Contest is now closed.  Winner has been notified.

It’s safe to say that I use Ziploc products daily in our house. It has been such a pleasure partnering with Ziploc and the Insider 5 Fresh Over Project.  I love that American families everywhere are eating more fresh meals during the day. Be sure to check out the Ziploc Facebook page  for fun tips and even recipes from Rachael Ray!  There are so many great ways to eat fresh and Ziploc makes it a breeze.  I am going to highlight some of my favorite Ziploc products and why I love them!

We always have these Ziploc Snap and Seal Containers.  They are great for leftovers and my kids like to put their Lego pieces inside them too.  They come in all different sizes which are great.  We certainly keep a little of each size on hand at all times.  I love that you can hear the lid snap with just one push.

 

 

 

 

Another one of my favorites are these Ziploc Twist and Lock Containers.  These are so great because these babies are leak proof!  I love having these on hand when I make big batches of soup, so I can store the leftovers safely in these containers.  I also really enjoy storing my homemade salsas and salad dressings in these.

 

 

 

 

I don’t think my household could survive without these Ziploc sandwich bags.  Not only do I use these daily for my boys school lunches for sandwiches, crackers and or cookies.  I also use these for storing my make up, toothbrush and toothpaste when I travel….along with a zillion other things.  Love these.

 

 

 

 

My love is about equal for these Double Zipper Ziploc Freezer Bags.  I use it to freeze beef, chicken or pork.  I also freeze extra vegetables to use for another dinner as well.  When we buy in bulk, I like to store half of whatever we buy in these bags for the freezer.  These are also great to store household items for traveling.

 

 

Another favorite is these Ziploc Big Bags for obvious reasons.  I store the boys toys, ball, shoes and blankets in these convenient bags.  Very helpful for so many different things, especially for Spring Cleaning!

 

 

 

 

 

Giveaway!

Here’s what’s included in the giveaway:

A cooking Wok

Garlic Press

Kitchen Utensils

Ziploc Perfect Portions

Ziploc Versa Glass

Assorted other products in a Baggu Bag valued at $130.00

Here’s How To Enter:

1.  Leave a comment here and tell us…“What Ziploc Product is your absolute favorite?”

2.  Contest ends Thursday May 17th 8am PST.  Winner will be chosen via Random.org and be notified by email.  Giveaway provided by Ziploc.

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 *I have partnered with Ziploc^® Brand and am being compensated for my posts. However, my opinions on the product are my own.

 

 

Contest is now closed. Winners have been notified.  Thanks for participating!

Would you love this Raspberry Ice KitchenAid in your kitchen?!

She’s pretty isn’t she?

Could you use this adorable Pink KitchenAid Blender?

Well…..these lovely KitchenAid goodies will be going to 2 lucky Picky Palate readers!  I am thrilled to be working with KitchenAid and Cook For The Cure  this Mother’s Day week that’s been full of fabulous brunch recipes.  Check out my mini quiche, crepes and cupcakes if you haven’t already.

A big thanks to KitchenAid for offering these gorgeous pink goodies for Picky Palate readers!

Here’s How To Enter!

1.  Leave a comment here telling us:  “If you could have any Mother’s Day Dessert of your choice, what would it be?”

2.  Be sure to follow Picky Palate and KitchenAid on Facebook!

2.  Contest ends Sunday May 13th 7pm PST.  Winners will be chosen by Random.org and will be notified by email.  Winner #1 will receive the mixer and winner #2 will receive the blender.  Winners will have 48 hours to return my email before I select another winner.  U.S. Residents only.  Thanks!

Giveaway provided by the generous folks at  KitchenAid

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Good Luck!

 

Contest is now closed.  Winner has been notified.  Thanks for participating!

