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Flip Flop Wines

June 15, 2011 By

I was given three bottles of wine from Flip Flop wines to review, so I decided to have a wine tasting with my friends. After a long week on the job, we were looking to have some fun, so I made some appetizers, and set out the three bottles of wine. We all tasted all three of them.

Flip Flop Wines

The favorite by far, loved by all of us, was the Pinot Grigio. This wine is not too sweet, and not too dry. It went well with the cheese ball,  gluten free cheese crackers, and garlic stuffed olives.  My friend Kelly said that she liked that there was a scale on the label that indicates whether the wine was Dry, Medium Dry, Medium Sweet, or Sweet. The scale for the Pinot Grigio indicated that it was between medium dry and medium sweet.

Flip Flop Wine Pinot Grigio

The information sheet I received on the Pinot Grigio gives this information:

Vintage: 2010

Appellation: California

Tastes Like: Light bodied, refreshing Pinot Grigio with tropical citrus, ripe pear, and a zesty, clean finish.

It is full of: Balanced crisp acidity.

Eat with: Bruschetta, spaghetti carbonara, or eggplant parmesan.

Serve: Chilled

Store: Away from direct sunlight

The suggested retail price is $7.
The next favorite wine of the group was the Riesling. I love Riesling, and this one did not disappoint me. It is a sweet, refreshing wine that goes well pork and fish.  Nancy liked that it was smooth and had a peachy flavor to it.

Flip Flop Wine Riesling

The Riesling information:

Vintage: 2010

Appellation: Washington

Tastes Like: Medium-bodied, complex Riesling with peach, apricot and melon which leads to a satisfying, smooth finish.

It is full of: Tropical notes and sweet aromas

Eat with: tofu stir-fry, shredded pork tacos and sake sashimi

Serve: Chilled

Store: Away from direct sunlight

Suggested retail price is $7.

While not many of my taste testers liked the Pinot Noir,  it is a nice red wine that goes well with either dinner or dessert. It was the driest of the wines we tested. My husband, Jim, liked this one best. I loved it with the chocolate covered bacon. It did have a spicy flavor at the end.

Flip Flop Wine Pinot Noir

Information on Pinot Noir:

Vintage: 2010

Appellation: California

Tastes Like: Medium-bodied, structured Pinot Noir with bright cherry, sweet spice and a supple, velvety finish

It is full of: Cola aromas and hints of vanilla

Eat with: Grilled mahi mahi, bacon wrapped shrimp, or chocolate chip cookies

Serve: Room temperature

Store: away from direct sunlight

Suggested retail price $7

David Georges, Vintner at flipflop wines, says “These are just good wines that complement the everyday casual lifestyle. My goal was to stay true to the varietal character, to be expressive and to be well-balanced, and be affordable for people of all economic levels.”  The flipflop wine collection consists of Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Grigio, and Moscato for whites and Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Noir for reds.

flipflop wines work closely with Soles4Souls: For every bottle of flipflop wine purchased, Soles4Souls will distribute a pair of shoes to someone in need.  To learn more about flipflop wines, visit their website here.

One of the things I like best about flipflop wines is that they are all naturally gluten free. While most beers contain gluten because they are brewed with barley hops, wine does not have any gluten containing ingredients in it. So, if you are new to a gluten free diet, and would like to join your friends in a drink, try flipflop wines instead of beer.

 

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Simply Potatoes

May 6, 2011 By

This giveaway is now closed. Susan, with comment number 60, was chosen as the winner, and has been notified by email. Thanks to every one who entered!

One of the things my husband loves to eat is Corned Beef Hash. And one of the things I hate to make is Corned Beef Hash. I hate having to shred or grate those potatoes to be able to make it. I always wind up scraping my knuckles on the grater.Simply Potatoes makes my life easier, because now I can make that Corned Beef Hash without the bother of grating the potatoes.

Simply Potatoes makes meal time easy!

