Campbell's AdDress Your Heart Giveaway

GIVEAWAY CLOSED!

The winner is Cheryl F.{The Lucky Ladybug}  Congratulations!

Did you know that heart disease is the number one killer in women?  But the good news is that we can take action against this preventable disease!

And right now, Campbell's has teamed up with Monica Potter and NFL mom Deborah Johnson to raise awareness for this disease.  Both Potter and Johnson walked the red carpet in Campbell's red dresses at the Women's Day Red Dress Awards.

“I am proud to be a part of Campbell’s ‘AdDress Your Heart’ campaign and wear this red dress to help raise awareness of the cause and honor my father who I lost to heart disease,” said Potter. “I hope to rally moms and everyone across the country to stand up and fight this disease by choosing heart-healthy foods, exercising and helping me spread the message that heart disease is preventable.”

And you can help, too! Potter and Johnson have shared their heart-health stories on video at CampbellsAdDressYourHeart.com and are asking others to address their hearts. For every video view through March 31, 2011, Campbell will donate $1 to the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women movement, up to $625,000. This is part of the overall $3.6 million donation Campbell has committed to the organization by 2012.

The Campbell's Soup Company is also committed to promoting heart health through many of their products.  Not only are they active in donating money and raising awarenss though their AdDress Your Heart program, but Campbell's also offers more than 100 convenient, great-tasting products that fit into a heart-healthy lifestyle. This selection includes all 25 Campbell’s® Healthy Request® soups, Low Sodium V8® 100% vegetable juices and Prego® Heart Smart™ Italian sauces. All of these products have been screened and verified to meet the American Heart Association’s certification criteria to display its heart-check mark.

And Campbell's is giving away an assortment of hearth healthy products to one of my readers!!  The prize package will look like the one pictured above, but contents may slightly vary.


Here's how you can enter:

Mandatory: Comment below and tell me if you use any heart healthy products or foods, and if not, what you are going to do to change.

Extra entries:
*Go to www.campbellsAdDressYourHeart.com and  watch one of the videos. Then come back here and let me know that you have.
*Follow Taste and Tell on Facebook
*Share this giveaway with your Facebook friends
*Follow Taste and Tell on Twitter
*Tweet about this giveaway
*Follow Taste and Tell via RSS feed.
Note: for any of the extra entries, make sure you leave a separate comment for each.

Details:
*This giveaway will go from today until 1:00pm MST on Thursday, March 3rd. The winner will be announced on March 4th..
*Please make sure you leave a way I can contact you - either via blog or email. If you don't, I will automatically choose a new winner.
*This giveaway is open to US residents

**Disclosure - Campbell's provided me with a gift package and is providing the winning package to one of my readers.  All opinions expressed are my own.**

Kroger Cart Buster Giveaway

GIVEAWAY CLOSED

The winner is Averie who said:

Averie said...

Fave way to save money is buying what's on a store-buy/club-card sale 

Congrats!!

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I don't know about you, but I love saving money at the grocery store!  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, which 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.

Here are just a handful of the great brands participating in the 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! 

And there's even more!!  All through the promotion, you can visit Kroger.com/CartBuster where there will be a special promotion every day.    

And guess what?  I'm giving away a $25 gift card, courtesy of Kroger and MyBlogSpark!  This would be a great chance to take advantage of these great sales!

Here's how you can enter:

Mandatory:  Comment below and tell me your favorite way to save money on groceries.

Extra entries:
*Follow Taste and Tell on Facebook
*Share this giveaway with your Facebook friends
*Follow Taste and Tell on Twitter
*Tweet about this giveaway
*Follow Taste and Tell via RSS feed.

Note:  for any of the extra entries, make sure you leave a separate comment for each.

Details: 
*This giveaway will go from today until 1:00pm MST on Tuesday, March 1st.  The winner will be announced on March 2nd..
*Please make sure you leave a way I can contact you - either via blog or email.  If you don't, I will automatically choose a new winner.
*This giveaway is open to US residents

*Disclosure:  This giveaway is sponsored by the Kroger Family of Stores and General Mills/Nestle & P&G through MyBlogSpark.  All opinions are my own.

McCormick Valentine's Day Giveaway

GIVEAWAY CLOSED!!

The winner is Stacie who said:

Jeramey, Stacie Jaylee & Alexis said...

My favorite is red cake made from scratch:)

February 11, 2011 5:20 AM  

 

 

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 Ok, I know this is totally last minute.  I feel so badly, because I agreed to do 2 McCormick giveaways, then didn't follow up to get more information about them.  And now it is a few days before Valentine's Day, so whoever wins won't quite get their package before Valentine's Day.  But who says you only bake your sweetie treats on Valentine's Day??  So this will be a really quick turnaround - you have less than 24 hours to enter!!

