Archive for the ‘Recipes’ Category

Today is Groundhog Day! Wow, it seems like Christmas was just yesterday and Valentine’s day is right around the corner. In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Sweety High is offering special baking prize packs!  Sweety High members are also competing for a grand prize baking kit with more than 20 pieces by submitting pictures of their very best baking creations.

What is Sweety High you may be wondering? Sweety High is a new social networking site for young ladies! It was designed for self expression for girls ages 9 to 14 and combines your online and offline life into a single gaming experience. Whether it’s earning virtual currency, meeting your heroes, or becoming a Sweety celebrity, the possibilities are as limitless as your imagination.

read the rest of this entry »

For so many moms, back-to-school season means back to the same old dinner routines. We all have that handful of “go-to” recipes that we rely on to carry us through from week to week. Well, things are about to change… Hellmann’s is on a mission to help break you out of your dinner menu monotony!

 

To help you spice-up your dinner routine, Hellmann’s and Best Foods mayonnaise are launching the first-ever Chicken Challenge! This is a series of head-to-head chicken dish challenges that will help moms diversify their weekly recipe repertoire. Each week on Hellmanns.com, two chicken dish “challenger” recipes from Chipotle Lime Crusted Chicken to Baked Buffalo Chicken will go up against one of the most popular recipes on Hellmanns.com, Parmesan Crusted Chicken. Try one of the featured Hellmann’s chicken recipes each week and cast your vote for your favorite!

On Hellmanns.com, you can also enter into a weekly sweepstakes for a chance to win one of four $250 grocery gift cards.What could be better

than that? If Hellmann’s receives more than 10,000 entries, the value of the grocery gift cards will double to $500!

Hellmann’s transforms chicken into a juicier, crispier, more delicious meal. With so many delicious recipes to try out at Hellmanns.com, you’re sure to find dishes the whole family will love. I recommend giving the Parmesan Crusted Chicken a try!

One Lucky Reader will win a $25 Visa gift card! Use it to purchase items to make one of Hellman’s great Chicken Challenge recipes!

Mandatory Entry: Share your favorite chicken recipe!  (1 entry) EDITED: You may not pick the Parm Chicken I mentioned above. Thanks

Bonus Entries: A lot of additional ways to enter! Leave a separate comment for each one!

• “LIKE” this post (button at the top) (1 entry)
• “LIKE” any post on this blog using the button on each post. Tell me which post (1 entry per, unlimited)
• Subscribe to our RSS via email (Enter your email  in the top right sidebar)(1 entry)
• Follow Delightful Chaos on Networked Blogs (1 entry)
• Like Delightful Chaos on Facebook AND leave a comment on our wall (2 entries)
• Like Hellman’s on Facebook AND leave a comment on our wall (2 entries)
• Follow@DelitefulChaos, @DelightfulToni, @Hellmanns on Twitter (3 entries)
• Subscribe to our YouTube Channel (leave YouTube ID) (1 entry)
• Follow Delightful Chaos on Google Friend Connect (1 Entry)
• Tweet using the TWEET button above. (1 entry, once per day)
• Tweet any post on this blog (not an expired deal/offer) (1 tweet per post, unlimited)

Giveaway is open to US residents who are 18 years of age or older. I reserve the right to remove any entry from this giveaway. This giveaway is sponsored by the representing PR firm. This giveaway ends 10/13/2011 at 11:59pm EST. If you are currently or have previously reviewed this product or participated in this campaign, you are ineligible to enter/win.

Disclosure: I was entered for a chance to win a Hellmann’s® prize package in exchange for this post. The views and opinions expressed in this blogs content are solely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product should be verified by the above mentioned manufacturer, PR Agency or product designer. This post is not endorsed, sponsored or has any connection to twitter, facebook or any other network. This post is solely the property of MAK Media, LLC and/or its above sponsor. The product itself did not persuade my personal beliefs or views. I was under no obligation to write a positive review. You can read more about our Policy Disclosure here.

