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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Marie Callender’s Pies & Pie Crusts

Editorial Assistant — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:15:58 +0000

Marie Callender’s pies will take care of your
desserts. Photos courtesy Marie Callender.

What would you do if you had access to one free pie a month for an entire year? Would you host more dinner parties? Provide the dessert for the upcoming Thanksgiving dinner? Pass off a Marie Callender pie for one of your own at a potluck?

Regardless of what the winners choose to do with their 12 Marie Callender’s pies that are the prizes in this week’s Gourmet Giveaway, they’ll be eating a lot more delicious pie!

Take some stress off yourself this holiday season by serving Marie Callender’s pies, which are packed with flavor and enveloped in a flaky lattice crust. Or, if you prefer your own homemade fillings, save some time by using Marie Callender’s Deep Dish Pie Shells for the crust, which come in a heavy gauge baker’s pie pan for better baking.

Whether you choose to redeem your prize as one pie a month, one every few weeks or all 12 at once for a pie-eating contest, this week’s Gourmet Giveaway prize will deliver more than 100 sweet slices.

Four winners will each receive 12 certificates valid for one complimentary fruit pie, cream pie, pie shell or 2-pound cobbler from supermarkets nationwide. Select a complete pie or just the pie crust to make an “almost homemade” pie without having to fuss with the crust. Approximate Retail Value: $90.00.

To enter this Gourmet Giveaway: See THE NIBBLE’S Gourmet Pies & Pastry Section section and click on the link at the bottom of the page. Enter your email address for the prize drawing by Monday, November 23th at noon Eastern Time. Good luck!

Learn more about Marie Callender products at ConAgraFoods.com.

CONTEST: Be The Jelly Belly “Big Bean”

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:28:14 +0000

If you possess a love of Jelly Belly Jelly Beans and “Big Bean” dreams, endless imagination and a thorough understanding of manufacturing, marketing and Research and Development—you could join fourth-generation candy man Herman Rowland Sr. for a day at the helm of Jelly Belly Candy Company. That’s the grand prize in the “Be the Jelly Belly Big Bean” sweepstakes, and it comes with a “paycheck” of $10,000 (no small beans!).

Visit the website BetheBigBean.com to get training in the workings of a candy plant and test your ability to handle the pressure of management, while making and packing as many Jelly Belly beans as possible.

The sweepstakes launches today and runs through July 31, 2010. If you don’t want to run the company, there’s an Instant Win game for a chance to score one of thousands of great Jelly Belly prizes.

Visit our Gourmet Candy Section for our favorite ways to satisfy your sweet tooth.

How many flavors can you name? Photo courtesy of Jelly Belly.

GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Oregon Dukkah

Editorial Assistant — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:21:26 +0000

Imagine being able to use the same seasoning to garnish your soup, sprinkle atop salads or vegetables, bread chicken and fish or shake over ice cream. Well, look no further than this week’s Gourmet Giveaway prize: Oregon Dukkah.

Dukkah is a versatile Egyptian dry seasoning mixture of chopped nuts or chickpeas, plus a variety of flavorful seeds, spices and herbs. It can turn a simple dish—like a side of vegetables—into something dazzling.

But, serve it with a bottle of wine and instruct guests to “dip like an Egyptian”: Serve dukkah the classic way, in a bowl with a bowl of olive oil and sliced bread. (Dip the bread in the olive oil, then in the dukkah. Yum!)

The Prize: All 5 Flavors Of Oregon Dukkah

One winner will receive one of each flavor of Oregon Dukkah: Coconut, Smoky Hot, Sweet, Traditional and Zesty. The whole line contains hazelnuts, peanuts, sesame seeds, and some variation of spices, so you can use this Egyptian favorite on anything from appetizers to desserts. Be the first on your block to “dip like an Egyptian.” Approximate Retail Value: $27.50.

“Dip like an Egyptian” with dishes of dukkah
and olive oil and a basket of bread. Photo by Hannah Kaminsky | THE NIBBLE.

Check out our review of Oregon Dukkah, made with Oregon hazelnuts. Find out how you can use dukkah in some tasty recipes.

To Enter This Gourmet Giveaway: See THE NIBBLE’S Salts, Seasonings, Herbs & Spices Section. Click on the link at the bottom of the page by noon on Monday, November 16th, to enter your email address for the prize drawing. (Privacy is observed; your email address will not be used for any other purpose.)

GOURMET GIVEAWAY: 10 Sterno Buffet Kits For Easy Entertaining

Editorial Assistant — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:40:40 +0000

The Sterno Buffet Kit is ready to party!

