Put the spatula down and let Schwan’s do the cooking for you this Friday night (or any night of the week). Why? Because when the week is almost over the last thing you want to think about is preparing dinner for the family, as you do night in and out!
The folks at Schwan’s want to give you all a KITCHEN VACATION by providing you a complete VEGETARIAN meal complete with the entrees, sides and dessert that is ready in minutes!
BAKED ZITI ~ a combination of three cheeses (Ricotta, Mozzarella and Parmesan) baked with ziti pasta and a flavorful tomato sauce that is ready in 30 minutes
FIVE CHEESE GARLIC BREAD ~ need I say more!
BROCCOLI ~ for good measure!
DESSERT ~ someone once told me dessert has to include CHOCOLATE for it to count as dessert! Schwan’s delivers with this decadent, creamy, smooth chocolate ice cream that is only 140 calories, 7 grams of fat and 4 points+ a serving!
ONE WINNER WILL RECEIVE THIS COMPLETE DINNER
* Fresco by Scotto Baked Ziti, 8 points+
* Five CHEESE Garlic Bread, 3 points+ if you slice the bread into 3 slices
* Broccoli, 0 Points+
* CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM! 4 points+
HOW TO ENTER:
1) Simply leave your FIRST comment telling me why you NEED a “Kitchen Vacation”.
BONUS ENTRIES
2) TWEET and/or Facebook about this giveaway. “@danicasdaily is giving you a KITCHEN VACATION, click here for your chance to win it! “ Be sure to leave a SECOND comment to let me know you did
3) If you have a blog, LINK back to this contest and leave a THIRD comment letting me know you did.
If you don’t have a blog, just leave a comment below telling me someone you told about this giveaway.
The Fine Print: Thanks to the folks at Schwan’s for letting me share in the fun by giving you all the chance to win a complete dinner too!
The winner will be randomly drawn and announced on Saturday, March 19, 2011!
I will not be home until late tonight so my daily post will be late tonight or tomorrow!
Good Luck Everyone!
Oh my gosh now I’m hungry! Being a SAHM I’m always the one who makes a the meals so a little kitchen vacation would be amazing for a day it would help relax a bit and know that i will still be giving my family a healthy meal. Thk you for the chance!
I love this giveaway! I need a kitchen vacation giveaway because I’ve been way too busy lately to cook with my student teaching! This would be perfect. I love the garlic bread.
I saw Annie’s at the Nat Products expo this weekend and thought of you 🙂
Oh my gosh, I would love a kitchen vacation especially since I don’t have the time to cook like I used to. With kids in activities after school, it leaves little time, PLUS I’d love to try Schwanns!!!
WAY over retirement age, so a lot of meals have come out of my kitchen. I’m ready for a kitchen vacation. Thanks for a chance Schwans and Danica.
My daughter is always on a kitchen vacation, but she would still enjoy this meal 🙂
Everyone needs a kitchen vacation once in awhile.
i’m a graduate student.
i need a kitchen vacay like woah.
OMG, that whole meal looks amazing!! I need a kitchen vacation because I need to spend some more time on food photography and let the food be cooked for me. 🙂
Told a friend about this giveaway.
I don’t cook much, but it would be nice if I won this so I could give my wife a kitchen vacation.
Told my 3 SIL about this giveaway.
I need this kitchen vacation because I’m in the process of moving to a new home and I have teenagers that are always on the go. I also love the pointsplus for this meal.
I don’t have a blog but I told three of my friends about your blog and your great giveaway and ideas. Thanks for sharing.
I need a kitchen vacation because that broccoli looks good and I CRAVE broccoli!!! =)
A kitchen vacation would be amazing. My boyfriend and I are on completely different works schedules and dinner time tends to be a little wonky so this would be so helpful.
It is spring braek for me!
Everyone needs a little kitchen vacation every once in a while! With all the people in my family, it’s hard to find a food everyone likes, but pastas/lasagnas definitely remain a favorite, so this would be great 😉
Because I’m a student and I’m poor 🙁 and I have no time to be in a kitchen haha
tweeted 🙂 @squigglemefloey
Mmmmmm…. that looks yummy!!!! Don’t we all need a “Kitchen Vacation”….working full time, cooking, cleaning and trying to have a life???? lol Thanks for all you do Danica……
I never can figure out how to do the give-aways but I’m gonna have to figure it out for this one…YUM! For ice cream toppings, if I serve Fr. vanilla I open a can of passion fruit pulp and just pour over…I’m married to an Aussie, and we love passion fruit, lol. Another great post Danika!
