With the current Beef concerns, you’ll be thrilled to be introduced to Roseda Beef. They are careful about raising beef. The whole process from breeding to aging is done in a controlled way to ensure the highest quality beef.

• The cattle are bred to Roseda bulls or Roseda approved bulls.
• Roseda Beef is a family-owned and operated purebred Black Angus cattle farm.
• The cows are on a wholesome diet of corn, hay, soybean meal, vitamins, minerals and fresh water.
• They don’t use hormones or chemical additives and only use antibiotics when medically necessary.
• They dry age all of their beef from 14 - 21 days
• All the cattle are assigned a number and tracked from their conception. They can easily determine which cattle produces superior beef and know which animal produced a particular cut.

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I loved it that you guys were so generous.  They were great anniversary gifts - well, except maybe for the guy who said clothes, he’d get the wrong size.  Stick with rum, you don’t have to worry about size.  The winner is # 70 Linda Lansford who said,"I would select the Tortuga Classic Gourmet Gift Basket. There are goodies my husband would like."  There are goodies my husband would like too Linda.  I’ve sent Linda an email with instructions.  Thank you to everyone who participated.  This really was a lot of fun.  I really need to check out the rum balls, and the chocolate fudge, and the barrel, and…Tortuga Rum

Today, is the 21st anniversary of the day I married my husband.  We met when we were just starting college.  We dated for a long time(6 years), and then finally were married in Galbreath Chapel on Ohio University campus in Athens, Ohio.  (Of course this makes us really old now if you are doing the math.)

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Congrats to Rachel Fox who won the Blizzard coupon. Rachel said, " I truly can’t pick a favorite GS cookie…the tie is between Thin Mints and Samoas! Mmmmmmmm!" .  They were both the top choices for Girl Scout cookie flavors.  Oreo, Cookie Dough and Strawberry Cheesecake are the favorites for the Blizzards. 

For those of you who lost, don’t be sad, I’ve got something for you.   Go to the Blizzard Fan Club site and get registered.  You can print off a BOGO Coupon for a blizzard when you do that.  Blizzard Fan Club

Remember the Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookie Blizzard won’t be available until July 1st.  We wanted to make sure Rachel would get her coupon in time. 

Come back again, we have more giveaways coming up and thanks for visiting Cookerati!

Congratulations go out to Leigh Nichols. She and her turkey chimichunga recipe won our Jacques Pepin Toaster Oven and Any’Tizer coupons valued at $101! I used randomizer.com to choose out of over 200 recipes and the winner, Leigh, was number 54.

Thanks to all who participated - there are a lot of pizza bagel lovers out there! Leigh an email is on its way. We just need your details to send to the fine folks at Any’Tizers.

Here are some interesting sweepstakes and contests:

• Bonefish Grill Brings Home a Taste of Iceland - Win a trip for two to Iceland from Bonefish Grill.  Enter through their website Bonefish Grill Sweeps.  Hurry though, it’s only good through June 30, 2008.  They’re also featuring Icelandic Arctic Charr through June 30, 2008 in the restaurant.  Bonefish Grill

• Let’s Eat In - sponsored by the Food Network, Whirlpool and Newman’s Own.  Enter you own 30 minute dinner recipe using Newman’s own ingredients.  Win a suite of Whirlpool Appliances and a years supply of Newman’s own products. The contest is open through July 31, 2008.  Let’s Eat In

•  Spreading Smucker’s Traditions contest - Submit a recipe that has been handed down for two generations and a two hundred word essay to win trip to Disney. Spreading Smuckers Traditions Recipe and Essay Contest.  The contest is open until August 11th, 2008.  In fact, Smuckers has a bunch of promotions on it’s website including some recipes.  Smuckers’ Promotions

• Steak-umm ‘Victory Circle BBQ’ Recipe Contest! - Submit creative barbeque dishes using Steak Umm Sliced Steaks or Steak Umm Burgers.  The Grand prize is a Weber Q 100 Liquid Propane Gas Grill.  Steak-Umm Victory Circle BBQ Recipe Contest  The contest runs through August 14th, 2008. 

• Sutter Home Build a Better Burger Recipe Contest and Cook-Off. - Enter your best recipe for a chance at $50,000 or the Alternative burger for a chance at $10,000. Build a Better Burger contest  Entries are taken until August 18, 2008. This is its 18th year and the contest judges select 10 finalists to come to Napa Valley for a cook-off on September 27.  Last year’s recipe winner.

Good Luck!   We hope one of our readers win!

Today is the first day of summer and to celebrate, I thought I’d tell you about Dairy Queen’s new blizzard.  It’s too early to get the new Blizzard because it won’t be out until July 1st.  Dairy Queen’s July Blizzard of the Month is…

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Tyson’s has a wonderful line of finger foods called Any’tizers. You’ve probably seen the chicken wings and drums in the freezer section of your supermarket. I’m happy to report they also have Any’tizers featuring ribs. Now, if there’s one food my family can’t get enough of, it’s ribs. My husband smokes his all day until they fall off the bone plus we have every rib join within a 100 mile radius staked out. So believe me when I tell you we know ribs.

My family had a chance to sample the Any’tizers ribs and they are awesome! Delicious, with just enough seasoning, these too fall off the bone. They’re easy to make, and go quickly, so buy a lot! My only gripe is that I can’t find them in any of the stores near me.

Would you like to try some Any’tizers? Tyson’s would love to offer you a chance to win coupons for any five Any’tizers, PLUS they’re throwing in a Jaques Pepin Toaster Oven so you can cook them up too. This is a $101 value!

So how do you win? I’m always disappointed when I post contests because I’ll request something specific and still get mostly "enter me" or "sign me up" type comments. So here’s the thing…I’m not going to make you jump through hoops, but I will disqualify anyone who doesn’t follow directions. For this contest, we’re asking for your best "toaster oven" recipe. These can be little appetizers, desserts…anything you can cook in a toaster oven. Post the recipe in the comments and we’ll choose a winner at random next Sunday. To repeat, this contest end Sunday at Midnight.

Cookerati is happy to participate in the Bloggy Giveaways this week. We hope to have a couple of cool products for you, and here’s the first:

My husband and I enjoy both wine and new gadgets so we were kind of tickled when we received The Wine Holder to review. The Wine Holder is such a simple design, yet it’s so cool everyone will ask where you got it.

In essence The Wine Holder is a piece of wood with a hole on top and a 45 degree angle on either end. These angles allow The Wine Holder to sit on your bar or countertop or dining room table without taking up a lot of room. They’re sturdy enough to hold a full bottle of wine, yet small and lightweight enough to store in your utensil drawer.

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Network Blogging Tips is having a list contest.

Here’s my list.

Seven new things I’ve done this year pertaining to cooking:

1. I am blogging about cooking.
2. I used a new grain for the first time that I’ve never even heard of before – quinoa.
3. I made risotto – once I saw it done on the web, I tried it. You have to stand around the stove, but it’s delicious.
4. I made my own humus because I decided it was too expensive for the list of ingredients involved. I won’t buy it again, it’s too easy to make.
5. I turned over more cooking to my kids a couple of times a week since they are teens and I commute almost every day.
6. I started bringing my lunch to work to save money.
7. I am putting recipes on other blogs to try to win contests.  I won once, and I’m not a really lucky person.

What new things have you done this year pertaining to cooking? Or what new thing would you most like to try.  Let us know in the comments.