Make It with Malt-O-Meal Recipe Contest 2009

Patricia Lapiezo of La Mesa, CA made this 1st place RECIPE WINNER at the 2009 San Diego County Fair

Lemon Blueberry Biscotti

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups finely ground Malt-O-Meal Blueberry Muffins Tops Cereal (3 cups whole)
• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 large egg
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 cup dried blueberries
• Milk and additional sugar
• White Chocolate for dipping

Instructions

Combine the cereal crumbs, flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk together. Stir in lemon zest. Add the butter and stir to combine. Lightly beat the egg and egg white together and add to flour mixture. Stir in blueberries. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Divide the dough in half. On a parchment lined baking sheet, shape into 2 loaves, approximately 8 x 3 inches, flattening slightly. Brush top with milk and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for approximately 25 minutes, or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and turn temperature down to 300 degrees. Let cool for 10 minutes. Cut each loaf into 3/4 inch diagonal slices. Turn on their sides and return to oven for 10 minutes. Remove and turn over and bake an additional 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely. Dip one side of each biscotti in melted white chocolate. Allow to sit to harden. Store in airtight container.

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MALT-O-MEAL COMPANY FUELS ECONOMIC GROWTH;
OPENS FIRST EASTERN PRODUCTION FACILITY
State-of-the-Art Plant Brings 133 New Jobs to North Carolina

ASHEBORO, N.C.—September 29, 2009—Minneapolis-based Malt-O-Meal Company, the nation’s largest family owned cereal manufacturer, announces the grand opening of its newest production facility in Asheboro, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 29. North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Keith Crisco will officially open the doors to the 350,000 square foot facility, which adds 133 new jobs to the community. (more…)

Malt-O-Meal Company will host it’s  7th  annual “Cereal Day For United Way” event  in the IDS Center’s Crystal Court on Thursday, October 8th. Malt-O-Meal will be selling a wide variety of its ready-to-eat cereals for just $1.00 per bag. Proceeds will be donated to the Greater Twin Cities United Way, up to $50,000. The popular event begins at 7:30 AM. In past years, the giant display of cereal packages has sold out by Noon, so please arrive early.

Writing for the popular blog, http://thedomesticdiva.org, I’ve had my fair share of moments with both the “fashion do” and the “fashion don’t. But over time I’ve learned what works for me and what doesn’t when it comes to being a “hot mom”.

One Hot Mom

To Need or Not to Need

Hot, not, or indifferent, I know being a mom is never easy. We all want to be the best parents we can be, and can often equate being a good mom with sacrificing our own wants and needs when it comes to things like shopping and dressing with more than just the basics in mind. I’ve met some Moms who feel like doing ANYTHING meant just for themselves is a thing of the past since they decided to have kids. It doesn’t have to be that way. Our needs as Moms are still as important as they were before we went domestic.

The Balancing Act

While it’s no small feat, we Mom’s manage to adjust our lifestyles to make it possible (and fun!) to take good care of our little ones amongst the usual chaos of everyday life. Adjustments, concessions, and the occasional ability to leap a tall building in a single bound are often necessary when you have a family, but there is no need to adjust your personal needs into obscurity. Even if most days you feel like should be wearing a cape.

Priorities

If being a fashionable, hot mom isn’t the highest priority in your life, you don’t need to feel selfish if you want to keep it somewhere on your lengthy list of things to do. Personally, I try to keep in mind that the better I look, the better I feel. The better I feel, the happier I am. Everyone around me seems to reap the benefits of this notion.
Don’t get me wrong! I realize that sweats and old t-shirts are usually the required attire in getting though life’s ups (vacuuming cobwebs off ceilings) and downs (scrubbing dirty toilets) but your Everyday Diva can still weigh in on what she wears when the serious heavy lifting is finally at rest for the day.

Diva Do’s & Diva Don’ts

Even those of us who are lucky enough to have found a way around staying in our sweats to clean our homes all day every day, know that if it’s not one thing it’s another. You know what I’m getting at and trust me, like many others I struggle with the fact that my body doesn’t resemble in any way what it looked like before having my children.
I’ve been told that true beauty comes from within, and I agree with that 100%. But for those of us who are interested in making a bit more of a fashion statement, here are some basics to keep in mind while dressing the outside of your Inner Diva:

Do’s:

• Do look for well-fitting, age-appropriate attire that is comfortable to you.
• Do add a little color. Scared? Start small by matching a purse or belt with your shoes.

Don’ts:

• Don’t wear frumpy clothes. You know what they look like, and they are a big NO-no!
• Don’t wear baggy, saggy or raggy duds. (-the guilty among us know who we are, so let’s stop hiding in those overly-long, overly-loose, dated numbers.)

Dollars & Sense?

