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I recently had the opportunity to interview Robin Miller. It wasn’t the best interview for me. I had a hard time with my children and I think that bothered Robin. When she came on the line I was expecting her to introduce herself and that a conversation would start flowing, but I think as the interviewer I needed to be more organized and efficient with my questions.

It would have been a lot easier if I had gotten my children settled before I started the interview but oh well. My next one will go better because I talked to the rep afterwards and Robin actually felt concern for me and the fact that she could tell I was having a rough day. Thank you Robin. I appreciate that. I had a few questions that I didn’t ask, so if you visit my blog. I was wondering

“What can I fix for my family as a main dish other than a salad that is healthy and doesn’t use the oven?”

Everyone in my MOMS Club wants to know that answer to that question. I had it in front of me but for some reason just felt awkward asking it.

What I was able to find out:

Robin likes to rescue dinner for average people. She has a degree in Nutrition and then worked as a writer for a magazine. She knows what’s in with people when it comes to needs for dinner.

In her new book, Robin Rescues Dinner, she came up with 52 weeks of meals with some side dishes and dessert ideas. I’m really enjoying her book because she has a plan where things lead into other meals.

I asked her about her prep work because most of the meals are very quick and easy to throw together but they take some prep work. She told me that as a mom like me, it became an absolute necessity to do as much at one time as she could and throw the rest in the freezer or fridge for later use. Let’s say your steaming some celery for soup well steam more than you would need and save the rest for another meal or veggie side. She never spends very long doing prep work, just a little bit with dinner every night. Sounds like a piece of cake.

I asked her how do you deal with picky eaters? She told me that when you have small children that let them get involved and then they usually want to try what they made. Let them pick out the food at the grocery store. If they are in a high chair, have them in the kitchen with you and let put a little bit of what you are cooking on their tray while you are making dinner. This creates two things, you have the peace you need to cook and they are getting to experience different foods. Her and I have another thing in common here we have both used our Bjorn for cooking. Strap that baby in and get that meal made. She didn’t have an answer though for picky husbands other than saying that she’s a picky eater herself and she tries new things but has some allergies and strong dislikes.

Tyson FoodsShe has lots of ideas to share, like 17 different ways to use pasta. So she hopes that she can help rescue your dinner. I have one copy of her book to giveaway and a few coupons from Tyson  for free chicken or steak. The fully cooked chicken strips or steak strips that you can find at your local super market.

Thank you to Tyson, Food Network and Robin for working with Mom Start.

To Enter:

Leave a comment saying something about a Tyson product and then you can leave a comment telling me something else about Robin Miller. That’s two entries to start with!

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  4. We like the beef pot roast in gravy. Even the dogs love the left over gravy on their dog food.

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  5. Robin Miller showed “The Early Show” anchors on CBS how to make quick and easy fried rice.

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  7. there are tons of great nocook meals- buy the precooked tyson chicken and make chicken salad, pita pockets with shredded lettuce and ranch…even zapping the chicken patties and making cold sandwiches out of the chicken- (cook them in microwave and then make them with ranch sauce and bucn- stick in fridge and they tasste yummy.

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  18. Wow, I didn’t know Tyson had beef products. The Fully Cooked Seasoned Beef Strips sound great!

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  19. Robin Miller has a cookbook called Quick Fix Meals that looks like it would really help out. Thanks!

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  22. I like the Refrigerated Fully Cooked Fajita Chicken Breast Strips to make Mexican Chicken salad

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  24. Tyson ready cooked chicken is something I try to keep in the freezer for really quick meals. And unlike some brands, it really does taste good!

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  28. I really love the Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts with Rib Meat, my kids love the Chicken Nuggets.

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  29. Robin wrote a book called the Picnics Deck>

    The Picnics Deck by Food Network star Robin Miller provides everything you need for putting together gourmet spreads that are not only easy to prepare and transport but also bursting with delicious flavors. Featuring recipes for scrumptious salads, sandwiches, dips, desserts, and more, this deck also includes a section of indispensable tips for planning your next picnic in the park, at the beach, or anywhere. Alfresco dining has never been this delectable, elegant, and enjoyable.

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  39. I love the Honey Battered Breast Tenders. They’re great for partys and picnics, easy to eat and not messy.

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  42. I like Tyson’s Dinner Meats – on those tough days when you just can’t prepare comfort food, but you need comfort food, Tyson’s Dinner Meats come to the rescue. My favorite is their brisket.

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  43. Robin Miller is the person who got me preparing “whole bags” and setting aside portions for later use. It’s a huge time saver, especially when you consider getting out supplies, putting them away and cleanup.

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  47. My family eats Tyson products all the time- from their chicken nuggets to their chicken strips, we love it.

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  87. Robin’s recipes and nutrition features can be seen regularly in a variety of magazines. She also provides recipes to the American Heart Association, The American Institute for Cancer Research, and Weight Watchers.

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  94. We love the Tyson breaded chicken patties. It is a easy meal and less fattening then a fast food chicken sandwich.

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  97. Tyson’s dinosaur-shaped Fun Shaped Chicken Nuggets are high on the shopping lists of most moms I know. One little boy I used to take care of would beg for them until you held him up to see that there were none in the freezer.

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  98. Robin’s Food Network show, Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller, is on weekdays at 12:30pm/11:30c and Sundays at 7:30am/6:30c. Thanks for the yummy offer!

