WorldFoods Contest is on!

Oh it’s so on!

Look what just arrived!

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It’s time to get started with Fusion Taste Team USA contest!

My girls representing TEAM CALIFORNIA with me?

Stephanie from Easier Simpler Better

 

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Darlene, aka the girl with the donut tattoo over at My Burning Kitchen

Mary from This Tasty Life

and finally

Lauren from Only Crazy People Live in CA

Team California is ready to win!

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Only hard part is choosing which sauce to try first???

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Are you ready???

 

Join My Team!

I love games!

I love teams.

I’m a team player…what can I say?

That’s why I was thrilled with WORLD FOODS asked me to put together a team for their

Fusion Taste Team USA Competition!

They asked me to lead TEAM CALIFORNIA!!!

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Which is awesome because the only thing I like more that being on a team.

Is Asian Food!

Here’s Keegan as a 16 month old noshing on authentic Dim Sum in L.A.

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Which is why I LOOOOOOOVE WORLD FOODS.

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They have an amazing amount of asian sauce that you simply add to your dishes to make into authentic asian specialties in no time!  And now I’m looking for bloggers to join my team!
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The program involves teams of bloggers from six states across the USA producing great content for their readers over six weeks, and competing against the other teams to win fantastic prizes at the end of the program, while gaining great promotion and benefits.
The goal? To get the word out about WORLDFOODS by having select bloggers from each participating state review a sampling of their products by November.
California Food Bloggers….Who’s ready to win??!!
Who should enter to be on Team CA?
  • Bloggers who write about food, at least some of the time. Do you have to be a “food blogger”? No, but you should love food and have food-related content on your blog (at least some of the time).
  • Bloggers that must be willing to give honest, creative, descriptive reviews about cooking with the WORLDFOODS products you’ll receive in your hamper – and be transparent about your relationship with WORLDFOODS.
  • Bloggers that have active accounts with FacebookTwitter (50+ followers) and Pinterest – AND have a blog that allows pinning to Pinterest.
  • Bloggers that are willing to interact with WORLDFOODS in online spaces, like becoming a fan of the  WORLDFOODS Fusion of Flavours Facebook page and sharing your reviews there, or tweeting with @fusiontasteteam.
And when Team CA does win, here is what we will get:

As a group the team will win an exclusive Asian dining experience cooked by a chef, a table set from Thailand, a prominent feature in the Fusion Taste Team USA exclusive e-cookbook, a Lemongrass and Ginger cookbook by Leemai Tan, and a week’s “winning team” promotion across the social channels.

Interested? Here’s how you can enter to be on the WORLDFOODS California team:
  1. Leave a comment on this post with your name, a link to your blog AND a couple of sentences that describe your favorite way to use ready to cook sauces.
  2. Like the WORLDFOODS Fusion of Flavours Facebook page.
  3. Follow @fusiontatesteam on Twitter.
  4. For brownie points, tweet a link to this contest including @whats4dinnerma & @fusiontasteteam
  5. Comments must be received on this post no later than Monday, September 17, 2012 at 10:00 p.m.
  6. I will announce the five bloggers that will join the California Fusion Taste Team on Tuesday, September 18, 2012.
  7. Once chosen, each blogger on the team will receive a hamper filled with WORLDFOODS samples to create with and review.
Feel free to pass this opportunity on to any California Food Bloggers you think may be interested.

I look forward to hearing from you all!

Go Team CA!

Win a Free Home Exterior Makeover

Everyone loves a pretty home.

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A nice, loving place to come home to…

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To gather the family during the holidays…

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Everyone wants a home they can be proud of.

But what if your house looks more like this…

memoirs from mommyville mas memoirs kid favorite recipes featured contests    Win a Free Home Exterior MakeoverOr this…

memoirs from mommyville mas memoirs kid favorite recipes featured contests    Win a Free Home Exterior MakeoverMaybe this…

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Or heaven help you even this…

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Or maybe you’re one of the many who has been affected by the severe weather…

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Well fear not!

If you have the country’s Homliest Home then you could be in luck!

GAF Roofing is giving away 3 Exterior Home Makeovers to America’s Homliest Homes.

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GAF, North America’s largest roofing manufacturer, together with leading exterior building products manufacturer Ply Gem, has  announced the GAF Homliest Home Contest starting on June 4, 2012.  The contest is for all homeowners whose homes need repairs.  Please submit photos and a story describing your situation and why your house is the “Homeliest Home” at www.gaf.com by June 18, 2012.

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A total of three winners will be selected from the categories of

(a) if you or someone living with you suffers from an illness

(b) if you are or were recently in the military

or

(c) if you suffered a weather related event

So get your entries in ASAP and get yourself your own Home Makeover!

My favorite new App – Everywhere Exercise

Are you anything like me?

You get up at 6 something…

Get a whole bunch of little people up…

Fed…

Dressed…

Cleaned….

Packed up…

Out the door…

Off to where the have to go…

And then the real fun begins.

Getting the house in order, the bills paid, the groceries in, the laundry done, the dinner made, all before having to taxi around said little people to 7000 activities?

How on earth am I supposed to fit time in to spend an hour or two at the gym a day?

