Happy Tuesday and hope everyone had a great weekend. My apologies for another delayed announcement for this week's Foodie Freebie. I'm still feeling a bit icky and had a doctor's appointment yesterday. Thankfully things are looking better and I'm starting to get some energy back... which is a good thing. I've got a huge Thanksgiving party I'm hosting and catering so I'm back in the kitchen this week whether I like it or not.
With a big cooking task ahead of me, having time management skills is key. One way to make things easy is to have some tools that will help save me some time so I can focus on more complex cooking and baking tasks. A tool that I've found super helpful in the kitchen is a mini prep food processor. It allows me to prep ingredients for dishes all throughout the year and comes in even more handy during the holidays. So this week, a lucky reader will be receiving a Cuisinart Mini Prep Processor.
The Cuisinart® Mini-Prep® Processor is the perfect kitchen helper for your small food preparation tasks. This compact processor occupies minimum counter space yet offers major advantages: more power than other choppers, 2-speed operation, large 21-ounce capacity and several colors to choose from.
Product Features
Powerful chopper/grinder
21-ounce work bowl
2 speeds for precision processing
Patented reversible blade
Dishwasher-safe parts
Stainless steel blade with sharp and blunt edges
Spatula
Instruction/Recipe Book
Limited 18-month warranty
21-ounce work bowl
2 speeds for precision processing
Patented reversible blade
Dishwasher-safe parts
Stainless steel blade with sharp and blunt edges
Spatula
Instruction/Recipe Book
Limited 18-month warranty
Some guidelines:
- Giveaway is only for those who live in the United States - my apologies to my international readers!
- You must check back on my blog on Friday to see if you've won so you can claim your prize!
- Giveaway is only for those who live in the United States - my apologies to my international readers!
- You must check back on my blog on Friday to see if you've won so you can claim your prize!
To enter the giveaway, leave a comment answering:
- What's your favorite Thanksgiving food?
Deadline: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 12 midnight CST.
ONE WINNER will be randomly chosen by Random. Org's Interger Generator based on the number of your comment and will be announced on Friday, November 20, 2009. Good luck!
Dessert! A cranberry pear tart (no traditional pumpkin pie at our house!)
ReplyDeletefave thanksgiving food would be - stuffing and for dessert - choc. pecan pie
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that your energy is making a comeback!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thanksgiving food is the green bean casseroles. Or the stuffing. Or the sweet potatoes!
Do I have to pick just one?! ;)
I love the turkey! Hmmmmm, I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you are on the mend! I love cornbread and sausage stuffing.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is stuffing, without a doubt. :)
ReplyDeleteMashed Potatoes, definitely!
ReplyDeleteOh, Joelen I just LOVE your blog.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Thanksgiving food is a Turkey Terrific Sandwich the next day...White bread, turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and lots o' mayo! Yum!
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Candy Sweet Potatoes!
ReplyDeleteI am a carb girl all the way...
ReplyDeletestuffing and mashed potatoes tie for my favorite.
My favorite food for thanksgiving is stuffing and sweet potato casserole!
ReplyDeleteGravy! Great Giveaway!
ReplyDeleteStuffing!
ReplyDeleteWell, I may have to agree with the sandwich idea. Left over yeast rolls, smoked turkey, mayo, cranberry sauce or cranberry/jalepeno jelly......
ReplyDeleteor turkey tetrazzini.......
green bean casserole
dressing with lots of mushrooms.
Do I hafta chose just one?
My favorite Thanksgiving food is... I don't know! I like it all!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite?? My mom's mashed potatoes.
ReplyDeleteShe makes them with the instant flakes, but also with canned condensed milk. So creamy. So far from gourmet.
Fried Turkey.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway! **fingers crossed**
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Thanksgiving dish is definitely the turkey and my Grandmother's gravy. I don't know what she does to it, but it's perfect!
My favorite thanksgiving food is stuffing (preferably with apples & sausage). I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteFried turkey!
ReplyDeleteOyster Dressing!
ReplyDeleteWith sweet potatoes as a close second.
Favorite Thanksgiving food - definitely stuffing!!!! :) YUM!!
ReplyDeleteand what a great giveaway, I was just saying how I need one of these things! :)
Ohhhhh! I need one of those babies!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Thanksgiving food... yam ranks first then green bean casserole. :)
Dessert! Apple and Pumpkin Pies. I could eat a whole one of each.
ReplyDeleteMy mom's stuffing. :)
ReplyDeleteSouthern cornbread stuffing! It's so good.
ReplyDeleteLeftovers the next day!
