aol.com to claim you terrific prize.

My thanks to Fiber One and General Mills through MyBlogSpark for providing me with a Fiber One 90-Calorie Brownies gift pack to give away.

Fiber One Brownies & Giveaway

When I was given a chance to try the new Fiber One 90 Calorie Brownies from Fiber One and General Mills through MyBlogSpark, my first thought was…yummm. Well, maybe my first thought was chocolate, then brownie and then yum. Have you tried these great brownies yet? They actually sent me the Chocolate Fudge Brownies and the Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies. Both are delicious, but my favorites are the Chocolate Fudge Brownies. I’ve already been trying Fiber One bars for a quick breakfast or snack. So, I was excited to hear about their new brownies. They definitely did not disappoint and make the perfect evening snack. Then again, a little chocolate for breakfast never hurt either!

Want to try them for yourself? Check out this giveaway:

Fiber One and General Mills through MyBlogSpark are providing me with a Fiber One 90-Calorie Brownies gift pack to give away to one of you! The gift pack includes:

1. a box each of the Chocolate Fudge and the Chocolate Peanut Butter brownies


2. a Fiber One 90-Calorie Brownie themed duffel bag, jump rope. water bottle, snack case, headband, bracelet

How to win? Just leave a comment on this post, and tell me:

• when you plan to enjoy their Fiber One 90-Calorie Brownie - as an afternoon pick-me-up or an evening indulgence

You’ll receive a bonus entry as a follower of this blog. Hurry though, contest ends June 30th, and I’ll post the winner July 1st.

And the winner is....

Thanks for the great response! The winners of the trial packs of Cascade Complete All-in-1 Action Pacs are:


jezinthekitchen said...
I can't tell you how many times I have placed an empty but dirty casserole dish in the oven because of lack of counter space and forgotten it - and then turned the oven on to preheat for another meal. Ugh. It's my worst kitchen habit! Hopefully someday I'll have a kitchen with LOTS of counter space :)

Jodi said...
Hey there! Need some cooking help, glad you sent me to your blog! And trying a new recipe in a new pan could deffinatley be fun!jharstine@hotmail.com
May 16, 2011 1:20 PM


Anonymous said...
Love your blog. Worst thing to clean is the brownie pan with the insert to make individual brownies. Even after soaking, it never gets completely clean in the dishwasher. Sheila
May 19, 2011 10:00 AM

Anash said...
scarmbled eggs is what i hate cleaning! Thanks for the chance to win!! What a lovely giveawayanashct [at] yahoo [dot] com
May 17, 2011 10:28 PM

Becky Vance said...
I am the worlds worst at not cleaning up the night I cook. Cascade is real good for the next day cleaning..lol
May 18, 2011 5:14 PM

And, the lucky winner of the $15 Wal-Mart Gift Card is:

Anonymous said...
lasagna is always the worst!!! Amy :o) funbbw40@aol.com
May 25, 2011 8:34 AM

Congrats to all the winners! Please e-mail me at simplecookery@aol.com with your name & mailing address so I can mail out your prize.

My thanks to P&G for providing me with the Cascade Complete All-in-1 ActionPac Kit, 6 trial packs, information, and the $15 Walmart gift card to giveaway through MyBlogSpark.

Legal Disclaimer:
This product review was based on using complimentary Cascade product provided by P&G. Bloggers also received a Walmart® gift card to share with their readers. P&G does not represent or warrant the accuracy of any statements or product claims made here, nor does it endorse any opinions expressed within this blog site.

Cascade Complete® All-in-1 ActionPacs™ & Gift Card Giveaway

 

I grew up with a manual dishwasher.  If you’re scratching your head, a manual dishwasher means we washed dishes by hand!  Maybe that’s why I’ve always been a firm believer in soaking dishes.  I love baking, but I really hate doing the dishes.  When MyBlogSpark gave me the opportunity to take the 24 Hour Cascade Challenge, I had to give it a try. P&G, through MyBlogSpark, sent me a Cascade Complete All-in-1 ActionPacs kit. 