The folks at Simply Potatoes sent me a couple of coupons for free product so I could try these out. I am hooked! All I had to do was open the bag, and cook. No  more peeling potatoes. No more grating them, either. Look at how easy it was to make FabGrandpa’s favorite recipe:

1 small onion, chopped

1 bag Simply Potatoes Hash Brown Potatoes

1 can Corned Beef

3 tablespoons olive oil

Corned Beef Hash is easy using Simply Potatoes

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the onions and sautee until they are clear. Add the bag of Simply Potatoes Hash Brown potatoes. Stir a bit to mix the onions in with the potatoes, then lightly mash them down in the pan. Cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes. Turn the potato and onion mixture over, lightly mash it down in the pan again, and cook on that side for about 5 minutes.  Meanwhile, open the can of corned beef. Dice it up.  When the potatoe/onion mixture has cooked for the second 5 minutes, stir in the corned beef, then mash the mixture down lightly in the pan again, cook about 5 more minutes. Turn again, and cook another 5 minutes.  Serve with scrambled eggs and toast.

Simply Potatoes Hash Browns makes delicious Corned Beef Hash

Simply Potatoes comes in many varieties, including Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Southwest Style Hash Browns, Homestyle Slices, and Red Potato Wedges. They are all natural potatoes, refrigerated, never frozen, so you have the great taste of home made potatoes without all the work.  To learn more about Simply Potatoes, check out their website.

All Simply Potatoes® mashed and cut varieties have been confirmed to be gluten free. Our new side dish, Simply Macaroni & Cheese®, however, is not gluten free.

BUY: You can find Simply Potatoes in the refrigerator section of these markets in Arizona: AJ’s, Albertsons, Bashas, Fry’s and
Safeway. To find stores in other states, click here.

WIN: You can win a full year of Simply Potatoes here.

One of my readers can win a coupon for a free bag of Simply Potatoes of your choice. To win a coupon, just like Simply Potatoes on Facebook, and leave a comment here on my blog to let me know you did.

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This giveaway ends on 5/20/2011 at 11:59 p.m. MDT. The giveaway is open to residents of the United States only. The prize is one coupon good for (1) free bag of any variety of Simply Potatoes. The prize will be shipped by the sponsor. The owner of this blog is not responsible for items lost in the mail.  The winner will be picked using the Random Number Generator at Random.org. The winner will be notified by email, so please be sure you leave a valid email address with your comment.

 

 

 

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Tyson® Grilled & Ready™ Review and Giveaway

February 8, 2011 By

The giveaway for Tyson Grilled & Ready Chicken is closed. There were 343 comments. Thank you to everyone who entered. The winning number, 259, was picked using The Random Number Generator, and was left by kittycadero. She has been notified by email.

Tysons Grilled and Ready Frozen chicken breast stripsTonight I tried the new Tyson® Grilled & Ready™ Frozen Chicken Breast Strips for dinner.  For anything to make it to our table, it has to meet the following criteria: First, it has to be gluten free because I eat a gluten free diet. Second, it must be moist, because my husband has some issues with dry mouth. Tyson® Grilled & Ready™ Frozen Chicken Breast Strips met both of those requirements, and tasted delicious.

Tyson® Grilled & Ready™ Frozen Chicken Breast Fillets and Grilled & Ready™ Frozen and Refrigerated Chicken Breast Strips are fully-cooked, lean, boneless, skinless, recipe-ready chicken  that help dramatically cut down on meal preparation time, giving families a jump start on meals. The perfect protein for any entrée, salad or sandwich, Tyson® Grilled & Ready™ Frozen Chicken Breast Fillets and Grilled & Ready™ Frozen and Refrigerated Chicken Breast Strips are a delicious and smart way to make eating right part of your routine.

chicken and garlic with swiss chard

Chicken and Garlic with Swiss Chard

I made one of our favorite chicken recipes: Chicken and Garlic over Gluten Free Pasta. You can use any green vegetable in this dish–tonight I used Swiss Chard. I have used asparagus, green beans, broccoli, and zucchinni at different times, and they all taste good in this.