ReplyDeleteStuffing!! I make baby bella and sausage stuffing sooo good. Could really use this little guy. Thanks for the great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI can eat a whole pumpkin pie for dinner and not regret a thing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting this giveaway!
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Has to be the YUMMY Stuffing!!
ReplyDeleteI would have to say pumpkin pie!
ReplyDeleteI'm all about the turkey!
ReplyDeleteStuffing and cranberry sauce YUM :)
ReplyDeletePumpkin or apple pie. For some reason I only make them twice a year. For Thanksgiving and Christmas.
ReplyDeletePumpkin pie! Or any kind of pie really.
ReplyDeleteGlad to read you are starting to feel better!!
ReplyDeleteAs for Thanksgiving food, I can't just pick one...Stuffing, Gravy, Sweet Potato Cassarole, Green Bean Cassarole....
:-)
My favorite is the cranberry orange relish.
ReplyDeleteDark meat turkey ALL THE WAY!!
ReplyDeleteSweet potato casserole!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Thanksgiving food would have to be a good moist stuffing.
ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for stuffing! [email protected]
ReplyDeleteStuffing!
ReplyDeletei would have to say candied yams to go with my turkey.... i love the combination of sweet and savory together.. yum, yum
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Thanksgiving food is the sweet potatoes. Baked in goodness and topped with marshmallows! YUMM
ReplyDeletePumpkin praline cake!!
ReplyDeleteturkey dipped in the mashed potatoes & gravy!
ReplyDeleteMASHED POTATOES!
ReplyDeleteMy mother ALWAYS makes gravy from scratch, so the gravy is always great even if the turkey isn't :D
This ones a toughie- but if I had to choose, it would be my aunts delicious stuffing!
ReplyDeleteWhat's your favorite Thanksgiving food?
ReplyDeleteMine would have to be the honey/brown sugar smothered baked ham that my grandma always had. Then it would be the green beans (cooked all day with ham hock in salted water). Wow, I could actually make a long list of my favs.
I love everything about Thanksgiving but if I had to pick one thing it would be Apple Pie!!
ReplyDeleteI love mashed potatoes and gravy! Believe it or not, but I don't own a food processor, so this would be perfect!
ReplyDeleteevitawylie at hotmail dot com
Hmm.... everything! If I had to pick one, I guess I would say stuffing. Followed closely by pumpkin pie.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're feeling better.
ReplyDeleteI love dressing with cranberry sauce. I don't need anything else.
Definitely apple or peach pie!
ReplyDeleteStuffing! It's the only time of year my mom makes it and I LOVE it!!
ReplyDeleteI'm not really into turkey, but I really love sweet breads. Yum! Pumpkin or cranberry loaves are my favorite.
ReplyDeleteMashed potatoes!
ReplyDeleteMashed Turnips! But I haven't had them in a few years cause my dad is the only one who will take the time to peeel and cut them, and since they moved and I got married we don't always spend Thanksgiving with them!
ReplyDeleteHolly Lapidus
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Pumpkin pie with lots of whipped cream....mmmmmm!
ReplyDeleteMy mom's crescent rolls. I don't think there is anything in the world better than these rolls.
ReplyDeleteStuffing! Made using my great grandmother's recipe. A pretty traditional stuffing with celery and water chesnuts. I love this stuff!
ReplyDeleteFollowed closely by everyone's favorite GBC (green bean casserole).
No doubt about it... sausage stuffing!!! This year I'm going to make a sausage apple walnut stuffing...mmmm.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway. My favorite Thanksgiving foods are stuffing and butterscotch pie...yum, I can't wait.
ReplyDeleteCornbread stuffing and pumpkin pie with cool whip!
ReplyDeleteButternut squash with butter and brown sugar....... YUM!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the turkey and dressing....yummm.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway...
ReplyDeleteCranberry chutney is my fav
Apple pie, hands down!
ReplyDeleteI love turkey and mashed potatoes. Mmmmm, I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteThis southern girl loves her sweet potato pie! :)
ReplyDeleteIn my family, it's not Thanksgiving unless you're having scalloped oysters!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is stuffing!
ReplyDeleteI love it all! But if I had to pick, it would be the pull-apart bread we have--we only have it at Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm with some of these other folks, leftovers sandwich on that delcious bread is really the best.
I love thanksgiving.. the turkey, sweet potato pie, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie-- i can't name a favorite
ReplyDeleteFor me, it's a side item that I think of as dessert! It's a sweet potato casserole that has no marshmallows. It is pureed sweet potatoes, baked w/ a pecan crumb topping. Yum yum yum yum yum
ReplyDeleteIt's like dessert during dinner!
