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Homemade Guacamole Recipe Contest

By on April 13, 2012 in Giveaways and Promotions

Get Your Recipe Featured!

Do you have a great recipe for homemade guacamole?  Get your Homemade Guacamole Recipe featured on The Organized Cook and win some fabulous prizes from our friends at Paradise Grove just in time for Cinco de Mayo.

Homemade Guacamole

Homemade Guacamole

Win Prizes!

Paradise Grove is a beautiful California avocado orchard with amazing gift baskets for all occasions- check out the great selection of delicious, heart-healthy gifts here: Paradise Grove Avocado Gifts.  Three lucky finalists will receive one of these beautiful avocado gifts:

Grand Prize Winner 

And the Grand Prize Winner, selected by our voters, will receive an additional Avocado Of The Month Club Prize worth $189.95.

Get Featured

Your recipe will be featured here on The Organized Cook in addition to our Facebook Fan Page and Pinterest Board.  Entering is simple:

  • Recipe Submission Due: April 30th
  • Voting Begins: May 1st
  • Winner Announced: Cinco de Mayo, May 5th

 

There Are 3 Ways To Submit Your Recipe

  • 1.  Post your recipe and photo on our Facebook page
  • 2.  Leave a Comment below with your email and recipe
  • 3.  If you have a blog or website, link your recipe here below:

Open to US Residents age 18 & older. Original recipes only.

Days Ago Digital Counter- Manic Monday Giveaway

By on April 12, 2012 in Giveaways and Promotions

Manic Monday Giveaway from The Organized Cook

I can’t believe I didn’t already know about this handy gadget!  A digital counter that keeps track of how many days you last did something with a magnetic strip that attaches to your refrigerator.

The DaysAgo Digital Counter was originally invented by two moms who wanted to keep track of how long baby food jars had been opened, since they should be thrown out after three days.  If you’re an “Organized Cook”, this is a great tool to have handy for leftover food and other refrigerator perishables.

 

And what’s even better, is that we’re giving away a set in our Manic Monday Giveaway from The Organized Cook!  It’s simple to enter, just follow the link below:

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Sauteed Steak with Spinach, Tomatoes & Avocado

By on April 11, 2012 in Complete Family Dinner, Entrees Recipe, Gluten Free, Recipes

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Sauteed Steak with Spinach, Tomatoes & Avocado

Sauteed Steak with Spinach, Tomatoes & Avocado

Ingredients

  • 4 6-oz. thin- cut steaks like beef tenderloin steaks (1/2- to 3/4-inch thick)
  • baby spinach- 16 oz.
  • tomatoes, roma or vine-ripened- 2, sliced into 1-inch slices and then in half
  • avocado- 1, diced
    • for Rice:
  • brown rice- 1 cup
  • chicken broth- 1 14.5oz. can
    • STAPLES
  • salt & pepper
  • olive oil- 3 tablespoons
  • butter- 2 tbspns
  • water- ½ cup

Instructions

  1. Season steak with salt and pepper
  2. Heat olive oil in skillet over medium-high heat and sauté steaks in oil until brown; do not overcook
  3. Remove cooked steaks to a serving plate
  4. Add butter to skillet and melt over medium-high heat
  5. Add tomatoes and sauté until they begin to brown, approximately two minutes
  6. Add spinach and sauté until reduced, approximately 3 minutes
  7. Add diced or sliced avocado and spoon mixture over steak
  8. Serve with rice
    9. Rice
  9. Bring chicken stock, water and rice to a boil
  10. Once boiling, cover and reduce heat to low to simmer until all liquid is absorbed
https://tonispilsbury.com/sauteed-steak-with-spinach-tomatoes-avocado/

 

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Royal Wedding Anniversary Party

By on April 11, 2012 in Survival Guide for Busy Moms, The Organized Party Planner

Royal Wedding First Anniversary

Has it been a year already since William and Kate tied the knot?  April 29th is upon us and marks the date the entire world watched this once-in-a-lifetime event when a girl became a real princess.

Here at the Spilsbury home, my girlfriends and I shared that day cooking, eating and writing (work for me), while putting together this festive menu for the Royal day.

Royal Wedding Menu

A Royal Affaire-Fare

 

My friend researched Will’s favorite meal, and found that Cottage Pie is allegedly the Prince’s choice.  Get the recipe by clicking the image below, or here.

Cottage Pie by Toni Spilsbury, The Organized Cook

Cottage Pie, a favorite dish of Prince Williams, is a tasty version of the Shepherd’s Pie.

 

This recipe for Sticky Toffee Pudding was not easy to prepare- that’s why I’m so glad that my daughter, Rayana made it!  Chopped up pitted dates are the main ingredient for this high calorie dessert.  Oh my goodness- was it ever so decadent and delicious!

Get this recipe by clicking the image below.

Sticky Toffee Pudding

I haven’t figured out how Kate Middleton could possibly keep her figure if this high-calorie desert is actually her favorite.

 

In an effort to create an appetizer both simple and regal, I used the “something red”- “something blue approach” for these easy-to-prepare crackers that I named “Westminster Crackers”.

Westminster Crackers

Westminster Crackers- so regal... so simple.

 

What better martini choice to celebrate the Royal Wedding than a “Blue-on-Blue” martini.  Don’t worry- it was after noon.

Blue on Blue Martinis

Blue-on-Blue Martini

 

Kir Royale- you’ve probably had the cupcake, now try the drink that inspired the tasty treat; champagne poured over Creme de Cassis.  Drink one of these and you’ll begin to feel like part of the (Royal) family!

Kir Royale

Kir Royale Recipe

 

Red strawberries and blue blueberries give this lemonade a royal touch.

Royal Lemonade

If there were a royal lemonade recipe- this would be it!

 

Hey, look who stopped by to have a martini with us!

knight

our royal guest

 

After a day of cooking, sampling, watching the wedding and reading all the buzz, here’s the menu we came up with titled “A Royal Affaire-Fare”… even after a Kir Royale and “Blue-on-Blue”, I think we did a fine job.

royal wedding menu

A Royal Affaire-Fare