4/17/2009

HUGE Romano Macaroni & Grill Gift Basket Giveaway - THREE Winners



**Sorry but this giveaway has ended!**

This is one you shouldn't scroll past! You'll want to take a minute and read and enter!

So most of you are probably like us and rarely get out for that "date night" any more. So when I was offered an opportunity to try Romano's Macaroni & Grill Restaurant Favorites meals, you better believe I said, "Yes!" Even though I knew it was coming, it was still like Christmas in my kitchen when it arrived! Not only did I get the free meal sent to me, but I also received a colander, serving spoon & cheese grater (everything needed for a great meal) and...are you ready for this...THREE coupons for a FREE meal! Yup THREE. This is so I could end up trying all 4 varieties. (The other varieties are Chicken Alfredo w/ Linguine, Chicken Marsala w/ Linguine and Garlic and Herb Chicken Penne.)

So I quickly worked this into my weekly meal plan. On Wednesday, I made up the Creamy Basil Parmesan Chicken & Pasta. The box says, "Ready in 20 minutes" and they aren't lying! Everything in the box was labeled and it was so easy to prepare. I just followed the instructions and added some chicken to the boxed meal. I was getting so anxious for dinner as the time went on. It was looking sooo good!

So we sat down to eat and I felt like I should do a double take to make sure I was in my own kitchen. We don't normally have something this gourmet in our house! (And by that, I mean premium ingredients such as such as vine-ripened tomatoes, select cooking wines, specialty herbs and 100% semolina pasta!)We are such simple people. And the verdict...Two enthusiastic thumbs up! In fact, I guarantee you will see this in future shopping trip pics! But the real test of great food...if there's any leftovers, how does it re-heat. Most of the time they turn out clumpy and so greasy you don't even want to eat it. I was highly impressed that it re-heated to the exact same quality and taste as the first time around! It made for a great lunch for me the next day. (I was actually surprised we had leftovers but there was just so much food!)

But, don't take my word on any of this because...you can get this exact same gift set if you win. And THREE of you will win! Here's a refresh of what you'll get: A "What's For Dinner" gift basket which includes a sample of the Creamy Basil Parmesan Chicken Pasta variety, three coupons for you to try the other varieties the next time you visit your local grocer, a colander, serving spoon and cheese grater. That's right folks, FOUR MEALS! :)

HOW TO ENTER--It's easy!

1) Leave a comment with your first name and contact info such as email/blog address. And just for fun, tell us what is your biggest struggle with preparing dinner for your family?

2) Help me spread the word about this great giveaway by blogging about it or "tweeting" on Twitter. Make sure you come back and leave you name and email/blog address again.

I'll cut the giveaway off at Tuesday, April 21st at Noon CST. I'll give each of the THREE winners 3 business days to respond to the winning announcement I'll send them but if I don't hear back after that, the amazing gift set will go to another lucky reader.

I really hope you win! And thank you sooo much to Amanda of My BlogSpark for this incredible opportunity for my readers and for giving me the great gift of 4 "date nights" with my husband! (But trust me, this will become a regular meal going forward!) :)

**Sorry but this giveaway has ended!**

99 comments:

  1. I would love to win this one! With three kids, a husband and part-time job, the time I have to prepare dinner is not much more than 20 minutes! Thanks so much!

    momran03@yahoo.com

    Michele

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  2. Luckily I'm on maternity leave right now so can prepare dinner earlier in the day while the baby sleeps. Trying to prepare dinner after a long day at work with a tired and hungry 2 1/2 year old complaining is a big challenge for me.

    melacan at hotmail dot com

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  3. This would be GREAT!!! figuring out whats for dinner is the most frustrating part of the day for my fiancee and I. this Giveaway would make for the best week ever.
    Your awesome Jaycie!!!

    Brian @
    kherrington62@embarqmail.com

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  4. This would be such fun to win! I love quick and easy dinners that taste great, too. Please enter me in the drawing.
    Cathy at theburns.fam@verizon.net

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  5. I just seem to be stuck in a rut! Same meals over and over i need inspiration.......
    frenchparents@comcast.net

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  6. What a great giveaway! My biggest issue is time. As soon as I walk in the door at night I have 3 hungry guys asking for dinner, so the quicker the better!
    Robin
    rcswope (at) comcast.net

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  7. Wow..this would be perfect. With two kids and working full time, trying to prepare dinner after a long day is the most challenging part of my day. We have a 13 month old and its been more than 2 years now that my husband and I had a night out!! This would be so nice.

    nithya dot nr at gmail dot com

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  8. What a fun giveaway! My biggest struggle is keeping the kids happy while I fix dinner!

