Red Gold's Summer Grillin' Party and Bison Chili {Giveaway 7/13/15}

**Disclosure: We did receive product in order to bring you this giveaway. No other compensation was received. All opinions are 100% our own.

Red Gold is one of our favorite food companies! Red Gold has been a family owned company since the 1940's and has been operating for four generations. Plus, their tomatoes are grown here in the Midwest on family farms in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan! In fact, Red Gold has partnerships with over 50 Midwestern growers. Red Gold also takes its stewardship of the land very seriously. The company is attempting to achieve zero-landfill status by 2017. They also encourage growers to incorporate filter strips into their fields that not only protect waterways and prevent erosion but encourage a native wildlife habit to grow. One of the plants that grow in these strips is milkweed--the plant that monarchs are dependent upon. Such a wonderful Midwest brand!

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Red Gold Tomato and Laura's Lean Beef Winner!!!!

Congratulations to the winner of our Red Gold Tomato and Laura's Lean Beef Giveaway: Lucky Jen! I will be emailing Lucky Jen and she will have 48-hours to respond to my email or her prize will be forfeited. Thank you to everyone that entered our giveaway! We have another great giveaway coming up so be on the lookout!

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Our New Mexican Lasagna Recipe for Red Gold's Lasagna Party and {Giveaway 1/26/15!}

**Disclosure: We received complimentary product from Red Gold to bring you this recipe and giveaway. No other compensation was received. All opinions are 100% my own.

Red Gold is celebrating lasagna through February 3, 2015 and we are getting in on the fun with our new Mexican Lasagna Recipe!

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Spiced Up Cornbread For Red Gold's Summer Grilling Event {Through 7/23/14}

**Disclosure: We received products in order to facilitate a review and recipe. No compensation was received. All opinions are 100% my own.

While shopping at the grocery store and picking up a few things for the kitchen, I am sure that you often see cans of Red Gold. Well, did you know that Red Gold is from Indiana? Red Gold is a family company launched in 1942 that has been packing Midwest tomatoes ever since. Pretty neat, huh? Well, this summer Red Gold is holding its second Summer Grilling Party over on Facebook with recipes and giveaways! Many winners will win a festive Red Gold apron and one lucky winner will win a Big Green Egg Grill and a Red Gold grill pack! Awesome! The giveaway is going on through July 23!

Red Gold did provide me with some delightful tomatoes to try out--- Red Gold Diced & Green Chilies, Chili Ready, Basil Garlic and Oregano, Lime & Cilantro and Diced Tomatoes. Bet you didn't know they had so many varieties! The Red Gold Diced & Green Chilies inspired me to make an amped up cornbread. I have seen a number of spicy cornbread recipes in the past but have never tried one myself. This week seemed like the perfect opportunity and the result was a lovely cornbread with a nice bit of edge!

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Red Gold Summer Recipes, Sweepstakes and Giveaway {Ends 8/29/13}

**Disclosure: We received complimentary product in order to make an accurate review. No other compensation was received. Opinions are 100% our own.

I am sure that many of you have seen Red Gold Tomatoes at the store and some of you have even used them in your cooking. Did you know that Red Gold has been a family-run company since 1942? Plus, Red Gold's manufacturing facilities are located in our neighboring state of Indiana. I recently learned about these facts and was really happy to learn that Red Gold products are made so close to home! I love to support local companies whenever possible, so it is nice to know that Red Gold is so readily available.

Red Gold currently has some exciting things going on that I would like to tell you about. First, Red Gold has a number of recipes perfect for your summer grilling. You can actually use some of their flavorful tomato combinations to add a little pizzazz to your burgers. We decided to give their Caribbean Chicken Burger a whirl and enjoyed the tasty results. Here is the super-simple recipe:

Ingredients:

1 lb ground chicken (we substituted turkey)
1 (14.5 oz.) can Red Gold Petite Diced Tomatoes with Lime Juice & Cilantro
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup bread crumbs (we substituted cornmeal)
salt and black pepper to taste

Directions:

Drain your can of tomatoes well--and I mean well. Combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl. Form into patties and season with salt and pepper. Grill to your desired temperature (recommended 160 degrees for entirely cooked burgers.)

Voila! A tasty burger! (We made ours petite!)

Besides these fun recipes, Red Gold is also running a cool sweepstakes through August 30, 2013. Red Gold will be giving away a Green Egg Ceramic Grill & Smoker as well as 1000 red tomato aprons! You can learn about how to enter this sweepstakes through Red Gold's Facebook page.

Want some more fun? One of our readers will win a prize pack from this wonderful Midwestern company! The prize pack will include a 5 can selection of 14.5 oz cans of Red Gold Tomatoes as well as a bottle of Jalapeno Ketchup and a Red Gold apron! The giveaway will end on 8/29/13 and is open to US residents 18-years-old and older. The prize pack will be sent to the winner by Red Gold. You can enter the giveaway below:

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