Monday, February 28, 2011

Pillsbury Giveaway Time!.....Win Some Neat Stuff

 Unless you've been living under a rock for the last 45 years, you should know that the PILLSBURY BAKE-OFF Competition rolls around about this time each year.  And it is now in full swing for 2011!
Yes, can you believe that this Contest has been revving up the cooking mojo of home cooks for 45 years!?!
And if you love to create new recipes or dishes your family loves, why not go and enter your creation in this year's competition!



Pillsbury is looking for original recipes that taste and look delicious, are easy to prepare and that families across America will love to eat. Consumers can submit recipes in one of four recipe categories:

* The Breakfast & Brunches category includes casual brunch or weekend family breakfast ideas. For example, sweet rolls, pull-aparts, pastries, breakfast breads, egg dishes or breakfast sandwiches.

* In the Entertaining Appetizers category, entrants can submit appetizers and snacks to serve at casual gatherings with family and friends or for holiday entertaining. For example, bite size appetizers, tartlets, pinwheels, puffs, bruschetta or focaccia.

* The Dinner Made Easy™ category encourages home cooks to create easy-to-prepare main dishes that will delight your family. For example, pizzas, calzones, sandwiches, foldovers, casseroles, chilis, soups or savory pies.

* Quick and easy treats for anytime celebrations can be entered into the Sweet Treats category. For example, cookies, pies, tarts, brownies or bars.

Entries are being accepted online between now and April 18, 2011, at www.bakeoff.com. One hundred lucky finalists will compete for a chance at the grand prize during the contest finals, which take place March 25-27, 2012 at the Peabody Orlando Hotel in Florida. You’ll also find contest details, including eligible products, prizes and the official rules, on the web site.

The recipes will be judged for 1) taste, 2) appearance, 3) creativity and 4) consumer appeal. All entries must meet the requirements of the recipe category and appropriately use two of the eligible products in at least the quantity specified.

Sue Compton of Delanco, N.J. was named the grand prize winner of the 44th Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest in 2010 for her original Mini Ice Cream Cookie Cups recipe. At the 43rd Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest in 2008, Carolyn Gurtz walked away with the million-dollar grand prize for her Double-Delight Peanut Butter Cookies. At the 2006 competition, the 42nd Contest, Anna Ginsberg, a stay-at-home mom who you might know from her blog, Cookie Madness, earned the $1 million prize for her Baked Chicken and Spinach Stuffing.

Who knows?  Maybe this year your recipe will take home the big prize?

The fine folks at MyBlogSpark and Pillsbury sent me a cute apron, pen with the Pillsbury Dough Boy on it and a Book of 100 Winning Recipes from the 44th Bake-Off Contest.   Each recipe is on a 5"x4" card(2 per page)that can be removed and filed in your own recipe card box or book.  Each card has a full color photograph of the recipe as well.

Here are a few recipes from the booklet that caught my eye...
*Maple-Bacon Breakfast Rolls
*Orange-Kissed Breakfast Bread Pudding
*Pesto-Quinoa-Spinach Quiche
*Sesame-Chicken Pot Stickers
*Bourbon-Street Muffuletta Braid

Are you ready to get cooking yet?  I know I am!



WIN IT!
MyBlogSpark and Pillsbury have provided me with a duplicate Book/Apron/Pen Gift Set to offer to my readers.
If you would like to be entered into the drawing for this prize simply leave  a comment on this blog post about what you feel makes a Prize Winning Recipe.  Is it the ease of preparation?  A small number of ingredients?  Using Bacon?....ok, that would be my idea of a winning recipe.lol  Or something else?

Just tell us what you think in a comment.  Be sure you leave your email address unless your email is linked to your Blogger account and I can access it through your Blogger Profile page.

EXTRA ENTRIES
You can earn extra entries(after your mandatory entry)by tweeting about this giveaway.  Please include the hashtag #myblogspark in your tweet as well as a link to this post directly in your tweet.  Leave a comment with a link to your tweet on this blog post for your extra entry.
This tweet entry can be performed once per day until the close of the Giveaway period.

This Giveaway will close at 11:59pm EST on Monday, March 7th, 2011.

Good Luck and Happy Cooking!

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Sluggy

21 comments:

  1. I think a great recipe has simple ingredients in it. You know, things that are already in everyone's cupboard and no weird ingredients that would only be used one time.mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  2. Tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/42226370742468608 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  3. In my opinion a prize winning recipe needs to be simple enough that the everyday person can make it. It needs to be memorable when eating and it needs to have a wonderful look to the eyes because otherwise no one will want to partake in eating.
    msgb245 at gmail dot com

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  4. Ooh Ooh! Please sign me up.
    And bacon DOES fall in the first 3 ingredients of a good recipe... It needs to be simple but seem complicated to others.
    and delicious!

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  5. It should have a few ingredients and should be easy and quick to make and taste good.

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  6. When I look at a new recipe, often I just want to use things I don't have to run out and buy. Fewer ingredients in a plus.

    Following you does not merit us an extra entry?

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  7. I think a winning recipe is tasty and very easy to prepare.

    hewella1 at gmail dot com

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  8. Yay..another Sluggy giveaway...

    It would be delicious + ease of preparation for me ;)

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  9. unique flavor combinations can bring a recipe very far in the contest

    Thank you for hosting this giveaway

    Louis
    schnitzomage {at} gmail {dot} com

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  10. A good recipe almost always has sausage in it!

    mad2267 at gmail dot com

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  11. I think a recipe has a better chance if it's "in with the current trend." Like cupcakes were popular so they won. Now, I hear 'Pie' is all the thing so I think a pie would have a good chance.

    dicity

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  12. Daily tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/42763321958608896 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  13. Bacon! Yep, that is always a winner!

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  14. Daily tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/43146132393705472 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  15. Daily tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/43310288602271744 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  16. For me, it's a recipe that requires minimal measuring, doesn't dirty every dish to prepare it and that comes out great everytime!

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  17. I tweeted! http://twitter.com/#!/EasyFrugalLivin/status/43499887303729152

    couponxchange {at} gmail {dot} com

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  18. Daily tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/43683379455070210 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  19. Tweet, Tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/44218633756487680 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  20. Tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/44572136442048512 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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  21. Daily and last tweet:http://twitter.com/#!/marilynjaegly/status/44751534759751680 mjjaegly@yahoo.com

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