Chicken & Garlic With Swiss Chard Over Gluten Free Pasta

1 bag Tyson® Grilled & Ready™ Frozen Chicken Breast Strips

1 garlic bulb, divided into cloves, peeled, and sliced

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 bunch Swiss Chard, cleaned and chopped, including stalks

salt and pepper to taste

12 oz your favorite gluten free pasta

Steam the Swiss Chard until desired doneness. I steam mine by putting it in a bowl, add about 1/8 cup of water, cover with plastic wrap, and put in microwave for 10 minutes.  Meanwhile, sautee′ the garlic in olive oil for about three minutes. Add Tyson’s Grilled & Ready Chicken Breast Strips, and continue to cook for about 5 more minutes. Stir in steamed Swiss Chard, and cook for 1-2 minutes more to blend flavors. Salt and pepper to taste.

I serve this with a home made Gluten Free Chinese sauce:

3 tablespoons corn starch

1/8 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups water

1 teaspoon Chinese Five Spice Powder

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

3-4 tablespoons Gluten Free Soy Sauce

Stir all ingredients together well in a 2 cup glass measuring cup. Place in microwave and heat for 1 minute. Stir. Continue to cook in 1 minute increments, then stirring, until sauce is thick and shiny.

BUY IT:

Tyson® Grilled & Ready™ product line includes these choices:

o    Frozen Chicken Breast Fillets and Strips (suggested retail price $9.99)
o    Refrigerated Chicken Breast Strips (suggested retail price $3.99)
o    Oven Roasted Diced Chicken Breast
o    Southwestern Chicken Breast Strips (not gluten free)
o    Fajita Chicken Breast Strips
o    Seasoned Beef Strips

I got mine at Publix at a retail price of $8.99 a bag for the Frozen Chicken Breast strips. You’ll find them in the freezer section of your grocery store.

WIN IT:

Tyson’s provided me with three coupons each good for one free bag of their Grilled & Ready Products. One of my lucky readers will win all three coupons, worth about $25.  To enter the giveaway,just leave a comment telling me what you would make for dinner using Tyson® Grilled & Ready™ Frozen Chicken.

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Tweet this giveaway. You can tweet once per day “Tyson Grilled & Ready Chicken #Giveaway #win @fabgrandma “

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The giveaway will close on 2/23/2011 qt 11:59 p.m. CST. Winner will be chosen using random number generator from comments left on this post. Winner will be notified by email, so be sure to enter your email when leaving a comment. (1) winner will receive (3) coupons, each good for 1 free bag of product from Tysons.

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Gluten Free Basics: Seafood

January 29, 2011 By

One of the first things I did when I found out I needed to eat a gluten free diet was try to find out just what exactly I COULD eat. Having a positive attitude about things you can eat as opposed to obsessing over what you can’t eat is the first step in learing to love your new way of eating.

Fortunately for me, seafood is one of the many naturally gluten free food groups. Just make sure you use all gluten free ingredients when preparing your favorite seafood. I often buy oysters, shrimp, fish, and crab because they can be served in a variety of ways. For instance, oysters can be breaded with corn meal and fried; stirred into a milk based stew, or raw atop a gluten free cracker they are oh so good!

If you live in an area that does not have a seafood shop, you can order seafood online from any number of websites.  One of my favorite online seafood shops is I Love Blue Sea. They have my very favorite seafood , Dungeness crabs!

Here is my Gluten Free Oyster Stew Recipe:

Oyster StewOyster Stew

1 pint oysters

1 can carnation milk & 1 can water

2 cup milk

salt & pepper

½ stick margarine

Heat milk to boiling–do not scorch.  Add salt & pepper & margarine.  Let butter melt in milk.  Add oysters & cook only until edges curl.

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Gorton’s Seafood January Grilled Facebook Giveaway!

January 14, 2011 By
Gorton’s Seafood is giving away 1000 coupons good for a free grilled product this month. If you haven’t already seen it on Facebook, you’ll need to go over to their Facebook page and “like” it so you can enter to win, but be sure to read all the way to the end on this post for more ways to win.
Gorton’s has grilled products in a variety of flavors. Don’t these sound good:
All Natural Garlic Butter Grilled Fillets
All Natural Lemon Pepper Grilled Fillets

All Natural Cajun Blackened Grilled Fillets

Grilled Shrimp Scampi

Gorton's Grilled Salmon

The Gorton’s website offers great recipes for using their products, too. I especially like the Grilled Fillet Jambalaya.