Lobster!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMashed potatoes!
ReplyDeleteCreamed spinach!! YUM.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is pumpkin pie....but second to that is cranberry sauce...the smoothe kind =o)
ReplyDeleteI can hardly wait for pumpkin pie!
ReplyDeleteI love green bean casserole!!
ReplyDeleteMy dad makes a FABULOUS smoked turkey!! Then there are the mashed potatoes and green bean casserole - yummy!!
ReplyDeleteMashed potatoes made with ranch and yummy gravy!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for sweet potatoe pie!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Thanksgiving food is the stuffing!
ReplyDeleteI hope you get to feeling better before the holidays. There is nothing worse than being sick around this time of year.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Thanksgiving food would have to be Sweet Potato Casserole.
Mashed potatoes and gravy!
ReplyDeleteSarah
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Homemade stuffing!
ReplyDeleteI love pretty much EVERYTHING associated with Thanksgiving dinner. I really can't pick just one dish.
ReplyDeleteRoasted butternut squash chowder for sure!
ReplyDeleteHomemade stuffing with gravy on top!
ReplyDeletemy grandmother's yellow turkey gravy..I just found out a few years ago that she puts in yellow food coloring because she didn't like brown gravy...but it's sooo good!
ReplyDeleteChili is my favorite meal at Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteI'd have to say stuffing and pumpkin pie - two things I don't usually make or eat the rest of the year.
ReplyDeleteHey, Joelen - glad you're feeling better :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised at how many people say stuffing is their favorite - it's mine, too! With lots of fresh sage and thyme. Mmm mmm good!
My favorite Thanksgiving food is definitely dressing! (with candied yams at a close second)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely dessert...any kind!
ReplyDeleteHas to be the stuffing! One of those things that never gets made the other 364 days of the year, sadly.
ReplyDeleteKeeping my fingers crossed. Thanks for your great giveaways!
Definately the stuffing!
ReplyDeleteStuffing stuffing stuffing! Though my grandma calls it "dressing".
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is green bean casserole. I love it and I only make it during Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteGreen bean casserole! I was asking for some today.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely my family's homemade stuffing! And yes, we do cook it in the turkey... one end gets filled with stuffing, the other gets filled with sausage, and it is the MOST. DELICIOUS. MEAL. EVER!!! :)
ReplyDeleteOur family recipe for pecan pie comes in at a close second.
I can't decide! Either stuffing with gravy on it... or chocolate pie... or rice and gravy... or turkey... I love it all :)
ReplyDeletePumpkin Pie - it's the best day of ht year to eat it... and usually the only day of the year I eat it =)
ReplyDeletehomemade cranberry sauce with orange zest and brown sugar. so good!
ReplyDeletejess
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Candied Yam!! Yum, I can't wait, my mouth was watering yesterday when I thought about them, and how soon I would be able to enjoy them!
ReplyDeletePumpkin Pie!!!
ReplyDeleteGreen bean casserole...yum! And isn't it funny we could eat this stuff any time of year, but the only time we make it is for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter?
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is definitely the stuffing, and it wouldn't be Thanksgiving without green bean casserole!
ReplyDeleteIt's a even tie between the stuffing and the whole berry cranberry dressing
ReplyDeleteI love the cornbread stuffing that we make every year.
ReplyDeleteAll year I look forward to the apple and snickers salad my aunt brings to dinner!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely the mashed potatoes! With gravy, of course. :)
ReplyDeleteMy mom's southern style chicken & dressing. Yum!
ReplyDeleteStuffing...love stuffing.
ReplyDeleteDefinately the sweet potato casserole (turkey is a close second!)
ReplyDeleteDressing and Derby pie (but we make that lots of time during the year)! I'm so excited about eating next week!
ReplyDeletethe turkey minus the gravy. can't wait.
ReplyDeleteTurkey!!!!
ReplyDeleteFavorite? So hard to choose!! Bread stuffing - love everything about it. Flavors, texture, smell.
ReplyDeleteHands down stuffing, dressing, whatever you want to call it. I promise I could easily eat a whole pan to myself. I think it's delicious and am grateful its not on every menu because I would want to eat it everyday all day.
ReplyDeleteMy absolute, most favorite Thanksgiving dish is stuffing. I could eat it every single day.
ReplyDeleteThe stuffing......crispy, and baked out of the bird! (and drowned in gravy!)
ReplyDeleteStuffing!! Yummy!!
ReplyDeleteAll of the side dishes...especially the crispy edges of the stuffing!
