**All opinions expressed are 100% my own. I was given a gift certificate to try the menu for this review.**
Welcome to the Jingle Jam Giveaway Hop hosted by Cheap Is The New Classy and Saving More Then Me. We have some terrific giveaways for you to get you in the holiday spirit!!
With the holidays upon us, I know a lot of us will be spending hours shopping. If you are anything like me, after spending all day shopping, the last thing you want to do is go home and cook.
One of our favorite go to places for dinner is Applebees. They have a terrific menu with a wide variety to choose from.
Applebee’s has brought back their popular Spirited Cuisine menu that incorporates the complex flavors of bourbon, beer, wine and now Tequila into each delicious dish.
Cooking with alcohol intimidates one in four Americans, according to a new survey by Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar®, America’s favorite neighborhood grill and bar.
In fact, if it came down to it, men would be more comfortable cutting down their own Christmas trees and women would rather risk making a basket-weave pie crust from scratch before adding spirited flair to their at-home creations. It’s why Applebee’s restaurants are bringing back the popular Spirited Cuisine menu, a collection of dishes infused with the complex flavors of wine, bourbon, beer and now tequila.
A recent survey comedic confusion and hesitation on the part of the public when it comes to cooking with alcohol.
- A majority of those surveyed were most scared by a dinner-hosting scenario in which the main dish erupts in flames – almost three times as many as another scenario of serving up a carnivore’s feast to a vegetarian guest.
- Half of respondents didn't know the correct definition of "deglaze," with 10 percent thinking it meant licking a glazed doughnut’s icing clean off.
- One in 10 people surveyed thought "flambé" meant either the most flamboyant lamb in a herd or Bambi's French cousin
We recently visited our Applebee's and tried a couple of the dishes. Ben had the Marsala Mushroom Sirloin and I tried the Chicken & Shrimp Tequila Tango. Oh my were they both delicious!!
The tequila avocado sauce on my chicken was to die for, and Ben's Marsala wine sauce was absolutely yummy. Both the chicken and steak were cooked perfectly and were very juicy!!
Applebee's gives large portions and friendly service. It is always a pleasure to eat there. I can't wait to go back and check out the other tasty meals!!
How would you like to visit and try the new menu?? One lucky reader is going to win a $50 gift code to try out some of the dishes for themselves thanks to Applebee's.
Enter using the rafflecopter form below, and then hop on over to the other great blogs and enter their giveaways.
Good luck, and Happy Holiday's!!
**All opinions expressed are 100% my own. I was given a gift certificate to try the menu for this review.**
This post is written by Sarah Coulsey. She is a Wife, and Mother of two boys living in New England. This post may contain affiliate links.
163 comments:
I'm excited to try the Napa Chicken and Portobellos. The description sounds delicious!
No, I am not allowed in the kitchen.
I have had several mishaps on happened this week were I about cut my finger off slicing an onion!
I have to say the Napa portobello chicken sounds delicious. We eat at apple bees a lot but I didn't even know they had come out with new entrees.
I once forgot to remove the cardboard from the pizza before cooking it.
I can't remember anything that has had us running for the hills other than maybe a dish or two. I have added to much oil to brownies, make biscuits that the dog wouldn't even sniff....lol
oh yes. the worst is probably whenever I undercooked the thanksgiving turkey a few years ago.
I would love to try the Napa chicken and portobellos!!
Teressa Morris
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I want to try the Chicken and Shrimp Tequila Tango
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Yes right after I bought a new stove, I was baking something and it caught on fire, I was fast enough to dump some baking soda on it and put it out, but I am still cleaning out the baking soda that is still in cracks.
I would love to try the CHICKEN & SHRIMP TEQUILA TANGO
I would love to try the CHICKEN & SHRIMP TEQUILA TANGO
I once dropped an entire pan of chicken and rice on the kitchen floor. It was horrible.
I would love to try the Chicken & Shrimp Tequila Tango. It sounds fantastic. Thanks.
The chicken and shrimp tequila tango sounds delicious. That would be the item I would most like to try.
I dropped the entire pot of spaghetti I was draining, dropping the food on the floor and burning myself... Horrid day!
