Hello! Welcome to week 2 of the New Year, New You giveaway. I don’t know about you guys but I always start my resolutions with a lot of gusto and hope. Where I get stuck is when I get busy. Suddenly, I don’t have as much time to put into a healthy dinner so it’s easy to make shortcuts and sometimes those shortcuts cut out my healthy aspirations.

Sound familiar?

If it does, then you will appreciate this week’s prize.

Because this week’s prize will allow you to prepare fresh veggies in a matter of minutes with very little cleanup needed.

Drumroll…

This week I am giving away a….

PAMPERED CHEF MICROWAVE VEGGIE STEAMER

 

This is in the top three in terms of our favorite kitchen gadgets. We used this almost every night this past summer when we were getting our CSA. In the winter, we make a lot of frozen veggies but we still use our steamer once a week for a special fresh veggie treat.

So what makes this so great?

Yes, we have your typical veggie steamer and yes, we could also steam veggies in the pan. But then, it takes 10-15 minutes to get the water boiling, then steam the veggies, and then you have clean up. Pans take up a lot of space if you dare to put them in the dishwasher and many people don’t like their pots and pans in the dishwasher.

At heart, Manatee and I are very lazy people who hate cleaning up the kitchen. Okay, so I HATE cleaning up and Manatee is a neat freak but he still loves shortcuts and hates when we have multiple pans to clean.

Enter the micro-steamer.

Chop up your veggies, throw them in micro-steamer, add 1-2 inches of water, and microwave for 3-4 minutes.

Yes, your veggies will really be done THAT fast.

Then you can throw this baby on the top shelf of your dishwasher and you are all done with clean-up.

How do I enter?

There are multiple ways to enter and you can enter multiple times.

  • Answer the following questions in a comment below:  What is your favorite veggie? Least favorite? Veggie you want to try in 2012?

If you aren’t already a follower…

  • Follow me on Twitter and tell me about in a comment.
  • Like me on Facebook and tell me about it in a comment.
  • Follow me on the blog through email subscription or by signing up through Google Connect and tell me about it in a comment.

But Badger Girl, I already follow you!

  • Refer a friend to the blog to enter the contest. After your friend has entered, tell me about it in a comment. Rinse and repeat with more friends.
  • Tweet: Win a microwave veggie steamer from @BdgerGrl and link back to this post.

Good luck! Winners will be announced on Friday!

P.S. I was recently featured on Savour the Senses with my Buffalo Hummus recipe, check it out here.