Marzetti Backyard Barbecue Contest 2009

If your patio area could use an update, enter the Marzetti Backyard Barbecue Contest which runs through the end of July 2009. Grand prize winner to be announced in August.

You’ll find coupon codes on the back of the various salad dressings and also on the slaw dressing which is the most popular slaw dressing in the United States. With 30 different dressings, there’s bound to be one that you’ll love. This is an old product, dating back to 1896 when Teresa Marzetti started making her own dressing at her Italian restaurant. Some of the varieties are kosher too.

If Marzetti isn’t sold in your area (give your grocery store manager a hint about that), but you can click on the “don’t have a code” button online or send in a snail mail request for a code.

In addition to the grand prize winner, there will be a daily instant prize winner. You just go to the web site and play a game that’s basically like scratching off a prize card to see if you’ve won or not.

Daily prized include one of the following:

Franklin Croquet Set ARV $100
Franklin Bocce Ball Set ARV $100
$100 Williams-Sonoma Gift Card
$100 Crate & Barrel Gift Card

The grand prize winner which will be randomly drawn from all entries includes:

$1000 Lowe’s gift card for any purchase
$2000 Lowe’s for a patio set
$500 for food for a barbecue to show off the new backyard upgrades
One year supply of Marzetti slaw dressing

So, what you are you waiting for? You can’t win if you don’t enter.

For more details, see the Marzetti contest page.

Summer 2009 Contest

Win a New Grill or a $10,000 Backyard Make Over

Grilling Boneless Chicken Breasts

I've been using cooking sprays on my grill grates for years. It prevents the foods from sticking and also makes clean up easier. I just spray as a matter of course, but it's especially helpful to spray the grates when cooking foods low in fat (and healthier).

Crisco has some very flavorful sprays out now. The regular is kind of neutral and works with any grilled foods. The butter flavor is good for richer grilled recipes. I'd say the olive oil is my favorite.

If you pick up any cooking spray for your grill, be sure to visit the Crisco web site. You can enter to win a free grill or even a $10,000 backyard makeover. There are 100 daily winners on the Coleman RoadTrip grill and then the big winner at the end.

The Coleman grills are really cute. They double as a camp stove and grill with different cooking tops.

I don't even know what to say about $10,000 on a backyard makeover. Wow! I guess that's all I can say. I just drag my grill out in the yard and go at it. I don't even know if I could spend $10,000. But, I'd sure like to try (-:

The contest is very easy. You sign up with your information. Otherwise they won't be able to tell you when/if you win. You need the barcode from your Crisco product. Once you sign in, then you can enter again and again with new product codes.

The Crisco backyard makeover promotion runs through September 2008.

Good luck if you enter. Even if you don't do contests, check out the spray. It does make a world of difference when you're grilling.