The holidays are just around the corner, and with them come parties! When hosting a party, however, the last place you want to be is hovering over the stove in the kitchen. You’ve got guests to entertain! So why not put your trust—and your food—in one of Sterno’s newest products: Sterno Buffet Kits.

Each kit contains a water pan to keep the food temperatures and textures uniform, and Sterno’s gel fuel, which is a safe and reliable heating solution. The kits also include a newly designed folding rack for easy storage along with standard-sized pans so the rack can be used over and over again. Using the buffet kits will ensure you have everything needed to easily and conveniently warm and serve food so you’ll have more time to simply enjoy entertaining. Lasagna, anyone? Chili? Meatballs? Gosh, we’re hungry already!

Ten winners will receive both a full- and a half-size Buffet Kit. Each kit comes with a reusable wire folding rack, an aluminum water and food pan and one can of Sterno gel fuel. The full-size kit also includes an additional food pan and gel fuel, plus plastic serving utensils. Ideal for both indoor and outdoor entertaining, new Sterno Buffet Kits are available just in time for your holiday entertaining needs. Approximate Retail Value: $32.00/set.

To Enter This Gourmet Giveaway: See THE NIBBLE’S Entertaining Guide section and click on the link at the bottom of the page. Enter your email address for the prize drawing by Monday, November 9th at noon Eastern Time. Good luck!

GOURMET GIVEAWAY: National Geographic Terra Firma Coffee

Editorial Assistant — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:39:49 +0000

In honor of National Fair Trade Month, this week’s Gourmet Giveaway prize is not only socially conscious, but also smooth and satisfying.

Six winners will enjoy Brazilian coffees from National Geographic’s Terra Firma coffee brand. All Terra Firma coffees are Fair Trade Certified™, which guarantees fair prices to farm families, environmental stewardship and investment in farming communities.

We know many people will love Terra Firma coffee (it was on our Father’s Day gift list in June). The single-origin, specialty-grade coffee is sourced from six of the world’s finest growing regions: Brazil, Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Sumatra and Kenya. If you don’t win, you can purchase it on Amazon.com in light, medium and dark roast, ground or whole bean. The handsome bag makes it a nice gift, too.

To enter this Gourmet Giveaway, see THE NIBBLE’s Gourmet Coffee Section and click on the link at the bottom of the page. Enter your email address for the Gourmet Giveaway prize drawing by noon on Monday, November 2. Good luck!

Learn more about Fair Trade coffee.

It’s effortless to make the world a better place, simply by buying Fair Trade coffee.

CONTEST: Aunt Jemima Pancakes Vacation

Nibble Editors — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:58:11 +0000

As the weather grows brisk, Aunt Jemima Frozen Pancakes invites you to photograph “Morning Moments” with your kids for the chance to win a family vacation to a warm location and digital cameras.

“We want this contest to highlight the importance of giving your children a warm breakfast even when you are on the run,” said Eric Hintz, Vice President of Marketing at Pinnacle Foods.

All you have to do is photograph a breakfast moment with your child/children and submit a picture along with a description in 100 words or less, of how you share a delicious, warm moment in the morning with them. We guessing that it helps if they’re eating Aunt Jemima Frozen Pancakes, available in Blueberry, Buttermilk, Homestyle, Low Fat Buttermilk, Whole Grain and Mini.

To enter:

Will your kid’s photo win a family vacation?

Log onto www.auntjemimafrozen.com/morningmoments, or send your entry to: “Aunt Jemima Frozen Pancake Morning Moments” Contest, c/o BHG PR, 546 Valley Rd., Upper Montclair, New Jersey 07043. All entries must be received by December 31, 2009. No purchase is required to win. One grand prize winner will receive a warm getaway for a family of four (Approximate Retail Value: $5,000). Ten finalists will each receive a digital camera to continue capturing their family’s moments (Approximate Retail Value: $200 each).

GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Dove Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate + Bubble Chocolate

Editorial Assistant — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:35:25 +0000

Halloween is right around the corner, and all those ghosts, goblins and superheroes will be expecting you to hand out some special treats. So go out and buy a few bags of candy, as this week’s Gourmet Giveaway prizes are definitely too good to give away.

Dove is offering one winner several bags of bite-sized candy in its newest flavor: Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate. These melt-in-your-mouth candies have just enough smooth chocolate to encase the creamy, peanut butter middle, and each individual piece also comes with an encouraging PROMISE message inside the wrapper, urging us to feel good about ourselves or expand our horizons. We loved it (see our blog post) and are lucky that fights didn’t break out at THE NIBBLE offices over how to divide the pieces.

