Spring giveaway!

22 Mar

Put your puffy winter jackets away – spring is upon us! Hooray! The weather was amazing this past weekend, lifting everyone’s spirits!

To welcome spring, it’s time for another giveaway! The kind folks at Goose Valley Natural Foods sent me their 100% organic wild rice to try. Did you know that wild rice is a naturally gluten-free whole grain?

I actually cooked one of the packages yesterday just so I could tell you how delicious this rice really is. The instructions are right on the package, so it’s virtually impossible to mess up! I like how the kernels fluff, absorbing all the flavor of the stock you cook it in. The rice was absolutely tasty and I would make it again!

Try pairing fish or meat with rice pilaf and some kumquat salsa (kumquat, mint, hint of oil, diced red onions) for a delicious, refreshing, spring meal. (Sorry there are no photos of the actual rice).

Ok. Enough about what I did! Now it’s your turn! To enter this giveaway, post a comment telling me what you would pair with rice pilaf, or what your favorite thing about spring is.

Giveaway is open to all U.S residents only (sorry!). Giveaway will end at 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 25, 2010. Limit one entry per person. I will pick the winner using random number generator. Good luck!

Comments 18 Comments
Categories Giveaway
Author Esther

Haejin

My favorite thing about spring is the flowers!
Ros

Grilled chicken with orange mango salsa!!! Yum.. Getting hungry!
http://runningfoodie.blogspot.com Christina

What a really cool giveaway! I’d pair the pilaf with miso-glazed pan fried salmon and a green salad.

Also, my favorite part about spring is the warmer temps and green!
Sarah

i love hearing the birds start to sing at the start of spring.
Jen

Favorite part about spring is when the flowers start to bloom and the sun in shinin’ bright!
http://bentozen.wordpress.com megan

i LOVE rice pilaf with a pan-seared salmon (finished in the oven), and a quick broccoli (steam for 4 min. or so, then a quick romp in the frying pan with some sliced garlic, salt, pepper and olive oil). i could also see this pilaf getting used in a cold application, though – maybe cooked in a flavorful stock and then mixed with some arugula, dried cranberries, toasted walnuts, and topped with a bit of salty cheese (a feta or the like).

your kumquat salsa looks great!
Rebecca

My favorite thing about Spring is stepping out of my deary flourescent-lighted high school and into the fresh, sunny, cool, outdoors, getting into my car, plugging in the ipod, rolling down all the windows and the sun roof, and driving around with the wind in my hair and the sun on my face, admiring all the beautiful nature that is blooming all around!
Rebecca

*dreary
Amanda

Enter me in the giveaway! thanks
Amanda

*oops forgot to answer your question.
My favorite thing about spring is the weather, cool and breezy. Bike riding season for sure
basil

favorite thing(s) about spring — photo walks and hitting the links!
ambitious

Basil – links? what kind of links?
ambitious

megan – the cold rice pilaf sounds AMAZING! I didn’t even think about making it into a cold salad but it totally works!
http://www.catesong.com cate songbird

Can you believe that every time I go to comment, I always think “cold” first? I don’t know WHY!

Kumquat is the cutest word ever! It reminds me of Lord Farquad from Shrek.

I loved reading about everyone’s favorite part of spring. Mine is definitely longer daylight and the fact that everything is coming to life again after a season of death and hibernation. It makes me appreciate winter because without winter, there really wouldn’t be spring.
ambitious

@cate – are you a spam bot? cuz that’s why it’s there…to make sure you’re human! hmmmmm…. =)
Emily

i like my men, like my rice…wild! oh yeah baby! but in all seriousness, some dweji bulgogi action and wild rice sounds awesome. and fav thing about spring: BASEBALL! go yankees!
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jongmin

my birthday!
wild rice in bibimbap!

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