In addition to her on- and off-screen rolls as a superhero mom, Felicity Huffman is a health enthusiast and salad lover. The Emmy-winning actress is working with Dole this year to introduce Salad’tude, a whole new salad state of mind. She also helped create an exclusive opportunity for Picky Palate followers to win a DOLE Salad Circle house party for eight people. The prize will include a special DOLE Salad bowl, tongs and enough DOLE Salad blends and all-natural kits for the ultimate salad-making party.  To see Felicity’s special DOLE® Salad recipes, including Felicity’s Southwest Chipotle Chicken Salad, go to www.dole.com/salads.

Be sure to check out Dole Salad Guide on Facebook  where you can sign up for the Salad Circle App to host your own Salad Party!

Prize Pack includes:

• DOLE Salad bowl and tongs
• DOLE apron
• DOLE Salad Circle party-planning recipes and tips
• Free DOLE Salad blends and all-natural kits for eight (8) people
• DOLE Salads bag clips
• itunes Gift Card

Here’s How To Enter the Giveaway valued at over $300!

1.  Leave a comment here and tell us…“How often do you eat Salad in your home?”

2.  Contest ends Thursday April 12th, 8pm PST.  Winner will be selected via Random.org and be notified by email.  Giveaway provided by Dole.

Contest is now closed.  Winner has been notified.  Thanks for participating!

My good friend Maria of Two Peas and Their Pod just launched her new Cookie Cravings E-Book this week!  Wait until you see it friends, it is full of 78 gorgeous cookie recipes and photographs by the very talented Heidi of Foodie Crush.  You can purchase the book HERE.  You don’t want to miss this one!  Maria is offering one of her beautiful books to a lucky Picky Palate reader!

You also get Cookie Days Cookbook, a 20-page downloadable e-cookbook featuring a week of recipes and new photography from some of Maria’s blogging baking buddies including Picky Palate, Brown Eyed Baker, Kevin and Amanda, Eat, Live, Run, Confessions of a Cookbook Queen, How Sweet It Is, and Recipe Girl.

You’ll also get:

• Printable gifting labels for a year of special occasions from ChicSprinkles.com
• Printable Kitchen Conversion Chart
• Printable What’s in Maria’s Pantry: Baking Cookies
• Printable Cookie Recipe Cards for your own cookie recipes
• Printable Chocolate Toffee Almond Cookie Recipe Card from Two Peas and Their Pod
• Printable Keep Calm and Bake On Graphic
• Computer Screen Saver Wallpaper
• VIDEO: Maria’s Step-by-Step Cookie Baking Tutorial

Be sure to enter Maria’s KitchenAid Giveaway too, you have until next Wednesday!

Here’s How To Enter:

1.  Leave a comment here and tell us:  “What is Your Favorite Cookie to indulge in?”

2.  Contest ends Sunday March 25th 8am PST.  Winner will be selected by Random.org and be notified by email.  Giveaway provided by Two Peas and Their Pod.

 

Contest is now closed.  Winners have been notified.  Thanks for participating!

I am so excited to have the opportunity to work with Soda Stream.  I remember hearing all about this little machine that you can make your own soda right at home, thinking I would love to try it.  When I received my kit over Christmas Break, I quickly got to work and the whole family is having so much fun.

I love that you can mix and match flavors or just keep it traditional.  They’ve got every soda flavor you can imagine available for your machine.

My boys really love it too.  Come see our favorite recipe, Orange Flavored Gingerale, on the Mrs. Fizz Blog where I show you step by step how it’s done

Soda Stream has offered 3 Picky Palate readers their very own Soda Stream Kit.  How fun is that?!

Here’s How To Enter:

1.  Leave a comment here and tell us….”What is your favorite kind of soda?”

2.  For extra entries, Follow Picky Palate on Twitter, RSS Feed and Like us on Facebook.  Leave 3 separate comments for this.

3.  Contest ends Saturday January28th 8pm PST.  Winners will be chosen via Random.org and be notified by email.  Contest provided by Soda Stream.

Good Luck!

 

 

So excited to share this quick giveaway with you!  Jif is offering 2 Picky Palate readers a fun assortment of prizes, take a look below to see what’s up for grabs.  Hurry, giveaway closes at midnight tonight!

