Glee Gum April Giveaway!

It has been a pleasure to be introduced to the products offered by the folks at Glee Gum.   They produce six assorted flavors of all natural chewing gum.  They use no artificial sweeteners, colors, flavors, sweeteners or preservatives.  It is also gluten free.  They are produced from naturally sustainable chicle which is harvest in the rain forests.



The gum comes to the consumer in a variety of packages.  They have their standard boxes which contain 18 pieces per box, mini packages which contain 4 pieces of gum, 1 oz boxes of "Wee Glee" loose gum as well as 1 pound packages for the gum chewer in the family.

I have been enjoying the opportunity to get to know the products.  My personal favorite flavor has been the Tangerine.  It is a nice subtle flavor that lasts.  It does not have the sugary sweetness that some of the candy chewing gums can sometimes have.  With the more natural flavor, it seemed to me a more lasting flavor that had a very nice texture as well.  Other flavors that are available are Triple Berry, Bubblegum, Spearmint, Peppermint and Cinnamon.


If you enjoy a good chewing gum with lasting flavor as well as a nice texture, look for Glee Gum in a store near you.  They also offer an online store to make sure that you can get all of the gum that you'd like delivered right to your front door.  Tell them that we sent you!


Along with the products that they sent for us to enjoy, they have graciously agreed to let our readers enjoy some as well.  They have generously agreed to provide Three packs of Glee Gum in the flavor of your choice and a coupon to three different winners to try Glee Gum.  Due to shipping restrictions, the winner of the giveaway must be a resident of the continental United States.


How to Enter:


We are providing a variety of ways to enter.  Below you will find a list of opportunities to earn an entry into the random drawing.  Entries must be received by us as a comment to this posting and the winning entry will be verified for accuracy.  The possibilities of entries is virtually limitless.  The cutoff for entries will be 12:01 am CST on May 1, 2011.


How to earn an entry into the drawing:

Comment on Dad’s Roadhouse Blog – 1 entry

Comment on Glee Gum Blog – 1 entry – post the name of the person who commented on the Glee Gum Blog just prior to your entry back on Dad’s Roadhouse Blog 1 additional entry

Post 1 of the 23 steps to make Glee gum on Dad’s Roadhouse Blog (no duplicates) - 1 entry per person

Like Dad’s Roadhouse on Facebook and leave a comment regarding Glee Gum – 1 entry

Like Glee Gum on Facebook and leave a comment regarding the giveaway – 1 entry

Follow Dad’s Roadhouse Blog and leave a comment – 1 entry

Refer a friend to Dad’s Roadhouse on Facebook and they leave your name in a comment – 1 entry each

Refer a friend to Glee Gum on Facebook and they leave a comment containing your name and mention the giveaway – 1 entry each

Follow  Dad’s Roadhouse on Twitter and tweet about the giveaway and leave a comment about it on Dad’s Roadhouse Blog – 1 entry

Follow Glee Gum on Twitter and tweet about the giveaway.  Post the tweet as a comment in Dad’s Roadhouse Blog – 1 entry

Post a link to this Giveaway on another website and post the link on Dad’s Roadhouse Blog as a comment – 1 entry  (the referrals from the site can mention your name in their comment to gain you additional entries)

Have fun and enjoy Glee Gum!

BBQ Chicken Breasts with Grilled Pineapple

Last night, we had the opportunity to light up the BBQ Grill.  In Illinois, the first few times you can actually stand outside and cook as opposed to lighting the grill and running back inside to avoid frostbite are always the best meals of the season.  Two reasons I find this true are that your anticipation on the taste buds is at a really high level.  Second, you have had all winter to wait to try new things.

Last night was no exception to either of those.  Last October, we met a couple of guys, Steve and Josh, who produce some mighty fine BBQ sauce.  They have a company in Columbia City, Indiana named Masters Hand BBQ, LLC and make a couple of different sauces. 

We got the chance to try their original recipe "A Taste of Heaven" on our chicken breasts.  It was a nice mild sauce that we added very late in the cooking process.  It was thick enough to be brushed on without difficulty of spilling and stayed on the breasts very well.  The flavor was sweet and just the hint of a tang.  Very mile and enjoyable indeed.

We paired it with some grilled pineapple rings and a rice pilaf for a nice light meal.  The pineapple was dusted with cinnamon and applied directly to the grates.  Cooked pineapple has an entirely different flavor.  Try it sometime.

Parke County Covered Bridge Festival

For the last 10 days, we have been at the Covered Bridge Festival in Mansfield, IN.  It was an opportunity to meet a lot of new people.  Some were clients, some were other vendors others were people who have never seen us before. 

We also had some outstanding food at the festival.  Beef brisket, pulled pork, steak tips with mashed potatoes and mushrooms, cinnamon rolls and much more.  A variety of foods from a variety of places.  Cecil and his crew have been at the festival for 33 consecutive years and only makes a limited number of cinnamon rolls and pecan rolls each day.  If you don't get there early, you will not get one. 

For us, we introduced a whole new area to our Salsa Grande.  A blend of habanero and jalapeno peppers with a nice mix of garlic, tomatoes and more.

We also sold an awful lot of pickled veggies.  We ran out of pickled asparagus, dilled beans, pickled carrots and sweet baby corn.  Next year, we'll pack more. 

Covered Bridge Festival Here We Come!

Old Mansfield Village in Park County Indiana will be home to Dad's Roadhouse from October 8 - 17 during the 54th annual Covered Bridge Festival. The event brings in over 2 million visitors annually to visit the historic covered bridges, dine on fabulous foods and shop, shop, shop. Our family has visited the Covered Bridge Festival on two other occasions. We enjoyed beautiful fall weekends in the country. One covered bridge is fondly know by our family as "Jackson Bricks" which was Jonathan's way of saying bridge when he was only 2! We hope this year will bring more beautiful weather and fond memories.

Please track us down if your travels take you near Old Mansfield Village in an area known as Mansfield Terrace during the Covered Bridge Festival. Mansfield Terrace is located just 50 yards from the Mansfield Covered Bridge which is open to foot traffic during the Festival and is the only connection with both sides of Raccoon Creek. It is estimated that nearly 100 thousand people cross the bridge each day. Mansfield Terrace is located in the very center of Old Mansfield Village and overlooks the Mansfield General Store (built in 1830), the Old Mansfield Village Food Center and the Mansfield Civic Center and Annex.

We will be sampling your favorite Dad's Roadhouse products as well as introducing our new butters - Peach, Pumpkin, Apple and Sweet Potato with Pecan. We hope to see you there!