I want to try the NAPA CHICKEN & PORTOBELLOS.
I burned scrambled eggs so bad even my dog wouldn't eat it.
I left a pan of sauce on the stove and forgot about it. Fortunately my daughter came home before it burned the house down.
The Napa Chicken and portabellas sounds great.
Carrot juice explosion from the juicer lid that was loose. Also would love the portabella!
I once made a pumpkin pie that everyone was looking forward to and it wouldn't set...it was like pumpkin soup! :(
I want to try the SIZZLING DOUBLE BARREL WHISKEY SIRLOINS.
Actually, I have never had a kitchen disaster, however, my Husband has. We were on about our 10th date and he wanted to cook for me at his apartment. He knew that I liked Italian so he decided to make spaghetti, a decidedly easy dish to prepare. It was the first time he had cooked pasta. When I arrived he said the pasta and sauce were cooking. He had actually put the spaghetti in water to cook and then, instead of draining it, he poured the sauce into the pot with the pasta and the water. Needless to say, the spaghetti was a bit water logged! Not to worry, we laughed it off and went out for dinner. We have been married for 15 years, and he is a much better cook now! Thank you for the super giveaway opportunity. Keep up the terrific blogging.
I had this set of pots and pans that easily slid across the electric stove coils. One night I was making my homemade Alfredo Sauce and I was stirring the sauce with one hand and reaching behind me to grab something, don't remember what now, but the pan slid off the stove onto the floor and I had Alfredo sauce all over the floor and splashed up onto the cabinets. Oh yeah... that was a great time cleaning that up! Then it was on to plan B. I had to come up with plan B. Was probably pizza or something.
I'd like to try the CHICKEN & SHRIMP TEQUILA TANGO. That looks awesome. I love Applebee's. Thanks for making me hungry, lol.
Yes, I have had kitchen disasters. When cooking my first meatloaf, I put it in the oven on a lower temp to cook while we were at church. I then invited someone over for dinner. I had used rice as the "filler" instead of oats or breadcrumbs. The thing looked like a porcupine. AND, the rice was hard because it had no liquid to cook in!
I would love to try the Brew Pub Pretzels & Beer cheese dip.
I would like to try the Marsala Mushroom Sirloin.
Nothing too major comes to my mind. Just the fact that each and every time I finish scrubbing on my hands and knees, someone (ANYONE) must immediately spill something sticky.... :(
I would like to try the MARSALA MUSHROOM SIRLOIN.
No, kitchen disaster that I can remember.
Main kitchen disaster was the time my son put the wrong detergent into our dishwasher and we ended up with suds all over and had to clean the kitchen floor, at lease it got clean, food disaster was when I had to throw out a pot of stew cause I had a potatoe explode and it was loaded with black rot, threw it away and now I cut potatoes and we had pizza for dinner that night
I had tis at Applebees the other day and it is great, not keen on taters, but other veggies and chicken were excellent. Napa Chicken & Portobellos
Chicken & Shrimp Tequila Tango! yum yum
how about the mishap where I forgot to turn the stove on and thought I was cooking a turkey for 5 hours?
let's see pretty frequently, I forget to turn off the stove, and oven. I once boiled water for spaghetti and completely forgot to put the noodles in, lol
I am most excited to try Chicken & Shrimp Tequila Tango
I tried to make zucchini waffles this summer. Made a double batch of batter because I wanted to freeze them and used all my zucchini, the batter was too runny and I had to throw it all in the trash. Very dissapointing.
I love their beer pretzels and beer cheese dip!
I accidentaly poured too much sugar on a dish I am cooking about a week ago. It taste SOOOO sweet I didn't know what to do!
I would love to try the Marsala Mushroom Sirloin. :)
I would like to try the Napa chicken
I would love to try the chicken tequila mango without the shrimp.
All I will say is I will never again use a pressure cooker
chicken and shrimp
Marsala Mushroom Sirloin
I tried to make my son a ninja turtle cake for his bday and that was a disaster to me because of the heat and humidity, the fondant and drawings I made on the turtle shaped fondant start to melt and smear.