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  9. My biggest challenge USED to be the time it took to prepare meals when I got home from work. Now I do OAMC and have most things already prepared in the freezer. These Macoroni Grill dinners would be a welcome change though!

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  10. I have a hard time, believe it or not, with a picky husband! He's a "meat and potatoes" guy, whereas I love veggies and pasta. I have a hard time finding a balance with finding foods that everyone enjoys.

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  11. Great giveaway! My biggest struggle is cooking from scratch everyday! Guess I should try this great entrees for a change! :)

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  12. these sound great! the hardest part of preparing dinner for me is planning early enough in the day to do everything I want to do, make bread or defrost, etc.

    rachel"at"gmail.com

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  13. lack of planning ahead is our biggest dinner struggle. we LOVE the cramy chicken parmesan flavor in our house, but we still haven't tried the others!

    amy
    scruffycat1970@yahoo.com

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  14. What a treat! My challenge? Getting a nice meal on the table that doesn't feel like it was thrown together out of desperation!
    CC
    cecemct@yahoo.com

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  15. This sounds great. My biggest challenge is finding the time to cook. We get involved in homework and after school activities and rush, rush, rush!!!
    Thanks!

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  16. What a neat giveaway! My struggle is that nothing sounds good lately. But, I like easy and fast, so something "good" usually shows up. ;)

    www.ilovemy5kids.blogspot.com

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  17. With work and after school activities, a quick meal is a necessity on most nights. Hope we win! Thanks for the great giveaway! Lisa LiPen5@aol.com

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  18. I love to cook dinner, but my biggest struggle is that I am a vegetarian and Hubby is a carnivore. Even after 25 years there is still that finicky "I don't wanna eat that" NONSENSE goin' on! If they would just shut their traps and eat what I fixed it would be HEAVEN!
    For the most part they are GREAT and Hubby is not the problem, it is my darling daughter!
    Leslie
    LeslieVeg@msn.com
    http://leslielovesveggies.blogspot.com/

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  19. LeslieVeg left a tweet on Twitter
    http://tinyurl.com/cj3pku
    Leslie
    LeslieVeg@msn.com
    http://leslielovesveggies.blogspot.com/

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  20. Summmer
    ssummmer(at)gmail(dot)com

    My biggest struggle is time. I don't leave work till 5:30 or 6pm and then by the time I get dinner made it is really late and is hard to have my son wait that long. So dinner is always a struggle for HEALTHY quick food.

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  21. Hi. Love your website. My biggest challenge for preparing dinner is having the time. I work full time and we are new parents so just finding the time is hardest.

    Thanks!
    Lori Sifuentes
    lecture102@yahoo.com

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  22. My biggest struggle is finding something that everyone likes!

    mandalyn927@yahoo.com

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  23. megan megv22@aol.com

    hardest part of dinner every night is finding quick tasty recipes to make for my family. Because I work full time I want something quick so I can get it done and spend time with my family!

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  24. My family loves the chicken alfredo! Our biggest challenge is being involved in so many activities that it is hard to find time to eat together.
    bkittie@hotmail.com

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  25. OK, I have 4 kids who all like different things. The worst part about dinner is, that if my picky kids like it, the one who likes everything won't, and it's bound to make someone wish they hadn't eaten!!!
    jacknjanvz@sbcglobal.net

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  26. My biggest struggle is finding dinners that everyone likes. Thanks, Cheryl

    sphinxcw (at) aol (dot) com

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  27. I would love to win this! I need every one of the items in the drawing! Thanks for the offer! Oh, and I have found the biggest struggle with making dinner is trying to multi-task keeping kiddo happy while also trying to make a quick, but good tasting and still healthy meal for us.
    short_and_sweet@msn.com
    Kirsten

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  28. I would love to win this. I have a 18 month old and trying to keep her busy while I am cooking is difficult. Also I never know what to cook.

    Katie (ktc03@hotmail.com)

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  29. Everybody wanting different foods for dinner and wanting to eat at different times~~

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  30. sarah at athriftymom.com
    I think the hardest part is coming up with new ideas so I don't get bored....of the same old thing!