And then I feel guilty when I’m too busy to make it there…

Enter my new favorite thing EVER!!!!

It’s helped me fit in some exercise everyday!

Even if I’m standing in line at the grocery store…

Or watching Fanboy and Chum Chum with the kids.

I downloaded this great App on my iPhone.

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It’s so cool!

So this wonderful woman tells me great ways I can fit in exercises to tone, sculpt, and energize everywhere from my computer desk to an airplane!

It’s genius!

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And I love the names of the exercises…

Like Ms. Fidget and The Ballerina!

You have to check it out!

Go see Everywhere Exercise and see for yourself how simple and brilliant it is.

It’s available on your iPhone, iPad, and Android!

Let me know what you think.

Want to win your own?

I’m giving one away.

All you have to do is go to Everywhere Exercise‘s website and tell me what your favorite thing about this awesome idea is!

Want another chance to win?

Just go and “Like” Everywhere Exercise on Facebook.

Want more chances to win?

Like Ma Whats For Dinner on Facebook.

Yes, there’s more.

You can follow Ma What’s For Dinner on twitter!

Be sure to leave a comment for each entry.

You guys are going to love this app!

Contest ends 4/25/11 at 12 midnight!

Rapunzels Rainbow Tangled Angel Hair

It’s week three of our Disney Princess competition!

This week features the beautiful and brand new

Rapunzel from Disney’s new Tangled

vegetarian veggies vegan recipes for kids kid favorite recipes side dishes featured dinner contests    Rapunzels Rainbow Tangled Angel HairThe hubs took the boys to see this flick.

They all loved it.

But all I could think of when trying to come up with a recipe was…

Rapunzel, Rapunzel throw down your….

ANGEL HAIR!!!

So here it is…

This is a super delicious quick dish that comes together in a flash.

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Rapunzel’s Rainbow “Tangled” Angel Hair Pasta

WHAT YOU NEED:

1 lb box angel hair pasta

2 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 T butter

1 zucchini cut into ribbons

2 carrots cut into ribbons

1 yellow squash cut into ribbons

1 box grape tomatoes

3 cloves garlic, sliced thin

1 t crushed red pepper

S&P

parmesan cheese

WHAT TO DO:

Heat a big pot over hot water for your pasta.  Cook according to package directions for al dente.  Angel hair cooks very quickly!

Meanwhile in a large skillet heat extra virgin olive oil and butter over medium high heat.  When the oil is warming add in your garlic and crushed red pepper.  Be sure to keep a careful eye on it.  As soon as it begins to brown add in your vegetables.  Season well with S&P.  Let the veggies soften up while your pasta cooks.

When your pasta is done, drain well and add to the skillet of veggies.  Toss well to coat and add grated parmesan cheese.

Serve and enjoy!

Now it’s your turn…

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If you want this adorable Magical Glow Rapunzel doll to call your very own…

Send in your Tangled recipes!

Contest ends Friday at midnight!

Can’t wait to see what you come up with.

Princess for a day

Ladies and gentlemen…

We have a winner.

Well two winners.

Drum roll please…

The first winner in our Disney Princess contest

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And winner of the Cinderella Princess Doll is…

Joana Cooperman for her inspired Princess French Toast!

Check this out!

Cinderella’s Crème de Carriage Brulee French Toast
Ingredients
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• Cinderella waffles (we have a Cinderella in her carriage waffle maker – we just use Bisquick to make it) I also like to use Challah
• 5 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon brandy-based orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier®)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
1. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Mix in brown sugar and corn syrup, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Pour into a 9×13 inch baking dish.
2. Remove crusts from bread, and arrange in the baking dish in a single layer. In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, half and half, vanilla extract, orange brandy, and salt. Pour over the bread. Cover, and chill at least 8 hours, or overnight.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove the dish from the refrigerator, and bring to room temperature.
4. Bake uncovered 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until puffed and lightly browned.

That’ll fetch many a Prince!

And the winner of the beautiful Baby Ariel doll is….

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F. Ehsaan for Smoked Red Velvet Fish Cakes

350 grams finely chopped skinless red snapper
4 tablespoons thai red curry paste
1 tin cherry tomatoes
1 teaspoon garlic paste
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
1 cup chopped cottage cheese
A pinch of cinammon powder
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons onion paste
4 -5 tablespoons plain flour
1 whole egg

Grill the tomatoes on a grill pan until grill marks are formed.

In a food processor,grind half of the tomatoes & fish.

Mince,2 tablespoons thai red curry paste,1 teaspoon garlic paste,egg,cottage cheese,plain flour and lemon zest and refrigerate until required.

Shape the mixture into ovals using 50g of mixture for each cake.

Melt butter in a wok.

Add remaining tomatoes,onion paste ,cinammon powder and remaining thai red curry paste.

Cook on low flame until the gravy thickens.

Now add fish cakes and cook for 15 to 20 minutes on low flame until it is fully cooked. You can even coat the prepared fish cakes in plain flour and shallow fry before adding them into the gravy.

Serve with boiled pasta or rice.

Congratulations!  Stay tuned on Monday when Rapunzel from Tangled lets down her hair!  You won’t want to miss it.

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