I would love a Kitchen Vacation! On Tuesday nights my daughter has soccer and by the time I get home, I have one hour to have dinner prepared and served and kitchen cleaned before I leave for my Water Aerobics class. This Schwan’s dinner would be a huge blessing!
I need a kitchen vacation!!
I told my coworkers and fellow WW’s about the giveaway!
Working 50+ hours per week, bad economy and having to put dinner on the table for 4 every night….enough said!
I would love a Kitchen Vacation, because im tired of looking for new and exciting recipes, i would love to just sit down and eat for a change.
I make breakfast, lunch and dinner EVERYDAY for me, my husband and our 2 kids. I could definitely use a break!
I run a home daycare. By the end of my day I am about to pull my hair out with having 3 children of my own too:) When daycare is over I barely have the energy to turn around and make a nice big dinner. It would be nice to have a free “vacation” from cooking dinner.
I totally need a kitchen vacation I am a vegetarian so this meal would be awesome, especially since my fiancé is going to “try” vegetarianism for me.
I need a kitchen vacation because I teach full-time and now am coaching track and training for a marathon in May! My nights are very limited on time… I’d be happy to let Schwann’s cook for me one night!
Sent notes to coworkers/friends about this awesome giveaway!!!
Working out after work everyday means quick dinners. This prize would be awesome!!
I tweeted about this giveaway! Handle – meyer_8
I have a 3 year old boy…any vacation would be nice!
Sent several we friends an email about this great giveaway!
I need a kitchen vacation because 1) we are off school this week so I am on “vacation” but more importantly 2) I am tired of trying to figure out what to prepare for the six of us for dinner each night.
My husband “can’t” cook, so I’m always the one stuck doing it. I definitely could use vacation in the kitchen!
I tweeted about your giveaway.
my husband is currently unemployed and eating good food on a budget it tough also i work 8 or more hrs a day then come home and yup u guessed it cook yay..haha would luv a kitchen vacation 🙂
I don’t have a blog but I will be telling my friend Lauren about this giveaway as soon as she wakes up. The food looks delicious!
I manage a special needs group home and this would be a great meal for my ladies, easy enough for them to prepare! And a kitchen vaca for me 🙂
OH my I NEED this! If Mamma don’t cook the family don’t eat! LOL! I really LOVE to cook, but even I could use a break! With my husband, 2 boys and my MIL living with us I’d love this complete meal it would be such a treat! Thanks!!
I NEED a kitchen “vacation” because sometimes it’s just nice to not have to worry about what to put on the table after a long day. 🙂 Plus that leaves more time to bake something. 😉
Heck who doesn’t need a night off from figuring out what to put together! Great giveaway miss D!
OMG! I really need this break from cooking. Besides working daily, I take care of my grandkids afterwork 3 days a week and cook for them until their mommy drops in for dinner and finally takes them home. I’m pooped!
Wow! I really need a kitchen vacation. I have a house full of men and I have to cook a full course meal every night. If I even suggest a hotdog they laugh and are like ok nice snack but whats for dinner. WInning this meal would be a great treat for all of us.
I am in need of a Kitchen Vacation as my husband has been working long hours for the past couple weeks. This requires me to make a supper for the kids at normal supper time and then again when the husband is on his way home. Is he spoiled or what?!
Shared the give away with a friend.
I need a kitchen vacation, because it is my birthday today! Also, I’ve been so busy with work, that I haven’t had time to cook a real dinner in a few weeks.
AHH the Schwan’s man!!! I remember when I was younger he would come around the neighborhood! This looks delicious!!!
I need a kitchen vacation! I recently started weight watchers and have become obsessed with receipes and cooking but I need a break so I dont get burnt out and discouraged. Pick me please 🙂
I just sent an e-mail to two friends letting them know about the give away.
I just told my mom about the blog/contest 🙂
Could definately use a Kitchen Vacation! We are always so busy so Schwanns meals would be perfect for my family. And they look so yummy!
I need a kitchen vacation because I’m around kitchens all day at work and the last thing I want to do is cook when I get home. A bowl of cereal is my dinner way too often.
Oh what a fun giveaway! I am a SAHM so I too do all the cooking and meal planning. I absolutely love to cook but sometimes I get tired of trying to figure out what to cook!
I just told my friend Sandra about the giveaway!
I need a kitchen vacation because some nights I get home late from school and need an easy meal to make for my family.
I told my friend about this giveaway!
I started working full time and really miss being a SAHM. I feel like I am in the kitchen all the time either preparing a meal or prepping for the next one!
I’ve been working hard trying to plan and cook healthy meals for my family every week and I definitely need a kitchen vacation!