The kit included:

• A beautiful Corningware baking dish with glass lid for cooking & a plastic lid for storing or potlucks
• 6 trial packs of Cascade Complete All-In-1 Action Pacs – one to use for my challenge and 5 for to share with you
• Wal-Mart Gift Card ($15) for one of my lucky readers

That’s the easy part.  The hard part was the challenge.  I do not mean it was difficult to cook, but it was difficult to resist the temptation to soak the dish.  My instructions were:

• Bake a Blueberry Cobbler
• Set the empty baking dish out for 24 hours
• Without rinsing, put it in the dishwasher with Cascade Complete

No rinsing!  No soaking!  No way!  But, I did it.  (By the way, the cobbler was delicious!).  The dish looked pretty sad the next day – all empty, dirty and abandoned.  I had blueberry stain nightmares.  I had my doubts, but the dish came out squeaky clean!  Will I rinse in the future?  Yes, it’s habit.  But, it’s nice to know I don’t always have to if I forget and leave a dish out overnight.

How about you?  Do you want to take the challenge too? 

It’s easy, but you do have to leave a comment on this post.  Maybe you could tell me about your dirtiest dish and how hard you had to scrub for it to come clean.  If you’re a follower of this blog, you get an extra entry.

The prize?  I have five trial packs of Cascade Complete All-In-1 Action Pacs to give away and one lucky reader will receive a $15 Wal-Mart gift card. 
Hurry though as this giveaway will end May 25, 2011 at midnight

My thanks to P&G for providing me with the Cascade Complete All-in-1 ActionPac Kit, 6 trial packs, information, and the $15 Walmart gift card to giveaway through MyBlogSpark.

Legal Disclaimer:
This product review was based on using complimentary Cascade product provided by P&G. Bloggers also received a Walmart® gift card to share with their readers. P&G does not represent or warrant the accuracy of any statements or product claims made here, nor does it endorse any opinions expressed within this blog site.

Foodie News-2011 SeaPak Costal Getaway Sweepstakes

The 2011 SeaPak Costal Getaway Sweepstakes will give the winner a weekend escape to St. Simons Island, Georgia. Who couldn't use a vacation by the sea? Click here to enter. Contest ends 4/30/2011.

Cart Buster Savings Event Winner

The winner is:

Sunflower Sue said...
I love your site. The recipes are great and the give-a-ways are fun. Keep up the good work!

February 25, 2011 12:34 PM
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Congratulations Sunflower Sue! Please e-mail your contact information to simplecookery@aol.com so I can send you the gift card. Be sure to visit my blog again and let us all know how you used the gift card at Kroger!

My thanks to everyone that entered the contest. Be sure to visit Kroger.com/CartBuster to participate in their "Deal of the Day" promotion! During each day of Kroger´s Cart Buster Savings Event, be one of the first 1000 people to click on the deal link and receive a free load-to-card coupon for the featured daily item.
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The gift card, information, and giveaway were provided by the Kroger Family of Stores and General Mills / Nestle / Proctor & Gamble through MyBlogSpark.
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Cart Buster Savings Event & $25 Gift Card Giveway!

It's no secret to my friends that I love shopping at Kroger. Combining sales and coupons make for some great bargains. In addition, I almost always find new products at my local Kroger before I can find them at other stores. And, I'm not the only one. I was at the hair salon the other day and the customer in the chair next to me was talking about trying to find a new product. The stylist suggested she try Kroger, because if anyone has it, Kroger would!
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I was extremely excited to hear about the Cart Buster Savings Event exclusively at Kroger and the Kroger Family of Stores. From February 27th through March 12th, shop Kroger´s biggest-ever promotion and find the hottest prices around on more than 35 brands, across more than 60 categories from General Mills, P&G, Nestle, Pepsi and Kroger Banner Brands. During the Cart Buster Savings Event, you´ll find great savings in almost every department at the Kroger Family of Stores. You are sure to find bargains near you because the Kroger Family of Stores includes Kroger, Ralph´s, King Soopers, City Market, Dillons, Smith´s, Fry´s, QFC, Baker´s, Owen´s, Jay C Food Stores, Hilander, Gerbes, Food4Less, Pay Less Super Markets and Scott´s Food & Pharmacy.
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I want you to be able to enjoy this great savings event. I have a $25 Kroger Family of Stores gift card that you can use on the great savings available during the Cart Buster Savings Event! Entering is easy:
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1)Leave a comment below & tell me how you love to save money on groceries
2)If you are a follower of this blog, you will automatically receive an additional entry.
3)Link to this blog post from your blog or website for an extra entry
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The gift card, information, and giveaway were provided by the Kroger Family of Stores and General Mills / Nestle / Proctor & Gamble through MyBlogSpark. The giveaway will end at midnight, February 27th and I'll post the winner on February 28th.
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Here's a short list of the brands included in the Cart Buster Savings Event:

