Rice-A-Roni Review & Giveaway

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Remember THIS POST about Kathryn Sansone and Rice-A-Roni? Well, Rice-A-Roni has introduced a new flavor and I got to review it! Their new Italian Creamy Garlic (rice in a creamy garlic and herb sauce) is absolutely delicious! Being a fan of “One Pot” Meals I used the suggestions for add-ins on the back of the box and added in frozen asparagus (they called for frozen broccoli) and chicken. The family loved it and even my toddler asked for seconds!

Want to try it for yourself? They sent me extra and I am giving away 2 boxes each to 2 winners!

To Enter:

1. Visit the Rice-A-Roni website and leave me a comment letting me know your favorite rice or pasta flavor.

Extra Entries:

2. Follow my blog or subscribe by email or RSS feed and leave me a separate comment letting me know you did so. If you subscribe by email, don’t forget to activate your email subscription (Feedburner will send you an activation email) so your entry will count!
3. Follow me on Twitter (jadco123) and tweet about this giveaway. Leave me another separate comment letting me know your Twitter name, so I can check.
4. Blog about this giveaway with a link back to my site and leave another separate comment here with the URL so I can check it out.

So there are four ways to enter and there are 2 winners. Not bad odds!!! This giveaway ends on 2/6/09 at midnight EST. I will draw the winners’ names on 2/7/09 and contact them by email. They will have 2 days to contact me back with their mailing addresses or I will choose a runner up. This giveaway is open only to those with shipping addresses in the US. This Giveaway is a part of the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival.

Good luck!!!

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Tips for Tuesday

I love reading "one liner" tips and tricks. They are quick to go through, and you never know what you might learn, so on Tuesdays I am going to start listing some of the ones I come across through the week. Enjoy!!!

Kitchen:

Keep your coffee in the refrigerator for maximum freshness.

Soak potatoes in salt water for at least 20 minutes for a shorter baking time.

Use a fresh cut lemon to get the smell of onion, garlic and fish off of your hands.

If your stacked glasses are stuck together fill the top one with ice water and dip the bottom one in warm water. The bottom one will expand and the top one will contract letting them pull apart.

Keep a cotton ball dipped in vanilla extract in the regrigerator to help with odors.

Household:

Remove black heel marks on floors with a pencil eraser.

Keeping your candles in the freezer helps them last longer and prevents extra dripping.

Use Easy Off Oven Cleaner in a well ventilated bathroom to clean soap scum and grime from tubs and showers without all the scrubbing.

Cut dryer sheets in half before using, they work just as well. Keep the used ones to use for dusting. The dust is attracted to the sheet.

Wash clothes inside out to slow down any fading.

Personal Care:

Put tea bags in stinky shoes to get rid of the smell.

Cuticle remover cleans nicotene stains off of hands.

Use a few drops of olive oil in your bath water to soften skin.

Get your hair cut at a beauty school for a huge discount. The students are supervised by licensed sylists.

Keep pantyhose in the freezer to keep them from running as easily.


Recycling:

Recycle empty Kleenex boxes for storing plastic grocery bags.

Recycle used paper towel tubes for storing electric cords.