And the winner of the giveaway is........

There is something seriously wrong with my Internet. Or my laptop. Or both. I don't know. But it's taken me until just now to be able to get the comments box to load in order to get a winner! I finally got it to work, though! And the winner is...........


RACHEL!! Rachel's comment: "I really like the minestrone soup. Its really easy, kid friendly and delicious." We're so glad you enjoy the soup, Rachel, and congratulations on winning the giveaway! Email us so we can get your prize shipped out to you!!

Giveaway update!

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I have extended the giveaway until 8pm tonight! I want more people to comment and have a chance to win! :)

Giveaway weekend!!

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Thanks to everyone who became followers! It was so fun to see that we not only reached 100 followers but now have 102! Now you all just need to work on commenting a bit so we don't feel like we're just talking to ourselves. ;-)

I'm excited about this giveaway and hope you will be, too! Before I tell you what it is, here are the rules.

1. You must be a follower of this blog to enter.
2. Leave a comment on this post, telling us which recipe of ours you've tried and loved and/or which recipe you want to try next. Also, make sure you include your email address so that we can contact you if you win!
3. For an additional entry, add our button to your blog, then come back and post another comment on this thread telling us you added the button (make sure to include a link to your blog so we can check it out!).

Ready to see what you could win?

You can win one of these fabulous Mary Kay lipglosses, courtesy of yours truly! I became a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant a couple of years ago and thought it would be super fun to enter some of the items in giveaways now and then. Plus, my husband says I need to cut down on my stash anyway. ;-)

The giveaway will be open through Tuesday, April 26th at 8pm. Winners will be chosen through random.org and the winner will be announced on Wednesday, April 27th. Good luck!! :-)

We're almost there!

Hey, everyone! Just a reminder about the giveaway! We still need 7 more people to become fans before we can start it. If you've added our button to your blog to spread the word, let us know so we can check it out!

Want another giveaway?!

It's been a while. Both since we've posted and since we've had a giveaway! ;-) My excuse is that I've been crazy busy with school, spring break, t-ball practices and games, basically just life. I thought the last giveaway was really fun and want to do it again! I'm gonna make you work for it first, though! In order to start the giveaway, we need to get to 100 followers! So recruit, recruit, recruit! Tell everyone you know to become a follower! We currently have 90, so we only need 10 more. Totally doable! The sooner you spread the word, the sooner you'll have a chance to win!

And the WINNER is.........................

the cool family!

Congratulations!! Email us at dinner_inspiration@hotmail.com with your mailing address! This give-away was so much fun, we'll have to do another one soon!

Cream Cheese Tuna Spread

**First of all, don't forget to enter our GIVE-AWAY! It ends tomorrow, so you've still got time to earn that extra entry!**

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My mom recently moved, and she got rid of a lot of things to prepare for that. She gave me several of her cookbooks, one of which is called California's Lite 'n Easy Recipes. That is where I got this recipe from. It's in the appetizers section, but I doubled the recipe so we could eat it as a light lunch. My kids loved it. It would also be a great thing to serve at a party.

The only things I did differently from the recipe was I added finely diced red bell pepper and used green onion instead. You could add in any combination of veggies, sweet relish, parsley, etc. And if you really want it to be low-fat, use fat-free cream cheese.

Ingredients:
1 can water-packed tuna, drained
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons celery, finely chopped
1 tablespoon onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Combine tuna and cream cheese, stirring until thoroughly mixed. Then add in the other ingredients. Chill for at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Serve with crackers, in pita bread, in crescent rolls, etc.

Do you like tuna? When you buy canned tuna, do you prefer it packed in oil or water?

Our First Give-Away!!!

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Are you excited?! I am! In order to thank all you awesome fans for sticking with us through our dry spells, I want to present you with a chance to win a very awesome prize! One lucky winner will receive a year's subscription to the Taste of Home Healthy Cooking magazine! I use this magazine all the time. I literally get giddy when I see it in the mail, and I instantly go inside and read it from cover to cover. My kids all know not to bother me when I'm reading my cooking magazine. It's true. Is that sad?

Here are the rules! You must leave a comment on this post and be a follower of our blog in order to be entered into the contest. If you tell a friend about our website and your friend also becomes a follower, you'll receive an extra entry! Just post again on this post to let us know you brought a friend and what their name is. And don't forget to leave us your email address so we can contact you if you win! The contest will close on Saturday, October 24th, and the winner will be chosen randomly via this website and will be announced on Monday, October 26th! Once the contest ends and our email is sent out to you, you will only have 2 days to respond, otherwise we will randomly choose another winner.

Best of luck, everyone! And thanks for being our fans. You make this so fun for us!