Tuesday, April 14, 2009

DOLE contest!!


Chef Ben Ford and Dole has a great contest going on right now! You have until May 8th to enter this contest! You could win a trip to Los Angeles in June to cook with Chef Ben Ford, where you would then serve up a feast together with three of your friends at his restaurant, Ford’s Filling Station, in Los Angeles if you: Enter your best essay on how DOLE Canned Fruit is a staple in your pantry!

You could also win the weekly random drawing of one of eight DOLE Gift Bags with $100 in DOLE products, or one of two drawings for a $500 Visa gift card, if you:
Keep coming back to the DOLE: Make me a Chef website to check out Ben Ford's Signature Recipes or the other delicious recipes from Dole that you can make. Each time you log on, you will be entered in the random weekly sweepstakes drawing. (Maximum of one entry per day)
Tell a friend – for each friend referred, (Maximum of 5 entries/referrals per day) you are entered again into the sweepstakes. Click here to see the weekly winners so far!

***Please comment back on my post on which recipe was your most favorite. If any of you enter an essay, repost it in my comments and you can win enough coupons to refill your pantry with DOLE Canned Fruit ($25 value).***

HURRY!! YOU ONLY HAVE UNTIL MAY 8th!
Win the chance to cook alongside acclaimed chef, Ben Ford. Ben has created four signature recipes with DOLE Canned Fruit and wants to share his culinary tips with you and three of your friends at his latest hot restaurant in Los Angeles. Enter your short essay and you could win a beautiful weekend in Los Angeles in June cooking and sharing a feast with Ben Ford!

130 comments:

  1. I'd like to try to make the sweet and sour chicken. Thanks for the chance.

    sweetascandy579 at yahoo dot com

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  2. I'd love the shrimp curry one!

    alison_luby@hotmail.com

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  3. I'd love to try the Shrimp Curry with Pineapple-Ginger Rice. Thanks for the giveaway~

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  4. I think the Easy Aloha Smoothie would be great. Thanks!

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  5. I would love to try the Sweet and Sour Chicken - that looks yummiest of all!
    Thanks for the giveaway :)
    hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com

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  6. I'd love to try the Pineapple Coffeecake.

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  7. aloha smoothie is my fave. and I also missed to save the essay:(. I wrote and just checked the boxes, hit ok and there it went!.anyway..thanks for the great contest.

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  8. the shrimp curry mverno@roadrunner.com

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  9. did the essay but not gonna post - did it at the beg of the contests

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  10. The Asian Mandarin Salad looks real good

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  11. we love pouring the canned fruit over our ice cream!

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  12. The Easy Aloha Smoothies are going to be perfect for this summer.

    Ellen
    eering99@hotmail.com

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  13. I thing the Pineapple Mint Lemonade sounds very refreshing.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  14. I would like to try the Easy Aloha Smoothie.
    austma7@aol.com

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  15. I'd like to try the pineapple salsa chicken

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  16. The easy aloha smoothie sounds like a good summer drink

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  17. I would like to try the Angel Lush!

    Thanks,

    selinda_mccumbers at yahoo.com

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  18. I'd like to try the pineapple salsa chicken

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  19. the angel lush sounds wonderful!

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  20. I think the Pineapple Salsa Chicken sounds great!

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  21. The Aloha Smoothie sounds like it would be refreshing on a hot summer day!

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  22. I know everyone here would just love the pineapple coffee cake.

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  23. My fave is the pineapple salsa chicken.

    hebert024 at aol dot com

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  24. I would love to try the Pineapple Coffee Cake!

    orchestratenoise0726[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  25. I'd try the sweet and sour chicken

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  26. The Pineapple Mint Lemonade sounds very refreshing!

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  27. Aloha Smoothie for me!
    Thanks for entering me! Great Contest!

    Janna Johnson
    janna@FeedYourPigBlog.com
    www.FeedYourPigBlog.com

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  28. my family would love the aloha smoothie

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  29. I would try the Sweet and Sour Chicken

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  30. Shrimp Curry with Pineapple-Ginger Rice - sounds so wonderful for summer. Thanks!

