THIS GIVEAWAY is now CLOSED.  Congrats to Kristin & her comment:  “Hmmm, I think one of my all time favorite marinade sauces is a white wine and terriyaki combination I came up with. I love to use it on chicken and then use the chicken to make a delish chicken salad.”- You won!  I have emailed you!  Thanks everyone for entering, and stay tuned to more future giveaways!

Do you ever have those nights where you want something delicious, but you’ve forgotten to run to the store, and your husband will be home in like, 25 minutes, and your 3 year old is running around, still un-potty trained saying Oh My God Mommmmm-mmmeee (and you know for a fact you never ever say that yourself), and you know what else? You’re Pooped?  No? Me either.  But if I did, this marinade would come in pretty freaking handy.

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UPDATE: This giveaway is now CLOSED.  Winner will be announced September 8 after all comments are counted and verified….stay tuned!

Told you I’d be back.

Look for things here at DoughMessTic to be in full swing from here on out!  And, to start the festivities off right, I thought I’d throw a sweet giveaway at you as well as a drink my husband has recently claimed as ‘The Best Beverage Ever.”  Ever? (And he’s quite the beverage taker-inner, too, so that means something, people!)

So, which do you want to hear about first? The Giveaway, or the Drink?

Okay, okay. The Giveaway.  How does a $250 AMAZON Gift Card Sound?  I thought about picking out a nice food processor, or a mixer, or 14 toasters for you, but then I decided what the hey? Why not let YOU decide?  So, that’s what it is – $250 from me to you to spend on any ol’ thing you fancy.  Maybe you’ve had your eye on some killer thumbtacks, a Ouija Board, every book by Nicolas Sparks, and the complete Nip/Tuck Series on Blu-Ray.  Well, now you can have it!  Just click through to enter to win! (And find out about that DRINK!)

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Don’t run away from the idea of the tart apple in the title up there.  Even my husband – a thoroughly “no fruit shall touch my meats” purist (giggle) really loved this salsa.  And this sandwich.  It was the epitome of fresh and summery…exactly what you need after a day in the near 100 degree mountain muggy heat.

Are you feeling it? This heat?  It’s only June.  JUNE.  And I’m nearly as tan at this moment as I was the day I stepped off the plane after a month long jaunt around Southeast Asia.  The heat is unbearable.  The humidity is ridiculous.  The pool is…well, the pool is full of toddlers and kiddos who don’t even seem to notice the mommies who really don’t like getting their hair wet…much less sweat.  But, it’s better than chasing a 2 year old around the backyard for hours on end. So – pool it is.

Yesterday I took Seven and my 6 year old nephew to the free movies in Christiansburg, where they promptly devoured an entire bucket of popcorn (The GIANT one), Goldfish crackers, Twizzlers, 2 Rice Krispy Treats, and 2 Capri Suns.  Of course, immediately after the movie, they were starved.  So, off to an Italian buffet for lunch. We followed that up by picking a few quarts of berries in the backyard (to make sorbet) and then off to the golf course to ride in the golf cart.  I expected that to be the end of my playtime.

Wrong.

They both saw the pool.  So we went and got changed and then hung out in chlorine hell for 3 more hours.  My ovaries are screaming, folks. “No More Babies, Susan.  No more.  One is enough!”  I think my ovaries are right. Whewwww.

So anyway, it was nearly 7 when I finally came home last night.  I needed quick.  I needed easy.  I needed something light and delicious.  Enter the Tart Apple Salsa and Chicken Po’Boys.

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Told you I’d be back.  You doubted it, I know.  But here I am…and I am the bearer of good things.

First up?  These brownies.  Caramel Coconut Brownies.  And they are super easy.  So easy, in fact, I hesitate to even post them, because the die hard From Scratchers will disapprove, and those of you who like cheats will curse me for adding such a delicious concoction to your repertoire.  I apologize in advance.

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On Saturday, I had my first Couple’s Pasta Course. It was a blast! We had dough spread from one end of the house to the other – and boy did it smell great.  It helped to have such enthusiastic students as well – they weren’t afraid of anything! I love students like that!

We made rigatoni and fusilli using the new KitchenAid Pasta Press. I can’t think of enough adjectives to tell you how amazing this contraption is! I believe it is a redesign of their original pasta press – all the kinks worked out, of course!  Easy to assemble, a breeze to operate, and believe it or not – easy clean up.  We had no issues at all – the pasta extruded just as it was meant to – perfectly!

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