Review & Giveaway: Chill Out & About® — My Blog Anniversary

I know you will agree when I say that mayonaisse-y dishes at backyard barbecues and even indoor gatherings have a shelf life of maybe an hour or two. Once the mayonaisse-y dish has been on the table for more than 2 hour I start to wonder about the freshness of the dish. But, how do you keep a dish fresh?

Do you remember the episode of the Simpsons where Marge asks Homer why he is eating a sandwich that is turning green? Hold on a moment, I’ll be right back… Just back from a fruitless YouTube search for the episode where Homer’s sandwich turns green and grows mushrooms. Ewwww.

chill-out-and-about-3The solution — my friends — is the Chill Out & About®. The Chill Out and About® stay-cool food serving and storage system is an elegant solution to the everyday entertaining dilemma of keeping food fresh. It keeps food fresh for hours at parties or picnics, at home or on the go.

Just fill the base with water and freeze, or for last minute get-togethers, add a mix of ice cubes and water. The interchangeable system lets you choose the perfect container combination to serve salads, hors d’oeuvres, dips, dressings, desserts, and more and keeps them cool and delicious for hours. The serving containers nest in ice, while the main tray lid protects the ice from dripping food and the serving containers from becoming unstable. In addition, the attractive design works with all decors and makes for a beautiful presentation. Finally, when the party is over, you can simply pop out the serving containers, snap on the lids, and store them in the fridge or freezer without using any additional dishes. Clean up is a snap!

chill-out-about-2I was dazzled by the stacks for Chill Out & About® on display at the @MetroCooking show in D.C. I had to have one! I used it over Thanksgiving. I served dip in the trays. Everything stayed fresh for hours.

The folks at the Sundance Company are allowing me to give a Chill Out & About® to a lucky Musings from Me reader…just in time for the holidays! One comment = one entry.

– Tell me about your favorite dish at the holidays.

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– Follow me on twitter @musingsfromme.

– Tweet this giveaway: @MusingsfromMe is giving away a Chill Out & About® to a lucky reader! Enter now:  http://tinyurl.com/yfmr3qu!

– Fan me on Facebook.

Sundance Company provided me with a Chill Out & About®. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only. Giveaway ends December 7 at 11:59 p.m.

80 comments for “Review & Giveaway: Chill Out & About® — My Blog Anniversary

  1. December 2, 2009 at 7:28 pm

    I like my husbands butternut squash pie

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  7. Jill Myrick
    December 3, 2009 at 2:51 am

    My favorite holiday dish is a Tupperware gelatin mold that my mother gave me years ago.
    I make a cranberry salad and it always comes out perfectly with the Christmas tree on top.

    Thank you so much for the chance to win.

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  8. Jill Myrick
    December 3, 2009 at 2:51 am

    I am subscribed via email as jweezie43[at]aol[dot]com

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    December 3, 2009 at 2:52 am

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    December 3, 2009 at 2:52 am

    I am a fan on Facebook as Jill Myrick.

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    December 3, 2009 at 2:53 am

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  12. Tracey Byram
    December 3, 2009 at 8:42 am

    My favorite dish is my MIL’s stuffing.

  13. Monique Rizzo
    December 3, 2009 at 10:40 am

    My favorite dish is Homemade Pumpkin Pie and my hubbys stuffing. Thanks for the chance.
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  14. Sue E
    December 3, 2009 at 2:53 pm

    My favorite holiday dish is stuffing. Thanks for the chance!

  15. Sue E
    December 3, 2009 at 2:55 pm

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  16. beth shepherd
    December 3, 2009 at 3:59 pm

    My favorite holiday dish is my mom’s cheese potatoes. So yummy
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    December 3, 2009 at 4:00 pm

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    December 3, 2009 at 4:01 pm

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    December 3, 2009 at 4:01 pm
  21. jerandshae
    December 3, 2009 at 4:04 pm

    i love homemade fudge balls covered in nilla wafers

  22. Christine V
    December 3, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    Pumpkin Pie

  23. Kim
    December 4, 2009 at 8:29 am

    My favorite dish for the holiday is green bean casserole!

  24. Cee
    December 4, 2009 at 10:31 am

    What a great idea! My favorite dish at the holidays is definitely brie baked into a pastry with cranberries or cranberry sauce. So delicious!! And decadent!

  25. Mellissa C
    December 4, 2009 at 10:44 am

    I love Fried Turkey! I cannot wait yummy!!!

