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"What’s For Dinner?" Gift Basket Review & Giveaway – 3 Winners!

"What’s For Dinner?" Gift Basket Review & Giveaway – 3 Winners!
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***This giveaway is now closed.***

I love to cook, but there are some nights when I just don’t have the time or energy to go to a lot of trouble. So when My Blog Spark asked if I would like to review a dinner kit from Romano’s Macaroni Grill, I was more than happy to try it out. And guess what? Three readers will win an awesome “What’s For Dinner” gift basket, filled with food and kitchen supplies!

My review:

This gift basket was right up my alley, because it was so useful. First of all, it comes with items that every kitchen can use. There’s a nice metal colander, which is very handy to have on hand, and a big serving spoon – can’t have too many of those! I was especially pleased with the cheese grater, because I’ve been meaning to buy a new one. The ones I have aren’t very good, so this will be a big help.

I also received a box of Romano’s Creamy Basil Parmesan Chicken Pasta dinner kit, and tried it out for dinner last night. The kit is designed to be a meal in a box, and I was pleasantly surprised by how much is actually included. The box contained noodles, a seasoning packet, creamy sauce, sun-dried tomatoes, and a packet of grated cheese. All I had to do was add meat, milk, and a bit of butter. Being ever-thrifty and an adventerous cook, I decided to substitute pork for the chicken.

I knew this would be a hit, because Jai was sneaking bites before I even served it up. The pasta was very yummy and had a great flavor – Jai said it was “Really, really good, like pasta you’d get in a restaurant”. It was great with the pork, and it made a lot more than what you see in the picture; we both had seconds and then ate the leftovers for lunch today. Mmm!
My kit also came with coupons for three more complimentary boxes, so I’m looking forward to having several more hassle-free, delicious meals.

Win it!


THREE lucky Contest Corner readers will receive a “What’s For Dinner?” gift basket, which includes:

  • A box of Romano’s Macaroni Grill Dinner Kit in the Creamy Basil Parmesan Chicken Pasta variety
  • Coupons good for three (3) FREE Macaroni Grill dinner kits
  • Colander
  • Serving spoon
  • Cheese grater

Here’s how to enter:

1. For your first entry, leave a comment telling me what your biggest struggle is when preparing dinner for your family.
This step is required to qualify for the drawing. Be sure to leave an email address with your comment, so that I may notify you in the event that you are the lucky winner!

Want extra entries? Do any of the following, and leave a separate comment for each one:

2. Write a post on your blog linking to this giveaway. Then come back here and leave me the link!
3. Write about this on Twitter, then come back and leave me the link to your tweet!
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Rules, regulations, and other important stuff: Giveaway ends on April 29th at 11:59 PM, PST. Winners will be chosen the following day via Random.org. Winners have 48 hours to respond to my notification email, or a new winner will be chosen in their place. Giveaway is open to US residents.

223 thoughts on “"What’s For Dinner?" Gift Basket Review & Giveaway – 3 Winners!”

  1. My biggest struggle is coming up with new recipes that everyone likes and that are easy to make. Thanks for the opportunity to try this – it sounds like it might be a solution to my problems!

  4. My biggest struggle is making sure I have the right ingredients for the meal. I assume I do then I realize I don’t and have to make a stop and the grocery store. amsbolda@hotmail.com

  8. I can never figure out what to make and I am always afraid I will under or over cook something!

  16. My biggest struggle is what to cook for dinner. I am not a cook by any stretch of the imagination and have a limited number of meals that I have mastered so it is challenging to come up with new EASY and healthy recipes that everyone will like.

  18. My biggest struggle is trying to care for four children while trying to get a meal together. Normally it doesn’t work in my favor and we have dinner late so that my Dh can help me out once he gets home from work.

    cent_saving_mom [at] morethancents [dot] info

  21. My biggest struggle is being consistent every night with a good meal. Some days I either am too busy to pre-plan the meal and we end up getting takeout. I need to be better organized.

  26. My biggest struggle is inspiration. WHAT do I make? What if I make such-and-such, and my husband’s not in the mood for it? All that work for nothing! Agh. I really hate cooking.

    serenakate at gmail dot com

  27. My biggest struggle is making everyone happy with what they like and having everyone trying out new dishes.
    These look awesome and I can’t wait to try!! Thanks
    matternu@aol.com

  30. My biggest struggle is keeping the kids entertained and out of the kitchen while I make food. I have a 3 year old and 8 month old.

  31. My biggest struggle is that I have 4 kids and I have trouble fixing something that everyone wants! It seems like most of the time, at least one person complains!

    jls_wss2003 at yahoo dot com

  34. I think trying to decide what I want to cook is the hardest thing for me.I love pasta though, so I bet I would love this.

    email:keithadanielle AT yahoo DOT com

  37. I have run out of ideas for dinner. It’s hard and I always fall back to the recipes I know.

  40. Thinking of what to have is the hardest part of making dinner
    silverhartgirl at gmail.com

  41. My biggest struggles are time and energy. I come home from work exhausted and don’t feel like cooking; having something simple on hand is always so much easier! iclipalso(at)yahoo(dot)com

  45. My biggest struggle is find new (easy to prepare) recipes that everyone will like. I feel that sometimes I get into a rut where I keep making the same dishes over and over. Thanks for the review and giveaway!

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