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  31. My challenge is trying to come up with new ideas on what I should cook

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  32. We want to eat out all the time at this Mexican restaurant that is two minutes from our house--it's too close for our own good!
    Renee
    yeloechikee at hotmail dot com

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  33. With my husband's last minute schedule changes I sometimes don't know when dinner will be, sometimes 6 and sometimes 9. Something quick would be nice for these times.

    itsme10151@yahoo.com

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  34. Awesome giveaway!!
    My hardest thing about dinner is finding stuff that my dh can eat (food allergies) and that our girls will like too.
    Sasha
    sashafras @ yahoo .com

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  35. I blogged!
    Sasha
    http://www.sharingthedeals.com/

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  36. Let's see - 4 kids age 5 and under and a business we run from home. I still try REALLY hard to do everything from scratch and , like you, we never go out. This would be a very fun treat. Thanks!!

    jennaraymond@comcast.net

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  37. Sounds yummy-my struggle is actually planning a meal-I don't prioritize my time very well! macjamin (at) gmail

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  38. Please enter me. My biggest dinner problem is on nights we can't all sit down together because of various practices/games and I need something for now and later to still taste good & hot.

    mrwagner@bellsouth.net

    Melissa

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  39. What a great give-away! My biggest challenge is that my husband hates to eat left overs- including dishes I make fresh and freeze.. so everything has to be fresh or camouflaged! :) I'm trying to teach my kids to eat whatever is served.

    amtami08 (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  40. This would be great for my family! I work in the evenings, so I have to either prepare something to be ready for the hubby and kids to eat at dinner, or there needs to be something quick and easy that cooking-challenged hubby can whip together. Seems like this would be the perfect solution! Plus, I've been wanting a metal colander forever, and this one looks super nice!

    katiewoodrow at yahoo dot com

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  41. This would be great! With a 1 1/2 year old it's hard to find more than 20 minutes to fix a great meal!
    wendiessex@hotmail.com

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  42. Denise
    dgpangburn (at) juno (dot) com
    Biggest Struggle=I wait until the last minute to start dinner. By then everyone is starving and frustrated!

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  43. My biggest issue with dinner is finding something that everyone likes. There's always a dinner where someone says I don't like that! But this would be nice to try! Thanks for the contest!

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  44. My biggest struggle is that my husband and I work opposite shifts, so we often don't eat together.

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  45. My biggest problem is meal planning. I have never been able to do it. I have a well-stocked house, but sometimes it's 4pm and I don't know what we are having for dinner.

    KellyH

    skyviewksh at yahoo dot com

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  46. I have looked at these and not tried. We love pasta, but I have disappointed in some that I have bought. My biggest struggle with dinner is timing it so everyone is home. Everyone seems to be going in different directions. We are successful 4/7 times a week!

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  47. This is an awesome giveaway! My biggest struggle is balancing healthy & quick meals while also staying in a budget!

    tksmith518 at verizon dot net

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  48. Oh - this would be wonderful!! I absolutely love Macaroni Grill. I'd say my biggest struggle with preparing meals for the family is coming up with a variety of ideas! Some days, I'm on a roll - but other days I can't think of anything to make.

    edieandbev_smith@verizon.net

    Beverly

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  49. First- I love your website!!! You've helped me several times when I needed ideas and $ saved!!!
    I LOVE Romano's Macaroni Grill but who has the $$$ to take the family out????
    Enter my name please- this sounds awesome! and thanks again for all your great finds!!!

    Susie
    hyegirl@gmail.com

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  50. This would help out with dinner so much. I have a two year old and its hard to find time to get dinner done.

    charitymail@prodigy.net

    Charity

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  51. My biggest struggle is planning ahead what to eat.
    pkildow at gmail dot com

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  52. This sounds delicious! I've really wanted to try these because I LOVE Macaroni Grill but they weren't in our budget. We struggle with menu planning because it's just the two of us and we tend not to eat very many real "meals", just sandwiches and stuff on the go.

    kbthompson@charter.net

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  53. I Tweeted...my Twitter name is kristinbrianne...Good Luck everyone

    kbthompson@charter.net

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  54. My biggest struggle ismaking a meal that the whole family will enjoy and eat together. Pasta is the only meal, with a salad and bread sticks the whole family will eat. I am tired of being a short order cook and would love to win this, thank-you.
    tamben996(at)aol(dot)com

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  55. I would say this is one of the best giveaways I've seen!

    My biggest struggle with dinner is finding the time (and energy) to make something decent that doesn't take 2 hours. I have 3 kids (one is a newborn) and I run a small day care out of my house, so by the time all the kids get picked up and my kids calm down, I am ready for a bowl of Froot Loops and my bed! I'm excited about this one!