  26. Mellissa C
    December 4, 2009 at 10:44 am

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  27. Diane Baum
    December 4, 2009 at 11:02 am

    My fave is the turkey

  28. susan varney
    December 4, 2009 at 5:29 pm

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  29. Tammy
    December 4, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    Our crockpot from the 80’s finally died and went to crockpot heaven the other day and we went to walmart to buy a new crockpot it had a mini crockpot in there to

  30. Kimberly L
    December 4, 2009 at 9:24 pm

    My favorite holiday dish is green been casserole

  31. jen
    December 4, 2009 at 10:25 pm

    my favorite dish is homemade mashed potatoes and gravy!

  32. jen
    December 4, 2009 at 10:25 pm

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  33. jen
    December 4, 2009 at 10:26 pm

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  34. jen
    December 4, 2009 at 10:26 pm
  35. Sarah Small
    December 5, 2009 at 1:59 am

    My favorite dish is homemade stuffing. Yummy!

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  36. Sarah Small
    December 5, 2009 at 1:59 am

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    December 5, 2009 at 2:00 am

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    December 5, 2009 at 2:01 am

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  41. Jacquelyn Goebel
    December 5, 2009 at 10:42 am

    I love baked yams topped with marshmallows.

  42. Linda
    December 5, 2009 at 1:50 pm

    My favorite dish at the holidays is Jello Fluff!

  43. December 5, 2009 at 7:38 pm

    My favorte holiday dish is my Sourdough, wild mushroom, sausage and sage stuffing.

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  45. December 5, 2009 at 7:41 pm

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  48. Denise B.
    December 5, 2009 at 9:30 pm

    My favorite is my sausage stuffing made with Italian bread from the bakery and no weird stuff in it like fruit and/or nuts.

  49. kk
    December 5, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    My favorite is homemade pumpkin pie. We had it this year even though there’s a pumpkin shortage! Yay 🙂 Thanks.

  50. Christie
    December 6, 2009 at 5:12 am

    My favorite dish at the holidays is always the homemade cookies. But I also love the different dips at get togethers and the Chill Out would be perfect for them. These things look great.

  51. Erma H
    December 6, 2009 at 10:34 am

    My fav Holiday dish is Turkey.

  52. Aisling
    December 6, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    I love turkey at Christmas and ham at New Years and potato salad at both. This storage system would certainly be great for the potato salad.

  53. Alicia
    December 6, 2009 at 5:53 pm

    My brother’s Chinese rice stuffing.

    Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<

  54. Rebecca L
    December 6, 2009 at 7:27 pm

    My favorite dish during the holiday is a Honey Baked Ham!

  55. Rebecca L
    December 6, 2009 at 7:28 pm

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  56. christopher h
    December 6, 2009 at 8:34 pm

    turkey gravy, i always say you should eat it like soup 🙂

  57. Melissa
    December 6, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    My favorite dish is stuffing.

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    December 6, 2009 at 9:48 pm

    follow you on twitter (beckysweeps13)

  59. Rebecca L
    December 6, 2009 at 9:50 pm
  60. shawna
    December 6, 2009 at 9:55 pm

    My favorite dish is my mother in laws sweet potatoes they are the best.

  61. Jennifer Hedden
    December 6, 2009 at 10:51 pm

    My favorite is ham

  62. December 6, 2009 at 11:22 pm

    My favorite holiday dish is stuffing – yum!

  63. December 6, 2009 at 11:23 pm

    I follow you on Twitter! (@psychotichouse)

  64. Lori Taube
    December 7, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    My favorite holiday dish is the homemade cinnamon rolls that we make on Christmas eve, and enjoy by the fire on Christmas morning!

  65. Lori Taube
    December 7, 2009 at 12:19 pm

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    December 7, 2009 at 12:20 pm

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    December 7, 2009 at 12:21 pm

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  68. Lori Taube
    December 7, 2009 at 12:21 pm
  69. katie
    December 7, 2009 at 3:29 pm

    My favorite holiday dish is turkey!

  70. Tim Hughes
    December 7, 2009 at 6:02 pm

    My favorite dish at the holidays is Pumpkin Pie. Not very spectacular but its what I look forward to.

  71. Tim Hughes
    December 7, 2009 at 6:04 pm

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    December 7, 2009 at 6:09 pm

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  76. Karen Gonyea
    December 7, 2009 at 11:36 pm

    Stuffing 🙂

  77. Pamela S
    December 8, 2009 at 12:37 am

    My favorite thing I look forward to is stuffing. I only make it at Thanksgiving and Christmas and can’t wait every year. Thanks.

  78. Pamela S
    December 8, 2009 at 12:38 am

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  79. Gianna
    December 8, 2009 at 12:57 am

    Pumpkin Cake Roll 🙂

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