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CONTEST: Mohegan Sun’s First Ever Sun BBQ Fest & A Grill

Feisty Foodie — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:15:20 +0000

Mohegan Sun is having its first ever Sun BBQ Fest – check out the list of events, it sounds like a total blast and I am lucky enough to be attending! You, too, can attend – I’m giving away two tickets to the fest for one lucky winner!

Because Mohegan Sun is so generous, I’m also giving away two Weber Smokey Joe Grills (pictured above) courtesy of Mohegan Sun!

Please note that the tickets will be to one day of the BBQ fest of your choice, but transportation and accommodations will NOT be provided. If you would like to enter to win the tickets, keep this in mind!

To enter, just leave a comment below with which prize (or both) that you’d like to win, and what event you look forward to most about the fest and/or what you’d like to grill first with your brand new grill!

Usual disclaimers apply: I was not compensated for this post (though I will be attending the fest courtesy of Mohegan Sun), family members of FF (both actual and writers for FF) are not eligible to win, and prizes restricted to those who live in the continental US (the tickets are restricted to those who can actually attend as well).

Good luck!

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Avocado Cinco at Fonda

Feisty Foodie — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:15:39 +0000

I love avocados. When I was invited by Avocados from Mexico to attend Avocado Cinco, I couldn’t resist, so I headed over to the newest location of Fonda to check it out.

Menus at our place setting to tantalize us with what was to come!

Various alcoholic beverages were being served, but I’m still on the wagon, so I didn’t partake of the micheladas (a beer cocktail), or the margaritas, though everyone around me seemed to enjoy.

First up were the mushroom quesadillas with chihuahua and Oaxaca cheeses. I enjoyed these small, light bites.

Fresh pineapple and cucumber guacamole served with homemade tortilla chips was fantastic – I usually add mango to my guacamole when I want a little sweetness, but the pineapple worked really well too. There was a slight background heat that also was delicious – and jicama sticks were provided for those who didn’t want to eat fried chips.

Our third and last appetizer of duck tacos with roasted tomato-habanero cream sauce was also fantastic. While it obviously had to be eaten with a knife and fork, I wasn’t complaining – not too spicy and just perfect to keep the meal going, I really enjoyed this as well.

Chef Roberto Santibañez came out to talk to us a bit about avocados from Mexico – what makes them special – and his various dishes. He also later signed the cookbook I got in my goodie bag, and was the sweetest man to talk to about where to get certain ingredients (like avocado leaf) and other food questions I had.

About the avocados – I failed to take a picture of it, but I requested a plain avocado be brought out to sample. I’ve eaten a lot of avocados in my life, but these were super buttery and had the most amazing texture and flavor that you can imagine avocados to have. I was super happy to just sit there and eat that – I can sit and eat an avocado sliced up with just a bit of salt, pepper and lime juice squirted on it. So good. These, I think I could eat alone. Mmm.

Our first entree came: short ribs torta, featuring Corona-braised short ribs on Telera bread with avocado. The texture of this entire dish was perfect; the bread was soft enough to be bitten through easily, while the meat was super tender and fragrant, with the avocado bringing a certain creaminess and heft to the sandwich. I thoroughly enjoyed my half sandwich, and almost wanted to eat more.

The next entree, enchiladas suizas, was also delicious. Pulled chicken inside tortillas with cream tomatillo sauce, baked with cheese and topped with fresh avocado… that sauce was just amazing, I was practically licking my plate clean. I actually never order enchiladas, but this made me think I should probably start…

And our dessert, which was quite amazing: avocado cheesecake with strawberry raspberry sauce. You all know I’m not one much for desserts but this was only lightly sweet, and the texture was unlike regular cheesecake at all (of which I am not a fan), but perfect. I happily ate almost the entire thing, it was so good and light – I was super full already at this time, too.

Listening to Chef Roberto describe Avocados from Mexico was great, but actually eating the avocados made me realize that there are superior avocados and I should stop just buying whichever ones are on sale. These were fantastic and I’ve been keeping an eye out in supermarkets but haven’t had any luck so far finding them… hopefully soon!

I do have recipes for some of these dishes, so please speak up in comments if you’d like any of them.

The Avocados from Mexico people have generously offered up 3 avocados plus a copy of Chef Roberto’s cookbook to one lucky winner. To enter, all you have to do is tell me in comments how you’ll use the avocados. GOOD LUCK!!!

Please note I attended this event courtesy of the Avocados from Mexico people. I was under no obligation to post about this event, nor did I receive any monetary compensation for this post. Thanks again for the hospitality!

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Moo Card Giveaway!

Feisty Foodie — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:45:26 +0000

Doh! I was trying to be creative but obviously I should be more anal-retentive about how straight things are… In any case, those who’ve had the absolute pleasure of meeting me in person should recognize the photo above (and those particularly observant will realize that the flipped around one indeed is the one card that bears a non-food photo, and that I have obscured my phone number on the card) – they’re my business cards from Moo.com! Every time I hand these out, I get the inevitable compliment: “oh my gosh, these are adorable! Where did you get them? Where can I get them? Are these your own photos on the back?” and the answer is: Moo.com, and yes they are my photos! I also frequently hand out discount codes since every order comes with discount codes to distribute, and I definitely encourage people to be creative and order their own cards. So much fun, so unique, and really, a great way to display your creativity when you’re a freelancer like I am.

