Cheese Winners!

Congratulations to the six winners.

If you are Sandra (#39), please email me or comment here. The email address you posted in the comment isn't working.


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Comment #9

Colleen said... You're making me hungry.I can always use free cheese.

Comment #11

Annabelle said... Oh wow, that looks really yummy!!

Comment #17

traymona said... Like a true Sweet Potato Queen, I love ANYTHING made with cheese. And bacon. Can't forget the bacon, world's most perfect food. I could probably eat a cat turd if you covered it with cheese and bacon. Gawd, I hope I win this Velveeta prize. I'd be in a cheese coma in a week.

Comment #22

Kimberly said... They all look sooooooo good!!!!! I'm drooling all over my keyboard. LOL!!!!Thanks for a great giveaway! Cheese is always good!

Comment #30

amyd29 said... looks yummy,maybe I will make it this week!We love cheese!

Comment #39

Sandra said... Wow, great recipe. I would love to be entered.

Giveaway Winners

We have winners. In fact, you all win! We had nine commenters: one posted twice and one was unrelated to the giveaway. That meant seven actual comments, and we had seven prizes.

Since some of the commenters were related by blood or marriage. I called on random.org to choose the two gift pack winners. The numbers were six and five.

Congratulations to Wendi from My Heart is Always Home and Sandra from Jazzie and Tahlia.

I love having everyone win. Please email your snail mail addresses to me, and I'll get those packages sent to you right away.

Giveaway - Healthy Snacking!

We love popcorn around here. Yeah, I know it sounds like a cliche being in Indiana and all, but it's true, we love popcorn. In fact, it may be Jim's favorite food. We always have it in our pantry, and the first thing he does at the movies is buy the biggest tub they have.

My memories of popcorn go way back. My mom would buy Jiffy Pop in the aluminum pie pan with the long metal handle. I loved shaking that thing over the stove top and bursting open the giant aluminum bubble that was filled with popcorn. One year, we learned how to make it using a large pot and lid because we made popcorn balls to give out for trick or treat. It took hours, and I loved every minute of it. Add caramel coating and nuts to it, and you have another favorite snack. Or you can add parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes for a more grown-up treat.

The best thing that ever happened to popcorn, however, has to be the microwave. In two minutes or less, you have a steaming bowl of savory goodness. Don't think so? Try popping one at work, you'll see people appearing from every nook and cranny. The kids at school go nuts when we smell someone making popcorn in the teacher's lounge.

Orville Redenbacher has some great products to help you enjoy this snack and stay healthy. There's the SmartPop line, and my favorite, the mini-bags. They were kind enough to send me this great Orville Redenbacher bowl and some sample bags of popcorn.

Within minutes of opening that box, Jim had the first bag popped and was chowing down. In fact, he ate both samples before I could get a picture. He used the coupons they included to go buy some more for me.

Since this is the last week of school, I'm celebrating, and you're invited.

The nice people at Orville Redenbacher have offered two gift sets including the bowl and samples to readers of this site. We'll also award five additional readers with a sample of the popcorn.

How can you win? It's easy, just comment and link back to this post. If we show enough interest, maybe I'll be able to host more giveaways. Sounds fun to me!

In your comment, answer one of the following questions, or visit Orville Redenbacher, then come back and tell me which is your favorite product they carry and your favorite popcorn story.

· What are some ways you get your kids to eat healthy?
· What snacks do your kids view as healthy?
· What snacks do your kids reach for when they are hungry? Is healthy a factor?
· Do you ever ‘trick’ your kids into eating healthy? If so, how?
· When do you enjoy popcorn? With your family? Watching movies? Alone time?
· Do you have any family memories associated with snacking (a special snack)?
· Do you have any fun ideas/recipes for incorporating popcorn into your diet?

The winners will be chosen randomly on Sunday, June 1st. This giveaway closes at midnight on Saturday, May 31st.