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  111. i only eat tyson chicken breast frozen because it doesnt have alot of salt and it taste good to me.
    i never heard of robin till today but i see she was in some magazines!

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  113. I don’t even need to go to the website to tell you that I love Tyson fun-shaped chicken nuggets. They’re by far the best chicken nuggets we’ve tried, and the only ones my kids really love.

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  116. The Ranch flavored chicken fingers by Tyson might be the best thing ever. The poster above me stole what I was gonna say about Robin and that she has written 8 books. I have just recently started checking them all out, but I am digging them. Thanks for the chance

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  120. One of my favorite Tyson products is the versatile Any’tizers® Popcorn Chicken! We use them as appetizers of course, in salads, and sometimes make our version of the KFC bowls at home using these!

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  140. learned this about Tyson: Tyson Foods is the proud sponsor of America’s Second Harvest Network’s The Almanac of Hunger and Poverty in America 2007

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  148. Ok- as for Tyson, I am a huge fan of the refrigerated chicken strips. I use them for salads, fajitas, sandwhiches you kname it. It makes weeknight cooking so much easier!

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  149. Robin has a Masters in Food and Nutrition. I had no idea she was on Food network, where have I been?

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  151. I keep Tyson Chicken Breast tenders on hand for a quick meal. They are much better than the fast-food chicken nuggets or tenders.
    I’ve watched Robin Miller’s cooking show on The Food network, and I like that she makes “real” food that I can make with minimum time and work.

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  154. Tyson offers recipes of the week on their website. When I clicked it was “Apricot-Mustard Grilled Pork Tenderloin.” Sounds good!

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  172. I love the Tyson Cornish Game Hens and don’t know why I don’t serve them more often. They are reasonable in cost and make a good presentation when having guests.

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  174. I like the fact that Robin Has 52 weeks of meals planned out.and I love Tyson chicken nugettwe use those in my house for chicken wraps and they are really good

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  187. I follow your blog and when my last baby was born my Mom gave me Robins Quick Fix Meals and I love it

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  199. I use Tyson cooked chicken strips for a big salad during the summer… no need to heat up the kitchen and it’s ready in minutes.

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  200. I love that Robin Miller makes real food for real families… I’ve seen her show a few times and think it’s great.

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  207. I absolutely love the Breaded Chicken Breast Fillets, and my family does as well! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  208. Robin has a Master’s Degree in Food and Nutrition from New York University, 1998. Picked that up from the website, thanks!

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  212. I’ve always got Tyson precooked chicken products for a quick meal. I was excited to see the new (or new to me) beef varities. I will for sure be purchasing some in the future.

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  213. My son is in the chicken nugget/hot dog only phase right now, so I love the All White Meat products from Tyson.

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  214. I love Robin’s show on the Food Network, I actually didn’t know she had a book-hopefully it’s at the library!

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  220. I love using the Tyson Cooked Chicken Strips in pasta sauce. Pasta is one of our last-minute staples and its nice to have some protein to add in.

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  229. We just tried Tyson’s anytizers, and really like them. We’ve tried the pepperoni stuffed ones, as well as the buffalo flavored ones. Thank you so much for this giveaway!!

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  230. I watch Robin Miller’s show on Food Network, and I love that she uses leftovers and does prep work to make meals more quickly later in the week. Thanks again for the giveaway!

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  231. I love to use the Tyson Fully Cooked Southwestern Chicken Breast Strips. They are quick and easy and my family loves them on salad.

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  233. I have tried the Tyson Beef fajitas and honey bby wings in the frozen section. Both were very tasty.

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  237. The Tyson individually frozen chicken breasts are so convenient because they don’t need to be thawed before cooking. Perfect for days that I forget to thaw something for dinner! Some of them have added sodium, though, and I wish they didn’t.

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  238. Love Robin’s show on Food Network. The show is fun to watch, and her recipes are realistic without using many processed foods. I appreciate that!

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  240. Interesting fact about Tyson: Tyson Foods was the proud sponsor of America’s Second Harvest Network’s The Almanac of Hunger and Poverty in America 2007

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  255. We usually buy their fresh boneless skinless breasts, but I also like to keep some frozen products handy for quick meals. The cookbook would be great since we eat mostly chicken and I could use new recipes! Thanks.

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  260. I like that Robin Miller’s recipes in the book follow the seasons so that you can take advantage of produce that is in season.

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  277. Robin on the food Network channel is great and I enjoy all the prepared Tyson chicken products, incuding the tenders!

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  280. On April 20, 2009, Robin joined the crew at Fox News for a Meal Makeover session. Robin prepared a healthful version of fish and chips!

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  321. Tyson chicken strips are so handy to use on a hot summer day. They make putting together a chicken salad with a nice dressing a snap, Add some good whole grain rolls and a glass of chilled white wine or sparkling cider and you have a lovely meal for the eyes as well as pleasing to the palate.

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  323. Robin Miller authored 8 cookbooks i own four of them great cook. I love Tyson Ready To Cook Thick Cut Hickory Bacon thanks

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  325. Tyson is great to add to salads and quesadillas for quick meals.

    I like that on her Food Network show Robin shows you how to pre-plan for meals later in the week.

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  346. I would love to try the Tyson bbq wings. As to Robin Miller, I think her ideas sound great. I am an experienced cook, but sometimes I feel like I am in a rut and I will go to sources such as hers for inspiration.

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