    Deanna
    bargainmoms@gmail.com

    www.bargainmoms.blogspot.com

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  56. I just spread the word on my blog!

    www.bargainmoms.blogspot.com

    Deanna

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  57. Wow!! what a great giveaway! i have tried the chicken alfredo--one word--yum! i am work full time have 2 children still at home and am fortunate enough to have the married one with the babies over several nights a week for dinner. not making that "what's for dinner" decision would be the sweetest part of winning your giveaway!!

    thanks and i love your blog!!

    gina
    mosergina@yahoo.com

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  58. Wow! This is really exciting. But, I won't make you read more than you have to....so, my name is Sarah. My struggles with dinner are making something that EVERYONE likes and actually being able to make it while my youngest paws at my legs the whole time. She wants me to hold her and it's just not possible when I have things I have to cut. This is an awesome give away and any woman/wife/mother would deserve it!

    ctrwebster@hotmail.com

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  59. Sounds excellent. As I work full time and have 2 kids, getting dinner together is a challenge. I'd say finding things that are (1) nutritious, (2) fairly easy, and (3) acceptable to both a preschooler and adults can be quite a challenge.

    Thanks much.
    Haila
    mazeville1 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  60. Time is definitely my biggest issue. Great giveaway!

    Heather
    hlperry77@hotmail.com

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  61. My biggest challenge is time! did I mention energy and how I am always missing 1 ingredient to finish a recipe! UGH!
    Count me in!
    Carla
    cpullum(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  62. This would be great!! My biggest struggle is creative variety for meals. Sometimes it seems its the same few things week after week! I would love to win! I'm fairly new to your blog, but I've loved what i've seen so far -- thanks!
    courtneybrookedavis@hotmail.com

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  63. I would love a chance to win this for an in home date night when the kids go to bed. My biggest challege is making meals to accomadate food allergies, but it is getting easier and we are eating better because of it.
    loveadeal @ live (dot) com

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  64. Sarah
    sarahbcrawford(At)gmail(Dot)com

    My biggest struggle is the clean-up required after preparing a big meal! A good meal makes a big mess usually!

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  65. Anything that is quick, but does not leave your taste buds feeling that way is perfect for my weekly meal plans. It important to me that my family gets a good dinner each night at a reasonable hour, after work and picking up the kids our dinner time is usualy 6:30, sometimes even later, so somthing ready in 20 min. is a wonderful idea, as long is it does not tast like it came out of a box! What a great give away!

    Cassandra
    cassandra_kulik@yahoo.com

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  66. My biggest struggle is.....besides actually feeling like cooking after work.
    Finding a yummy meal that everyone likes. There always seems to be one or two that are not happy with the meal choice.
    THAT IS SO FRUSTRATING!

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  67. I work full-time and don't always get out on time so dinner needs to be something quick.

    deborahcraft(at)yahoo(dot)com

    http://debbielynne.wordpress.com

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  68. OK....so I've overlooked some of the comment and I can relate to 98% of them. I am the single parent, have a the full time job that pays the bills and two other full time jobs (kids)and I clip coupons and always looking for a deal. I get home by six and try to relax next thing you know ir's almost seven and the "Mom, what's for dinner" starts over and over and over....so like I said just like everyone else, the full time, the afterschool activities, the two hours of home work, the lack of energy, it's just nice to win something and catch a break every now and then. :-)

    vfelix007@yahoo.com

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  69. Just finding time to cook dinner is what is most difficult for my I work until about 3:30 and my hubby leaves for work about 4:30-5 so I want to spend time with him and our daughter and then before I know it dinner should have been made already it is a messed up schedule right now.

    mellowyellow5619(at)aol(dot)com

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  70. I have the biggest struggle trying to plan out meals so I can do my grocery shopping in 1 trip

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  71. trying to make a healthly meal that the kids will eat and we all will enjoy is hard for me

    tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com

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  72. My biggest struggle is finding time to make delicious meals. By the time I get home from work, and run whatever errands after, I try to find the quickest thing to make.

    denysecox@hotmail.com

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  73. This is a great prize. The challange for my meals is coming up with ideas using what I have on hand that I want to fix.

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  74. This is a great give away. I have the hardest time finding healthy alternatives for prepared foods.

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  75. Biggest struggle is entertaining the kids while I get dinner ready.