This week’s Gourmet Giveaway also features 5 bonus prizes of Bubble Chocolate for five additional winners. These “aerated” chocolate bars imported from Beylorus are popular in Europe, and now available in the U.S. It’s not what the name sounds like—pockets of bubbles bursting in the mouth—but it’s tasty like a crisped chocolate bar without the crisps—a very interesting technology. Available in Milk Chocolate and Dark Chocolate, both are delicious and high quality. The Dark Chocolate tastes a bit like devil’s food cake to us, and the milk was not sticky-sweet like most U.S. milks. Both flavors are bound to please.

If you love chocolate and peanut butter,
rush out for Dove Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate. Photo by Hannah Kaminsky |
THE NIBBLE.

To enter this Gourmet Giveaway, see THE NIBBLE’s Gourmet Chocolate Section and click on the link at the bottom of the page. Enter your email address for the Gourmet Giveaway prize drawing by noon on Monday, October 26. Good luck!

CONTEST: Gourmet Giveaway~Cranberry Raisinets

Nibble Editors — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:52:45 +0000

Two antioxidants—chocolate and cranberry
—combine in this tasty new snack. If only
sugar were an antioxidant, too! Photo by
Emily Chang | THE NIBBLE.

October is National Cranberry Month, so enjoy this tart and tangy superfruit that boasts two powerful antioxidants. Fresh cranberries are coming into season, dried cranberries are always a treat and cranberry juice is ubiquitous.

For cooking, think of cranberry nut bread instead of banana bread, cranberry muffins, cranberry chocolate chip or cranberry oatmeal cookies, cranberry chutney, rice pudding with dried cranberries and dried cranberries tossed into salads of every kind. If you can find cranberry sorbet, grab it!

Better yet, celebrate by enjoying your dried cranberries milk-chocolate-covered in the form of new Nestlé Cranberry Raisinets. These delicious and convenient snacks come in single-serve, 100-calorie snack packs, plus larger, 5.5-ounce, resealable bags. Toss them onto ice cream, use them as cupcake garnishes or repackage your daily allotment from the larger bag to enjoy in front of the TV.

One winner will receive a gift basket brimming with Nestlé Cranberry Raisinets, including 100-calorie packs like those seen in the photo at left, plus several 5.5-ounce, stand-up bags. You’re sure to make lots of new friends to share them with. Read the bullet below to find out how to enter to win this week’s chocolate-covered prize.

To Enter This Gourmet Giveaway: See THE NIBBLE’S Snacks Section and click on the link at the bottom of the page to enter your email address for the prize drawing by noon Eastern Time on Monday, October 19. Good luck!

Gourmet Giveaway: Cheese & Burger Society T-Shirts

Editorial Assistant — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:38:53 +0000

Ten winners will be “inducted” into the Cheese & Burger Society as winners of these handsome shirts. Photo courtesy of the Cheese & Burger Society.

What could be better than a hamburger? A cheeseburger, of course! In this week’s Gourmet Giveaway, The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board’s Cheese & Burger Society is giving away a T-shirt that lets you proudly proclaim your love of cheeseburgers as a member of the Cheese & Burger Society (you don’t have to do anything to be a member except EAT THOSE CHEESEBURGERS).

Take a look at some of the Society’s fabulous cheeseburger recipes to get some great ideas for serving an American classic in a more sizzling way. Read the bullet below to find out how to enter to win this week’s prize. There will be 10 winners; the T-shirts come in two sizes: men’s large and women’s large.

To enter this week’s Gourmet Giveaway: Visit THE NIBBLE’S Gourmet Beef Section and click on the link at the bottom of the page. Enter your email address for the Gourmet Giveaway prize drawing by noon Eastern Time on Monday, October 12. Good luck!

Check out some of our favorite Wisconsin cheeses.

Gourmet Giveaway: Reese’s Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Editorial Assistant — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:41:58 +0000

Dark chocolate lovers rejoice with new
Reese’s Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups.
Photo by Hannah Kaminsky | THE NIBBLE.

This week’s Gourmet Giveaway prize sponsor is Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, which never fail to deliver what they promise: creamy peanut butter encased in rich milk chocolate. It’s hard to fathom how the classic treat could be improved, but it’s definitely been upgraded for those who consider themselves die-hard dark chocolate lovers.

Hershey’s recently re-introduced Reese’s Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups for those who prefer dark chocolate, and can’t get enough of that smooth peanut butter taste. (The dark peanut butter cups were first introduced in 2003 as a limited-edition item.)

The prizes: Three winners will each receive four two-packs of Reese’s Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups along with two bags of the dark chocolate miniatures. If you’re concerned about too much candy, you can give the two-packs away and allot yourself two miniatures a day.

To enter this week’s Gourmet Giveaway: Visit THE NIBBLE’S Gourmet Chocolate Section and click on the link at the bottom of the page. Enter your email address for the Gourmet Giveaway prize drawing. Good luck!