Birdseye View

In 1925 his General Seafood Corporation moved to Gloucester, Massachusetts. There it employed Birdseye's newest invention, the double belt freezer, in which cold brine chilled a pair of stainless steel belts carrying packaged fish, freezing the fish quickly. His invention was subsequently issued as US Patent #1,773,079, marking the beginning of today's frozen foods industry. Birdseye took out patents on other machinery, which cooled even more quickly, so that only small ice crystals could form and cell membranes were not damaged. In 1927 he began to extend the process beyond fish to quick-freezing of meat, poultry, fruit, and vegetables.

In 1929, Birdseye sold his company and patents for $22 million to Goldman Sachs and the Postum Company, which eventually became General Foods Corporation, and which founded the Birds Eye Frozen Food Company.

 Birdseye continued to work with the company, further developing frozen food technology. In 1930 the company began sales experiments in 18 retail stores around Springfield, Massachusetts, to test consumer acceptance of quick-frozen foods. The initial product line featured 26 items, including 18 cuts of frozen meat, spinach and peas, a variety of fruits and berries, blue point oysters, and fish fillets. Consumers liked the new products and today this is considered the birth of retail frozen foods. The "Birds Eye" name remains a leading frozen-food brand. [source: wikipedia]

Edwards Dessert's Doing The Holidays Justice

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Pie and the holidays go hand in hand. The great people over at Edwards Crème pies have been running a campaign to keep everyone full of pie as well as doing a good deed for the holidays. You see for every pie you purchase during the months of November and December, Edwards Dessert’s will be donating a portion of the sales to Toys for Tots. If you want to really give someone a fresh gift, send them an invite to the microsite where they can redeem a printable coupon good for discounts on all kinds of delicious pies.

The site is incredibly easy to use, fun for everyone of all ages and most importantly it allows you hook people up with delectable treats like our favorite the Key Lime Pie or our runner up the Strawberry Crème Pie.

Edwards Amazing Key Lime Pie. 

Nothing compares to having a huge slice of pie right after eating a filling savory meal. Especially when that pie is as amazing as the premium Key Lime Pie Edwards Crème pies sells.
Make sure you check out the site so you can send an e-card to your loved ones this holiday season. First things first, you have to go over to Edwards Facebook page and give it a like, then enter to win our drawing for your chance to win a free pie as well as $20.00 from The Supreme Plate & the amazing people over at Edwards Dessert’s. The winner of the contest will also have $20.00 donated in their name to the Toys for Tots foundation courtesy of Edwards Dessert’s.

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Readers on our site know the benefits of leaving comments, so make sure to leave comments tellings us what flavors you liked best as well as who you would like to see benefit from sending out your e-card. For those daring cooks out there who have no fears, let us know how you used an Edwards Frozen Dessert to your advantage at your last major holiday function, there is something that can be said about saving time, money and headaches from having to clean up.
Enter to win now & enjoy a good evening with a few slices of pie. For more info on what amazing flavors Edwards offers, how the charity work is going, recipe ideas and much much more check out:

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T.G.I.FRiDAY'S "Entrees for One" Saving Freezers, One Meal At A Time

This post brought to you by T.G.I. FRiDAY'S.  All opinions are 100% mine.

“Whats for Lunch?” The question asked over a millions times every day, usually eliciting the answer of “I dunno what sounds good and whats’ close?” We all have had those days at the office where the work load won’t let up and going out for lunch is simply not an option. And ordering in is only more frustrating because your left waiting for hours until a delivery man shows up with a cold version of something you didn’t even order?

After a long day like that doesn’t it make things even worse when you come home to find that there is literally nothing to eat that won’t take an hour or longer to prepare? T.G.I.FRiDAY’S has felt your pain before and with their new “Entrees for One” aim to solve the problem so many hard working individuals face day in and day out.  T.G.I. FRiDAY’S “Entrées for One”

On a quest to solve the World Wide boredom epidemic that frozen foods are currently facing, T.G.I.FRiDAY’S has recently released 9 new entrees inspired by the bold and fun flavors found in their famed T.G.I.FRiDAY’S restaurants.

Fresh and delicious dishes such as their Cajun-Style Chicken Alfredo or their Sizzling Steak Fajitas are sure to entice just about everyone for a very affordable price. T.G.I.FRiDAY’S wants to make your freezers at home a little bit more fun by decorating them in your own personal style and submitting the pictures to their Facebook page for a chance to win thousands of cool prizes.

I myself love to devour the Loaded Potato Skins and spice them up by adding a little Guacamole, Sour Cream, Sriracha Sauce & Jalapenos. Try the Loaded Potato Skins or any of the other fabulous 9 "Entrees for One" they truly are quick, easy and above all else affordable. Fun Freezer contest

National Cherry Popsicle Day

Today is National Cherry Popsicle Day. Summer is almost over, for those of you who have children and hate spending money on store-bought treats full of sugar and who knows what else, try making some Popsicles at home with this simple recipe.

Made mostly of water and fruit, Popsicles have gotten a bad wrap over the years for being labeled as nothing but frozen sticks of sugar, leading to cases of rotten toothed kids everywhere. But let us face the facts, as a child you can eat as much sugar as you want, so long as you brush your teeth afterword, some kids just forget that fact and some parents don’t enforce it, so whose fault is it really?

Back to what is important and that is, today’s National Cherry Popsicle Day, (but for all you Cherry Haters our there) the Cherries in this recipe can be substituted for any other fruit and it will work just fine.

If only back in the day they had a homemade Otter Pops kit, I would’ve been in heaven.

Enjoy!

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