We have a winner...

I have a winner for my Homemade Gourmet giveaway...comment #4: Amy from Keeping up with the Schultz Family. Congratulations, Amy! I'll send you an email.

Thanks to all those who entered. If you'd like to see what Homemade Gourmet has to offer click on of the Homemade Gourmet links in this post or in my sidebar. And don't forget to check out the "easy recipes" section of their site. Lots of great recipes for delicious, quick homecooked meals!

Giveaway & Recipe

Just a reminder that you have one week left to enter my homemade gourmet giveaway. Click here to enter.

Here's a yummy, EASY recipe I'd like to share with you:

Pineapple Chicken:

3 lbs chicken (can be boneless, skinless breasts, leg quarters, whatever you'd like)
1 pkg. Homemade Gourmet Italian Red Pepper Bread Dippin' Mix
1 20 oz. can pineapple tidbits or crushed pineapple

(If you'd like to make this ahead of time and freeze or cook it right away. The directions assume you are freezing it, but you don't have to.)

1. Place all ingredients into a gallon sized ziptop freezer bag and SMOOSH. After labeling, "Pineapple Chicken", freeze until the day of cooking. This is a 4 meals in 4 minutes™™ recipe, so your cooking options are:

BAKE: Thaw meat and marinade. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour entire contents of bag into baking dish and cover. Bake approximately 40 minutes or until juices run clear and chicken is no longer pink in the center.

SLOW COOKER: Thaw until meal can slide out of bag. Place entire contents of bag into slow cooker. Cook on high for 4-6 hours or on low 6-8 hours.

GRILL: Thaw and discard marinade. Preheat grill to medium high heat. Place meat on grill and cook about 10 minutes per side until juices run clear and chicken is no longer pink in the center.

When I made this I did it in the crock pot. It was really good. The next day I shredded the leftover chicken and used it for toasted sandwiches with mozerella cheese and honey mustard dressing. They were sooo good!

If you'd like to try this recipe you can find the italian Red Pepper bread dippin' mix on my Homemade Gourmet website: www.homemadegourmet.com/aimee

Announcement & Giveaway!

I have a big announcement! I just became an independent consultant with Homemade Gourmet®. If you've never heard of Homemade Gourmet® before let me tell you a little about it.
They make wonderful food mixes that help you make a homemade dinner in less time. Who doesn't love a homemade dinner, right? But who has time to make one every night? Not me. I used to, but with the kids' activities now I don't. Claire has gymnastics 3 days a week until 6 pm each night. I've been relying heavily on Homemade Gourmet® on those days!

I've actually been using their products for about 9 or 10 years now. I've never tried anything I didn't like. They have marvelous soups, tasty dips, and delicious desserts. I wouldn't have become a consultant if I didn't really love their products.

You can check out their products on my website here: www.homemadegourmet.com/aimee

I will be posting more about my Homemade Gourmet® experience in the future, including some wonderful recipes, but for now I'd like to introduce you to a couple of their products through a giveaway.

One of my lucky readers can win the Season 'n' Steam Fajita mix and the Roasted Tomato Salsa mix!

Both of these are very easy to make. The Fajita mix even includes a steamer bag. All you do is add steak or chicken, pepper and onion. Then, cook in the microwave or slow cooker in the steamer bag! The Roasted Tomato salsa mix is a nice accompaniment to the fajitas. All you do is add a can of stewed tomatoes and a can of tomatoes with green chilies. Then, blend all together in a blender. Its that easy! And it tastes like salsa you find at a fine Mexican food restaurant!

So here are the details for the giveaway:

Mandatory: Visit the link above and leave me a comment telling me what product you'd most like to try. (1 entry)

Optional for extra entries:
Follow my blog (1 entry)
Post about this giveaway with a link to this post on your Facebook page. (2 entries)
Post about this giveaway with a link to this post on your blog. (3 entries)

Be sure to leave me a separate comment for each entry. If you post about it on your blog leave me a link to that post in one of your comments. It is not necessary to leave your link in all 3 comments.

The winner will be chosen by the Random number generator on Sunday, February 6. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.