This giveaway includes:

* “I Heart You” McCormick Apron
* Valentine’s Cookie Cutters from Crate and Barrel
* Valentine’s Dish Towels from Crate and Barrel
* Valentine’s Spatula from Crate and Barrel
* Sweetheart Candies
* Valentine’s Cupcake Papers from Crate and Barrel
* Valentine’s Sprinkles
* McCormick Red Food Color
* McCormick Vanilla Extract
* Relationship Recipe Matrix and Two Recipe Cards

I loved the "Relationship Recipe Matrix."  It gives great ideas of what to bake for anyone - no matter their relationship - in your life!!  And if you haven't planned out your Valentine's Day baking yet, make sure and visit www.mccormick.com for tons of great ideas!

Here's how you can enter!

Mandatory:  Comment below about your favorite Valentine's Day treat.

Extra entries:
*Follow Taste and Tell on Facebook
*Share this giveaway with your Facebook friends
*Follow Taste and Tell on Twitter
*Tweet about this giveaway
*Follow McCormick on Facebook
*Follow Taste and Tell via RSS feed.

Note:  for any of the extra entries, make sure you leave a separate comment for each.

Details: 
*This giveaway will go from today until 1:00pm MST on Friday, February 11th.  The winner will be announced on February 11th..
*Please make sure you leave a way I can contact you - either via blog or email.  If you don't, I will automatically choose a new winner.
*This giveaway is open to US residents

*Disclosure:  I was sent one of these gift packs from the good folks at McCormick.  They are sending out the winning package.  All opinions are my own.

Campbell's Kitchen Giveaway #3

 GIVEAWAY CLOSED!  The winner is Dawn who said:

Dawn said...

Campbell's tomato soup (made with milk and served with a grilled cheese sandwich)

Congrats Dawn! 

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I loved reading your answers to yesterday's giveaway!  It made me realize that our best meals can be anywhere - from fine dining to that hole in the wall restaurant to a night home alone with your someone special. Today is the last of the Campbell's giveaways.  This one is probably my favorite - just because of one item.  Do you see that bag of chocolate in the front?  It is a 2 pound bag of chocolate.  Godiva chocolate.  I got a bag of it for myself as well - that's how excited I am about it!  I've been looking for the perfect recipe to use it on!!

Onto the giveaway... This giveaway includes: *1 red Campbell's soup T-shirt size large *1 Campbell's cookbook - 4 Ingredients or Less *1 Pace Family Recipe Round-Up Cookbook *1 2 pound bag of Godiva chocolate *1 Campbell's water bottle And here's how you can enter! Mandatory:  Comment below and tell me your favorite flavor of Campbell's soup. Extra entries: *Follow Taste and Tell on Facebook and share this giveaway with your Facebook friends. *Follow Taste and Tell on Twitter and retweet this: Come and enter to win goodies from the Campbell's store & @tasteandtell! http://bit.ly/gNtXJR *Follow Campbell's Kitchen on Facebook or Twitter *Follow Taste and Tell via RSS feed. Note:  for any of the extra entries, make sure you leave a separate comment for each. Details:  *This giveaway will go from today until midnight MST on Wednesday, February 2nd.  The winner will be announced on February 3rd. *Please make sure you leave a way I can contact you - either via blog or email.  If you don't, I will automatically choose a new winner. *This giveaway is open to anyone, anywhere!!

*Disclosure:  I was sent on a shopping spree at the Campbell's store, courtesy of Campbell's Kitchen.  I'm just sharing the love with all of you!!  My trip to Philadelphia and Camden was also paid for by Campbells.

Swanson Chicken Ultimate Football Challenge {and Giveaway #2 at the bottom!}

 GIVEAWAY CLOSED!!  The winner is momof2girls who said:

momof2girls said... I love eating with my family at Rainforest Cafe in Las Vegas. The kids are entertained by the decor and the food is great.

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What a whirlwind of fun!!

As I mentioned, I was chosen as one of 3 finalists chosen for Swanson's Chicken Ultimate Football Challenge.  I went to Philidelphia, PA and Camden, NJ to participate in a cook-off, trying to win the title.  I'm so glad that Laura of Real Mom Kitchen was one of the other finalists, and I had a travel buddy since we both are in Utah!

The trip started off a little rough.  We were supposed to fly out at 7:10am, but our flight was delayed.  We were a little worried because we had a connecting flight in Chicago, and if we missed that connection, we wouldn't make it to Philadelphia in time for dinner.  But luckily, our second flight was delayed, and we were able to run from plane to plane, just in time.  (But then as we got on the runway, the flight got delayed for another 45min-1hr...) 