Here’s what’s included in the Giveaway:

• Crock-Pot Cook & Carry Slow Cooker
• Le Creuset Revolution 6-Piece Silicone Utensil Set
• Recipe Card Box
• Assortment of Jif products

Total Giveaway Value: $150

Here’s How To Enter:

1.  Leave a comment here and tell us, “What is your favorite dish to cook in a crock pot?”

2.  For extra entries, Follow Picky Palate on Twitter, RSS Feed and Like us on Facebook.  Leave 3 separate comments for this.

3.  Contest ends Friday January 21, 2012 Midnight PST.  Winners will be chosen via Random.org and be notified by email.  Contest provided by Jif.

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Good Luck!

Contest is now over.  Winners have been notified, thanks

I’m not sure I have ever had more fun going through a box than I did a few weeks ago.  Talk about a grown woman oohing and ahhing over all of this awesome candy.  It was even more fun watching my boys go through it when they got home from school

Blickenstaff’s, located in Provo Utah is a premier toy and candy store.  They wanted to hold a giveaway for 3 lucky Picky Palate Readers to sample some of their favorite pieces.  How fun is that? Be sure to take a look at their website.  So many fun things.

Blickenstaff’s is on Facebook too, be sure to show them some love and “like” them while you are there.

Take a peek and see the goodies up for grabs

Yum.

Anyone else LOVE Boston Baked Beans?  One of my favorite candies ever!  What about Toffifay?  I used to love that candy when I was a little girl.  Hadn’t had it in years.  I did not share that one with the boys, lol!

Oh the NikLNips.  The boys fought over this one

3 Picky Palate Winner’s will receive a Gift Bag similar to the candy you see in this post, retailing at over $100.

Here’s How To Enter:

1.  Leave a comment here and tell us…”What is your favorite type of  candy?”

2.  For extra entries, Follow Picky Palate on Twitter, RSS Feed and Like us on Facebook.  Leave 3 separate comments for this.

3.  Contest ends Wednesday December 7th, 8pm PST.  Winner will be chosen by Random.org and be notified by email.  Giveaway gifts provided by Blickenstaffs.

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Good Luck!

Thanksgiving is one of the best Holidays of the year isn’t it? Talk about the best food ever!! Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, rolls, green bean casserole….the list goes on and on. I am drooling even thinking about it!

The nice folks from Butterball are offering 10 lucky Picky Palate readers a free Thanksgiving Turkey (in the form of a $15 Coupon). How fun is that?  See bottom of post to enter.

If there are a few things I’ve learned over the years it has been the following things:

1.  Test out the recipes you are preparing for Thanksgiving in ADVANCE!  No need for any added stress if a recipe doesn’t turn out how you expected

2.  Have family help bring food to dinner.  The host absolutely should not have to prepare the entire meal him/herself.

3.  Prepare what you can the night before to save yourself some time in the kitchen.  I try to do all of my desserts the night before

4.  Have a clean up party with your guests!  Don’t be left with a gigantic mess all by your lonesome

5.  Most importantly enjoy every moment!

Here are some of my favorite Picky Palate Thanksgiving Recipes tried and true!  Hope y’all enjoy!

The Best Stuffing Ever!  Sourdough Cornbread and Sausage Stuffing

Cheesy Bacon Green Bean Casserole Pot Pie

 

Lots of fun in this giveaway from Pillsbury, take a look at what 3 Picky Palate Winner’s will receive….

Here are the goodies in the Giveaway:

Magnetic perpetual calendar to mark all your family’s memorable moments

Digital Camera (Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS in silver) $179.00

New Pillsbury Baking Mixes and Frostings

Brownie Mixes in Mocha Fudge and Dark Chocolate

Cookie Mixes in Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Funfetti, and Sugar Cookie

Sugar Free Moist Supreme® Cake Mixes in Classic Yellow and Devil’s Food

Sugar Free Brownie Mixes in Chocolate Fudge and Milk Chocolate

Sugar Free Creamy Supreme® Frosting in Chocolate Fudge and Vanilla

 

Here’s How To Enter:

1.  Tell us in a comment here:  “Who do you plan on taking your first picture of? …and or “What every day moments would you celebrate with Pillsbury baking products?”

