Macaroni Grill Gift Basket Giveaway!
We recently got to try one of the new Romano's Macaroni Grill box mixes available at stores across the country, courtesy of My BlogSpark.
Inspired by the restaurant by the same name and their menu items, think of these kits as a high class Hamburger Helper.
They have so much potential, because all of the items in the kit are packaged separately, you can make it to your families liking. When I got the kit, I didn't have any chicken in the house, so I made my own substitution and used turkey sausage instead. I like that the noodles were a small size in the Creamy Basil Parmesan Chicken & Pasta kit I was sent, I'm not big on slurping up my noodles, and usually break them in half when I make spaghetti or linguine.
While my plated presentation was not restaurant quality (lol!), it tasted so good there were no leftovers.
The price of it is fair, I saw it for $3.69 a kit at the store. It was so fast and easy to make, that I will buy it again, I think I will try all the different flavors they offer: the Creamy Basil, the Chicken Alfredo with Linguine, Garlic & Herb Chicken Penne and Chicken Marsala with Linguine.
If you want to try it you can go to http://www.restaurantfavoritesathome.com/ and get a $1.00 of coupon.
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My biggest struggle is knowing what to cook. I am getting better at this but we just get tired of eating the same old things...
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Finding the time to prepare dinner is a struggle!
My biggest struggle is keeping things interesting and healthy not to mention affordable!
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making something everyone will eat
Not being too repetitive. One does fall into habits preparing the same-old same-old.
The biggest struggle with dinner is trying to please everyone.
My biggest struggle with cooking for my family is not even knowing how to cook! All I can make is spaghetti! :O(
Being Asian-Indian, we cook Indian food every day, but kids don't like that. so I have to find balance between ethnic foods, nutrition and other cuisines. that is a weekday challenge.thanks
Our biggest struggle at times is thinking about it in advance! Love that Creamy Basil one, too.
My biggest struggle with preparing dinner for my family is the time to prepare a nice meal and finding something that everyone will enjoy.
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Great prize and getting everyone to the table.
My biggest struggle is coming up with ideas for what to serve.
Our biggest struggle is getting our son to try new foods. Therefore, I have to cook a couple different things each night.
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my biggest struggle is to get my family all home and at the table at the same time. {sometimes i feel like i run a buffet cafeteria.)
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My biggest struggle is making a meal that everyone will like.
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My biggest struggle is trying to think of new recipes that everyone will like
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My biggest struggle is trying to cook dinner and take care of the kids - making sure nobody gets burned with an oven open door and things like that.
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Biggest thing is not having the 'same old thing.'
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My biggest struggle is planning ahead:-) Great giveaway!
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My big struggle is variety. I am always cooking the same old thing. sharonaquilino(at)hotmail(dot)com
I can't seem to cook just for 2 anymore. I cook a meal & we eat it for days or end up throwing it in my compost heap!
My biggest struggle is just physical. Bad back won't let me stand for a long time to make a big dinner that takes time to measure this and stir that...so it has to be something quick and easy for us.
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My biggest struggle is being creative - I tend to cook the same 3-4 dishes over and over!
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I have an issue with getting everything done at the same time!
I struggle with finding variety to suit everyones taste!
Theres 6 of us... so its a little challenging!
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My biggest struggle is finding something everyone will eat. Lots of picky eaters.
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Choosing what to make. Everybody wants something different.
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My Biggest dinner struggle is getting everyone to eat what I fix! Yup I'm a vegetarian! Hubby eats meat, and daughter eats JUNK! They tend to turn their nose up at my healthy style of cooking. YOU would think after 25 years they would get a clue, I am not going to change! hahah
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Keeping the small kids occupied.
making everyone happy
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Trying to find something healthy and different to make in about 20 minutes to feed a family of five!
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Biggest struggle right now is hubby getting home while the food is still hot. He's been having to do mandatory overtime and it makes it hard.
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Finding the time... :)
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I hate cooking, so my biggest struggle is getting motivated to make something that everybody will like and that's reasonably healthy.
Buying all the ingredients that we need off the top of our heads in only one trip to the shop.
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I would say our biggest struggle is time and finding something that is healthy and everyone will eat.
