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Wine & Rosemary Couscous Recipe #HollandHouseCW

May 5, 2012 By Momstart 18 Comments

As I said yesterday, I really love sharing recipes with you. I also represent Nakano and Holland House through my Mizkan blogger ambassadorship. They share products and recipes with me and then I choose which ones I want to share with you. If you’ve followed me or my recipes you’ll know I’m a fan of Coos Coos. It’s easy to cook and tastes however you flavor it. Here is a great Wine Rosemary recipe. Check out the Holland House Facebook page for more information about the Holland House cooking wine varieties.

Wine & Rosemary Couscous Recipe

INGREDIENTS

1 cup water
1/3 cup HOLLAND HOUSE White Cooking Wine or White Cooking Wine with Lemon
1 Tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. dried rosemary, crushed
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup couscous, regular or whole wheat

DIRECTIONS

In a 3-quart saucepan, combine all ingredients except couscous.

Bring to a boil, uncovered, and boil for 1 minute.

Turn off heat and stir in couscous; cover and let stand for 5 minutes.

Stir and serve.

Makes 4 servings (3-1/3 cups

This is a compensated post as a Mizkan Holland House Ambassador.

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Holland House $500 Holiday Sweepstakes Giveaway

November 21, 2011 By Momstart 2 Comments

As a Holland House Brand Ambassador I find out about all their giveaways so I can share them with you. I’ve found Holland House to be an excellent brand that’s going to be in my pantry all the time. Why? Because the Holland House line up of products are amazingly easy to use and add so much flavor to my meals.

Now, how would you like to win $500. Cash for a memorable Holiday Bash or whatever you’d like to use it one. LOL. No, really, this prize is all about the holidays. You’ll win help from an expert blogger, not me someone else will help you create and plan your dream holiday party and menu planning for your event.

we’re going to be hosting a Facebook sweepstakes to give away a $500 gift card for holiday meal ingredients and cooking supplies. I will let you know once this is live. To Enter, all you need to do is visit the Holland House Facebook page and give them all your information. It’s really easy to enter. So go enter the Holland House $500 Holiday Sweepstakes.

I will be compensated for this post.

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Grill of Your Dreams Sweepstakes $2000 Gift Card Giveaway

July 7, 2011 By Momstart 2 Comments

Holland House is announcing their summer sweepstakes called "Grill of Your Dreams". One lucky winner will take home a gift card valued at $2000.00. Which could be used to purchase a brand new grill, the grill that will be the answer to all your grilling needs this summer. We could use a grill, we don’t have one right now. So all of our cooking is done inside and I just use my pots, pans and ovens. I can just imagine what fun I would have grilling outside. Once, in college, we purchased one of those really small charcoal grills. My roommate grilled tomatoes on it and then used those grilled tomatoes to make the best salsa I’ve ever eaten.

What’s the best thing you’ve ever made on the grill?

To enter the "Grill of Your Dreams" giveaway go over to the Holland House Facebook page and click on Sweepstakes tab or just click on Grill of Your Dreams and let Holland House help you add a dash of excitement to your summer grilling. You’ll have to fill out a simple form (Limit one (1) Sweepstakes entry and one (1) Instant Win Game play per person/email address.) And the winner will be chosen at random.

Drawing will be conducted on or about August 15, 2011, by an independent judging organization, whose decisions shall be final and binding on all matters relating to the Promotion. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

One (1) Grand Prize: a $2,000 Visa® Gift Card, which may be used to purchase a new grill.

Gift card is subject to the terms and conditions set by the issuer. Visa is a registered trademark of Visa. Visa is not affiliated, associated or otherwise connected with the Sponsor or with this Promotion. For full set of rules.

This is a sponsored post as part of the Holland House/Mizkan blogger program.

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Holland House: Find an Everyday use for Red Wine Vinegar

May 31, 2011 By Momstart 1 Comment

When I think of cooking with wine and vinegar, I just can’t think of very many uses for it. I think over the past 10 years the only time I cooked with wine was maybe once. I was making risotto and my recipe required white wine. I never thought cooking with white wine, or red wine vinegar could be used in every day meals, and since I have to cook every day of the week, I’m always open to new FUN ideas. Next time I make a pork dish I’m going to use the Holland House Red Wine Vinegar to pump up the flavor.

Holland House cooking wine or vinegar varieties can be used in sauces, marinades, glazes or sautes without even turning on your oven. Now I’m really impressed. Use the Holland House Red Wine Vinegar to increase the flavor in a gravy, beef stock, or to tenderize your meat. I like to buy food when it’s on sale and the last time pork was buy one get one free, I actually had coupons for the pork too so I majorly stocked up on pork. Now I’m collecting pork recipes and I have my eye on this simple grilled chipotle pork recipe from the Holland House Recipes.

Grilled Chipotle Pork Recipe

Ingredients:

2 chipotle chilies in adobo sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
1/3 cup Holland House Red Wine Vinegar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 Tbsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 – 1/2 yellow onion, cut into chunks
3 large cloves garlic
1 whole pork tenderloin

Directions:

Mix all of the ingredients except the pork in a food processor, until everything is smooth.

Place the pork in a sealable plastic container and pour the sauce over the meat to marinate overnight.

Remove pork from the marinade and preheat your grill. If you want to use the marinade be sure to boil it for 1 minute.

Cook the pork over indirect medium heat for 30-35 minutes, turning once or until temperature is 160 degrees. Slice pork to serve.

For more tips on how to use wine, or vinegar to spice up your everyday cooking check out the Holland House Facebook page.

Holland House provided compensation for this post. All opinions are my own.

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