Betty Crocker Baker’s Challenge Gluten Free Recipe Contest AND a Giveaway!

Exciting news for all of you gluten free baking enthusiasts! Now through June 30th, visit www.glutenfreely.com/bakerschallenge for the chance to win a Grand Prize of $5,000 in the Betty Crocker Baker’s Challenge Gluten Free Recipe Contest. Believe it or not, the grand prize winner will also have the chance to be featured on a Betty Crocker® Gluten Free dessert mix or Bisquick®Gluten Free baking mix package and/or be featured in a Betty Crocker publication!

HOW?

Simply submit an original recipe for your favorite gluten free holiday-themed appetizer, bread or dessert using any Betty Crocker Gluten Free dessert mix or Bisquick Gluten Free baking mix.

All recipe submissions will be judged on taste, creativity, ease of preparation, consumer appeal and appearance. It gets even better... if you’re selected as one of the 10 finalists, you will receive a fabulous Betty Crocker Gluten Free Baking gift basket filled with baking items and Betty Crocker Gluten Free mixes. It doesn't stop there... the finalists’ recipes will be featured on www.glutenfreely.com/bakerschallenge and voted on by the Gluten Freely community to determine who the Grand Prize Winner will be!

For wonderful recipe tips, ideas, and helpful suggestions, visit www.glutenfreely.com to help get you started and also learn more about the exciting Baker’s Challenge Gluten Free Recipe Contest!

SAVE $ on Betty Crocker Gluten Free Mixes...

Through the end of June, you can save 20% on the purchase of any of the five Betty Crocker Gluten Free mixes. Visit http://www.glutenfreely.com/ourstore to buy your favorites today!

WIN IT:

Betty Crocker is giving (1) Gluten Free Taste of Home FOLLOWER a Betty Crocker Gluten Free Baking Mix Prize Pack including all (4) of the gluten free dessert mixes, and a box of Gluten Free Bisquick (see photo above)!

TO ENTER GIVEAWAY (this is a mandatory entry):

Become a Gluten Free Taste of Home follower (must follow PUBLICLY via Google Friend Connect in the side bar of this website) AND visit www.glutenfreely.com/bakerschallenge; LEAVE ME A COMMENT telling me that you are now following Gluten Free Taste of Home PUBLICLY via Google Friend Connect, AND also tell me what aspect of the Betty Crocker Baker’s Challenge Gluten Free Recipe Contest you find the most exciting. (1 entry)

BONUS ENTRIES: (each entry comment must be entered separately to be a valid entry):

1) "Like" Gluten Free Taste of Home on Facebook and "share" your like with your Facebook friends. (1 entry)

2) Check out GlutenFreely.com and tell me what you liked most about the website. (1 entry)

 3) Follow Betty Crocker on Twitter and tweet the giveaway; LEAVE ME A COMMENT with the link. (1 entry)

4) Blog about this giveaway linking it back to this post AND to www.glutenfreely.com/bakerschallenge Please LEAVE ME A COMMENT with THE LINK TO YOUR POST or it will not count. (5 entries)

 5) Follow me on Twitter and tweet the giveaway; please include the Twitter hash tag #myblogspark in your tweet. LEAVE ME A COMMENT with the link. MAXIMUM 1 tweet/RT per hour please! (1 entry PER tweet/RT)

6) Grab my Gluten Free Taste of Home button and display it on your website/blog (copy the html code in the side bar of my Gluten Free Taste of Home website and paste the code into your website), and LEAVE ME A COMMENT telling me you did it. (1 entry)
*GIVEAWAY OPEN TO US ONLY*

Giveaway ends on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. PST (late entries will not be posted). Winner will be selected by random.org. Winner will be notified by e-mail and will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is selected; PLEASE NOTE: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR E-MAIL REPLIES THAT ARE SENT TO ME AND NOT RECEIVED IN MY INBOX FOR ANY REASON. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A PROMPT REPLY BACK FROM ME ASSUME I DID NOT RECEIVE YOUR E-MAIL. RE-SEND YOUR REPLY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM ME WITHIN 48 HOURS (FROM THE TIME I SENT YOUR WINNER'S NOTIFICATION E-MAIL) OR A NEW WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN. LEAVING AN ENTRY COMMENT ON THIS POST WILL SERVE AS ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS.

*REMEMBER... please leave your e-mail address with EACH entry so I can contact you if you win.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I was not compensated for this review. Betty Crocker provided me with the product, and information through MyBlogSpark. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Giveaway: General Mills "Live Gluten Freely" Product Box!

As you know I am a big fan of General Mills and their dedication to offering great tasting gluten free convenience foods and resources for the gluten free community.  If you haven't already had a chance to try some of their best selling gluten free products, here is your chance to WIN them!

You could WIN this General Mills "Live Gluten Freely" product box!

My family enjoyed everything in the Live Gluten Freely product box...

We savored Saturday morning pancakes made with the new Bisquick® Gluten Free Original Pancake and Baking Mix.  The pancakes were light and fluffy, just as they should be! For speedy week day breakfasts my kids all but devoured the crunchy, sweet, Honey Nut Chex® Cereal (I was lucky to get one bowl)!

My tween age son is just becoming interested in baking and made fudgy brownies using the Betty Crocker® Gluten-Free Brownie Mix (he even mixed them with the Betty Crocker® Red Serving Spoon we received!).  My family ate the whole pan in one night; we are brownie hounds, and these are really good brownies!

