Monday, October 25, 2010

Big Giveaway and Baking Apple Pies For Fall

Hi wonderful followers!!!  Hope you are enjoying fall as I am.  I have been watching and listening to many of you tell of going to the pumpkin patch, sitting around a campfire and rejoicing because the beautiful season of fall has arrived.  I've been sent magnificant photos of the changing colors of the trees and the mountainsides. 
My friend Lori C. and your fellow follower from Franklin, NC sent me these as she was on her way to Ashville this weekend.
Her daughter, Caity.  Her beautiful hair is the same color as the red leaves.

I am reminded of God's goodness as I view these awesome photos.  Thanks Lori for sharing.  Now I want to share something special with you from Pillsbury.  Since it's fall and apple pie season, Pillsbury wants to graciously give one of our followers a prize package.  Check it out.....

Lori C.  you are the winner of this apple pie giveaway.  Please contact me within 24 hours to claim your prize!!
They are going to give you the "Apple" package if you win the giveaway on my blog.  you will receive a pyrex pie dish, Pillsbury Pie Crusts, an apple kitchen timer, measuring cup set, apple corer and wedger, an apple cutting board and a Pillsbury pot holder.  Isn't it so cute?  So in order to win this you'll have to be randomly chosen after posting your comments below this announcement by clicking on the word comments.
You have three chances to win.  1.  Become a follower and tell me that you follow this blog.  If you are already a follower say so. 2.  Tweet about this giveaway and give others the opportunity to join and sign up.  http://deliciousdishesbydebbie.blogspot.com/2010/10/baking-apple-pies-for-fall.html  3.  Share this link on Facebook with your friends.  I will have one bonus entry opportunity. Send me a beautiful fall scene photo or a photo of you making or eating an apple pie and I'll count you in one more time.
Sounds like a challenge to me!  How about you?  I will choose a winner on October 31st, Halloween Day.  It will be my and Pillsbury's treat to one lucky winner!!  Thanks for following!

Come along on our journey as we celebrate the apple harvest season.
What better way to celebrate than taking your family to visit a local apple orchard to pick fruit. Then, take those delicious apples home and bake the quintessential favorite - Apple Pie! It´s so easy when you start with Pillsbury® Refrigerated Pie Crusts, which deliver the look and taste of homemade without the time and stress of making a crust from scratch.
To celebrate all that apple harvest brings, Pillsbury is encouraging families to join in the fun in a number of ways this fall.

VISITING AN APPLE ORCHARD
To pick the best apples for your pie, gather the family for a road trip to the local apple orchard to savor the flavors of fall. Not sure which orchard is closest to you? Log onto tasteofhome.com/appleorchards to find a list of orchards that are planning Love the Pie! baking demonstration events across the country. While there, you can learn pie baking tips and ideas from State Fair Pie Baking Champions, and pick up recipes and participate in other orchard activities.

The best part of baking an apple pie is the memories you make with your family. Don´t forget to capture photos and videos of your entire adventure from your apple orchard visit to baking the pie at home. Share your photos with me or post to  Pillsbury´s "Love the Pie" Facebook page too! Join Pillsbury on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lovethepie and follow them on Twitter at www.twitter.com/love_the_pie.

In addition, you can visit Pillsbury.com/pie to download a printable coupon for $0.50 off a package of Pillsbury Pie Crusts today!

BAKING APPLE PIES TOGETHER

After your orchard visit, get the family involved in making pies and other treats together. Pillsbury Pie Crusts are an easy base for your favorite warm apple treats. Simply unroll into a pie plate, fill with your favorite variety of sliced apples and filling, and bake! From orchard to oven, Pillsbury Pie Crusts make apple pie baking simple with delicious results.
Here are a few delicious recipes to help inspire your readers to create delicious, homemade apple pies!

•Perfect Apple Pie is the model of a classic dessert - a beautiful double-crust creation with sugary cinnamon, nutmeg and a splash of lemon juice. So easy to make, this recipe is great for beginner pie bakers looking for impressive results.
•Festive Apple-berry Pie is the perfect blend of sweet and tart, with a gorgeous color palette of golden apples and dark red cranberries. Use frozen cranberries to make this dish even more quick and easy!
•Topsy-Turvy Apple Pie combines two classics - apple and pecan. Invert the plate to reveal a gorgeous pecan topping. This is a dessert that both apple and pecan pie fans will "flip over".
•Easy Apple Pie Foldover is a great solution for keeping the kids happy; a simple mixture of apples and brown sugar folded inside a golden brown baked Pillsbury pie crust. With four servings, it´s a modestly sized apple treat that is kid-friendly to make, and eat.
•Cinnamon-Apple Pie with Caramel-Pecan Sauce truly harvests all of autumn´s bounty in a clever presentation. Ready in just under an hour - each slice is topped off with a luscious blend of butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, pecans, whipping cream and vanilla for a saucy treat.