I tried to make my son a ninja turtle cake for his bday and that was a disaster to me because of the heat and humidity, the fondant and drawings I made on the turtle shaped fondant start to melt and smear.
I have never had that kind of disaster.
I would like to try the Marsala Mushroom Sirloin.
Sometimes when my husband cooks, he sets the alarm off. That's our cue that dinner is done. ;) Does that count?
Coffee grounds all over! Grrrrr!
The first time I tried to cook a whole chicken, I forgot to take the innards out, it was so gross!
I would like to try the Sizzling Double Barrel Whisky Sirloins!
Nope. Never had one of those. :)
The Brew Pub Pretzels and Beer Cheese Dip
I've burned a few meals in my time.
The marsala mushroom sirloin looks great.
I've had a few spillovers in the oven and on the stove top that I would have liked to run away from.
I would love to try the NAPA CHICKEN & PORTOBELLOS
I put a pot of beans on to cook and forgot about them... until I saw and smelled smoke!
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I'd love to try the Chicken & Shrimp Tequila Tango
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Back when we were first married (30+ yrs ago), I was a very inexperienced cook. I decided to make fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy. How tough could that be? HA. The chicken had blood running out of it and the gravy...well, let's just say the farm cats wouldn't even eat it!
The Tequila Tango!
I baked a ham with the plastic thing still covering the bone
I always have kitchen disasters!!!! Today i was actually cooking and my pepper shaker completely broke from the top and all the pepper just went everywhere on my pan and food :[
I would like to try the Brew Pub Pretzels and Beer Cheese Dip.
I don't really have many things go wrong in the kitchen (I had an excellent cook as my teacher--my mom!), but I remember when I was a teenager, I was using those spray-on food decorators. I was more than five feet away from the stove (which was in use), but the flame must've still caught a bit of the aerosol and FWOOSH! It was a scary experience, but nothing caught on fire.
most excited about the, CHICKEN & SHRIMP TEQUILA TANGO!!!!! looks so yummy!!
The Chicken and Shrimp Tequila Tango sounds great. diesel_had_my_baby@yahoo.com
My kitchen disaster was using salt instead of sugar in my cake.
I want to try the Chicken and Shrimp Tequila Tango.
My daughter used a whole bottle of dry mustard in deviled eggs - she thought the measurement was in cups!
Marsala Mushroom Sirloin
I have 4gotten baking soda and things did not rise
i want to try Napa chicken
Just a few days ago I tried to make soup but ended up melting a can of chow mein noodles. The stink lasted for days!
Dede
I baked some chicken in a glass Pyrex pan in the oven. The glass shattered while baking and I had to clean up tiny glass shards, chicken and sauce all over the oven and kitchen floor.
Shrimp and Chicken Tequila Tango
Does a clogged sink the day after your wedding day count?!?! If so then yes I have had one. I put too much food down the disposal and it clogged the sink. We had the wedding and reception at our home so we still had tons of dishes left to do and no place but the bathroom sink to do them in!
I'd like to try the Napa Chicken and Portobellos!
Well, it wasn't really my incident, but my mother's pressure cooker blew up once when I was helping can jelly. Man it was a mess. I had to help clean up though.
I believe I would have to choose the Chicken & Shrimp Tequila Tango. It just looks to scrumptious to pass up!
I would like to try the Sizzling Double Barrel Whisky Sirloins from the Spirited Cuisine menu
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I've never had a kitchen disaster unless you consider not being a very good cook a disaster.
I'D LIKE TO TRY THE SIZZLING DOUBLE BARREL WHISKY SIRLOINS
I was making homemade chicken pot pie one time and dropped the open bagvof flour in the middle of the kitchen floor. The whole kitchen was dusted in flour, gray cabinets, brown wood counters, the ceiling and me. My father-in-law and uncle-in-law stopped over before I got it cleaned up, they still laugh about it over a decade later.
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I would most like to try the Napa Chicken & Portabellos the most.
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I'm most excited to try the Brew Pub Pretzels & Beer Cheese Dip. Thanks.
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Forgetting to take the skillets out of the oven before turning it on. A melted mess to clean up, horrible smell, and had to get some new skillets.
