Food News Feb 12, 2011
February 12, 2012 - Written by Diana- QVC’s In the Kitchen with David and Food & Wine magazine are giving away a trip for two to New York City’s Taste NY – April 1 -4, 2012. Enter on the facebook page. One of the fun things is dinner with David Venable.
- Denby has a 50 percent off promotion going on right now. I can’t vouch for their pottery myself, but they’ve been making it for 200 years.
- Tauck’s is introducing a new river cruise on the Rhone that celebrates and explores the rich culinary traditions of France. The new 10-day “A Taste of France” itinerary begins with a two-night hotel stay and exploration of local food culture in Paris, followed by a seven-night river cruise through the Rhone Valley aboard Tauck’s MS Swiss Emerald riverboat. Departures for the new culinary cruise are scheduled for April 25, June 28, August 17 and October 20 of this year. Those interested in more information can visit their local travel professional, call Tauck at 1 800 468 2825, or go to the company’s website at www.tauck.com.
- South Carolina-based cake company Daisy Cakes and owner/cake baker Kim Adams Nelson also known as Kim Daisy will offer authentic, …
Foodie Cyber Monday
November 28, 2011 - Written by DianaHere are a few Cyber Monday Foodie deals that I can share with you. No promises or guarantee on quality since this is not a review unless I tell you otherwise. Did you find any good foodie deals for Cyber Monday?
Chicobags is participating in CyberMonday as part of a Save Green promotion. Just put in the code savegreen when checking out.
Goode Company
, best known throughout the country for their delicious barbecue and Brazos Bottom Pecan Pie, is hosting an all-day Cyber Monday promotion, full of hourly deals on all of the most sought after items at Goode Company. Follow them on Facebook or Twitter to find out what their hourly deals are.Greyston Bakery – take 20 % off any bakery order using code cyber11 during checkout.
E-mealz will help you plan your meals. You can sign up yourself or get gift certificates for someone else. If you know someone who struggles with planning meals ahead this will do that for them. Then they take their lists to the store. Enter cyber when ordering.
If you want to make a difference this holiday, you can purchase a rescue gift and …
Jennie-O winners
September 28, 2011 - Written by DianaAnnouncing the winners almost slipped by me. The’s a bit of upheaval going on in our world right now, so I apologize for the delay.
Our winners in no particular order – I will send an email – the winners need to send me their postal address & full name so that I can pass it along.
Winners:
Kelly
Patricia Blair Alner
Chelsea RebouletThanks to the cookerati community for participating.
Jennie-O Turkey Burgers – Will You Make the Switch? Coupon Giveaway.
September 7, 2011 - Written by DianaJennie-O Switch to Turkey Promotion
Jennie-O has a new Switch To Turkey Burgers Promotion. Jennie-O sent a food truck to NY to show people how tasty turkey burgers could be and to convince them to make the switch to turkey over other burgers. For dinner, we tried out Jennie-O Turkey Burgers and let me tell you, they get an A+ from my family. No, they don’t taste like beef hamburgers, they don’t taste like vegetarian Luna Burgers, they don’t taste like bison burgers, they taste like Jennie-O Burgers, delicious in their own right.
NYC Inspired Turkey Burgers
Food News – July 17, 2011
July 17, 2011 - Written by DianaBob’s Red Mill is having a Spar for the Spurtle Recipe Contest - you – dear Cookerati friends have the chance to enter with your favorite oatmeal recipe and win a chance to go to Scotland.
Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods recently announced its first ever Spar for the Spurtle Recipe Contest, which invites home cooks and professional chefs alike to submit videos demonstrating a unique recipe that makes use of Bob’s Red Mill Steel Cut Oats – the World’s Best Oats. From the entries, three finalists will be flown to Portland, Ore. to compete in a live cook-off, in which the winner will receive an all-expenses-paid trip for two to Scotland, to represent Bob’s Red Mill in the 18th Annual Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship in Scotland, $2,500 in cash, and several other prizes. The deadline to submit a video is July 31, 2011.
Original Brat Hans - Like them on facebook and print out a 1.00 off coupon. The Original Brat Hans® brand is distributed by Coleman Natural Foods and can be found exclusively at most Whole …
“1000 Cooks for a Cure” and a Kitchen Aid Hand Mixer Giveaway
July 15, 2011 - Written by Diana
If you are looking for something to do this weekend through next weekend and want to support the Susan G. Komen Foundation – Del Webb Communities along with Kitchen aid has a neat event going on.
Del Webb, the nation’s leading active adult community builder, has partnered with KitchenAid®, to sponsor Cooks for the Cure events to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure ®.
