Good morning to you! I thought it would be fun to start off the week with a bang. Well now not literally a bang but you know what I mean. Do you remember my latest makeover giveaway not that long ago? Well it turns out that the winner of the makeover has decided to take a break from blogging so she ended up not doing her makeover.
With that said, It’s makeover giveaway time again! The latest makeover I have worked on was last week when Operation Beautiful received a face lift in anticipation of the “Book” launch that is coming out in August.

Now onto the details
I wanted to create a little more excitement on how to enter into this contest instead of just the traditional – sign up thru RSS. I have come up with a number of ways you can enter into this contest in hope of winning the makeover. The different ways are listed below.
How To Enter:
- Become a new email subscriber and automatically get an entry on draw date. Note that only verified subscribers count (you will receive a verification email). (+1 entry)
- Leave a comment listing your “FAVORITE” Olympic sport. (+1 entry)
- Post on your “FACEBOOK” page.
- Tweet about the giveaway and include @zestycook and the link to the giveaway in the tweet. (+1 entry)
- Earn an extra chance to win by linking back to this post on your own blog (if you have one). (+1 entry) (please email me if you link back)
The Rules:
- Please only 1 comment entry / person (please enter a valid email address). Your email will be kept private and never given/sold to third parties.
- The winners will receive 10 hours of Blog Consulting/Design Makeover. ( It usually turns out to be a few more hours but I am more than happy to fulfill the obligation.
So let me know what you think and tell me your favorite Olympic sport in the comments below! A random generator will be used to pick the winner. Contest will end at 5pm EST March 5th, 2010.
Now I hope you have a great start to the week and get really excited about the giveaway. Past makeover giveaways have a been a huge success so I would like to keep the tradition going. I will be keeping tabs and dropping reminder hints over the next week or so to enter but until then have a fantastic Monday.
Take care
zesty
Hey Zesty Cook readers, it’s Jenny over at Picky Palate. I am thrilled to be guest posting here at Zesty’s! At Picky Palate, I create simple family friendly meals and desserts for even those picky little eaters, come on over for a visit sometime
I am sharing one of my all time favorite sinful desserts today that I think you will love! Caramel Apple Cream Cheese Cookie Bars. I was even lucky enough to be featured on Bettycrocker.com with these bad boys!

The best part of this recipe is that it’s a breeze to whip up, the kids can help and you can find all of the ingredients at any grocery store. Hope you all enjoy!!
Ingredients
- 3 Tablespoons melted butter
- 3 Cups Golden Graham Cereal, ground in food processor
- 1 Roll Pillsbury Sugar Cookie Dough
- 8 oz softened cream cheese
- 1/4 Cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 21 oz can apple pie filling
- 1 - 5 oz package Nature Valley Oats N’ Honey Crunchy Granola Bars (2 count), crushed (I use a rolling pin to crush them right in the bag before opening)
- 9 - 5 oz Kraft Caramels
- 1/2 Cup half and half
Method
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine melted butter and ground cereal into a large bowl; press into an 8×8 inch baking dish lined with foil that’s been sprayed with cooking spray.
- Bake for 10 minutes then remove from oven. Crumble half of the cookie dough over partially baked crust.
- Place cream cheese, sugar and vanilla into a mixer; beat until smooth. Pour over crumbled cookie dough layer.
- Bake for 25 minutes then remove from over. Top with 3/4 of the apple pie filling (I chose to just add part, but you can add the whole can if desired).
- Next top with remaining cookie dough, breaking off into little pieces evenly over top.
- Sprinkle with crushed granola bars and bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes clean from center.
- Let cool completely then cut into squares.
- Melt caramels and half and half according to package directions.
- Drizzle over each bar.
- ENJOY!

Zesty Tip: To ensure freshness you can refrigerate the leftovers ( if there is any left ) and enjoy them an hour later.
Around the Blogsphere
- If you have not done so already, please take 30 seconds and vote for me over at Goodbite.com for the Campbell’s Sunday Dinner contest. I am not begging you too vote but I kind of am in a polite and non aggressive manner. Please vote!
- Over at EzraPoundCake – I found this amazing skillet cookie that I am going to give a try for sure. Looks amazing Rebecca!
- Join in and support STIR IT 28 over at Bren’s Flanboyant Eats. It is a great cause! The gist of this event includes “STIR IT 28 In 4 Days! 4 Cities Nationwide Will Taste & Sip for Haiti!”
A special thanks to Jenny at the Picky Palate for a fun and amazing looking recipe. Be sure to check out her site – you will find some amazing recipes! I hope everyone has a great weekend and I will talk to you all on Monday.
Take care
zesty