Sauce vs Gravy: Red Pack Carnevale Giveaway

Lent begins this year on February 18, so the Carnival celebration before Lent begins runs from February 13 to 17. In Italy it is Carnavale, like the famous Carnival of Venice. The Carnival of Venice is where the well known carnival masks come from.

What better to enjoy during Carnival than some delicious Italian pasta? Red Pack has lots of recipes like this one for Italian Gravy. Growing up I had only known of tomato sauce. To me, gravy meant beef or chicken gravy poured over mashed potatoes. Here is a little history as to why this red sauce that simmers all Sunday afternoon is called gravy.

Red Pack sent me a few cans of tomatoes to try and I am absolutely going to give Italian Gravy a shot my next available Sunday.

Red Pack is having a giveaway to make Carnevale even more fun. You could win a big cooking prize pack worth $350 or one of the 300 Red Pack tote bags. Enter here on Facebook. The Giveaway runs though March 4.

Red Pack is also offering one of my readers a Red Pack kit like they sent me! To enter for a chance to win just leave a comment about what dish you would make with Red Pack tomatoes. I will randomly choose a winner a week from now on Wednesday, February 11. Good luck!

UPDATE: I used the random number generator and got the number 5. The 5th comment was Kat! Congrats Kat!

Red Pack Tomatoes 2-a-Day Crock-Pot Giveaway

Just in time for fall, I got a slow cooker recipe kit from RedPack Tomatoes! I certainly did not grow enough tomatoes in my garden for cooking into the winter so these ready to go cans of tomatoes are dinner time lifesavers.

There is just something about fall that makes me want to get out my crock-pot for making meals. It's warm and comforting to come home to a stew bubbling in the crock-pot and the entire house smelling delicious.

RedPack is giving away TWO Crock-Pots every day for 22 days! You can enter every day for a chance to win.

Enter here --> http://bit.ly/tomcpot

There are several slow-cooker recipes on the RedPack website that I want to try. They have even more on their Pinterest page.

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork - pulled pork is a crock pot classic. So well suited to slow cooking.

Sausage & Sweet Potato Chili - I thought the sweet potato sounded like a fun twist for this chili!

Golden Tomato Soup - Fall means soup right? This one looks hearty!

Mozzarella Meatballs - I almost passed out when I saw this recipe. Cheese inside meatballs? Genius!

I can't wait to fire up my crock-pot and try these dishes out. Enter for a chance to win a crock-pot from RedPack and you will be well on your way to slow cooked comfort food too!

Toss in the Flavor with Red Pack Tomatoes - Summer Salads

Some summer nights you just do not feel like turning on a hot stove or oven. Salads are the answer! Light, crisp and refreshing. And they can have lots of flavor. I never thought of using canned tomatoes for a salad but it's a great idea!

Here are four tasty salad ideas featuring Red Pack Tomatoes.

Raspberry Shrimp Salad

Melon Prosciutto Salad

Peach Chicken Chipotle Salad

Chicken Blueberry Chopped Salad

Red Pack sent me some samples of canned tomatoes and I can't wait to make all these salads!

To help you with your summer salad creations, Red Pack is holding a Toss in the Flavor Sweepstakes! You can enter for a chance to win a gourmet picnic gift basket with everything you need for fabulous salads! Enter here!

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