Multigrain Cheerios
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Pillsbury
Betty Crocker
Hamburger Helper
Yoplait
Progresso
Totino´s
Green Giant
Cascadian Farm
Tide
Charmin
Bounty
Pampers
Pantene
Crest
Iams
Febreze
Old Spice
Bounce
DiGiorno´s
Nestle Toll House
Juicy Juice
Coffee-Mate
Edy´s
Stouffer´s
Lean Cuisine
Hot Pockets
Nestle Candy
Purina
and many more!
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Looking for even more ways to add money to your pocket? Visit Kroger.com/CartBuster to participate in their "Deal of the Day" promotion! During each day of Kroger´s Cart Buster Savings Event, be one of the first 1000 people to click on the deal link and receive a free load-to-card coupon for the featured daily item.
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This contest has ended. The winner is:

Sunflower Sue said...
I love your site. The recipes are great and the give-a-ways are fun. Keep up the good work!

February 25, 2011 12:34 PM

Congratulations Sunflower Sue! Please e-mail your contact information to simplecookery@aol.com so I can send you the gift card. Be sure to stop back my my blog and let us all know how you used the gift card at Kroger!

Foodie News - Contest Alert

Who doesn't want free groceries or new cookware? Knorr has a contest for a chance to win cookware and bakeware, Knorr Side Dishes and hundreds of dollars in groceries (awarded as a gift card). Click here to enter. Hurry though, this contest ends 1/31/2011 at midnight.

Foodie News - Contests

As you know, I love contests! Here are a few contestes and sweepstakes I've run across recently.

Need new appliances??? Odom's Tennessee Pride has a great sweepstakes for new kitchen appliances! Click here to enter. Contest ends December 31, 2010. Check out their website for other cool offers and coupons.

The Food Network's Spice Up Your Season Pie Sweepstakes gives you a chance to win a Turkey Day Grand Prize Pack including $4,500 cash and a collection of Food Network Chef Cookbooks. Just vote for your favorite Thanksgiving pie recipe. You can enter the sweepstakes daily through 5pm ET on November 29, 2010. Click here for more details.

Need help going home for the Holiday's? Folgers is sendign five people home this holiday season to visit with family and friends. All you have to do is tell Folgers "What's the best part of wakin' up at home for the holidays with Folgers Coffee?". Click here for more details and to enter. Contest ends at Noon ET on November 30, 2010.

Pillsbury® Grands!® Giveway Winner....

Thanks everyone for the great comments and ideas for using Pillsbury® Grands!® Biscuits.

And, the winner is....


barbara.montyj said...
I like to use the biscuits with my chicken and gravy.
barbara dot montyj at gmail dot com

October 19, 2010 6:59 PM

Congrats!!! barbara.montyj please e-mail me at simplecookery@aol.com

Thanks to MyBlogSpark and Pillsbury for the Pillsbury Grands! Mini Biscuits prize pack that includes a coupon for a free package of biscuits, a $15 gift card, a biscuit basket, a butter dish and spreader.

Cinnamon Butter & Giveaway

One of my favorite memories as a child is watching Mom make buttermilk biscuits.  Almost every Sunday morning, Mom would scoop up the flour and start from scratch.  They were perfect.  Of all the things that I learned from Mom, I never have mastered the art of a perfect biscuit.  Oh, Mom used canned biscuits too and we considered them a treat.  She’d flatten them out, fill them with home-made apple pie filling and make the best fried apple pies.  Add a some ice cream, and you’re in heaven.

When Pillsbury first began making frozen biscuits to bake at home, I jumped on the bandwagon.  At last, I could get the taste of home-made biscuits without the fuss.  And the best part?  I could cook as many as I wanted.  If I only needed two biscuits, then that’s all I needed to pull out of the freezer.  Anyone knows, there’s no such thing as making a ‘small’ batch of homemade biscuits!