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Sherry Compton
I want to try the SIZZLING DOUBLE BARREL WHISKY SIRLOINS
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Sherry Compton
I really want to try the Whisky Sirloins!
I had a skunk get under the kitchen sink, in a rent house we lived in, when I opened the doors.....
Could not go around the sink for a long time.
Like to try the Napa Chicken & Portobellos.
One time I caught grease on fire....so scary!
I once forgot to put the lid on the blender before I turned it on while making smoothies for my kids. The mess was unreal, it was even on the ceiling!
Kimberley Meier
momof3chaos at gmail dot com
I think the Brew Pub Pretzels & Beer Cheese Dip sounds yummy!
Kimberley Meier
momof3chaos at gmail dot com
I would love to try the Chicken&Shrimp Tequila Tango, it sounds and looks yummy! :)
I would love to try the SIZZLING DOUBLE BARREL WHISKY SIRLOINS
jodi frasier/lasher
Never had a major disaster other then too many people in my kitchen space. I can handle anything if I don't have others bothering me.
Napa Chicken & Portobellos
I was making a pumpkin cheesecake. I finally finished it, it looked so beautiful, swirled brown and white. I went to take it out of the oven and I think I didn't get a good grip on it and it was too heavy, so I accidentally dropped it. It landed all over the bottom of the oven and immediately started burning and smoking!!!
I really want to try the CHICKEN & SHRIMP TEQUILA TANGO, it looks amazing!!
YES I had kitchen disasters!
I had the roll of paper towels too close to a turned on gas stove burner and the whole roll quickly started flaming it was hard to get that out, I had to pick it up ON FIRE with oven mitts and throw in sink and turn faucet on! My kids were yelling "Should we call 911?!" they were only like 4 yrs old lol
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We are already CRAZY over their beer pub pretzels and beer cheese dip! YUMMY yum yum!
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I ran out of counter space and put a brand new bag of Tostitos in the oven for temporary storage. Thing is, I forgot they were there and burned them the next time I turned on the oven. The stink and mess!
I'm most excited to try SIZZLING DOUBLE BARREL WHISKY SIRLOINS.
I made a pie and didn't bake the frozen pie shell-UGH!
The Whiskey Sirloins looks delicious!
The first time I ever made a homemade pie, I took it out of the oven and set it on top of the stove to cool. Because of the heat, it didn't set up very well, but I learned my lesson! :D
I would love to try the SIZZLING DOUBLE BARREL WHISKY SIRLOINS.
Once I dropped a plastic bottle of Ketchup and it shattered and splattered my kitchen from ceiling to walls to floor. And I was having guests come over in a half hour.
I'd love the NAPA CHICKEN & PORTOBELLOS. Yummo!
The first and only time I tried to deep frye a Thanksgiving Turkey. Did Not know it was supposed to be dry. What a mess! i threw out the fryer, too.
I would like to try the CHICKEN & SHRIMP TEQUILA TANGO.
A kitchen disaster I had was when I made pork chops I caught the oil on fire and had to use the fire extinguisher on it, ruining everything.
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I don't like food with alcohol in it. But if I had to chose, perhaps Chicken & Shrimp Tequila Tango.
Although, next time I go to Applebee's I wouldn't chose it.
I would like to try the Double Barrel Whiskey Sirloins!!
I want to try the SIZZLING DOUBLE BARREL WHISKY SIRLOINS
Chicken & Shrimp Tequila Tango
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No, but when I burn something as easy as cookies, sometimes upsets me. lol. I love them gooey. :)
Desiree H
Im most excited to try the Mushroom Marsala Sirloin! :)
Thank you
Desiree H
The Sizzling Double Barrel Whisky Sirloins sound fantastic. Thanks for the chance to win!
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Many years ago I decided to use a wooden spoon to push ice down into the blender when making frozen drinks and it caught on the blade. The spoon flew out of my hand and spun around in the blender flinging fruit and ice all over the kitchen. Needless to say I haven't put anything in the blender while blending since then.
I am most excited to try the Napa Chicken and Portobellos!
I would love to try the Napa Chicken & Portobellos, sounds delicious! I have never had a kitchen disaster but I expect one every time I cook! Thanks for the giveaway!