I would love love love a kitchen vacation! I live with my fiance and my sister. I work 40+ hours a week, cook dinner every night (thanks to some of your wonderful recipes), and I am in crunch time for planning our wedding (three months away). I get stressed out almost every night and would really appreciate a break from not just the stove but the grocery store as well!
I need a kitchen “vacation” because I feel like I’m in a rut and making the same meals week after week, and spending so much time in the kitchen, and I hate relying on going out to eat as my back-up plan when I have those nights when I don’t feel like cooking.
I need a kitchen vacation because that meal looks AWESOME and if I don’t win this, I might have to make it anyways!
I need a kitchen ‘vacation’ because I’m tired of cooking out of a mini college fridge while waiting for our new fridge to be delivered. There’s nothing like having a general conversation with your husband about a sound you heard coming from the fridge then him jumping up from the couch to open the fridge to see your frozen foods defrosted and the milk warm. On top of that the kid’s are hungry and thirsty for anything cold.
I have three teenagers and their friends here all the time…I could use the vacay. 🙂
Yes I need a vacation!!! A gigantic cooking vacation, I have 5 kids and a hungry husband….Schwans take me away!!!
My poor husband needs a decent meal!! I’m a full time nursing student and I work so the kitchen is very neglected right now. I can’t remember when the poor thing was used to it’s full potential. It only supplies Free Fruit and some very small meals – like yogurt or cereal. Like I said – I need this to supply my very supportive and loving husband a great meal so he knows I haven’t forgotten about his belly!! Plus I just earned Lifetime status in WW so I think I deserve I nice celebration meal, too!!
I soooooooo need a kitchen vacation. I am so tired of making the same old thing (frankly, I’m just tired of cooking .. period! lol!). I have a picky 11 yo daughter and an “always starving” 24 yo son. Who wouldn’t love a break from cooking?!?!?
I need a kitchen vacation.. Baked Ziti is my son’s favorite and he just made the middle school baseball team! I am a busy mom of two, in the Spring we have Lacrosse, Softball, 2 Baseball teams, and 3 Soccer teams.
OMG I need a kitchen vacation, bad! Im a full time college student and athlete, and any help in the kitchen is a stress reducer
Facebooked it and told three of my Biggest Loser Pals @ work !
I would love a kitchen vacation! Work and my daughter activities keep me busy in the evenings, so this would be so nice 🙂
I need this kitchen vacation because with the warmer weather, the kids and I are heading to the park and outdoors after school. By the time we get home, we are crunched for time with baths and making supper. This would allow us to enjoy the great weather a little bit longer!
I need a kitchen vacation because we are in the crazy part of basketball season…March Madness Baby! and I dont want to be prepping alot so this dinner would be easy and healty amidst the games!
Because my head hurts from trying to figure out meals that are good AND healthy. It would be great to have a “personal chef” fix my dinner, at least for one evening!
I need a kitchen vacation like no other. I cook 7 days per week for my amazing husband, love him to death but he can’t cook for the life of him. I had a dinner party Sunday and everything went wrong, even the over caught on fire. 🙂
i need a kitchen vacation because I HAVE KIDS and i’d rather play with them instead of slaving over the stove! help a girl out!
Tax season, ’nuff said- I could so use the break from the planning, shopping, preparing & cooking for a night or two! thx!!
Just tweeted about it!!!!!!!!!
I would love to win this and win a night off from cooking. Count me in.
I cook every night, I would love a break!!
With a newly emptied nest my husband and I are really trying to focus on our health. I’ve been on Weight Watchers since October I could use a kitchen vacation so I can enjoy prepared foods that look and taste great that fit into my eating plan!
I don’t have a blog, so I will tell my friends with blogs about this opportunity to get a kitchen vacation!
Why would I love a kitchen vacation?? Not enough time at the end of the energy!!
I need a kitchen vacation because sometimes it would be nice to have a meal already planned out that you throw in the oven and you already know the point value. That way you have more time to spend in the evenings with the hubby and kids!
I need a kitchen vacation because after work, picking up my daughter, going to the gym, and cooking, I get to see my 8 year old about 10 minutes before I have to bustle her off to bed. I miss that little cutie all week.
I need a kitchen vacation because I run around crazy all week and try to have a healthy dinner ready for the family quickly each night. This would be awesome after a long week and a late evening arriving home from dance practices.
I need a kitchen vacation because it is always nice to eat a dinner I did not make. I am the one who always cooks in my household:)
I Facebook’d about the kitchen vacay 🙂
I told a lady at the gym about the kitchen vacay too 🙂
I posted the link on my facebook:)
I told Susan and Sarah about the contest 🙂
I would LOVE a kitchen vacation!!! After working 8+ hours a day, I would love to come home and not worry about cooking and spend that time playing with my two little girls!
