First Look, First Taste

I love to cook. All day long, I love to cook. I went to college for Culinary Arts - I didn't finish because I ran out of money - stupid money, getting in the way of EVERYTHING. I really like to share tried and true recipes with you guys - after all, something can look really awesome on Pinterest, and you can follow every direction and every step and end up with something totally unpalatable.

I may have done that once or twice or three times.

I've long been a fan of ConAgra. From their partnership with George Duran (yum!) to their charitable donations through Child Hunger Ends Here, ConAgra seems to me to be a company that stands for good stuff. It also helps that many of the offerings reside in my kitchen.

Yummmm, RO*TEL.

ConAgra Foodsí has come up with a new online resource created especially for bloggers. Called The Dish, bloggers can get the latest information on foods and insights to spark stories for blog posts, including seasonal recipes, the latest food industry trends, recipes, details on upcoming ConAgra Foods programs, and more.

The Dish consists of four main content areas:

• Seasonal Spotlight
• Recipe Resources
• Ask Our Team ñ a panel of experts which includes: Phil Lempert, savings expert; Dan Skinner, editor-in-chief; Carelys Hepburn, Hispanic resources; and Abby Penich, ReadySetEat Community Manager
• First Look, First Taste - the latest and greatest in new products

I spent an awful lot of time on the site, and realized that not only do I know and respect many of the people who are on The Dish - but that, as much as I think I know about both blogging AND cooking - there's always room for more.

Sign-up and become a member of The Dish, follow @ConAgraDish on Twitter, and request product samples from the First Look, First Taste section - I think that The Dish is a completely unique concept and I'm looking forward to seeing it flourish. Besides, ANY opportunity to watch George Duran cook is a golden opportunity for me.

Would you like to win a $50 gift card to purchase groceries and try out one of those great recipes? To enter, please tell me one fact you learned on The Dish.

Rules:

No duplicate comments.

You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:

a) Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post

b) Tweet about this promotion with hash tag #sweepstakes and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post

c) Blog about this promotion and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post

d) For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.

This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

The Official Rules are available here.

This sweepstakes runs from 8/22/2012-9/8/2012.

Be sure to visit ConAgra Foods' brand page on BlogHer.com where you can read other bloggers reviews and find more chances to win!

Comments

[KG]

I learned that *sad face* to sign up I need a blog URL. I guess I need to start one, or make one up HA! But hello new pudding flavors- I LOVE good pudding!
I also love their tips & shortcuts section & the recipe section is nice- I feel like we always have vegetable+steam+butter=boring...
they had a bunch of strictly vegetable recipes all together. And the substitution page is handy too!
Great site thanks for sharing!

[Elena]

I learned that they have the recipe resources on their site

[Elena]

https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/238333129469857792

[Stephanie]

https://twitter.com/akronugurl/status/238337786938265600

[Stephanie]

i like the the recipe resources!!

[mami2jcn]

I learned that they have recipe resources and coupon offers.

[mami2jcn]

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[marci h]

i'll be using the seasonal recipes very soon :)

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[Amanda Sakovitz]

I learned they have a feature called Seasonal Spotlight with specific season tips!

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[Amanda Sakovitz]

https://twitter.com/aes529/status/238379618183303168

[Jessica To]

I learned that they have a great section called Recipe Resources.

[Lisa Brown]

I learned that there is a great recipe resources section on The Dish
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[Lisa Brown]

https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/238423383581265921
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[Joelle]

I learned there's an article for each month, telling what dishes would contain season ingredients. love that!

[Amy]

Just asking' this is the same Con Agra in books such as Fast Food Nation?

[Baby Shower Invitations]

the "baby footprints" cards are more popular and we can create them in simple way.we can add this "baby footprints"in background of invitation also.

[Angela Maddox]

I love the idea of posting recipes for fruits and veggies that are currently in season. Great idea!

[Brandy]

I learned that there's a greek frozen yogurt on the First Look First Taste section. Hello? Frozen yogurt? YUM!

[steph]

i learned that hebrew national is having a snap and share contest via the dish

[steph]

https://twitter.com/DesMoinesDealin/status/238848291666808834

[TEN]

I learned that the recipe resources are even more helpful becauase they state how many ingedients and put the reviews into categories (i.e. picky eaters at home).

[beth]

I found some yummmy looking summer recipes

[Tina M]

I learned that they have the recipe resources on the website

[Tina M]

https://twitter.com/HappyTina0115/status/240137879874043904

[Kelly D]

I learned their recipe resources section has a collection of the top-rated recipes from ConAgra Foods