As you can imagine, I was very excited to hear about the new Pillsbury® Grands!® Mini Biscuits.  These little biscuits are just the right size for little appetites or big appetizers! Love coupons? Click here so you can save $1.00 on the purchase of any Frozen Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits.
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Through MyBlogSpark, Pillsbury sent me information and a Pillsbury Grands! Mini Biscuits prize pack that included a coupon for a free package of biscuits, a $15 gift card, a biscuit basket, a butter dish and spreader. The best part? Pillsbury, through MyBlogSpark, is providing me with an additional prize pack for one of you!

What’s your favorite use for Pillsbury® Grands!®?  Do you use them in a recipe?  I love cooking home-made pot pies topped with a biscuit instead of pie crust.  Topping a biscuit with a little cinnamon, sugar, and butter before baking makes a wonderful dessert. Or, try this yummy recipe for cinnamon butter. The maple syrup adds just a taste of Fall! 

CINNAMON BUTTER
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1 cup butter
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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Allow butter to soften at room temperature. Beat butter, sugar, syrup and cinnamon together until well blended. Store in air-tight container and refrigerate for at least an hour before using.

MyBlogSpark and Pillsbury want you to enjoy the new Pillsbury® Grands!® Mini Biscuits too.  To enter, just leave a comment on this blog & tell me your favorite use for Pillsbury biscuits.  If you’re a follower of this blog, you are automatically entered, but you’ll get an extra entry if you leave a comment.  Hurry though, this giveaway ends October 20, 2010 at midnight. 

THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED - THE WINNER WAS: barbara.montyj

And the winner is....

*****Update - August 23, 2010****The original contest winner never contacted me to claim the prize, so the new winner is:

A Bookish Mom said...
I am a public follower

Jennie A
abookishmom at yahoo dot com

August 11, 2010 2:36 PM

Please send me your contact information by August 25th so I can have MyBlogSpark send you the Sam's Club gift card. Congratulations!!!


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Congratulations allisonsbj3! Please contact me by August 19, 2010 to claim your prize!

allisonsbj3 said...
Thanks for this great giveaway!
allisonsbj3(at)gmail(dot)com

August 11, 2010 9:04 PM

My thanks go out to Sam’s Club and General Mills for providing me with a Sam’s Club Plus Membership, a $25 gift card for myself, information, and this wonderful giveaway through MyBlogSpark.

Keep checking back for more great giveways!

Sam’s Club Back-To-School Event & Gift Card

A friend once told me about coming home one evening to find all the labels removed from her canned goods. One of her ‘little ones’ had gotten a little over excited about a class project of collecting labels for education. For the next month, the family dinners had a few ‘surprises’ and some unusual food combinations. But, you have to admire the excitement! That’s why I was very eager to help get the word out concerning Sam’s Club Back-To-School Event.

Back to School shopping can be hectic. Sam’s Club has great solutions and can help you earn more cash for your local school. From August 11th through August 31st the Sam’s Club Back-to-School event you’ll get a head start on your collection and find 6Box Tops on participating General Mills products.

Box Tops for Education brands now include such items as:

Baby & Child Care
Baking
Beverages
Cereal
Disposable Tableware
Frozen
Meals & Sides
Paper Products
Products with Limited Availability
Refrigerated & Dairy
School & Office Supplies
Snacks
Storage Bags & Containers
Waste Bags

With the great values you’ll find at Sam’s Club, you’ll be able to send your kids off to school not only with cool supplies, but yummy snacks that won’t break your budget.

Sam’s Club is giving you the opportunity to earn even more Box Tops when you upgrade to a “Plus Membership.” From Aug. 6 – Aug. 13, or while supplies last, visit the Member Services Desk of your local Sam’s Club and upon payment for your Plus Membership, you will receive a certificate for 150 Bonus Box Tops! For more information on how you can take advantage of the Back-to-School event at Sam’s Club, visit www.samsclub.com today!