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  76. I teach full time and am going to grad school at nights. Dinner usually consists of spaghetti, pizza, or cereal! I know my husband (who also works and is in school) would LOVE me to try something new!
    mari.bell@sbcglobal.net

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  77. I definitely blogged about this great deal! Many of our friends are also starving students!
    mattandmari.blogspot.com

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  78. Wonderful contest!
    My greatest challenge is finding a meal that everyone will eat. Also since my son works during the day and attends college at night, his dinner has to be reheated when he comes home, so it has to taste good when reheated.

    s-tay(at)cox(dot)net

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  79. My biggest struggle is finding what to make for dinner. Thanks

    Sammy

    sheppard_s@yahoo dot com

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  80. My biggest struggle is that my 2 kids are so cranky by dinner time. It's so hard to cook with a crying baby hanging on my leg. I don't have time for anything complicated or time consuming.
    lisa
    iluvchrisnlevi@aol.com

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  81. Our biggest struggle is making time to prepare a healthy/well balanced meal.

    sarahsscott08@gmail.com

    Sarah

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  82. Brianne-briannetraci@hotmail.com It is super hard to cook dinner for my family with a new baby. He is awesome, though!

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  83. wow! i saw these in the store the other day and passed them up thinking, come on could they be as good as macaroni grill?

    i am excited to win them!

    my prob: lazy. if i had a simple yet tasty stand by like this for dinner with my hubby and 2 yr old i would use it!

    goddessofthegloves@gmail.com

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  84. Our biggest struggle is finding the time to make a meal! Usually my husband cooks, but I am trying to start learning how!!! :)

    supermegs28@yahoo.com

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  85. My kiddios actually sampled this at Sam's the other day with hubby and he said they loved it!!

    Biggest struggle with dinner on most nights...trying to figure out meal to make that the whole faily will enjoy!! That's the hardest part!!

    Thanks for the chance!
    Miss Mommy
    couponslover 2003 (at) yahoo dot com

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  86. I AM SO IN LOVE WITH MACARONI GRILL!! I WOULD LOVE LOVE LOVE TO WIN THIS ONE!! I AM ALL ABOUT THE QUICK, BUT GOOD MEALS IN MY HOUSE WITH THE SWEET LITTLE ONES HANGING ON MY LEGS WHILE I COOK. :) GOTTA LOVE BEING A MOMMY!! :) THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY! :)

    juleehooper@hotmail(dot)com

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  87. Mmmm, you are making me hungry... This is the best giveaway yet! Definitely would love to win this one. It would be such a relief to have 4 quick and delish meals for *free* in 20 mins. Making dinner w/ 3 kids going bonkers at the same time has been quite a challenge lately! Thanks Jaycie!
    ~kristen :)

    jeditwinmom@yahoo.com

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  88. I don't like to cook because my husband is PICKY!!! It just puts a BIT damper on my creativity....
    but, my kids are SO easy to cook for...and LOVE pasta, this would be VERY exciting for my group!
    Thanks!

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  89. Thanks for the chance! My biggest struggle is getting a healthy meal prepared quickly for a hungry family after a looong day :)
    jfkidder(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  90. Struggles at dinner? Are there really such a thing? Oh my, you mean it's really not only me? My struggles are that I don't like hamburger, my husband hates chicken and my daughter hates pork. What does that leave? Steak, and who can afford to eat that all the time. Usually someone is not happy with supper and fends for themselves.

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  91. My biggest struggle is finding some new and quick recipes that the whole family will like.

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  92. timing, something always is only half done while the rest of the meal is done
    noreen
    nor_lou at hotmail.com

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  93. My biggest struggle is finding time to make healthy meals that we haven't already eaten three times this week.
    Thanks for the chance to win:
    ruthann (dot) francis (at) gmail (dot) com

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  94. Thank you for the giveaway. I struggle with meal planning and I am always getting home late from work and school so it is a real challenge.

    eyedealdisorder@comcast.net

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  95. Mom said...
    this would be a great help. I have two boys and then I have 2 to 5 extra boys a night that all call me MOM so dinner is a big challenge!!Thanks...
    Kelly Jo
    drmwvr@marktwain.net

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  96. With spring comes more outdoor activity. I'd much rather be outside w/ the girls than inside cooking.
    Pick me! : )

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  97. My biggest struggle is with our comfy recliners... After a busy day and when my husband is home to tend to our flock I just am too comfortable to get up and even put the microwave on!

    Andrea Taylor
    robinandandrea@hotmail.com

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  98. I'm newly married and making a meal for 2 every night is not easy. We usually have a huge amount of leftovers that don't taste good reheated and a lot of food goes to waste! This might feed us for 2 weeks!

    Thanks for doing this,

    Andrea

    andrea.ericksen@gmail.com

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