Laura and I were the last ones there, but we made it to dinner at Tinto.  I think I was more excited about this dinner than I was for the cook-off.  Tinto is one of Jorge Garces' (the Iron Chef!!) restaurants in the Philadelphia area.  And it was very cool, because it was restaurant week, so we got to sample many of the dishes there!  We were greeted by many employees of Campbell's and their other brands - and they were all wonderful company for the night!

I loved everything I ate. In fact, everyone raved about almost all of the food.  The sea bass had mixed reviews, but no one complained about anything else!  My first course was La Peral Cheese (semi-firm, bleu, pasteurized, cow & sheep's milk), and Chorizo Pamplona (smoky pork sausage, hint of garlic).  For my second course, I had Beef Brochette (hanger steak, cider, guindilla aioli, crushed peanuts) and Duck Montadito (duck confit, serrano ham, black cherry, la peral spread).  And for dessert, I went with the Bananas y Azafran (chocolate cake, caramelized bananas, saffron crema).  That cake - which was more like fudge - was so rich.  I don't think any of us finished our piece!  I was trying to think of what my favorite dish was, but it was all so amazing.  Easily one of the best meals I've had.

Early the next morning, we headed to the Campbell's headquarters in Camden NJ.  We were taken to the Campbell's Kitchen for a light breakfast and a few introductions before the competition began.  I was so surprised and delighted to learn that their test kitchens are set up just like any home kitchen would be.  In each kitchen, they had different appliances and cookware - the stuff most of us cook with at home.  They really do aim to make sure their recipes can be duplicated in the home kitchen!

We had a few minutes to familarize ourselves with the kitchen we were assigned and to go over our recipes.

And here was my competition:

Laura from Real Mom Kitchen

and Cathy from Hazzard in the Kitchen (wearing her game face!)

Let the competition begin!!

There was a photographer there as well as a videographer.  I didn't take many pictures during the actual competition, so these are shamelessly stolen from the Campbell's Kitchen twitter page!!

We all finished in the hour and a half time limit.

My Chicken, Bacon and Cream Cheese Mini Taquitos with Avocado Ranch Guacamole

Laura's Quick Chicken Enchilada Nachos

and Cathy's End Zone Empanadas with Roasted Red Pepper Poblano Dip

It's kind of funny, because I wasn't nervous with the camera man and the video man in my face the whole time, but when we went before the judges, I all of a sudden got nervous!

And the winner is.....Laura with her Quick Chicken Enchilada Nachos!!

Win or lose, I just had a lot of fun.  I was glad to get to spend some time with these other wonderful bloggers, as well as with so much of the Campbell's staff.  They were wonderful and welcoming and just all around nice people.  I wish my trip wouldn't have been so short, but it was packed full of fun!

 

 

And although I didn't get to see much of Philly, I did manage to snap a few pictures from the window of our car.  It's definitely a place I want to come back to visit and explore one day.  Our driver said that it is a city full of stories, and that's my favorite kind of place!!


And finally - onto the giveaway!!

This giveaway includes:
*1 Pepperidge Farm Cheese cutting board & kit (there are also cheese knives underneath the board)
*1 Campbell's cookbook - Potluck for All Occasions
*1 Pace Family Recipe Round-Up Cookbook
 *1 box of Godiva truffles

And here's how you can enter!

Mandatory:  Comment below about your favorite dining experience.

Extra entries:
*Follow Taste and Tell on Facebook and share this giveaway with your Facebook friends.
*Follow Taste and Tell on Twitter and retweet this:

Come and enter to win goodies from the Campbell's store & @tasteandtell! http://bit.ly/hFHijK

*Follow Campbell's Kitchen on Facebook or Twitter
*Follow Taste and Tell via RSS feed.

Note:  for any of the extra entries, make sure you leave a separate comment for each.

Details: 
*This giveaway will go from today until midnight MST on Tuesday, February 1st.  The winner will be announced on February 2nd.
*Please make sure you leave a way I can contact you - either via blog or email.  If you don't, I will automatically choose a new winner.
*This giveaway is open to anyone, anywhere!!

*Disclosure:  I was sent on a shopping spree at the Campbell's store, courtesy of Campbell's Kitchen.  I'm just sharing the love with all of you!!  My trip to Philadelphia and Camden was also paid for by Campbells.

Campbell's Kitchen Giveaway #1!

GIVEAWAY CLOSED!  THE WINNER IS KEERSTEN, WHO SAID:

Keersten said...

and I get you in my rss feed.

January 27, 2011 9:25 PM

 CONGRATS KEERSTEN!

I'm hoping to have a write up of my trip last week done by tomorrow, but I didn't want to put off the giveaways!  As some of you know, I received a little shopping spree at the Campbell's Store while I was visiting the Campbell's Kitchen.  I came home with some great stuff.  But instead of doing 1 big giveaway, I decided to 3 giveaways to share the love!  Today is the first giveaway and I'll have one on Thursday and 1 on Friday.  Make sure you come back to enter to win each set of goodies!