Now about that coupon giveaway:
One thousand (1000) FREE grilled product coupons will be given out in four (4) Drawings of two-hundred fifty coupons (250) on: January 10, 2011; January 17, 2011; January 24, 2011; January 31, 2011. One (1) Grand Prize: Xbox 360 Console with Kinect (Retail Value $300.00) to be drawn on January 31, 2011. To enter the giveaway on Facebook, click over there and look on the left hand side of their fan page for the “enter to win” link.

And don’t forget–You have to enter to win the X-Box at Gorton’s Facebook page. I am only giving away coupons for free product, (2) coupons to each of (5) winners. Enter there, then come back here to enter for free fish coupons.


But that is not your only chance to win! Gorton’s is giving 5 (yes, five) of my readers 2 coupons each good for free packages of their tasty Grilled products. To enter the giveaway here, the mandatory entry is to go to Gorton’s website, and then come back and tell me in a comment which recipe you’d like to try.  For extra entries, you can do any or all of the following (don’t forget to leave a comment for each thing you do) The winners will be picked using Random Number Generator to pick the comment numbers. Giveaway closes 1/31/2011. Winners will be notified by email, so be sure you use a good email address when commenting.

Gorton's Gift Application for Facebook


1. Go to Gortons.com and sign up for their fun e-newsletter!
3.  Tell Gorton’s who sent you with a Facebook Wall comment!
4.  ”Follow” Gorton’s on Twitter and tweet about the January Grilled Giveaway!
5. Follow FabGrandma on Twitter
5. Follow FabGrandma Reviews on Networked blogs
6. Join FabGrandma Reviews on Google Friend Connect
Filed Under: Frozen, Give Aways, Gluten Free, Misc, Review Tagged With: , ,

GoPicnic Ready To Eat Meals

January 4, 2011 By
gluten free, snacks, ready to eat meals

GoPicnic Meals To Go

“Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink.”
That quote from the old classic” The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner” is how I feel about food now that I have to eat gluten free.  It used to be that when we traveled, it was easy to just stop anywhere and pick up something to eat. Now, I have to really think about it all the time. In a convienience store, I can usually find two choices–potato chips or nuts. And I get so tired of eating those two things when we go on a long trip.
gluten free snacks, ready to eat meals

Sports Munch Box

GoPicnic is a really great new product offering. Each package contains a complete meal, ready to eat. Now, while everyone else is enjoying their snack or fast food meal, I can have something filling and tasty, too.
These samples arrived in the mail right before we went on our three day trip to Georgia, 250 miles away.  About half way through the day, I opened my Sports Munch Ready To Eat Meal. The outside of the package looked like it was aimed at children, but let me tell you, as an adult, I was really pleased with the contents of the box.  It contained Turkey Pepperoni Slices, Cheddar Multigrain Chips, Natural Cinnamon Applesause, a Pumpkin Crunch bar,  and Chocolate Chip Cookies. All of the items were packaged in small serving sized packages, that were easy to open even for someone with arthritis in her hands. The box even included a plastic spoon and a moist towelette for cleaning up afterwards.
gluten free snacks, ready to eat meals, travel snacks

Turkey Pepperoni + Cheese

The second day, I tried the Turkey Pepperoni + Cheese pack.  This is a very good combination of  flavors. Again, all the different items were packaged in small, one serving sizes. This one had Multi-grain crackers, Asiago spreadable cheese, dried cranberries and pineapple, and a buttercrunch toffee. It filled me up and tasted very good.
As an adult who travels, I would never be embarrassed to take out one of these packaged meals. They fit great into a small tote or backpack, and the way the box opens up, it makes a little serving tray from which to eat. I am going to be ordering some for my lunches when I go back to work at the Grand Canyon.
The Sport Munch Meal has 400 calories and 51 grams of carbohydrate
The Turkey Pepperoni + Cheese has 290 calories and 28 grams of carbohydrate
Not all varieties of GoPicnic Ready to Eat Meals are gluten free, so be sure to read carefully before you buy. They also have vegetarian and kosher meals available. The prices range from $2.50 to $4.99 for the packaged meals.
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