This is something that I normally eat when we go to our local Chinese buffet. Of course, it didn’t taste like it did at the restaurant… It was better! Please keep in mind when making this that it is a little spicy. I don’t like my food very spicy and this was just about my limit. Royal (9) was his usualy dramatic self stating that his mouth was on fire with each bite lol but Spencer (4) ate it right on down without one complaint. One drank milk and the other had water and there was no gulping it down because the chicken was to spicy.

For this recipe I actually used 2 packets of the Sun Bird General Tso’s Chicken Spice mix and doubled everything. One pound of chicken wouldn’t have been enough for us. The package I has was 2.7 pounds and this was still plenty of sauce for that! I also added a bit more water. Below are the package instructions and then how I made it.

You can buy this at just about any major food retailer in the Asian food section. All of my local stores carry it.

Ingredients (Package Directions))

• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 packet Sun Bird General Tso’s Chicken Mic

(This was how I made it)

• 1/2 cup and 1/8 cup flour
• 2.5 – 3lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 5 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 3/4 cup water
• 5 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
• 2 packets Sun Bird General Tso’s Chicken Mix

It’s easy to prepare General Tso’s Chicken with Sun-Bird seasonings. The spice and seasonings in the sauce will turn out perfectly every time. (Official Instructions are below the pictures) You can serve this with white rice. Since the boys aren’t big fans (and honestly I was out and didn’t realize it!) I made Chicken Rice-A-Roni with it and it went well together.

Directions:

• Add flour to resealable plastic food bag.
• Add chicken chunks and seal.
• Shake bag to coat chicken evenly.
• Combine seasoning, sugar, soy sauce and water; blend and set aside.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium high heat until hot.
• Add flour-coated chicken and cook until evenly browned. (Do not dump the bag in, you will end up with clumps of flour. Use a slotted spoon or tongs.)
• Stir sauce mixture and add to skillet with chicken.
• Bring sauce to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until desired consistency.

I am always looking for a little something extra to spice up my desserts. Have you ever heard of Angostura Bitters? Nope me either!  They are a highly concentrated food and beverage flavoring. Made from a secret formula, (dunt dunt dunt dunnnnn) it is a unique blend of natural herbs and spices which is used to flavor foods and drinks. Distilled in Trinidad, using the secret recipe from 1824, and the same natural blend of herbs and spices, Angostura® aromatic bitters is versatile beyond belief. It has retained its original formulation, one of the few remaining true trade secrets, an international brand that over the centuries has continued to flavour the world. Read the label, which is itself perfect. It will give you an insight to the product, with suggestions from savoury sauces to cakes, through crispy vegetables, meats and cocktails.

Strawberry and Mascarpone Tart

(4 oz) butter
(8 oz) flour, sifted
Pinch of salt

To finish:
(8 oz) strawberries, hulled
(2 oz) granulated sugar
(1 tbsp) Angostura® aromatic bitters
(9 oz) mascarpone cheese
Preheat oven to 400¾F. (400 and 3/4?)

Rub butter into flour and salt until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Mix into a firm dough with 3 – 4 tbsp cold water. Use to line an 20cm (8″) fluted flan tin. Line with greaseproof paper. Bake blind for 20 minutes, removing the paper and beans for the final 5 minutes. Leave to cool.

Halve strawberries and toss together with the granulated sugar and Angostura® aromatic bitters. Chill for 20 minutes. Spoon the cheese into the pastry case and smooth the top. Arrange the marinated strawberries on top. Serve slices decorated with whole strawberries.

Disclosure: I’m a Angostura Blogger Advocate and this is a sponsored post. Any views and opinions expressed on this blog are solely my own. This post is solely the property of MAK Media, LLC and/or its above sponsor. The product itself did not persuade my personal beliefs or views. I was under no obligation to write a positive post. You can read more about our Policy Disclosure here.