A Taste of Comfort Foods #cascadeshiningreviews - Cascade Platinum Party 1 #Giveaway

Thanks to Cascade Platinum and Double Duty Divas I am able to host two awesome cooking parties! Cooking, eating, having fun and letting my party guests witness first-hand the powerful cleaning ability of Cascade Platinum. Each guest will get to take home a full size Cascade Platinum and Cascade Platinum Rinse Aid as a thank you for coming, plus yummy food and good company!

Here are some great tips shared by Cascade Platinum:

Skip the pre-wash. It’s true! This is a key step for success in the dishwashing process, and just about everyone gets it wrong! Here’s why you need to skip the pre-wash: Cascade Platinum works best when food soil is left on dishes because its special enzymes latch onto that food, breaking it down so it can wash away. If there’s no food soil, there’s nothing for the enzymes to attach to and your detergent isn’t working its hardest for you.

In lieu of any pre-washing, simply toss the large bits of food into the trash or garbage disposal and then stop there. No need to run anything under the water. Just load into the dishwasher. Don’t worry about food left on the dishes damaging your machine or pipes. Few people know that there is a garbage disposal built into the bottom of almost all dishwashers – but there is! That disposal works exactly like the disposal in your sink.

Follow these tips for loading your dishwasher with success:

• Stack your dishes high and low but please be sure that bulky items DO NOT block the sprayer.
• Place tall dishes and pans in the back of the bottom rack so they DO NOT block the detergent chamber.
• Place glasses and other fragile items in the top rack. This helps keep them from the powerful sprayer under the bottom rack.
• Set glasses between tines on the rack NOT over them as wet contact points can cause spots.
• Thread any long utensils through coffee-mug handles to help keep them secure in the wash.
• Check to ensure that there aren’t any stray utensils that will block the nozzle or sprayer.
• And a special call out for any big dishes: load them on the bottom rack, face down so the water is sure to reach all the nooks and crannies.

Try Cascade Platinum for yourselves, and post your authentic reviews at www.cascadeclean.com/us/cascade/review using #cascadeshiningreviews for a chance to win a prize pack. Also, see my giveaway below! Good luck!

For my first party I made yummy Mac n’ Cheese (courtesy of The Pioneer Woman), and some delicious brownies!

Ingredients:

4 cups Dried Macaroni

1 whole Egg Beaten

1/4 cup (1/2 Stick Or 4 Tablespoons) Butter

1/4 cup All-purpose Flour

2-1/2 cups Whole Milk

2 teaspoons (heaping) Dry Mustard

1 pound Cheese, Grated

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1/2 teaspoon Seasoned Salt

1/2 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper

Optional Spices: Cayenne Pepper, Paprika, Thyme

Directions:

Cook macaroni until very firm. Macaroni should be too firm to eat right out of the pot. Drain. In a small bowl, beat egg. In a large pot, melt butter and sprinkle in flour. Whisk together over medium-low heat. Cook mixture for five minutes, whisking constantly. Don’t let it burn. Pour in milk, add mustard, and whisk until smooth. Cook for five minutes until very thick. Reduce heat to low. Take 1/4 cup of the sauce and slowly pour it into beaten egg, whisking constantly to avoid cooking eggs. Whisk together till smooth. Pour egg mixture into sauce, whisking constantly. Stir until smooth. Add in cheese and stir to melt. Add salt and pepper. Taste sauce and add more salt and seasoned salt as needed! Pour in drained, cooked macaroni and stir to combine. Serve immediately (very creamy).

Yum yum yum! Plus the awesome brownies. We ate good! One of my lucky readers will win a Party Pack, which includes:

Cascade Platinum

Cascade Platinum Rinse Aid

A Whisk

Spatula

Cheese grater

Oven mitts

GOOD LUCK! Check it all out at Cascade on Twitter, as well as Cascade on Facebook! 
Have an opinion to share? Head to the Cascade website to leave a short review of Cascade Platinum (http://www.cascadeclean.com/us/cascade/review) including #CascadeShiningReviews. One reviewer will win a Kitchen Aid Dishwasher!

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This review was made possible by Double Duty Divas and Cascade. I was provided the featured product free of charge to facilitate my review, but all opinions are 100% mine.