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  31. I want to try the Pineapple Coffee Cake.

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  32. The Aloha Smoothie sounds great to me.

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  33. The Asian Mandarin Salad looks good. i love salads

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  34. The pineapple mint lemonade sounds great!

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  35. The Pina Colada Creme Caramel with Pineapple Chantilly Cream sounds awesome

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  36. Angel Lush sounds DELISH!! Thanks for the chance.
    mogrill@comcast.net

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  37. i like the pineapple salsa chicken!

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  38. my favorite is the easy aloha smoothie

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  39. The sweet and sour chicken looks awesome

    jason@allworldautomotive.com

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  40. pineapple mint lemonade sounds yummy and refreshing for a warm spring/summer day!

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  41. I would like to try the pineapple salsa chicken. yyeres(at)gmail(dot)com

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  42. I'd love to try the Pineapple Coffeecake

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  43. I'd like to try the Pina Colada Creme Caramel with Pineapple Chantilly Cream

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  44. Essay
    With us, Dole crushed pineapple is a staple because we can use it in drinks, salads (we love it in a carrot raisin salad)and so much more...

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  45. Sweet and Sour Chicken is my pick :)

    ktgonyea at gmail.com

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  46. With the weather starting to really heat up I love their Pineapple Mint Lemonade recipe. It looks so refreshing and love pineapples.
    tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com

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  47. That Angel Lush looks quite yummy. I know my kids would really like it.

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  48. The Aloha Smoothie sounds really refreshing!

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  49. I would like to try the Mandarin Sunrise Pizza.

    http://luckygiveaways.blogspot.com/

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  50. Contest essay:
    DOLE Canned Fruit is a staple in my pantry. I especially like to cook with Dole Pineapple. For dinner I layer in on top of Ham or I add it to Chicken Stir Fry. For dessert we love Pineapple Upside Down Cake.

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

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  51. I think that the Angel Lush Cake looks really good.

    hafner611{AT}gmail{DOT}com

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  52. I'd love to try the Pina Colada Creme Caramel with Pineapple Chantilly Cream!

    kid.ra1nb0w(at)gmail(dot)com

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  53. At Dole, I like the recipe for Asian Mandarin Salad. My five-year-old actually really loves salads!
    Jennifer, jennem22 at yahoo dot com

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  54. I AM going right now to buy the ingredients for pinapple coffee cake...YUM it looks fabulous!

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  55. The Sweet and Sour Chicken looks great. Thanks.

    kport207 at gmail dot com

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  56. i like yhe pineapple coffeecake.

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  57. I'd llike to try the Pineapple Sweet and Sour Chicken.
    mgoss@bobgoss.com

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  58. I’d love to try the Pineapple Salsa Chicken.

    Thank you for the giveaway

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  59. My favorite is the Easy Aloha Smoothie.
    pkildow at gmail dot com

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  60. Hi,
    Would love to try the pineapple coffee cake ~ sounds yummy! Thanks for the great contest; count me in! Bebe :)

    bebespeachesanddreams(at)gmail(dot)com

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  61. The Angel Lush sounds delicious!

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  62. The Aloha Smoothie would be great for the hot summer days to come.
    Thanks for this offer.
    Adele
    oak462@juno.com

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  63. I think the Angel Lush recipe looks absoultely Delish!

    ilovebabynoah707@yahoo.com

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  64. I'd like to tray the sweet and sour chicken

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  65. i would like to make the pineapple Coffee Cake for my dad. thanks

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  66. I would love to try the Dole Recipe for Pineapple Sweet & Sour Chicken.

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  67. I would like to try the Pineapple Coffee Cake.

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  68. I would love to try an aloha smoothee.

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  69. Wow, yummy stuff! I want to try the Pineapple Salsa Chicken--it looks so refreshing for the summertime.

    ilikecitylights @ gmail dot com

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  70. Love the sound of the pineapple mint lemonade.