When I was in high school, I tried to make a jelly roll that turned out like a flat tire. My dad teased me about it forever.
The Marsala Mushroom Sirloin looks amazing.
Once trying to be supermom/aunt, I was babysitting my niece and nephew and my son was 4 months old. I was trying to multitask and get lunch ready, do a load of laundry, fold a load,bring up holiday decorations from the garage, and finish unpacking my husband new office while trying to watch/attend to 3 and 5 years. I forgot about the hot dogs I had put to boil and the water dried up and burned the dogs and the pan so bad that I had to throw it out.
I'd like to try the Marsala Mushroom Sirloin
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I made homemade cranberry sauce once and forgot to put in the sugar ..... eeeewwww
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No major disasters to speak of, not yet anyway. My worst case is generally burning something because I forget to set the timer. Nothing major though. Thanks for the giveaway. Follow via GFC as "From Furrin".
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I'd be most excited to try the Marsala Mushroom Sirloin.
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The Brew Pub Pretzels look amazing - I'd be hard pressed to resist those!
Geoff K
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I want to try the Napa Chicken with Portobellos - I've actually already had the Brew Pub Pretzels with Beer Dip and they are AMAZING.
Liza C.
Many years ago my husband spilled something in our kitchen. He poured bleach on it for some dumb reason and it ignited on fire (going under the gas stove). It was early on in our marriage (we've 4 kids now ;) ) and I think he was being proactive in knowing I'd kick him out of the kitchen after that one. ;)
Chicken & Shrimp Tequila Tango? Yep, that'd go on our order.
When hubby and I first were married, I rarely cooked. We kept tupperware and various plastic containers i the oven because we didn't have the space in our tiny apartment kitchen. One day, I decided to cook and preheated the oven, yes, the plastic began to melt, filling the apartment with smoke. To this day, the oven is not used as storage! LOL! :)
I am excited to try the CHICKEN & SHRIMP TEQUILA TANGO :)
I really want to try the chicken and shrimp tequila tango yummmmm.
I was trying to cut the string off the roast before serving and cut my hand. I ruined the roast and had to get stitches. wilcarvic
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Yes I was having a summer BBQ and I was making 4 pounds of macaroni salad for a whole lot of guest some reason as I was picking the stock pot up from the stove to drain it I dropped it all over with boiling hot water, I managed to burn my legs in the process too.
I would liek to try the Sizzling Double Barrel Whisky Sirloins.
I really haven't had a big disaster in the kitchen, because I don't cook. LOL.
I think I would like to try the Brew Pub Pretzels & Beer Cheese Dip.
I've had my greyhound eat a completely cooked rib roast that was sitting on the counter
love their rib tips
I can't remember a huge disaster. I know I've burnt stuff before but was able to save it. Thank you!!
crystalfaulkner2000 at yahoo dot com
I would like to try the Sizzling Double Barrel Whisky Sirloins. Thank you!
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I am a complete disaster in the kitchen I am slways afraid that I won't cook my chicken or meat completely So I always burn everything and so now my husband mainly cooks
Jessica Cox
I would love to try the BREW PUB PRETZELS & BEER CHEESE DIP
Jessica Cox
I made fudge that was so bad a steak knife couldn't cut it!
sugarsweet7202@yahoo(dot)com
Definitely the Brew Pub Pretzels & Beer Cheese Dip!
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I am most excited to try the Brew Pub Pretzels & Beer Cheese Dip.
Tara Woods
I entered the contest. I hope I get to try the the Napa Chicken and Portobellos at Applebees. Thanks.
I'd love to try the pretzels and beer cheese deep. mm mm
My cooking disaster is everytime I cook. Thank you
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I would like the Napa Chicken and Portebello. Thank you
candieluster(at)gmail(dot)com
Too high heat on the oil. Didn't catch fire but smoked the place up.
Thanks for the contest.
slehan at juno dot com
Chicken and Shrimp Tequila Tango
slehan at juno dot com
I haven't really had any kitchen disasters other than sometimes water boiling over.
I want to try the Sizzling Double Barrel Whisky Sirloins.
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