BTW- I tweeted your contest too!
I tweeted about your contest too!
I love to cook (clean up – not so much) but I still could use a break every now and again! 🙂
I emailed two friends about this giveaway.
I just facebooked about this too!
Exhausted from cooking 2 different kinds of meals – one for the fiancee and me and one for the four kids with varying attitudes about food. Not to mention the clean up afterwards… Geesh Who knew being the brady bunch would be so much work w/out Alice living w/ us. LOL
I told my co-worker about your blog and contest.
I need a kitchen vacation! I cook healthy for Dan and I every day. With long hours, commuting, and fitting in workouts, it’s exhausting!
I didn’t know that Schwan’s carried so much! It would be nice to have a meal decided for me at the end of one of my “taxi service” nights!
First of all who doesn’t need a kitchen vacation. I for one love to cook but I would welcome to have dinner brought in for me for a change. I would love to have this Italian dinner. Hope I win!
Cause I am sick of making dinner and having no one eat it! After I take all that time to prepare it.
WOW! What a giveaway!!!
I need a kitchen vacation because I’m a mom to 3 kids and I’m sick of trying to please them every night, I would love to have someone else do the cooking 🙂
Everyone one in my family would LOVE this meal! A kitchen vacation would make me soooo happy!
I need a Kitchen Vacation because I spend way too much time in my closet kitchen in which I can stand in the middle, open the stove, turn on the water, get something from the freezer or fridge, make some toast and get a pan or can from one of my many cabinets…I can do all this without moving from my starting place. Way too small, I need to let someone else cook for me so that I won’t become cluastrophobic!
I just Tweeted!
I just tols My co-worker Kathy, who is also trying to win a Kitchen vacation too!
Hi Danica. I live in Canada, and we don’t have Schwan’s here, so no need for me to enter, BUT…just wanted to say I love the idea of a kitchen vacation. Actually I love the idea of a vacation period! 🙂 Have a great day, good luck to all who enter.
I need a kitchen vacation because life gets too hectic sometimes!
I NEED a kitchen vacation! I cook 6 nights out of the week for my family of 5, sometimes 6 or 7 depending if my kids friends come over.
🙂
I posted a link on my facebook about your giveaway!! 🙂
I told my my friends susie about this
and I just noted that if #1 wins, we all win, it looks like we are all #1.
I need a kitchen vacation because I have to cook 7 days a week most of the time.
With 5 kids under 8 I could REALLY use a break from cooking!
Because everyone needs a kitchen! Although I have to say the commenter in front of me (with 5 kids under 8) probably NEEDS it more!
I tweeted!
http://twitter.com/kstrembel/status/48126865193435137
As for all your amazing giveaways – I told my girlfriends!
I need a kitchen vacay because this whole wife thing is tough work!
I need a kitchen vacation, because I cook dinner every night and need a change.
I don’t have a blog, but I told my mom about your giveaway.
I need a Kitchen vacation because working tax season is long and exhausting. Which means the last thing I want to do is cook when I get home!
I dont have a blog but I told my coworkers about your giveaway!
Oh, my gosh! I LOVE Schwan’s food!!! I actually almost tried to stop the Schwan’s truck today on my run because I need some of their amazing food. I’ve never been dissapointed with their products! I need a kitchen vacation due to teaching first graders all day, cooking, cleaning, taking care of my kiddos, and I’m sick as well. This would be a great meal for me and my family! 🙂
I don’t have a blog, but I can tell all the teachers that I work with and my Mom who absolutely LOVES Schwan’s food. For my b-day last yr. she gave me a suprise of a whole freezer food of their products. It was awesome!!
I need a kitchen vacation because we are currently redoing our kitchen so I don’t even have a place to cook!
i just tweeted about this 🙂
i told my sister about this!
I need a kitchen vacation because I am the sole “chef” for my house full of boys (and one man) and boy can they eat…alot!!!
I need a kitchen vacation b/c I have 3 small kids and am the primary cooker/baker in the house. I could use a night off.
I really need a kitchen vacation. It’s almost 7 pm when I get home from work each night. It would be great to have a meal to just stick in the oven and go. And, I already am a Schwan’s customer and I love their food.
I need a kitchen vacation because I work full-time supporting my husband who’s in school full time and a 3 year old. Hard to get dinner on the table every night, when I don’t get home until 6:00.
Tweeted!
