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What’s For Dinner? Giveaway: (2) Mezzetta Olives Gift Packs

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The purpose of What’s For Dinner? is to provide you a recipe with items on sale this week, with no more than 10 ingredients (not including pantry items), and coming in at under $10 per meal.

Hubs and I like to entertain.

We love having friends over, sitting out on the porch, enjoying wine, and eating appetizers.

And while I believe that you can pair any food with the right wine, some foods are just a natural match. Like olives, fresh bread, and cheese. (Mezzetta even has a wine to olive pairing guide.)

Creating an appetizer plate with these foods is awesome because it A) looks really cool and B) the protein filled olives and cheese help take the edge off hungry guests while you are finishing up the meal and bread is well, it is just good.

But like anything, having good ingredients can make or break your appetizer. It can go from feeling and tasting “super chic” to “relish tray from Aunt Edna’s dinner parties”.

It used to be the only place to find quality cheeses and olives were in specialty stores like Whole Foods or Dean & Deluca. However, because these small plates are becoming more and more popular, you can now get great quality items at your local grocery stores.

So since I love talking about wine and I love talking about food – the kind people of Mezzetta offered me (2) Olive Lovers Gift Baskets to giveaway to (2) lucky readers. (And believe me you will feel lucky because these olives are AMAZING.)

Olive Lovers Gift Basket includes: Spanish Colossal Olives with Pimiento, Italian Catelvetrano Olives, Garlic Stuffed Olives, Pitted Greek Kalamata Olives and Blue Cheese Stuffed Olives. As well as a ceramic olive serving dish and stainless steel olive tongs, so you can serve your olives in style.

Here’s How To Enter The Giveaway

(Remember, each comment is considered a entry – so leave a separate comment each time.)

1. Leave a comment about your favorite appetizer. (Example, Homemade Hummus and Pita Chips.)

2. Be in “Like” with Kansas City Mamas on Facebook. Once you are in “like” or if you are already in “like” – leave another comment.

3. Sign up for Kansas City Mamas Daily Email Newsletter. Once you sign up or if you are already signed – leave another comment.

Contest will be open till end of day on June 6, 2011. Winners will be notified by email and has 48-hours to respond before another winner is chosen. Good Luck.

Disclaimer: I was also given a Mezzetta Olives Gift Basket. However, the opinions about olives are all mine. Want more information – check out my full disclosure statement.

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  2. Tanya says

    My favorite appetizer/s is a cheese ball made of cream cheese, raspberry jalapeno jelly, green chiles and topped with mozzarella cheese and served with Ritz crackers! YUM! And another fav that is super easy is a Rotel dip made with Velveeta cheese, Rotel tomatoes and ground beef slowed cooked in a crock pot and served with tortilla chips…Tostitos Scoops are the best!

  3. Nikki says

    I think my favorite appetizer is cream cheese stuffed jalapenos wrapped in bacon! Mmmmm

  15. Donene says

    My favorite appetizer is warm cream cheese, spread some pesto on top and then top with chopped tomatoes & shredded Italian Cheese. Yummy!!

  18. Susan says

    I’m a dipper…..My fave is Ranch dip and you add bacon bits and cheese! It’s great on sun chips but also all the great summer veggies from our garden!!

  20. Sarah says

    I love bruschetta with fresh mozzarella and a homemade “Italian” salsa of tomatoes, garlic, bell peppers and basil.

  28. Cindy says

    My favorite appetizer is a roasted tomato and garlic dip with pita bread. I’ve forgotten about that one. I’ll have to look it up again.

  41. Michele says

    My kids (ages 7 and 4) fight over olives b/c they LOVE them….that has to be worth something! 🙂 Oh and favorite appetizer would be spinach balls.

  45. Jennifer says

    I LOVE homemade bruschetta! I take a sliced baguette and spread some goat cheese on it and top it with diced tomatoes and olive oil and balsamic vinegar. YUM!

  53. Susan L. says

    i gotta tell you…i really am an olive lover…i am a relish queen…but my favorite appetizer is the deviled egg. Maybe i can chop up olives for the top? hmm.

  59. Cassie says

    I LOVE OLIVES!!! Unfortunately, I passed my love of olives onto my 18 month old daughter and I have to fight her for them now! Bummer! Pick me please!

  61. Angie Rouse says

    I love pita chips with artichoke dip. Hummus is my favorite but I have yet to make a homemade one that compares with a local restaurant so I just crave that and stick with artichoke dip!

  81. Pauline says

    Liked Kansas City Mamas on Facebook. (Paul T…….emscout9 at Hotmail dot com)

  82. Pauline says

    Signed up for Kansas City Mamas Daily Email Newsletter. (emscout9 at Hotmail dot com)

  85. patti says

    I like homemade salsa and chips…this is absolutely delish in the summer, when you can walk right out the back door and pick all of the ingredients and slice, dice and chop everything while it’s still fresh!

  92. Corbett says

    My favorite app… hum that’s hard. I pretty much like all snacking food, recently I had bacon wrapped dates and they are A-MAZING!

  93. Lauren Sullivan says

    I liked your page after attending your coupon ninja party at my friend Denise’s and I receive your newsletter. I LOOOOVE hummus. So delish with pita chips. I think having friends over for appetizers and beverages is a super fun and relaxing thing to do. :o)

  95. Jacqulynne Wilkinson says

    already liked on FB and just registered for e-mail through my work address.

    I am a huge fan of cherry tomatoes filled with goat cheese and basil. Very delicious 🙂 Reminiscent of caprese salad.

  107. Joy says

    Roasted garlic with a small slice of Dubliner cheese on a water cracker…soo amazing!

  124. Alicia says

    My favorite appetizer is homeade spinach artichoke dip on fresh bread from Panera Bread!

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