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healthy , and something everyone will like- and something i am in the mood for- I seem to be bored extremely with food- then why am I not thin..does not make sense- anyway variety
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my biggest struggle would be being fast enough to get into the house at 6 with 2 hungry kids in tow and getting dinner ready by 6.30!
I never have time to cook something good & filling. I tried Macaroni Grill mixes about three months ago. They are awesome!
time along with availability i'm a working mom with differing hours
getting everyone together.
The biggest struggle I have with cooking dinner is just figuring out what to fix.
My biggest struggle is trying to make dinner with a little one pulling at me saying "Play with me" and whining when I don't.
I would have to say deciding what to cook that sounds good
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My biggest struggle is making all 4 kids happy with what I serve and cooking enough to feed them all!
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My biggest struggle is preparing something healthy that my picky eater will like. Thanks for the giveaway!
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My biggest struggle is disorganization & never being prepared. I tend to do everything at the last minute.
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My problem is deciding what to make.
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I struggle with not planning ahead and then finding I don't have the ingredients I need to make a decent dinner.
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My biggest struggle is making sure everyone gets a healthy meal... So picky!
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Everybody wanting to eat something different--
My biggest challenge is getting dinner on the table before 8:00 at night. By the time we all get home, change clothes, and make dinner I feel like it's already getting so late.
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My biggest struggle is trying to figure out what to cook...seems I'm stuck in a rut!
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My biggest struggle is being too tired to make a good meal!
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The biggest problem is getting the food and the people to the table at the same time.
Finding the time and arranging everyone's busy schedule is my biggest struggle.
My biggest problem is cooking different things and not the same old things over and over.
My biggest challenge is finding one menu that is acceptable to everyone.
My biggest struggle is figuring out what to make for dinner each night
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I struggle all the time to try to please everyone and make something all will happily eat - makes me feel like a short order cook LOL
My struggle is time! I work two jobs
My biggest struggle is finding a meal we can afford that's healthy and we all enjoy.
My biggest struggle is getting my family to sit down at the same time. We work different schedules.
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My biggest struggle is finding something to cook that everyone likes. Picky eaters here!
Simple - lack of creativity and burnout.
My biggest problem is deciding what I feel like cooking..what I'm hungry for.
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Love to have this. I struggle with variety. I get stuck in a rut and have trouble coming up with something new.
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Since my family is grown, with families of their own, my struggle right now is just making certain that I eat the correct foods. I have a tendency to snack my way through the day, so have to make certain that I am snacking on the correct food groups!
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My biggest struggle is finding something that the whole family will enjoy, that is healthy.
It would be so much easier if some just said "cook this"
my biggest struggle is that my son is addicted to pastas! So no matter what i cook, i have to implement pasta in there some how!
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My biggest problem with preparing a meal is having everything I need, seems like I always forget to buy something ahead of time!
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My biggest struggle is sneaking healthy foods into our meals!
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Just coming up with menus on a daily basis that aren't so repetitive
My biggest struggle is deciding what to fix and not getting in a rut of making the same thing over and over! Thanks for the contest!
My biggest struggle is just deciding what to cook. I tend to get bored with food and need to make diferent things every night.
Mainly, how to make the dinner different and interesting.
My biggest problem is deciding what to make
My biggest struggle is getting all 7 of us together for a meal. That's why Sunday dinner is mandatory and my favorite day of the week.
My biggest struggle is keeping my 2 and 4 year old busy and entertained while I cook
My biggest struggle is balancing when I get home after teaching school vs. the other evening commitments of family members. The timing of dinner is always interesting!
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my biggest challenge is guessing how many extra teens are going to be at my house at dinner time...
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Keeping my kids entertained while I prepare dinner is the biggest challenge.
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I have a problem getting all the food done at the same time!
My biggest challenge is my job. I get home from work between 6-10 PM
My biggest struggle is to cook something that all of us like without cooking the same things over and over. THank you!
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It's hard to make a meal that everyone will enjoy!
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My biggest struggle is making myself go in the kitchen and cook...much rather be outside :)
My biggest struggle is working dinner around piano practice...the kids always find a way to distract me
My biggest struggle is variety. My husband is picky and it seems like we eat the same thing all the time so I have no motivation to cook!
