To help us all warm up a bit from the cold temperatures, let’s think ahead to the green of spring and St. Patrick’s Day! Tell us what recipe YOU like to prepare, using Homemade Gourmet, that is GREEN. Do you have a favorite salad? Green beans? Asparagus? Other vegetables? OK… it doesn’t HAVE to be green, but it does need to be a side dish or vegetable.

Just post your recipe here by midnight (CST) February 28, 2007 to be eligible to win. The Top 3 recipes, as judged by our esteemed panel of judges, will receive a delicous Lemon Poppy Seed Seasoning Mix to use as a salad dressing or marinade! YUM!

Good Luck to all-

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and it is the PERFECT time to share your love for family and friends with a delicious Homemade Gourmet treat! NOW is the time to let the world know how YOU would Share the Love using your favorite Homemade Gourmet mix. Is it a special meal? A sweet treat? A gift basket featuring your favorite recipes? DO TELL!

The 3 favorite entries for the Share the Love Recipe Contest will receive a delicious Homemade Gourmet Strawberry Bread Mix! Post your entries no later than January 31, 2007 and then check back for the results within a few days. Looking forward to hearing how you plan to Share the Love this Valentine’s Day!

Oh… did I mention that when prepared, Homemade Gourmet Strawberry Bread is PINK! How romantic!

 Have fun and enjoy Sharing the Love!

I have to say I have had fun trying some of the meal suggestions during the recent Texas cold snap.  My 11 year old, Micah, became the chef of the week.  He made HG Beef and Barley stew last night, and with the help of his oldest brother, added some HG beer bread muffins to the menu.  Before that he made HG Bonnie’s Blue Ribbon Chili with veggie crumbles instead of meat ~ no one could tell! Of course, cornbread was a must with that meal.  Reading some comments today, I am thinking we need to have HG burgundy beef tips real soon!  It has been a while and my family loves that as much as you all have shared that yours do!

I am looking forward to getting into the gift giving mode in the coming weeks!! I love making homemade gifts from the kitchen!  HG Pralines are a must these days, and strawberry bread has been a family tradition since my mother started it when I was a child.  And of course, my kids won’t let me miss the traditional fudge making either.  But I was thinking today that I could use some new ideas!  So…what do you make with HG mixes to give as gifts this time of year?  IN fact…that is this month’s contest!  Post your comments with your recipe ideas for gifts from the kitchen using HG products and we will select 3 winners at the end of the month.  We will send those three winners a Lucky Bean Soup Mix to welcome in the New Year! 

Check back in the next day or so to see who won the November contest…and send in your December contest ideas soon!  I need to get my gifts made early this year!

God Bless and Keep You,

Tami

The holidays always bring special memories of times past spent with family and friends. Many of these occasions included favorite foods ranging from the traditional holiday turkey to cherished recipes passed down and enjoyed for generations. We all have them… special recipes that evoke warm thoughts and memories that we can’t wait to share during the holiday season!

This month’s recipe contest is a place to showcase YOUR favorite holiday fare using Homemade Gourmet products. Post your recipe here for automatic entry and possibly even begin a cherished family recipe for someone else to pass along for generations! The First, Second, and Third place recipes will each receive a Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake Mix to enjoy during the holiday season. Contest closes November 30, 2006. So, what is YOUR favorite holiday recipe? Karen- R&D Staff

I LOVE to be creative in the kitchen and enjoy seeing other original recipes and ideas. This section is where you can participate in new recipe contests with First, Second, and Third place winners who will each receive a FREE Homemade Gourmet product! Winners will be judged by a panel of judges including the R&D staff and other guest judges. The winners and the winning recipes will be announced here at the end of the contest periods! Come here monthly to be inspired by past winning ideas and learn new ideas as well.

This month’s contest: What is your favorite Halloween Treat using a Homemade Gourmet product? Post your recipe here, to give everyone inspiration, and you will automatically be entered. Join in the fun! The prize for October will be Homemade Gourmet® Carrot Cake with White Chocolate Icing Mix! Tami