I need a vacation of any kind! I have two jobs, a picky vegetarian husband who doesn’t like veggies (except broccoli), a 3.5 year old who only eats a few things (pasta with red sauce being one) and a 1.5 year old who will eat anything! This dinner would solve many problems, at least for one evening. 🙂
I told my friend Thea about your giveaway!
Sounds awesome-would love a kitchen vacation-and what a great way to mix it up tried Schwan’s ages ago and it was really good. Would love to try it again!
I need a Kitchen Vacation since my husband and I gave up eating out for Lent. i could sure use some yummy food that I don’t have to cook after a long day at work.
I posted the contest on my Facebook
I told my husband about the contest…he is super excited for something yummy!
I need a kitchen vacation because I have 5 year-old twins and I’m BEAT by the time I get home from work!!!
Posted on Facebook!
I need a kitchen vacation because while I do *love* to cook, it’s nice to have the work done for you every so often 🙂
I’m a busy college student trying to juggle several different things at one time so I definitely need a kitchen vacation!
i tweeted!
I need a vacation because I have a two year old who is very good at being two! 🙂 I love her to pieces but making dinner while my husband is at work on a weeknight is very tiring. My daughter loves to “help” me in the kitchen, so having a meal that is ready to go from Schwans would be wonderful help!
I told my best friend about this giveaway! Thanks!
Blogged about it here:
http://bountystwins.blogspot.com/2011/03/need-kitchen-vacation.html
I’m a full-time Administrative Assistant at a busy CPA firm. It’s Tax season so we are swamped EVERY day. My husband works night so it’s up to me to take care of the day-to-day activities at home plus look after my son and what he has going on. I love to cook but a Kitchen Vacation would be a welcomed and appreciated prize. Thanks, Danica, for the opportunity.
Because Iam the ONLY one in our house that cooks!! Once it would be nice if dinner was ready and I didn’t cook it our phone it in!! LOL
I need a break, period, and I would love for that “break” to start in the kitchen. 🙂
I need this kitchen vacation b/c i just started a new job and it would be so nice not to have to cook when i get home!! 🙂
I need a vacation getaway because it’s not the cooking that gets me, it’s the CLEANING!
Not only would I love to win this Kitchen Vacation, but I’m sure my kids and husband would too!! We have had two to many family members in and out of the hospital lately and between that and sports for the kids, we eat out way to much. The kids would love a nice home cooked meal and that is exactly what Schwans food taste like!! I love Schwans!
A kitchen vacay would be my ultimate luxury right now! Busy working mom w/two busy school age kids, hubby who tries hard but still all thumbs in the kitchen … all this adds up to one tired momma in the kitchen! A night off from planning, prepping, and executing the meal … and even sitting down and enjoying it … would truly be a gift 🙂
New to your blog!
I need a Kitchen Vacation because I am starting out on WW and it is SOOOO hard and tedious to count points, look things up, and make food that my Husband will like.
Awesome awesome giveaway! This would be great for me on late nights when my husband and I have worked all day and are tired but need good food. I also like the idea of having friends over for a delicious dinner without all the dinner-making work!
i need a vacation b/c i have to gather 3 different meals all for supper in one night- ugh- 1st my son is 2 and is picky and my daughter is 1 – she cant eat alot yet and then i cook for me and my hubby and its alot.
thanks
tcogbill at live dot com
I “need” a kitchen vacation because I spend hours in that room and I could use a real change of scenery. It would sure be a treat to win!
I told my workout buddy Kim about the contest. I know she could use a kitchen vacation.
I need a kitchen vacation because cooking everyday while on weight watchers is exhausting. especially after chauffeuring children here there and everywhere, getting home late…then having to do baths and homework and get in my own workout. How wonderful to just pop something in the oven and not worry about it ,plus baked pasta is something everyone loves so it is a win, win!
posted on facebook
I told a few people…hubby, good friend also on WW.
I need it cause I work too many hours!
Oh that looks yummy! I could always use a kitchen vacation! I am a stay at home mom to two young boys 2.5 years and 11 months! I usually make all the meals so a night “off” would be wonderful! 🙂
Wow, those foods look delish! I need a kitchen vacation because I want to spend more time with my baby. We only have 1-2 hours together each night when I get home from work and I spend 30-60 minutes of that in the kitchen making dinner and cleaning up afterwards. I would much prefer spending that time with her 🙂
I NEED a kitchen vacation because I am the one who is solely responsible for the cooking, and it gets tiring. Same complaint of women everywhere, right? 🙂 I love cooking, but sometimes it would be nice to have a break that doesn’t include a brown paper bag lol And this just looks really delicious.