I usually answer with, “Well, depends on how much you want to spend.”

People are watching their pennies these days and don’t want to spend the $500-$700 for the 2 Blenders that claim to be the best.

Well guess what?

Now,there is a new Powerhouse Blender in town for half the price and it comes from Oster®, which happens to be the most trusted blender brand since 1926.

Welcome the Oster® Versa Performance Blender.

Continue reading:Oster Versa Blender Review & Giveaway ($300.00)

~ The Hungry Housewife

Please please please tell me you have had shrimp and grits.
It is a Southern dish, but it need not be.
Shrimp, cheesy grits and bacon might not sound like they all get along, but I am here to tell you that they are indeed best friends forever.

I know I have mentioned it here before that I have a divided house in the seafood department.
My son and I love it and my husband and daughter do not.
In fact, my husband doesn’t eat anything from the water….yeah, chew on that for a second.
Annoying, isn’t it.
So I get all giddy when I actually get to cook crustaceans.

I’m sad to say that this is my last recipe in the Weeknight Wins by Sauté Express® Sauté Starter Blogger Challenge from Land O’ Lakes. Be sure to check out my first 3 recipes, here, here and here.  Myself and 4 other food bloggers have been posting about super easy weeknight meals. Don’t forget to go to our PINTEREST BOARD and pin your favorite recipe each week. As a bonus, each week there will be a new giveaway.

This weeks challenge was to “Express Myself”.
I remember eating shrimp and grits for the fist time in a little restaurant in Savannah Georgia and falling in love.

You will see lots and lots of shrimp and grits recipes in the deep dark hole we call the internet and you will also notice that they use many different spices.
I thought this challenge was perfect to showcase the ease and simplicity of the Sauté Express® Sauté Starers.
There was no hunting and guessing what spices and flavoring I needed to add to my recipe. Sauté Express® Sauté Startes have everything you need in them. You get a little golden nugget of olive oil, butter,garlic and spices. Now that I think about it, these are also great for people who do not cook a lot because you don’t have to purchase lot and lot of containers of spices that just end up going to waste.

Put together the ease of the Sauté Express® Sauté Starters and the quick cooking shrimp and you have dinner in 20 minutes! Thats right, 20 minutes. Just get your grits started first and then prepare everything else while they are cooking!

Giveaway

Now tell me you favorite dish you make to impress your guests for a chance to win a Sauté Express® Sauté Starter Prize Pack.

Tell me how you Express Yourself in the kitchen for a chance to win the Sauté Express® Sauté Starter Express Yourself Prize Pack. Bonus: Tell me how you would get creative and Express Yourself with a recipe using Sauté Express® Sauté Starter. *When you enter, Land O’Lakes may select your comment to feature for promotion, social media and/or other related marketing materials.

CONTEST CLOSED

Here’s how to enter–> Simply leave a comment below answering one of the following questions:
How to do you express yourself in the kitchen? 

OR
What would you make with Sauté Express® Sauté Starter?

Enter The Weeknight Wins by Sauté Express® Sauté Starter Giveaway

Details
U.S. Only. One entry per person (that includes email address & IP address) per day. Required information is first & last name and valid email address. Entries obtained by mechanical or spamming mechanisms will be disqualified. One winner will be chosen at random from all of the qualified entries submitted. Giveaway ends on Friday, April 26, 2013 at 11:59 PM EST. Winner will be contacted via email supplied in the entry & will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen. Giveaway is sponsored by Land O’Lakes. The Hungry Houswife.com and the sponsor reserve the right to cancel the giveaway at any time.

Disclosure: I’ve partnered with Land O’Lakes for an exclusive endorsement of Sauté Express® Sauté Starter. This blog post is sponsored by Land O’Lakes. All opinions are my own.

Giveaway WINNER..

~ The Hungry Housewife

This is my third recipe in the Weeknight Wins by Sauté Express^® Sauté Starter Blogger Challenge from Land O’Lakes. In case you missed my first two, you can check them out HERE and HERE. Four other food bloggers and I have been posting about super easy weeknight meals. Don’t forget to go to our PINTEREST BOARD and pin your favorite recipe each week. We have fun prize packs every week too!

Macaroni and cheese, an old favorite in these parts. I don’t think two words go together better than “cheese” and “macaroni.”

I’m pretty sure mac and cheese is one of the first things I learned how to cook as a kid. Now, I am not talking about the microwave, powdered-cheese variety, I’m talking about the REAL DEAL. No, powdered cheese and no processed bright yellow cheese substance. Making real mac and cheese is really, really easy. All it takes is some flour, butter, milk, cheese and pasta. THAT. IS. IT!

Continue reading:Chicken and Broccoli Macaroni and Cheese & Giveaway

~ The Hungry Housewife

Sadly, this is my last post as a Chief Waffle Officer for Eggo® Waffles.

And because this is my last post, I thought I would incorporate my 3 favorite things into one tasty little treat…..