Like FREE stuff? Saveur’s Foodie Giveaway is awarding prizes DAILY!

Saveur Magazine will be giving away prizes every day this month! PLUS: Each time you enter one of their daily giveaways, you will also be entered to win a Grand Prize, an all-expenses-paid trip for two to New Orleans, courtesy of Chef Paul’s Seasonings!        http://www.saveur.com/foodiegiveaway/entry.jsp

The secret to “flakey” vs. “crumbly” pie crust!

Whenever I make pie crust it’s not tough, but it always turns out more crumbly than the more desirable “flakey” texture. NOW I know that the secret is in a technique called “frissage.” See how this Harvard grad turned baker does it!

San Diego Beer Week Nov. 4th-13th: over 520 World Class Craft Beer Showcase Events!

Many of these events offer discounted opportunities to have several different tastes of some stupid good beer at a price way below what you would normally pay to taste these on your own.  San Diego Beer Week also provides you with occasions to taste beers rarely offered to the public.  The greatest thing about SDBW, is the incredible amount collaborations between top breweries and top San Diego chef and restaurants over 10 days.  I’ll be there at several events along with the official closing event – - the Beer Garden at The Lodge at Torrey Pines Sunday Nov. 13th.  Hope to see you at one of the events!  http://sdbw.org/events/

San Diego Beer Week 2011: Nov. 4th – 13th! 2010 was over 400 events, and this year…?

San Diego has been recognized as craft beer Mecca with the best beers from the best microbreweries in the country.  Throughout the year there are various beer festivals here, but THIS week is the top event of the year.  What makes it special, is the pairing of the breweries with the top San Diego chefs & restaurants.  Gourmet dishes inspired by the flavors of the beers paired with them, results in some incredibly delicious events!

Last year had over 400 events going on all over the county during this 10-day event.  Currently, the count for this year is over 197 events and growing!  Come be amazed by the range of flavors these micro-breweries can coax out of barley and hops.  For a small taste of what you can expect, check out the following link to see the current list of events and short video recap of last year’s 400 events.  http://sdbw.org/

Low on cash in San Diego? You can feed a family of four for dirt cheap at Ikea!

Check out the daily dirt cheap food specials:

MONDAY
FREE breakfast until 11am 99¢
Organic Pasta with Tomato Sauce 99¢ $1.99 (11am to close)
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TUESDAY
Kids Eat Free! Kids choose one combo meal valued at $2.49
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WEDNESDAY
BBQ Ribs, French Fries and Cornbread $6.99 $7.99
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THURSDAY
Roasted Chicken and Mashed Potatoes $1.99
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FRIDAY
Hot Dog & Soda in the Bistro $1 $1.50

Better than Restaurant.com, Groupon, and Social Living!

This site doesn’t require the min. meal purchase deals like Restaurant.com, PLUS 10% of your purchase goes to your fave charity, school or non-profit! http://www.screamindailydeals.com/

Restaurant.com has saved me and my friends LOTS of money!

I always try to avoid paying the regular discount price at restaurant.com; and, I wait until they offer a “code word” so the price drops to $2 or $3 for a $25 certificate. Always check for the lowest minimum purchase of $35 and other fine print. The closer you are to $35 without going under, the better the return on your dollar.  The current promo code is “Hot.”   http://www.restaurant.com/

Baskin Robbins 31 Cent Scoop Night!

Wednesday April 27th, 2011 5pm – 10pm
Join everyone for 31 Cent Scoop Night at Baskin-Robbins® and help us honor America’s firefighters. Baskin-Robbins is donating $100,000 to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation™ (NFFF)!

Get a FREE Haagen-Dazs Midnight Dazzler!

Join the Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream Social e-club, and receive a coupon for a FREE FREE Haagen-Dazs Midnight Dazzler! Offer good until March 31st for coupon (good until April 10th)!

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SonRise Ranch Gets Bad Break

Please read the following e-mail from Douglas Lindamood, and share it with your friends…

From: Douglas SonRise Ranch
To: Terree aka The Frugal Foodie
Sent: Wed, March 23, 2011 9:21:43 PM
Subject: SonRise Ranch – Chicken Breasts are in!

Hey everybody,

Do you recognize the logo at the bottom of this e-mail? Well, we used that logo on our label for our organic fed, free-range chicken breasts, and the USDA accused us of “deceptive labeling” – why?

Because the logo had a cow on it, and they said some consumers might think the chicken breast was beef! Can you believe that? Your tax dollars at work. Because of this, we lost our certification for chicken breasts from the USDA.

In the meantime, the USDA will approve chickens from the most horrendous, confined and filthy operations, pumped-full of antibiotics and growth hormones… available at your local supermarket!

This is the reason we have not had chicken for two months and we have a bunch of chicken breasts that are “non-USDA” approved, and marked “Pet Treats” – yes, because of a label, we have to sell our awesome chicken breasts as pet food. So, I cannot make a claim that our chicken breasts are USDA approved, but my free speech rights allow me to say this…

I love the taste of them.

So, if you are crazy enough to pay 6.75/lb for our chicken breasts so you can feed them to your pets – then we will have them at our markets for you. You will need to ask for them, they will not be out on the counter with our other products, such as Grass-fed beef, free-range pork and wonderful lamb chops.

You can come visit us at the following markets this weekend…
NEW! – Flower Hill, Del Mar Shopping plaza off I-5, Saturday’s 8-1

Vista (Saturday from 8 to 12)
Carlsbad (Saturday from 1 to 5)
Little Italy (Saturday 9-1:30)
Encinitas (Sunday from 10 to 2)
LaJolla, (Sunday 9 to 1)
Hillcrest (Sunday 9 to 2)

Douglas Lindamood, Owner
SonRise Ranch
(951) 719-5649