High-priced clothing is expensive. Personal style isn’t. Looking great in what you wear doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. Finding clothes that look good on you is do-able even on a very limited budget. Some excellent stores to shop for exceptional fashion without breaking the bank are:

• TJMaxx or Marshallsstore where I found 3 fabulous budget friendly looks under $50.
• Kohls Department Stores have an awesome sales alert program and even better clearance prices.
• A.J.Wright a new store I recently discovered that has absolutely fantastic prices!

Read more on what I bought in The Domestic Diva archives:

1. Marhalls & TJMaxx :http://thedomesticdiva.org/blog/2009/06/08/monetary-monday-looking-fabulous-for-less-with-marshalls-and-tjmaxx/
2. Kohls: http://thedomesticdiva.org/blog/2009/05/18/monetary-monday-kohls-sales-alerts/
3. A.J. Wright: http://thedomesticdiva.org/blog/category/shopping-for-less-at-tjmaxx-and-marshalls/

Even a local Thrift Store or Goodwill can be a great place to snag some fashion finds!

http://thedomesticdiva.org/blog/2009/03/01/get-thrifty-finds-of-the-week/

Good Luck and Happy Shopping!

The Domestic Diva
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This great fashion-forward Mom post was generously provided by Heather Batts, a.k.a The Domestic Diva. Heather is a mom turned professional blogger who dishes daily about products she loves, v-logs on being a tech-savvy diva, as well as offers, how-to tips and money saving tricks for our domesticated lives.

You can read more by the Domesic Diva at: http://www.thedomesticdiva.org
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Best,

MP Godfrey
& Team Malt-O-Meal

Now There’s Another Reason To Bag The Box

MINNEAPOLIS, MN September 10, 2009 – Minneapolis-based Malt-O-Meal Company, the largest family owned cereal manufacturer in the country, today announced a new partnership with TerraCycle, an upstart up-cycling company that takes packaging materials and turns them into affordable, high quality goods. The partnership will create 1,250 Malt-O-Meal Cereal Bag Brigades in elementary and secondary schools across the country.

Malt-O-Meal Cereal Bag Brigades will function as collection sites for post-use Malt-O-Meal cereal bags and help prevent a significant amount of packaging waste from going into landfills. Individuals or school groups can sign up to sponsor a Brigade, with proceeds to benefit a designated school, school-sponsored club, or school-sponsored special interest group. There is no cost to start a Brigade, and all shipping costs are paid. For every Malt-O-Meal cereal bag collected and upcycled through TerraCycle, the designated school will receive a $.02 donation from TerraCycle.

“Bags create 75% less packaging to dispose of than comparable cereal box packaging that includes both a box and an inside bag*,” said Paul Reppenhagen, Director of Marketing. “Now, for every Malt-O-Meal cereal bag that is collected and returned to TerraCycle, we can reduce that packaging waste to zero.”

Malt-O-Meal makes over 25 varieties of ready-to-eat cereal including some of the country’s most popular cereals. All Malt-O-Meal cereal varieties can be collected and upcycled by Malt-O-Meal Cereal Bag Brigades.

To learn more about Terracycle or to sign up to sponsor a Malt-O-Meal Cereal Bag Brigade, go to http://www.terracycle.net/brigades/21-Malt-O-Meal-Cereal-Bag-Brigade-

About the Malt-O-Meal Company
Founded in 1919, Minneapolis-based Malt-O-Meal Company produces over 25 different ready-to-eat cereals, three varieties of Malt-O-Meal Hot Wheat cereal, and a full line of oatmeal products. Malt-O-Meal cereals are enjoyed in over 27 million households nationwide. Ten varieties of ready-to-eat cereal rank among the top 50 best-selling cereals in the country. For more information on the company, including where to buy Malt-O-Meal cereals and how to join Cereal Central (an online community featuring tips on how to save money), visit www.maltomeal.com, friend us at www.facebook.com/maltomeal or follow us on Twitter @maltomeal.

About TerraCycle
Content to come from TerraCycle

*Based on the net weight of empty consumer packaging per pound of cereal delivered. Even when their box is smaller, the net weight of the box and empty bag is still greater than the net weight of the larger Malt-O-Meal bag when empty.

There’s good news for fans of Strawberry Cream Mini Spooners®, Crispy Rice® and Apple Zings®. Production on these three popular varieties of our cereals has resumed and they are once again available in grocery stores and super centers nationwide. Strawberry Cream Mini Spooners, Crispy Rice and Apple Zings were temporarily discontinued in the Fall of 2008 due to the limits of our manufacturing capacity to meet the growing demand for many of Malt-O-Meal’s ready-to-eat cereals. We are currently operating both of our manufacturing facilities 24 hours per day, seven days per week as more and more families like yours discover that Malt-O-Meal cereals offer a great way to stretch your grocery budgets without sacrificing quality or taste. We are grateful to our loyal customers like you who have made Malt-O-Meal’s great tasting, high quality breakfast cereals some of the biggest sellers in America.