2.  For extra entries, Follow Picky Palate on Twitter, RSS Feed and Like us on Facebook.  Leave 3 separate comments for this.

3.  Visit www.PillsburyBaking.com from now through November 30 to learn more about the Pillsbury People Celebrate More Photo Contest

4.  Contest ends Friday November 11, 2011 8am PST.  Winners will be chosen via Random.org and notified by email.  Giveaway provided by Pillsbury.

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Good Luck!

It’s hard to believe that Christmas is right around the corner, isn’t it?  I swear I was just in the hustle and bustle of Christmas not that long ago!  Amazing how fast a year flies!

I have a fun offer from Shutterfly.com for 3 Picky Palate readers.  Shutterfly is offering 3 Picky Palate winners 25 Free Cards!

I have used Shutterfly for years, I find it so fun to browse through all the pages of wonderful card ideas.  There are pages and pages of cards to fit every need you might have.  It’s a breeze to create your cards online.  Just upload your favorite family photos and Shutterfly guides you through the simple process.  One of my favorite features is you can even save your work to come back and finish later.  I have a whole slew saved I need to decide on

I have put together a collage of some of my favorite cards from Shutterfly.com  There are so many great ones to choose from, but I particularly like these

Check out the following links for great card ideas and personalized gifts!

Christmas Cards

Holiday Cards

Personalized Gifts

Here’s How To Enter The Giveaway:

1.  Tell us in a comment here, “When do you generally send out Christmas Cards?”

2.  For extra entries, Follow Picky Palate on Twitter, RSS Feed and Like us on Facebook.  Leave 3 separate comments for this.

3.  Contest ends Wednesday November 9th Midnight PST.  Winners will be chosen via Random.org and be notified by email.  Must use giveaway code by December 31, 2011.

 

Y’all know my Baked Pumpkin Ice Cream Glazed Donuts that I use that cool donut pan?  Well, Wilton is giving away 10 pans to 10 Picky Palate readers!  Yippee

I LOVE my little donut pan and have made these darn baked pumpkin donuts dozens of times in a very short time   Because I want you all to have the chance to make your own donuts, let’s give some pans away!

Here’s how to enter:

1.  Leave a comment here and tell us:  “What is your favorite kind of donut?”

2.  Contest ends Friday October 28th 8pm PST.  Winners will be chosen via Random.org and be notified by email.  US residents only.

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Good Luck!

Contest is now closed.  The winner has been notified.  Thanks for entering!

Are you ready for a shiny new KitchenAid? Not to mention the newest model, the 7 Quart Bowl-Lift Residential Stand Mixer? I feel so honored to be partnering with KitchenAid for this beautiful giveaway for one very lucky Picky Palate reader. Take a look at this beauty:)  Oh and the winner gets to choose their color…either red, black or silver.

KitchenAid’s Best Performing Stand Mixer
• Our Most Powerful, Quietest Available – 1.3HP high efficiency DC motor is
designed to run longer and delivers optimum torque with less he at build-up.
Easily handles recipes requiring longer mixing, kneading and whipping times.
The all-metal, precise gear design produces a smooth, quiet sound.

• Our Longest Lasting – Designed for long life of high performance;
backed by 2 year hassle-free replacement warranty.

• Our Most Efficient – Advanced feedback control
communicates in micro seconds to the motor
to ensure optimal power is delivered to the bowl.

Largest Capacity Residential
Bowl-Lift Available 7-Quart (6.6 L)

• Handles 8 ½ lbs of mashed potatoes,
8 ½ loaves of bread, 14 dozen cookies.

Includes
Dishwasher Safe Accessories:
Maximize bowl coverage with
the stainless steel 11-wire
Elliptical Whip, coated metal
Flat Beater and Power Knead™
Dough Hook. Handles small and
large jobs equally well.

