For those of you that don’t keep up with all of my comings and goings (and let’s be honest, I don’t keep up with my own comings and goings), I participated in a Food Lion Frugal Cook-Off about a month back. We competed on teams of three and turns out, my team won! I was honored to cook along with Kelly from Foodie Fresh and Wendy from Charlotte Smartypants. We were given 30 minutes and $15 to build a meal for four people with one main and two sides.
Our Curry Chicken Sate with Peanut Sauce, Asian Rice Pilaf and Teriyaki Roasted Carrots pleased the judges and all three of us walked out with $250 gift card to use at Food Lion: one for each blogger and one for our readers. I’ve already given away the gift card meant for a blog reader (congrats Beth W.!), but I decided to split my gift card in half and give half to a non-profit that could put it to good use.
I had readers offer up their favorite non-profits two weeks ago and now I’m going to present you with the opportunity to vote for the one you want to receive the gift card. All you have to do is mention the non-profit that you want to win in the comment section below! Feel free to share this post with your friends in order to generate more comments for the non-profit of your choice.
And, because I’m pretty excited about it, I wanted to share with you this segment from WCNC Charlotte Today which aired yesterday and highlights Kelly, Wendy and me demonstrating our recipe and how to find our ingredients in Food Lion.
If you’d like the recipes for any meals made in the Food Lion Frugal Cook Off, visit: http://www.foodlion.com/frugalcookoff
Now, for the list of Non-Profits that you can Vote to Win a $125 by mentioning them in a comment below. Entries are due by November 6th, 2012.
Second Harvest!
A Child’s Place
Good Luck A Child’s Place
Second Harvest Food BAnk – definitely
A Child’s Place! We can use this to help feed our children when school is out over the Thanksgiving holiday!
Good luck!
The Sandbox http://www.gotsandbox.org
Heart of Waxhaw
I vote for The Sandbox! http://www.gotsandbox.org
A Child’s Place!
Heart of Waxhaw – what a fabulous local food outreach. They really needs this!!!
Thanks for giving your vote! I know a lot of org’s could use the money right now!!!
HEART OF WAXHAW
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox can feed a lot of families during the holidays with this gift card.
I vote for The Sandbox. This will go a long, long way at Thanksgiving.
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox!
The Sandbox
I vote for the Sandbox. These other organizations are first class, but there is none other like The Sandbox. This group has made such a huge impact in such a short period of time. I am not just voting for The Sandbox, I am voting for all the kids and their families I have met through The Sandbox. From the top of the organization to the newest volunteer, there is an unmatched flame of excitement in everyone. VOTE SANDBOX!
Thanks for sharing about The Sandbox! I know they do a lot of good in our community!
A Child’s Place!
The Sandbox
The Sandbox!
A Child’s Place. With over 4,900 homeless children in Charlotte – ACP could really put this to good use.
Makes my heart break.
It’s amazing.
The Sandbox
A Child’s Place
A Child’s Place
The Sandbox all the way!
The Sandbox http://www.gotsandbox.org
The Sandbox!
I vote for the Sandbox!
The Sandbox!
The Sandbox!!!!
A Child’s place 🙂
The Sandbox giving kids and families a reason to BELIEVE !
The Sandbox
The sandbox. Had the pleasure of helping them as security leader for their joy prom an evening of believing. Great people are running the organization, and do great work.
The Sandbox!
The Sandbox
The Sandbox!
The Sandbox!!!
Jump in.
The Sandbox <3 helps so many families in need!! 🙂
During Thanksgiving, The Sandbox feeds families whose children are afflicted by cancer of life altering illnesses. Our 20122 drive fed 373 people in the Charlotte community. $125 goes a long way towards helping us to exceed the 2011 number. Thank you to all for considering The Sandbox.
The Sandbox
A shout out to THE SANDBOX
The Sandbox!
The Sandbox
The sandbox!
The Sandbox has the “biggest” heart! Their main goal is to make the everyday life of a sick child a little brighter. And they have accomplished this in a very short time. What is any better in life than to see a child smile.
A Child’s Place… it will go to help so many people during the holidays!
Sandbox
Dilworth Soup Kitchen Rocks!
Dilworth Soup Kitchen
Sandbox
Dilworth Soup Kitchen
Dilworth Soup Kitchen
Sandbox is my choice………….for all the good works they do and the hard work devoted by Brian
& Mara………….
Definitely The Sandbox!
Have heard GREAT things about The Sandbox!
A Child’s Place! We would put this card to good use to feed homeless children over the Thanksgiving break.
The Sandbox!
a childs place
I vote for The Sandbox! http://www.GotSandbox.org
Voting for the Sandbox!
The Sandbox
The sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sand Box!
Dilworth Soup Kitchen
Love this place and all the great people there and volunteers!! U Rock Dillworth Soup Kit!!!
The Sandbox!
The Sandbox!
Dilworth Soup Kitchen
A Child’s Place!
The Sandbox!! Thanks!
A Child’s Place!!
A Child’s Place!
A Child’s Place. Thank you!
A CHILD”S PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A Child’s Place
A Child’s Place!!
A Chlds Place
The Sandbox!
The Sandbox!
A Child’s Place
The Sandbox
A CHILD’S PLACE!
A Child’s Place! This will help put food on the tables of children who don’t know if they’ll be a next meal.
A Child’s Place
I vote for A Child’s Place
A Child’s Place, of course!!!!!
A Child’s Place
A Child’ Place
A Child’s Place
A Child’s Place
All worthy causes, but I vote for The Sandbox. Families with kids battling cancer and other life-altering illnesses have SO much on their minds– the last thing they need to think about is getting food on the table for the holiday. Let The Sandboxers do the work with help from a Food Lion gift card!
second harvest
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
definately The Sandbox!!!
The Sandbox, one of many great organizations doing awesome things for the community.
A child’s Place help alot of children in the schools and will be helpful for Thanksgiving.
The Sandbox
Sandbox
Sandbox!
The Sandbox!!!
A Child’s Place
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
I vote for the sandbox.
There are many wonderful organizations in consideration. I vote for The Sandbox
The Sandbox
A Child’s Place
I vote for The Sandbox. I had the opportunity to help with the prom that they just had and it was an awesome experience!
The Sandbox.
The Sandbox!!
The sandbox
A Child’s Place!
A Child’s Place
The Sandbox is a wonderful charity and it gets my vote!
A child’s place!
Dilworth Soup Kitchen
dilworth soup kitchen *2 thumbs up*
Dilworth Soup Kitchen
Dilworth Soup Kitchen
A Child’s Place!
A Child’s place
A Child’s Place is a great organization and winning the $125 gift card would be fabulous for their kids!
A Child’s Place
A Child’s Place!
A Child’s Place!!
Dilworth Soup Kitchen!
Dilworth Soup Kitchen!
Sandbox
A Child’s Place
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
The Sandbox
Sandbox