The Betty Crocker® Gluten-Free Yellow Cake Mix was transformed into a dozen delicious cupcakes, which my daughter's frosted using the Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy Chocolate Frosting.  My youngest daughter is dairy free, so we left a few cupcakes plain and she topped them with homemade dairy free chocolate glaze instead.  This was a fun project for my girls, and the whole family enjoyed the tasty results! 

For a quick week night meal, I mixed together some dry Betty Crocker® Potato Buds® Mashed Potatoes and fresh chopped herbs from my garden to make a crispy coating for Tilapia fillets (I got this idea from Food Network).  If you want to try this, simply salt and pepper your fish fillets, dip fillets in beaten egg, and then press the Potato Bud/Herb mixture onto the fish.  Heat oil in a skillet until hot but not smoking, and cook each side only until golden brown.  Transfer fish to a metal rack set on a baking pan to catch drippings, and finish off in a 375 degree oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork (time will vary depending on the thickness of your fish; mine only took 5 minutes).  Easy, healthy, delicious, and of course gluten free!

My kids adore fruit snacks and went gaga for the Betty Crocker® Fruit Flavored Snacks Variety Pack which contains Fruit Roll-Ups®, Fruit Gushers®, Fruit by the Foot®.  This fun selection brought smiles to my kids faces, and they have been enjoying them as an occasional sweet treat.

The Peanut Butter Cookie Lärabar® Snack Bar made a perfect healthy school snack for my daughter.  She said that it it kept her satisfied until lunch time, and has asked me to buy more.  I am always happy to provide my kids with wholesome snack options like Larabar Snack Bars.

LIVE GLUTEN FREELY:

The Live Gluten Freely website offers many wonderful gluten free recipes, as well as gluten free resource links.  You can even purchase a Live Gluten Freely product box exactly like the one being given away in the photo above and have it shipped to yourself or to a loved one as a thoughtful gift. The Live Gluten Freely product box also contains gluten free recipes, coupons and information.

BUY IT:

Click here to purchase a Live Gluten Freely product box directly from the General Mills Live Gluten Freely website.

WIN IT:

(1) lucky Gluten Free Taste of Home follower will WIN a Live Gluten Freely product box as shown in the photo above containing: Betty Crocker® Gluten-Free Brownie Mix, Betty Crocker® Gluten-Free Yellow Cake Mix, Mix Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy Chocolate Frosting, Honey Nut Chex® Cereal, Bisquick® Gluten Free Original Pancake and Baking Mix, Betty Crocker® Fruit Flavored Snacks Variety Pack - Fruit Roll-Ups®, Fruit Gushers®, Fruit by the Foot®, Peanut Butter Cookie Lärabar® Snack Bar, Betty Crocker® Potato Buds® Mashed Potatoes, Betty Crocker® Red Serving Spoon, Coupons, and More!
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TO ENTER GIVEAWAY (#1 is a mandatory entry):

1) Become a Gluten Free Taste of Home follower (must follow PUBLICLY via Google Friend Connect in the side bar of this website) AND visit the Live Gluten Freely website; LEAVE ME A COMMENT telling me you now follow me PUBLICLY, AND tell me what gluten free product you would most like to try from the Live Gluten Freely website. (1 entry)

BONUS ENTRIES (each entry comment must be entered separately to be a valid entry):

2) "Like" my Gluten Free Taste of Home page on Facebook; LEAVE ME A COMMENT telling me you did this. (1 entry)


3) "Like" my Freebie Fairy page on Facebook; LEAVE ME A COMMENT telling me you did this. (3 entries)

4) "Like" Live Gluten Freely on Facebook; LEAVE ME A COMMENT telling me you did this. (1 entry)

5) Blog about this giveaway linking it back to this blog post AND the Live Gluten Freely website. Please LEAVE ME A COMMENT with THE LINK TO YOUR POST or it will not count. (3 entries)

6) Follow Gluten Free Taste of Home on Twitter AND tweet the giveaway; LEAVE ME A COMMENT (with your twitter link) telling me you did it. (one entry per tweet/RT; DO NOT EXCEED (1) TWEET/RT PER HOUR!)

7) Vote for Gluten Free Taste of Home on Picket Fence Blogs (click the "We're on the Fence!" button in the sidebar of this blog to vote). (2 entries)

8) Grab my Gluten Free Taste of Home button and display it on your website/blog (copy the html code for my button from the sidebar of this website and paste the code into your website), and LEAVE ME A COMMENT with a LINK to where you pasted my button. (1 entry)

9) Follow my Freebie Fairy blog PUBLICLY via Google Friend Connect and LEAVE ME A COMMENT telling me you did it. (1 entry)

10) Follow my Freebie Fairy blog on Twitter. (1 entry)

*GIVEAWAY OPEN TO US ONLY* (Sorry, prize cannot be shipped to P.O. boxes)
Giveaway ends on Monday, November 22 at 7:00 p.m. PST (entries received after this time will not be posted). Winner will be selected by random.org. Winner will be notified by e-mail and will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is selected.

*REMEMBER... please leave your e-mail address with EACH entry so I can contact you if you win.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I was not compensated for this post; the product, prize pack, information, and giveaway have all been provided by General Mills through MyBlogSpark. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I was not required to write a positive review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
Best of luck!