One Picky Palate winner will receive his or her choice of Red, Black or Silver KitchenAid, MSRP $549.

Here’s how to enter:

1.  Leave a comment here and tell us…“What is the first thing you will make with your new KitchenAid?” 

2.  Contest ends Sunday October 23th, 8pm PST.  One entry per person. Winner will be chosen by Random.org and be notified by email.  Giveaway provided by KitchenAid.

Contest is now closed and winners have been notified.  Thank you.

Bee Yinn Low has a new cookbook out called Easy Chinese Recipes.  It looks incredible and I am thrilled to be hosting a giveaway for the Picky Palate readers.  3 winners will be chosen by random

“Easy Chinese Recipes” is in bookstores nationwide, and online at Amazon US, Amazon Canada, Amazon UK, Book Depository (free shipping worldwide), and Barnes & Noble.

Photos via Bee Yinn Low

This cookbook is a collection of Bee’s all-time favorite dishes that are simple and easy to cook and eat at home. Highlight recipes from the book include familiar favorites like Tasty Lettuce Wraps, Honey Walnut Shrimp, Pot Stickers, Yangzhou Fried Rice and Chinese takeout favorites like Simple Egg Drop Soup, Kung Pao Chicken, and Beef with Broccoli. There are also authentic Chinatown favorites such as Siu Mai (steamed pork dumpling), Crispy Shrimp Dumpling, Cantonese BBQ Pork Char Siu, Roast Duck, Flaky Egg Tarts, and more! Simply put, the recipes read like the menu of your favorite Chinese restaurant, and so much more!

Photos via Bee Yinn Low

Here’s how to enter:

1.  Leave a comment here and tell us…“What is your favorite kind of Chinese food?” 

2.  For extra entries, Follow Picky Palate on Twitter, RSS Feed and Like us on Facebook.  Leave 3 separate comments for this.

3.  Contest ends Saturday October 8th, 8pm PST.  Winners will be chosen by Random.org and be notified by email.

Contest is now over and winners have been contacted.

My sweet friend Camilla Saulsbury is a talented author of the blog, Enlightened Cooking, with doznes of fabulous cookbooks.  She has a new book just out called Piece of Cake!  I am thrilled to be offering 3 Picky Palate readers a copy of her book.  Camilla’s new book offers hundreds of One-bowl, no fuss, from-scratch cake recipes.

Here’s How To Enter:

1.  Leave a comment here and tell us…“What is your favorite kind of cake?”

2.  For extra entries, Follow Picky Palate on Twitter, RSS Feed and Like us on Facebook.  Leave 3 separate comments for this.

3.  Contest ends Thursday October 6th, 8pm PST.  Winners will be chosen by Random.org and be notified by email.  Giveaway gifts provided by Smuckers.  I received the same gifts as the winner will receive.

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Good Luck!

 

Congratulations to Kristin Hicks, entry #382 that was chosen by random.org as the winner.  Contest is now over. 

To celebrate the 10th Annual Jif Most Creative Sandwich Contest Jif has offered this fabulous giveaway to one Picky Palate reader!

Love the Amazon Kindle

I had no idea how nice and big this bag was until I pulled it out of the box.  Love it.

Here’s exactly what the winner will receive:

• Jif Creamy Peanut Butter (18 oz. jar)
• Jif To Go Creamy Peanut Butter

• 3-pack (1.5 oz. cups)
• 8-pack (1.5 oz. cups)

• Amazon Kindle
• $20 Amazon gift card for Kindle books
• Jif sport bag
• School supplies

Here’s How To Enter:

1.  Tell us in a comment here, “Do you prefer creamy or crunchy peanut butter?”

2.  For extra entries, Follow Picky Palate on Twitter, RSS Feed and Like us on Facebook.  Leave 3 separate comments for this.

3.  Contest ends Sunday September 25th, 8pm PST.  Winner will be chosen by Random.org and be notified by email.  Giveaway gifts provided by Smuckers.  I received the same gifts as the winner will receive.

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Good Luck!