Save at Olde Westport Spice & Trading Company

Save at Olde Westport Spice & Trading Company

Online specialty Food Company stands the test of time - Spice Company creates custom spice blends, sesonings and dry soups. Olde Westport Spice & Trading Company is a 33-year-old spice manufacturer that is still going strong. This online company operates a small plant in Goodland, Kansas, and knows a thing or two about spices, seasonings and soups. This family owned and operated company was originally founded in the Kansas City area and has stayed true to its mission of making custom spice blends for main meal dishes and appetizers as well as nearly 20 varieties of dry soups. The products are available online at www.oldewestportspice.com; at food-related craft and trade shows throughout the Midwest; and at gift and gourmet food shops. 

Olde Westport's spice blends and seasonings include Italian, Cajun, Taco, Fajita, Chili, Jalapeno, Beef Sauce, Salsa, Garlic and many more. All of the products use quality ingredients for a balanced flavor that compliments meats, pastas and vegetables. The company also invented dry soup mixes that are simple and easy to make including Antonio's Minestrone, Country-Style Creamy Potato, Chipotle Black Bean, Creamy Broccoli and Cheese, Kansas City Steak & Ale, Gold Coast Garlic Pasta Alfredo, Mesa Flats Chicken Enchilada, New Orleans Red Bean & Rice, Southwestern Tortilla, White Chili Soup and more. Olde Westport Spice and Trading Co. is owned and operated by Bill and Judy Petersen, who along with their daughter, Ann Myers, also own and run a restaurant (Westport Grill) in Goodland featuring the products. Bill first custom created all of the spices and seasonings in the kitchen of his home. Today the company has a manufacturing facility where Bill still researches and develops new recipes and dishes for future products. For more information or to place an order, please visit www.oldewestportspice.com or call 1-800-537-6470. 

CHAMPIONSHIP CHILI SPICE BLEND - This championship spice has helped chili creators win 12 state and national championships throughout the years and all over the US! But what is most important to us about our Olde Westport Chili Spice Blend is that our customers love to use it in their chili whether it's for a national championship cook-off challenge or simply for their own family in their cozy kitchen on a cold winter's night. We've heard from countless customers that our attention to detail and quality is what makes this chili spice blend stand out above the competitors. We know you might put beans in your chili or maybe you add apples and sausage or perhaps you have a special recipe that is top secret but starts with thick-cut bacon... however you concoct your chili we hope you'll try our chili spice blend. 

GOLD COAST GARLIC SHAKE - Gold Coast Garlic Shake spice blend is truly one of those special blends of garlic, herbs and spices that our customers use in sour cream dips, sprinkle over steamed vegetables, fresh vegetables from your garden, garlic mashed potatoes or steak on the grill. There are more than 50 recipes in the Olde Westport Gold Coast Garlic Cookbook that will give you lots of ideas for quick simple meals with that high-end restaurant flavor. A garlic experience you will never forget. Check out the Olde Westport web site for a few recipes and placing orders.

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Cooking With Colavita Giveaway

Welcome to the Cooking With Colavita Giveaway

Yum! An Italian Gourmet Gift Basket is being given away! Make sure to enter below for your chance to WIN BIG!

Thank you for visiting and Good Luck!

Hosted by: SaraLee's Deals Steals & Giveaways 

Sponsored by: Colavita

The Colavita Story:
The Colavita family traces its roots to the small town of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, in the Molise region of Italy. It was there, four generations ago, that Giovanni Colavita founded the family olive oil tradition and Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil was born. Over the years, the Colavita family became masters at the delicate crafts of & tasting and blending extra virgin oils from different types of olives grown in Apulia and nearby regions. This skill enabled the family to produce 100% Italian extra virgin olive oil with a consistent fine quality – a skill that sets Colavita apart today from the other leading brands.

Today, the Colavita’s main focus is still bringing consumers authentic Italian extra virgin olive oil; however, the Colavita brand has grown to include many other quality specialty food products that are sold in over 60 countries. Colavita durum wheat semolina pasta, a full selection of balsamic and wine vinegars, traditional and organic pasta sauces, ready-to-serve soups and marinated vegetables, and olive-canola blended oils are the ingredients of choice for chefs in home, restaurant, and professional kitchens worldwide.

** One winner per household, email address, or home address. If you have won this prize on another blog you are ineligible to win again. Winners must have a U.S.-based address to receive their prize. **

Now for the giveaway: One lucky person will win a Colavita Simply Italian Gift Basket. This is open to US and ends 12/14/14 @ 11:59 pm est. To enter, Simply do the tasks on the Giveaway Tools widget below and you're set to have a chance to win! Remember you can't win if you don't enter. It only takes one entry to win!

Good Luck,  Thanks for entering!

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Meal Planning Subscription Review

Meal Planning Subscription Review

Good for your budget. Good for your family.

Meals by the Week helps busy families plan organized, delicious dinner menus that save time, trim the budget and make meal time a delight. We publish menus for grocery stores throughout the country, and also offer diet-specific menus for people who want a Paleo, Vegetarian, or 400 Calorie Dinner menu. 

What makes Meals by the Week different? You can scale the menu to the size of your family (from 2-16 people). Also, when you remove a meal from your menu because you don't want to fix it, the ingredients are automatically removed from your printable shopping list as well.