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  71. I would love the chance to win, thanks.
    erma.hurtt@sbcglobal.net

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  72. The pineapple coffee cake!!! Definitely.

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  73. I think the "Angel Lush" dessert sounds great. It sounds easy to make, delicious to eat, and pretty enough to serve to guests.

    pamelashockley(AT)netscape(DOT)net

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  74. The Angel Lush recipe looks fantastic!

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  75. Pineapple Sweet & Sour Chicken.

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  76. The Angel Lush looks amazing!

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  77. That Pina Colada Creme Dessert is something I have to try!

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  78. The Shrimp Curry with Pineapple-Ginger Rice sounds delish. trinitygsd at yahoo dot com

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  79. I think the Pineapple Coffeecake sounds so good! Sweet hot pineapple! YUM!

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  80. The Sweet and Sour Chicken..sonds good.

    charisscharity [at] yahoo [dot] com

    Thanks

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  81. My favorite recipe is the Pineapple Sweet and Sour Chicken.
    THANKS

    jesskaufman at hotmail dot com

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  82. I would liek to try the Pina Colada Creme Caramel w/ Pineapple Chanily Creme.
    Thanks for the giveaway.

    fcscheermom at aol dot com

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  83. The Pineapple Cofe Cake is my choice.

    fly18grl21@aol.com

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  84. I'd love to try the Mandarin Sunrise Pizza lezanac@yahoo.com

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  85. the pineapple coffee cake is the recipe that interests me.

    madamerkf at aol dot com

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  86. The Angel Lush looks yummy!!

    annemarie562000(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  87. pineapple coffee cake sounds good

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  88. the smoothie thanks for the giveaway

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  89. I’d love to try the pineapple coffee cake.

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  90. i make a pina colada cake but would love to try their
    Pina Colada Creme Caramel With Pineapple Chantilly Cream


    Happy Mothers Day to All

    camper223[at]live[dot]com

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  91. The Easy Aloha Smoothie. If the kids don't finish it, it becomes popscicles! Thanks!
    lkziegler[at]gmail[dot]com

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  92. I am going to make the Angel Lush, it just looks delish, I love Pineapple. Thanks for the Contest

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  93. I like the pineapple mint lemonade.

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  94. The Asian Mandarin Salad looks yummy!

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  95. Can't wait to make the pineapple coffee cake;pineapple brightens with its zing and zang..Love your site

    Barbara Rawe
    tykelly1@yahoo.com

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  96. I would like to try the Pineapple Chicken. Thanks for the chance to win this great prize.
    our5bunch@aol.com

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  97. My favorite is the Pina Colada Caramel Dessert. It would go very well with a Pina Colada.

    Thanks for the chance.

    fly18grl21@aol.com

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  98. I love the Sweet and Sour Chicken :)

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  99. I would love to make the pineapple coffee cake

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  100. I've made the Angel Lush before and it's delicious!

    ms0812@zoominternet.net

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  101. I like the Easy Aloha Smoothies.

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  102. the easy aloha smoothie looks yummy :)

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  103. Pineapple salsa chicken.
    john ferris
    guapo1317@live.com

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  104. I'd love to try the Easy Aloha Smoothie! Nothing like pretending your in Hawaii when you're in the middle of land locked SD!

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  105. The Shrimp Curry with Pineapple-Ginger Rice is my favorite. garrettsambo@aol.com

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  106. I like the Easy Aloha Smoothie

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  107. The Shrimp Curry with Pineapple-Ginger rice sounds tasty!

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  108. The pineapple Salsa Chicken! YUM!


    titanroo@hotmail.com

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  109. The Asian Mandarin Salad looks really good.

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  110. I've made the Angel Lush and it is great!

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  111. Pineapple Coffeecake sounds yummy:)

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  112. The Sweet and Sour Chicken sounds wonderful!

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  113. The pineapple salsa chicken looks delicious!

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  114. I would like to try the sweet and sour chicken.
    donna444444@yahoo.com

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