Sam’s Club and General Mills, through MyBlogSpark want to help you with your back to school budget with a $25 Sam’s Club gift card. You can use it for your favorite school supplies or anything else that catches your eye while shopping their isles for bargains. To enter, simply leave a comment below and tell me your must-have item that you’ll be purchasing from Sam’s Club this back-to-school season. If you’re a member of this blog, you are automatically entered. But, if you leave a comment, you’ll get an extra entry. Hurry though, as I’ll be announcing the winner on August 13th.

My thanks go out to Sam’s Club and General Mills for providing me with a Sam’s Club Plus Membership, a $25 gift card for myself, information, and this wonderful giveaway through MyBlogSpark.

This contest has ended and the winner was: allisonsbj3

Free Stuff & Contests

I keep running across the most interesting contests and giveaways. So, I thought you might like to visit a few sites...

Win FREE Tennessee Pride products for a year or a $500 gift card. Visit www.tnpride.com to enter. Better hurry - the contest ends July 31, 2010.

REDBOOK has lots of giveaways monthly. Enter daily to win a $100 gift card from cooking.com. Click here, until July 31, 2010.

How did you get your handful of Walnuts today? California Walnuts wants to know! Enter daily to a chance to win a prizes. Contest ends July 31, 2010.

Woman's Day has a list of Incredible Prizes & you can enter daily. Click here for more information and a list of contests. There are some external links to other companies, but it's a handy list of current contests, some of which are good through September, 2010.

Check out KraftStore.com's Ten Best Summer Tools Sweepstakes before July 29,2010 for a chance to win, you guessed it, kitchen tools!

Old El Paso “Tackle the Taste” Gift Pack Winner

And the winner is.... MO MO! Congratulations! Please e-mail me at simplecookery@aol.com with your contact information so your gift pack can be mailed to you. And, special thanks to MyBlogSpark and Old El Paso for the Old El Paso "Tackle the Taste" Gift Pack. Don't forget to click here to save $0.55 on one can of Old El Paso Green Chiles today!

Game Day Sliders & Refried Beans

Are you ready for the BIG game?  Even if you’re not a football fan, I bet you like the Superbowl commercials!  And, how about the food??? Every year, I try to come up with something a little different. So, I was very happy when Old El Paso provided me with a ‘Tackle the Taste’ gift pack through MyBlogSpark.  Not only did I receive Old El Paso Green Chiles to try, I also received this great serving platter and table decorations.  I’ve actually used Old El Paso Green Chiles for years in a lot of my recipes.  But, I decided to try something a little different this time. 

I love the idea of ‘sliders’.  This recipe incorporates all the ease of my favorite meatloaf recipe. And, Old El Paso Green Chiles gave it an extra kick.

 

 
GAME DAY SLIDERS
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1 pound ground chuck
1 can Old El Paso Green Chiles (4.5 oz)
1/2 cup ketchup
1 small onion, chopped finely
1 cup crushed saltine crackers
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt
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Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Combine all ingredients and form into small patties, about two and a half inches in diameter. Heat a small amount of oil in a non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Brown patties quickly on both sides. Remove to an oven-proof casserole dish. Bake 15 minutes at 400 degrees. Serve on small rolls.

I also decided to add something extra to my homemade refried bean recipe.  I’ve used dark red kidney beans for years to make refried beans.  I love the flavor they give.  I kept my recipe the same and added Old El Paso Green Chiles.  The results were terrific.  I’ll definitely be doing this again.

REFRIED BEANS
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1 can dark red kidney beans (do not drain)
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 can Old El Paso Green Chiles (4.5 oz)
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Combine beans, water and garlic powder in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Continue to boil approximately 10 minutes, or until most of the liquid has cooked down and beans are soft. You will need to stir the beans once in a while to keep from sticking. Remove beans to a boil and mash to desired consistency. Add chiles and stir well.

How would you use Old El Paso Green Chiles to spice up your recipe? 

Old El Paso, through MyBlogSpark, has provided an additional gift pack to give away.  Leave a comment for a chance to win your very own Old El Paso “Tackle the Taste” gift pack.  If you’re a follower of this blog, you are automatically entered.  Feel free to leave a comment for an extra entry!  Hurry though, because this offer will end on January 27, 2010. THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED. THE WINNER WAS MO MO!

And, click here to save $0.55 on one can of Old El Paso Green Chiles today!