Okay, so why am I showing you a photo of my cards? Well, because I wanted to show them off and to help explain why I was so ecstatic when Moo.com recently approached me about doing a giveaway of their products. Honestly, I write about a lot of different things, and I’ve promoted various items on here. The most fun I have though is always when a product or company of whom I’m ALREADY a huge fan approaches me and asks if I’d like to help them because um, YES?! It’s like finding out your favorite chef reads your site obsessively and thinks you’re super cool and awesome too (HELLO MICHAEL WHITE IF YOU ARE READING THIS I AM A HUGE FAN WILL YOU PLEASE MAKE ME FUSILLI WITH PORK SHOULDER RAGU LIKE YOU USED TO AT CONVIVIO OR GIVE ME THE RECIPE SO I CAN MAKE IT PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE?) Ahem, sorry, what I mean is… it’s just super awesome to get this type of validation. Plus now I can spread the love and show y’all how awesome Moo really is! and this gave me a really good excuse to photograph my own cards to show off

(And if you’re wondering, yes, I know exactly where each of those photos were taken. Some of them are very obvious to anyone familiar with the food scene in NYC, and some are slightly more obscure.)

Courtesy of Moo.com

So… really… here’s some copy from Moo directly.

Courtesy of Moo.com

Great news! The generous folks at printing company MOO.COM are offering their products to our lucky readers in a fantastic giveaway. We have 3 sets of classic MOO Business Cards for 3 winners, and also the GRAND PRIZE winner will ALSO get some MOO stickers too! In case you’ve not come across MOO before, they print business cards, stickers, greeting cards, MiniCards, labels and postcards.

A Little More About MOO

MOO was born out of a passion of beautiful, high-quality print and design – they make creating and printing your own unique products so simple. You can either upload your own artwork and designs, or select from one of MOO’s designer templates and personalize from there. MOO also offers their unique ‘Printfinity’ technology which allows customers to print a different image on each card, at no extra cost!

Giveaway Prizes

Grand Prize: 100 MOO Business Cards and a 180 sticker MOO StickerBook.

Runners Up Prizes: 2 sets of 100 MOO Business Cards for 2 winners.

How To Win!

To win one of the MOO prizes, all you have to do is leave a comment below and tell us what one dish or meal would look great on your business card? Be creative, fun and most importantly unique!

The winners will be selected from the comments below. Please remember to enter a valid email address so we can send you your free stuff .

Courtesy of Moo.com

To be super fun, one of the prizes is going to the person who correctly identifies the most photos from my own business cards. The other two prizes will be drawn via Random.org – including the grand prize – so even if you don’t recognize any, leave a comment below for a chance to win.

I did not receive anything for running this contest – have been a Moo customer since 2007! – and truly believe in this company!

Serve from American Express

Feisty Foodie — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:15:30 +0000

Everyone experiences this – go out to dinner with friends, the check comes, and people start scrambling for calculators, their wallets and scrounging up bills smaller than a $20. I know it can’t just be my friends and I – it’s hard to always get exact or close, so you wind up with “can you toss in a few bucks for me? I’ll get you next time” and while that usually works out and evens out in the end, maybe you want less uncertainty in this part of your life.

That’s where Serve, a new program from American Express, comes in. Available for Droid and iPhone (and you can use the internet to send money via email – thus my BlackBerry in the above pic, cuz I am not elite in terms of smartphones… anyone want to buy me an Evo or iPhone? Hahaha!), you can instantly send funds to your friend sitting across the table from you. It also comes equipped with a bill calculator – input how many people are eating, and it will even help you calculate tip.

Awesome.

Right now, there’s even a $10 bonus for signing up. You should totally sign up – not just for the $10 but because for the next week, if you comment below, you’re entered to win an extra $100 to be deposited into your account!

Double awesome.

Good luck!

As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program, I received a $250 stipend to try Serve from American Express. Sign up for Serve and receive $10 credit towards your first use. Comment below within the next 7 days for your chance to win an extra $100 credit to your account! Official sweepstakes rules and regulations may be found here: http://www.foodbuzz.com/blogs/4622317-win-serve-dollars-giveaway-official-rules

Dolce Gusto Piccolo Giveaway!

Feisty Foodie — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:15:07 +0000

Ugh… it’s Friday afternoon the LOOOOOOOONG week after Thanksgiving, the minutes are ticking away slowly, and you’re quickly fading. You need… coffee.

You need a Dolce Gusto.

But the holidays are coming up, and your wallet is already feeling the effects of gift buying.

That’s where this post comes in: enter to win your very own Dolce Gusto by leaving a comment below! That’s it! Simple, easy-peasy right? Right!

And hey, if you already have one – enter to win one to give to your friend as a gift. S/he’ll love it and no one will ever know you won it

Good luck!

The usual rules apply: prize provided and fulfilled by Dolce Gusto/their PR; open to residents who live in the continental US; not open to Feisty Family employees; winners are chosen via Random.org; I did not receive any compensation for this post (though I did receive my own machine a few months ago).