For even more delicious pie ideas throughout the year visit Pillsbury.com/pie for fun and easy recipes to satisfy every season.
IN THE ORCHARD WITH ACTRESS JENNIE GARTH!

Actress and busy mom, Jennie Garth, is joining Pillsbury this fall to celebrate apple harvest season. She will share tips and ideas for dressing up apple pies and making kid-friendly treats that satisfy kids after a busy day at school. Footage of Jennie in the apple orchard, along with photos and other information is available for you to use on your own blog, and can be accessed at ="http://www.reporterville.com/love_the_pie__fall_2010">http://www.reporterville.com/love_the_pie__fall_2010.

These products, coupon, prize pack, information, and giveaway offer have all been provided by Pillsbury through MyBlogSpark.


I have not been paid by Pillsbury to post this giveaway.  The opinions are my own. 

5 comments:

  1. Fall is without a doubt my favorite time of year, especially after living in Florida for so many years where the only colors you see are green and brown (heavy on the brown).

    What a great giveaway. I'll be sure to Tweet and FB this as soon as I get home!

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  2. Cooking is just more fun in the Fall!

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  3. Thanks for your contest, Deb! Wonderful pics on your blog!!! Apple pie is my fave!

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  4. Wow Debbie another GREAT giveway. There is nothing like homemade apple pie. And could my nana make them. She cooked her apples first and I really like it that way. What a fun prize and I would love to win it!!!!

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  5. Love caramel apple pie oh can i win again??? LOL

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Strawberry Heaven

“The “Debbie” recipe – the recipe that is authentically me.
My absolute favorite dessert recipe.”
All I ever talk about loving is strawberries. I am to strawberries as Paula Deen is to potatoes and butter.
When thinking about my absolute favorite dessert, it had to combine cheesecake, strawberries, and chocolate. Chocolate covered strawberries to be exact!!! So I developed a pie that features all my weaknesses. I love a regular pie crust instead of graham cracker so I have used pie crust, topped with a luscious layer of Kraft Philadelphia Ready-to-Eat Cheesecake Filling, followed by 1 pound of ripe, juicy strawberries enveloped in strawberry glaze topped with creamy, dreamy Cool Whip, and followed by 6 GIANT chocolate covered strawberries. This pie would be a strawberry lovers’ most decadent dream. It is mine…now you know what I dream about.

Strawberry Heaven
Prep time: 50 minutes Cook time: 9 minutes
Serves 6 - 8
1 refrigerated pie crust
1 ½ c. Kraft Philadelphia Ready-to-Eat Cheesecake Filling
2 lbs. of strawberries
14 oz. strawberry pie glaze
8 oz Cool Whip
¾ c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Place pie crust in pie pan and flute edges. Bake at 450 degrees for 9 minutes.
3. Cool pie crust at room temperature for 10 minutes and follow in freezer for 10 minutes to cool quickly.
4. While pie crust is cooking and cooling, prepare other ingredients beginning with strawberries. Wash strawberries, core, and slice in half. Save 6 LARGE strawberries for top of pie. Eat a few and enjoy them while you are working so hard. Save enough for the pie.
5. Melt chocolate chips in microwave for approximately 1 minute stirring every 20 seconds. Dip 6 large strawberries in chocolate about ¾ of the way up the strawberry. Place a piece of parchment paper on a plate and cool the strawberries on the paper in the freezer.
6. After the pie crust comes out of the freezer, spread the cheesecake filling directly on top of crust.
7. Place strawberries directly on top of cheesecake and pour strawberry glaze over strawberries.
8. Pipe Cool Whip over strawberries and glaze and top with chocolate covered strawberries. Place in freezer for approximately 15 minutes and serve. Refrigerate any leftovers.

Strawberry Heaven

Strawberry Heaven
This pie is for the true Strawbery ADDICT and lover.

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