Winner of September's giveaway

The winner of our September giveaway was randomly selected and notified via email today. Her entry # was 970 and her name is Kimberly Luongo. Congratulations! We hope you enjoy your Snap-n-Seal Set/3 Airtight Plastic Storage Containers!

Stay tuned for our new giveaway at Annie's Recipes!

Cucumber Salad recipe review and new recipes

This is a nice, easy cucumber salad recipe. Simple to prepare and very tasty. I used rice vinegar in place of red wine vinegar, but you could use several different types according to your tastes. Balsamic would work nicely with this as well. I prefer the mild taste of rice vinegar. I give this a 4 out of 5.

New recipes added this week:

Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta
Barbecued Burgers
Beef Stroganoff Sandwich
Chicken Noodle Burgers
Coconut Peach Pie
Enchilada Casserole
Hawaiian Burgers
Peach Crumb Bars
Peach White Chocolate Mousse
Amish Barbeque Lima Beans
Amish Breakfast Casserole
Amish Dressing
Pennsylvania Dutch Kaffee Kuchen
Shepherd’s Pie Soup
Stuffed Green Peppers

Banana Buttermilk Cake review and new recipes

If you like banana bread you'll like this cake too. It's easy, tasty and, well... pretty average. It's good, don't get me wrong, and none of it went to waste, but I prefer a fluffier cake with more spices. That's not to say you couldn't doctor this recipe up! The nice thing about this particular recipe is it's easy and fairly fuss-free.

Get the recipe for this banana buttermilk cake here

We've added some more new recipes for you to try! Be sure to check them out and let us know if you make any. :)


New recipes:
Amish Steak
Beef Carbonnade - delicious, already tried this, picture included
Grilled Fruit Sundaes
Grilled Raspberry-Peach Chicken
Pennsylvania Dutch Chicken Corn Soup

Rigatoni with Fresh Tomatoes and Pancetta and some new recipes

While this recipe for Rigatoni with Fresh Tomatoes and Pancetta does take a little bit of time to prepare, it was mostly because of the tomatoes. I chose some smaller tomatoes, it might have gone faster with Romas. Very, very tasty, I definitely enjoyed this. I rated this recipe a 4.5 out of 5, and here's why:

Recipe Review: Rigatoni with Fresh Tomatoes and Pancetta

1) The tomatoes. I chose the wrong kind, so that's my fault. Don't deviate, it takes too long. Trust me. Get Roma tomatoes, also known as plum tomatoes. Also, I would definitely recommend plunging them into boiling water for about a minute, then peel the skins off before seeding and chopping. The skins in the dish were annoying.

2) Fabulous flavor. Really good, definitely worth the effort!

3) Pancetta is an Italian cured meat; pork belly that has been salt cured and spiced. It's delicious and you don't really want to substitute bacon as the flavor, fat content and texture are considerably different.

Have you made one of our recipes and would like to voice your opinion? Share your review with me and I'll post it for all to see!

New Recipes Added
Banana Buttermilk Cake
Cherry-Pecan Bread
Cucumber Salad
Original Toll House Streusel Muffins
Pasta with Garlic Roasted Broccoli

Blueberry Breakfast Cake review and new recipes

We have some new recipes for you to try. But first the review. I rated this recipe a 5 out of 5, delicious! (Photo courtesy of my personal blog, Amanda's Cookin')

Recipe Review: Blueberry Breakfast Cake

1) Very easy to prepare. Common ingredients, nothing overly complicated or expensive.

2) Very adaptable. You can use a variety of different berries for this. Maybe cranberries with some fall spices, cherries and almond extract, or raspberries with a white chocolate drizzle. Try different types of nuts too!

3) A drizzle isn't really necessary on this, but I like drizzle :) so I added it. The crumb topping is sweet enough on its own, so you decide.

4) Can use fresh or frozen berries, just don't thaw them if they are frozen. Toss them in as is. When I made this I was a little skeptical about the vast amount of berries in it, but as you can see it came out perfect. I used fresh blueberries.

If you would like to add a drizzle topping, simply mix 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar with 2 tablespoons of milk, more or less to get the right consistency.

Have you made one of our recipes and would like to voice your opinion? Share your review with me and I'll post it for all to see!

New Recipes Added

Butterscotch Pound Cake (review coming!)
Chilled Tomato Soup
Grilled Cube Steaks with Fries (review coming!)
Pepper Crusted Roast
Rigatoni with Fresh Tomatoes & Pancetta (review coming!)

Annie's Recipes now on Facebook!

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Enter our Giveaway!

This month, enter to win these Snap-n-Seal Set/3 Airtight Plastic Storage Containers, courtesy of our sponsor, Kid Smart Living!

Our Snap-n-Seal stackable storage containers are ideal for so many uses at home and on the go... plus they nest for tight storage and look great for serving, too. Colorful, stackable, portable, washable, freezable... what's NOT to love about these multipurpose storage containers?

Each 3-piece set of Snap-n-Seal Storage Containers comes with three rectangular plastic storage containers with clear locking lids in three handy sizes:

• Small holds 1-quart; 8" x 4-1/2" x 2-3/8"
• Medium holds 1.75-quarts; 9-1/2" x 5-5/8" x 3-1/8"
• Large holds 3-quarts; 11" x 6-3/4" x 3-7/8"

Snap-n-Seal Storage Containers feature:

• Lids lock in place for an airtight seal
• Handy day and month slider bar for tracking leftovers
• BPA-free Polypropylene plastic container bases & Acrylic lids
• Freezer, top-rack dishwasher safe
• Container base is microwave-safe, too
• Drain or freezer tray included in each container
• Available in 4 great colors to mix and match or color-code foods.

Rules: Must have a valid SHIPPING address in the continental U.S., 18 years or older. You may enter once per day. Entries will be accepted through midnight, CST on September 15, 2010. Winner will be drawn at random and notified via email.  They will have 7 days to respond or an alternate winner will be drawn.

To enter, click here.