ReplyDeleteSweet potatoes- with marshmallows and red hot candy. Sounds weird- but its how my grandpa makes them.
ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for green bean casserole!
ReplyDeleteCornbread stuffing - apples, celery, onions & pecans - so yummy with homemade gravy from the turkey pan drippings. Can't wait!
ReplyDeleteMy Mom's dressing and gravy and my pecan pie!
ReplyDeletedefinitely sweet potatoes, preferably under a crunchy pecan, brown sugar topping!
ReplyDeletesoup :) i'm a soup lover, and my mother in law makes a great sweet potato soup!
ReplyDeletemmm...pumpkin pie...mmm
ReplyDeletethe LEFTOVERS! :)
ReplyDeleteI am doing my first thanksgiving this year for my boyfriend's family.. I am super nervous but I am sure everything will go great. Good luck on your turkey day get together and hope you feel better!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the wonderful blog!
Ashley
I love my mamacita'a cornbread casserole! It is terrific!
ReplyDeleteThere's no way for me to choose a favorite. One I really like that isn't so common is tarragon greenbeans. A little bit of tarragon, vinegar, bacon, and greenbeans. I'm not sure what else my mom adds to these, but they're addictive!
ReplyDeleteCranberries! Love 'em any way I can get 'em...except out of a can.
ReplyDeleteStuffing
ReplyDeleteIt's a tie between mashed rutabaga (turnips) & my mom's stuffing -- it's just not Thanksgiving for me without both of those!
ReplyDelete(Sorry if this double- posts, there was a weird load error after I submitted it the first time.)
My mom's cranberry relish is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Thanksgiving food is dessert - specifically pecan pie.
ReplyDeleteCreamed Corn Casserole! I eat it all year long now :-)
ReplyDeleteMashed Potatoes or Pumpkin Pie!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOooh, ooooh, pick me (picture an eagerly raised hand)! I love the Silver Palate stuffing made with three kinds of bread, sausage, apples and pecans. We tease my husband, saying that's why he married me - for the Thanksgiving stuffing. All that chopping can't be done without electronic help.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Thanksgiving food would undoubtedly have to be stuffing smothered in gravy. And it doesn't matter if it is home made or from a box.
ReplyDeletethanks much
I LOVE my moms loaded mashed potatoes... nothing is better. I look forward to them all year long!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely my mom's fresh cranberry sauce
ReplyDeleteWell, I already used my grandmother's pumpkin pie for the pie pan, so now I would have to say my fav. thanksgiving food would have to be a mixture of corn, turkey, mash potatoes, and my grandfathers top secret bread filling. Yes my family thinks its weird that I would prefer to eat thanksgiving meal out of bowl.
ReplyDeleteStuffing. Definitely stuffing.
ReplyDeleteHope you're feeling better!
ReplyDeleteI have to say my fave Thanksgiving food is my grandma's rolls. Delicious the day of and perfect for leftover turkey sandwiches. I've never had any other rolls like them!
mac n cheese. hands down. my husband makes the best!
ReplyDeleteHomemade stuffing! No gravy. Yumm!
ReplyDeletemashed potatoes with gravy!!! yum, yum, yum....
ReplyDeleteGravy - On just about everything on my plate! My family usually makes a double batch. For dessert - pumpkin pie.
ReplyDeleteMy mother's pecan pie!
ReplyDeleteMashed potatoes and gravy w/ turkey pieces! Yummy!
ReplyDeleteI can skip the pie and everything else, as long as there is dressing. Yum!
ReplyDeleteStuffing! Even though I'm vegetarian, I have always loved stuffing. My mom always made it in a stone baking dish with chicken broth, so when I went veggie 10 years ago, she started using vegetable broth. It is my favorite food ever!
ReplyDeleteChestnut Dressing!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a toss-up between stuffing and boiled red cabbage.
ReplyDeleteHi Joelen,
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is stuffing and cornbread...yum!
See you at the feast :)
My grandmother's stuffing.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I could pick just one thing because it is a mariad of things that actually make a Thanksgiving dinner. But I do ike getting a little gravy, potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing and turkey together with just a little cranberry with each bite. Yum-O!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is mashed sweet potatoes with the toasted marshmallows on top. Yum!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Thanksgiving food is my dad's stuffing recipe, make with Challah bread.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thanksgiving food is sweet potato pie.
ReplyDeletemmmmmm... stuffing, oh but the mashed potatoes are delish too!!!!! counting down the days till Turkey day!!
ReplyDeleteIts a toss up between mashed potatos and stuffing! Both delicious!
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