Up first:  this prize package includes:
*1 black Campbell's hooded sweatshirt - size XL
*1 Campbell's cookbook - Weeknight Cooking
*1 Pace Family Recipe Round-Up Cookbook
 *1 5.75 ounce bag of Godiva Dark Chocolate Caramel Gems

And here's how you can enter!

Mandatory:  Comment below about your favorite dinner tip.

Extra entries:
*Follow Taste and Tell on Facebook and share this giveaway with your Facebook friends.
*Follow Taste and Tell on Twitter and retweet this:

Come and enter to win goodies from the Campbell's store & @tasteandtell!  http://bit.ly/exZRTm

*Follow Campbell's Kitchen on Facebook or Twitter
*Follow Taste and Tell via RSS feed.

Note:  for any of the extra entries, make sure you leave a separate comment for each.

Details: 
*This giveaway will go from today until midnight MST on Monday, January 31st.  The winner will be announced on February 1st.
*Please make sure you leave a way I can contact you - either via blog or email.  If you don't, I will automatically choose a new winner.
*This giveaway is open to anyone, anywhere!!

*Disclosure:  I was sent on a shopping spree at the Campbell's store, courtesy of Campbell's Kitchen.  I'm just sharing the love with all of you!!

Lucky Leaf Pot-A-Cakes {and a Giveaway!}

Ok, so ultimately, I love to cook and bake from scratch.  But it's not always feasible, and sometimes I really need a shortcut.  This recipe today is a shortcut recipe - but the final product is so tasty!!  The folks at Lucky Leaf wanted to know if I'd like to try some of their premium pie filling, and I was excited when I also received some recipe cards.  This recipe was a prize winner, so of course I had to try it out!  The only problem?  The recipe calls for 8 10-ounce baking cups.  Well, I don't have 10-ounce baking cups, so luckily, it also gave instructions for a one dish method.  And really, I didn't make it for a fancy occasion, so the one dish method worked just fine!

You can't really tell by looking at the above photo, but this dessert is filled with all sorts of deliciousness.  A pie filling on the bottom, topped by a cream cheese/pudding mixture, and topped with a streusel cake.  There is nothing about that that I don't love!  And pretend there is icing on top - mine is missing because somehow, I managed to run out of powdered sugar.  But even without the icing, this was delicious!

If you are looking for something different to put on the table for dessert after your Christmas meal, this is a great recipe!

Lucky Leaf Pot-A-Cakes
from Lucky Leaf

1 21-ounce can Lucky Leaf Premium Blueberry Pie Filling
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 3.4-ounce package (4 serving size) French vanilla instant pudding
1 1/3 cups whipping cream
1 17.4 to 18.3-ounce package cinnamon streusel quick bread mix
2/3 cup water
2 eggs
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Preheat oven to 350°F. Divide pie filling among eight 10-ounce custard cups or ramekins (for one dish recipe see below). Set cups on a large baking sheet; set aside. 

In a large bowl beat cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in pudding mix. Gradually beat in whipping cream until well combined (mixture will be thick). Spoon evenly over pie filling in cups. 

In another large bowl combine quick bread mix, water, eggs, and oil. Stir until combined but slightly lumpy. Spoon 1/4 cup of the batter over the cream cheese mixture in each cup. Sprinkle evenly with all but 1/4 cup of the packaged streusel mixture. Spoon remaining batter over the streusel (batter won't cover the streusel layer). Sprinkle with reserved streusel. (Note: Cups will be full.) 

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into top portion comes out clean. Cool slightly. If desired, drizzle tops of cakes with icing* before serving. Serve warm. 

*Icing: If your quick bread does not contain an icing packet, in a small bowl combine 3/4 cup powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons milk, and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. If necessary, stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, to make drizzling consistency. 

One Dish Method: Prepare batters as above. Spread pie filling in a 3-quart rectangular baking dish. Dollop pudding mixture atop. Spoon on about 1/2 of the batter and sprinkle with all but 1/4 cup of the streusel. Spoon on remaining batter and sprinkle with reserved streusel. Bake in a 350°F for 40 minutes. Cool slightly and drizzle with icing.     

And now for the giveaway!

What can you win?

A selection of Lucky Leaf Premium pie fillings - perfect for the holidays!

Here's how you enter:

Mandatory:  Comment on this post and tell me your favorite pie or recipe that uses pie filling.

For extra entries:  (Please leave a separate comment for each)

• Follow Taste and Tell via Facebook, Twitter, or RSS Feed
• Share this giveaway via Facebook or Twitter

This contest is open to US residents and will run through Wednesday, December 22nd.  The winner will be chosen randomly and will be announced on December 23rd.

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The prize package for this giveaway was donated by Lucky Leaf.  I was not paid for this post and all opinions expressed are my own.