I really like the Meals By the Week Meal Planning Subscription! For as low as $1.25 per week, you can choose from different menu types such as low cal, paleo, vegetarian or meals in moments and also shopping lists from different stores in your area, like Publix, Kroger, Target, Walmart and more. This subscription can truly be a huge time saver! You choose and it will plan your meals with your recipes and create your shopping list for you. I highly recommend giving this subscription a try. You can check out sample menus and more on the Meals by Week website, so check them out! 

For more information, connect with Meals By the Week on Facebook and Twitter @MealsbytheWeek.

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Free 28 Day Diabetic Meal Plan

Get your FREE 28-Day Diabetic Meal Plan. Low-Carb recipes and menus for a healthier you. Nutritionist approved. 

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YUM-AZING Baked Chicken Recipe

YUM-AZING Baked Chicken Recipe

This recipe is tasty and absolutely amazing! "Baked Chicken," does not do it justice. Try it out for yourself and you will see why it is called YUM-AZING Baked Chicken! 

I had taken a gander at a few chick-fil-a copy cat recipes and a few yummy looking recipes from Pinterest (darn! That addiction...) when I came up with this. I will say if you want a spicier version or a Cajun version be sure to add 3TBSP creole seasoning and 2TSP of cayenne pepper. I love some spicy, hot chicken, but not everyone I cook for does so, this was not made spicy. 

Ingredients: 

2 boneless, skinless chicken breast 
1 cup pickle juice (sour dill is my favorite) 
½ cup flour 
1 TBSP powdered sugar 
½ TSP paprika 
½ TSP salt 
¼ TSP black pepper 
¼ TSP garlic powder 
¼ TSP onion salt 
¼ TSP basil 

Get the full directions here! 

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Pintastic Pinteresting Party

 

Welcome back to our party. We are pretty excited about featuring you and spreading the word of some amazing posts to read! Thanks for joining us.

We would love for you to follow the hosts on Pinterest

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It's great to view articles on Pinterest and scroll and find the perfect read!

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Here are this weeks feature:

I am a total sucker for anything in the Slow Cooker.  I love the convenience and ease.  This tasty looking Crockpot Creamy Mushroom Chicken Casserole recipe from Grass Fed Mama has chicken, yum, creamy, yum and mushrooms, yum, and I couldn't help but fall in love.  

Since we all know exactly how indecisive I truly am, I chose another favorite this week.  So, just like Crockpot cooking, this one seems super easy! This Easy Refrigerator Oatmeal recipe from My Unentitled Life is super simple and I love that you put in overnight, and then finish it when you are running out the door in the morning.  Customizable, healthy and portable! What is not to love?

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Thrifty & Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Have I mentioned lately how much I love my slow cooker?  I do not know what I would do without it.  I use it 3+ times a week. Minimum. 

I am not sure if this is really a conventional Pot Roast, but then again, I am not always the most conventional person.  I'm such a rebel - I throw caution to the wind - I accept the terms and conditions without even reading them. Seriously, who has time to read all that stuff??  Sorry, I am also easily distracted.  

As I was saying, I am a fly by the seat of my pants type of gal sometimes, and I am pretty lackadaisical with the whole measuring thing.  I believe it is overrated.  That also may be because I couldn't find my measuring cup. Again. Last time I saw it, my daughter was eating cereal out of it. Why, you ask? Because she wanted to measure how much she ate. (DUH, Mom!!)  That is what I was told when I saw it happening.  I just shook my head and kept walking.  

Even when I know where the measuring cup is, I generally just, 'Eyeball it,' most of the time, especially when it comes to the spices.  In the future, I will do my best to make note of the measurements I use. Scouts honor.  (: 

I enjoy experimenting with flavors and new recipes, and most of the time, my family likes what I make.  The biggest problem with my method is that I do not always remember exactly HOW I made something.  Another reason the note taking is a good idea.  But then again, that is part of the, "Easy," of this Pot Roast recipe.  No stress and no measuring required! 

Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Ingredients:

2-3 lb Chuck Roast
2-3 small onions, cut as big or as small as you would like
5-10 carrots, again, cut as big or as small as you would like
5-15 potatoes, I used small red potatoes (use as many or as few as you want)
2 beef bullion cubes, I ground mine up
minced garlic, to taste
pepper, to taste
1/2 cup (ish) water 

Now, I don't really think it will make much of a difference how you put the ingredients in, but this is how I did it:

Place the chuck roast on the bottom of the crock pot.  Add Pepper.
Layer onions, then carrots.  Add more Pepper, ground up beef bullion and place potatoes on top.  Pour water over potatoes.  Spoon minced garlic on top of potatoes.  Take OCD like care to get garlic on EACH potato.  For some reason, this really mattered to me at the time.  

Cook on low for 6-8 hours, or high 3-4 hours.  Check it, slow cookers times and temps vary.  Take my word on this, I know from experience.

Use as many carrots and potatoes as your family will eat.
I don't believe it really matters where each item goes, or even if you omit, or add more to your Easy Pot Roast.  Maybe you like peppers?  Throw them in! Want to use Ranch seasoning?  Give it a whirl!  Use whatever type of potatoes that you want, or have on hand.  Go crazy and slice them up even! The beauty of this dinner is it's no-fuss, no worry and no hassle.  And thrifty!  This dinner was less than $10 to make. So, toss it all in, set it and forget it.  Well, don't really forget it.  That probably wouldn't be a good thing.  

This recipe easily fed the 3 adults and the 2 kids in my house, and was a hit!  
I am pretty sure that it was the perfect placement of the garlic that brought this dish together so nicely.  

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I hope you enjoy this recipe.  Is there anything that you would add (or omit) to your Easy Pot Roast?  Let me know in the comments below!

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