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Having all the ingredients for what I am making for dinner. I am usually short one ingredient than I have to go back to the store!
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my biggest struggle with preparing dinner for my family is finding something we all like
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I like to try different recipes but my husband has plain vanilla taste buds and he will only eat if it's how his mom made it. jelly15301@gmail.com
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My biggest struggle is finding a variety of recipes my family will like. Thanks for the giveaway!
Cooking a universal meal, that appeals to everyone.
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My biggest struggle is comming up with quick easy and nutritious meals
Variety is my biggest struggle. We get in a rut over here with the things we eat every week.
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We eat the same dinners over and over. My biggest struggle is coming up with new, quick and easy dinners everyone would like.
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My biggest struggle with cooking for my family is not even knowing how to cook
The hardest part of cooking dinner is meal planning. I have trouble planning meals ahead of time and having the right ingredients on hand!
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Planning ahead so I have everything I need for dinner.
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My biggest struggle in making a meal that everyone likes
I'm a spontaneous type of person and my biggest struggle has always been meal planning!
finding good recipes that take under 30 min.
Coordinating all of our schedules!
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My biggest struggle is coming up with variety rather then the same old meals.
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My biggest challenge is just coming up with what to make night after night
My biggest struggle is that I don't really do menu planning so at 5PM I'm looking in the fridge wondering what to make. Kits like this would be great to have around. thanks.
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our biggest struggle is dealing with picky eaters
Other than variety, my biggest challenge is finding the time and money to make healthy, fresh food!
My biggest problem with getting dinner is knowing what time the kids are going to be home (they both do after school sports and clubs). And if they call me to come pick them up then I have to leave for 20 minutes and I never know ahead of time what time that call will be.
the clean up!
My biggest struggle is getting everyone together. We have 5 sons all involved in sports!
Time is the biggest struggle. On weeknights, there is so little time between when we get home and when my son goes to bed, and so many things we need and want to do.
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My biggest struggle is probably timing it just right for when my husband gets home. That is mainly because he never gets home at the same time LOL
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My biggest struggle in preparing dinner for the family is cleaning up afterward!
My biggest struggle is trying to prepare the meal with 2 small children underfoot
Deciding on a quick dinner or one that I prepare all the way that takes longer to cook.
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My biggest dinnertime struggle is getting it ready fast--my family is hungry pretty much as soon as I get home.
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My biggest struggle is finding enough time! I love to cook, but sometimes I get home really late and don't have much time. colorfulcarla @gmail.com
Nobody is in the mood for the same food
WIthout a doubt finding food everyone can agree on. Spices or bland -- no one can agree.
My biggest struggle is coming up with meals that are healthy, taste good, are relatively fast & easy to prepare and are inexpensive.
I have a hard time coming up with varieties of main dishes.
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Finding meals that are healthy and affordable and that everyone actually enjoys eating!
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My biggest struggle is cooking something that the whole family will like. I believe that Romano’s Macaroni Grill Restaurant Favorites just might be that something that everyone will like.
Finding a variety of foods, easy to make that everyone likes. Thanks for the Chance! mogrill@comcast.net
My biggest struggle is finding things that everyone will eat ( especially my picky eater! who is me!)
My biggest struggle is planning ahead what to prepare for meals.
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My biggest struggle is to come up with meals the whole family will eat and enjoy that is healthy for them. My 4 year old is pretty picky, and I refuse to make more than one meal per day, so I have to get pretty creative.
The hardest thing around here is finding something that everyone will eat and enjoy!
Worst Struggle? Thinking of something NEW to cook.
Time, the lack of it, is always a struggle when it comes to dinner.
My biggest problem is that I never know what to cook. I run out of ideas all the time. I feel like I cook and we eat the same thing over and over again. I'm not a very creative person when it comes to cooking.
Thanks for the great giveaway and Happy Mother's Day to you all.
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My biggest struggle is getting dinner on time. The phone always rings about dinnertime because everyone know that is when I am home. Dinner is invariably late. Thanks for this offer.
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For us it's finding ways for our 5yr old daughter to help. She loves to help us cook so we try to find (safe) ways she can help.
Getting the whole family at the table at the same time. Too many sports practices.