A few varieties of Malt-O-Meal cereal remain temporarily discontinued. We remain committed to not cutting corners and providing you with the best-quality cereal money can buy. Thank you for your patience and your continued support.

Makes 24 bars

Ingredients:

Use Crispy Rice to make Crispy Marshmallow Bars!

• ¼ cup butter or margarine
• 1 package (10 ounce) marshmallows (or 4 cups miniature marshmallows)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 6½ cups Malt-O-Meal® Crispy Rice cereal

Directions:

1. In a 2-quart saucepan, melt butter and marshmallows over low heat, stirring occasionally.
2. Remove from heat; blend in vanilla
3. In a large bowl, add marshmallow mixture to cereal; stir to coat evenly. Spread into greased 13×9-inch pan. Cool completely; cut into bars.

1. Microwave Directions:
2. In a 1 1/2 quart bowl, melt marshmallows on medium for 2 to 3 minutes stirring once. Continue microwaving for 2-3 minutes more or until marshmallows are melted. Continue with step 2 listed above.

Conceived as a signature work of public art for the City of Northfield, “Harvest” forms a contemporary link to Northfield’s past and pays homage to its continuing presence as a mill town on the Cannon River. The one and a half ton cast bronze sculpture was commissioned for the site from local sculptor, Raymond Jacobson.

As the centerpiece in the city’s Sesquicentennial Legacy Plaza, “Harvest” celebrates Northfield’s agricultural heritage on the occasion of its 2005 sesquicentennial. In 1855, John Wesley North founded Northfield and built a dam and lumber mill on the Cannon River. Over the years, subsequent owners built a new, greatly expanded mill and introduced steam power in 1879. The mill became known as the Ames Mill.

In 1927, John Campbell took over the Ames Mill and began production of Malt-O-Meal hot cereal for the Campbell Cereal Company. In 1953, the company changed its name to the Malt-O-Meal Company. Today, the Ames Mill continues to manufacture Malt-O-Meal Hot Wheat Cereal. (more…)

Ingredients

• 4 ounces cream cheese
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 envelope whipped topping mix
• 1 banana, sliced thinly
• Fresh lemon juice
• 1-21 ounce can blueberry pie filling
• 1 cup fresh blueberries, 1 Malt-O-Meal cereal pie crust
• Extra blueberry and cereal for garnish

Pie Crust:

• 1/3 box Malt-O-Meal Blueberry Muffin Tops cereal
• ¼ cup butter

1. Place cereal in food processor and pulse until the cereal reaches a consistency of finely crushed crumbs melt the ¼ cup butter and add cereal crumbs, which come out to about 1½ – 2 cups of crumbs. Mix together and pat in a 9 inch pie pan. Bake in preheated 325 oven for ten minutes. Cool for 1 hour.
2. In a large bowl, combine the softened cream cheese and sugar with an electric beater until well blended prepare the whipped topping according to package directions and fold into the cream cheese mixture. Place slices of banana evenly over the crust sprinkle some lemon juice on bananas to keep them from turning black. Spoon the cream mixture over the bananas. Refrigerate pie for about an hour to set. In a medium sized bowl, combine the blueberry pie filling and the fresh blueberries. Top the pie with the blueberry mixture. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.

These incredibly tasty chicken tenders are a unique twist on breaded chicken! They can be served as an appetizer, on top of a salad, or as a main course. Children will love the fun of helping you shake the chicken in the bags, and they make for a delicious, impressive and quick and easy meal! I presented them in a decorative glass jar with honey mustard and ranch for dipping.

• 1 pound chicken tenders
• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 2 eggs beaten
• 4 cups Malt-O-Meal Crispy Rice cereal
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp dry ground mustard
• Parmesan and herb spice blend (found in the spice aisle)
• 3 tbsp grated parmesan cheese

1. Preheat oven to 350. In a large re-sealable bag combine flour, salt and pepper, and shake to combine. In a second re-sealable bag combine cereal, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, mustard, and 3 tbsp parmesan cheese and crush the bag until cereal is finely crumbled.
2. Rinse chicken tenders and pat dry with paper towels. Take a few chicken tenders at a time and place in the flour mixture bag, seal the bag, and toss to coat. Shake off the excess coating. Coat chicken tenders one at a time in the egg mixture, letting any excess drip off, and place in the cereal mixture bag, seal the bag and shake to evenly coat.
3. Insert wooden skewer halfway into chicken tender and sprinkle with the parmesan herb blend. Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Flip the tenders over and bake an additional 10 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese and bake until cheese is melted.