From July 15- 24, 45 Del Webb communities across the nation will be hosting the events. They are free, open to the public and will feature:- Cooking demonstrations
- Food samplings
- Live entertainment
- Silent auctions
- Raffles, prizes and more
Attendees are invited to come eat, enjoy the Del Webb lifestyle and enter to win KitchenAid® small appliances. Those interested in attending can find a community nearby and RSVP on Del Webb’s websiteIn addition to the public events hosted by Del Webb communities, many Del Webb residents are also hosting private dinner parties to benefit the cause. Proceeds go toward Susan G. Komen for the Cure ® for breast cancer …
Cookerati Alert – Free Lipton Iced Tea
June 10, 2011 - Written by DianaJune 10th is National Iced Tea Day – Lipton is celebrating by giving away free iced tea to Facebook Followers.
HOW:
1. “Like” Lipton Iced Tea on Facebook
2. Share free Iced Tea coupon with at least one friend.
3. Claim your free Iced Tea coupon.
New 100% Natural Lipton Iced Tea is available in four flavors: long-time fan favorites, Green Tea with Citrus and Iced Tea with Lemon, as well as two new flavors: Iced Tea with Blueberry Pomegranate and Green Tea with Passionfruit Mango. New Diet Green Tea with Watermelon joins the beloved Diet Green Tea with Citrus flavor.To celebrate the new line and National Iced Tea Day, Lipton is also treating tea drinkers to unplugged music programming. Check out “The Natural Side of Music” online videos featuring cuts and conversations with music artists.
Food News – April 29, 2011
May 2, 2011 - Written by Diana- BigOven wants you to help them load their recipes with photos. You follow the recipe, and take a photo. Upload it to BigOven.com. Every month there will be a winner chosen to receive a 100.00 amazon gift card. This could be your chance.
- International Culinary Conference - June 1-4th, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The complete program and registration information can be found at www.iacp.com/conference or by calling (800) 928-4227. Pre-registration is highly recommended until May 19th. Onsite registration will be available, as well.
- Good Housekeeping -Good Housekeeping created the Green Good Housekeeping Seal to set a mainstream bar for consumers who want to live a greener lifestyle. The scientists and engineers at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute worked with Brown & Wilmanns Environmental, one of the nation’s leading green consultants to establish criteria for the Green Good Housekeeping Seal. Before being considered for the Green Good Housekeeping Seal, a product must pass evaluations for the primary Good Housekeeping Seal, which evaluates claims and measures efficacy to ensure it performs as promised. If the product passes, it is then reviewed using more in-depth …
Food News – April 17th, 2011
April 18, 2011 - Written by DianaWe’ve got some interesting deals, contests and “stuff” this week. Enjoy!
Cowabunga Ice Cream- Has anyone tried it? It’s a premium ice cream and frozen yogurt with probiotics. Made in a sociallyconsious way, handmade, hand scooped, hand packed. You order online and it is shipped right away. I haven’t tried it, but if you want to try it out – use this code at checkout luxurytaste4 – this code is a 50 percent off discount and good until April 30th. Shipping can be pricey for some states (like mine), but for others it’s quite reasonable.
Biggest Loser & Wholly Guacamole join up together and invite you to enter their contest to win a trip to the Ranch. Write about you and a supportive friend working together to lose weight. They’re giving away over 70 prizes, so you may have a really good chance.
Fallbrook Avocado Fest – Takes place April 17th from 9am to 5pm in Downtown Fallbrook, California. If you like entering fair contests, the Fallbrook Avocado Fest has a few that look like fun.
MadeJustRight.com is an online community hosted by Earth Balance.
Earth Balance is launching the Spring to Life …
Food News – March 27th, 2011
March 28, 2011 - Written by DianaFirst off an apology to my readers and the people helping me to keep up with food news – what is my problem that I can’t get 2011 in my brain instead of last year? For all of March, I had the year wrong. I think it’s because I don’t write many checks any more: I must not keep the year in my brain well. I will try better…2011, 2011, 2011.
My City Cuisine is a wiki page looking for contributors. If you have a food type, or dish that represents the area you live in or a city you know, think about contributing. This might be a good spot for shopkeepers or restauranteurs who know they have a signature something to add something special. Wisconsin is filling up it’s pages.
Game of Thrones - Wow – Tom Colicchio is taking Food Trucks to a new level. To go with the Game of Thrones an HBO series premiering on April 17th, Tom Colicchio will be developing a menu to transport diners to the time period of the Game of Thrones.
Some details:- Three hundred servings of free food inspired by the rich depictions of the banquets …
- Three hundred servings of free food inspired by the rich depictions of the banquets …
