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

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. 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.
3. Bake for 10 minutes then remove from oven.  Crumble half of the cookie dough over partially baked crust.
4. Place cream cheese, sugar and vanilla into a mixer; beat until smooth.  Pour over crumbled cookie dough layer.
5. 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).
6. Next top with remaining cookie dough, breaking off into little pieces evenly over top.
7. Sprinkle with crushed granola bars and bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes clean from center.
8. Let cool completely then cut into squares.
9. Melt caramels and half and half according to package directions.
10. Drizzle over each bar.
11. ENJOY!

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