Looking for a great comprehensive cooking app? Try Trufflehead ! Whether you are a beginner cook or a seasoned cook looking to sharpen your skills, Trufflehead can help you make it happen. 240 recipes, ingredient and equipment information, 170 multimedia how-to guides and smart shopping lists are just the beginning.

Learn the basics, improve your skills and expand your repertoire with the Trufflehead app that includes vegetarian, gluten free and make ahead lunch recipes. All recipes include full nutritional information and are meals you will make again and again. Cook the Adventure !

Take your cooking to the next level ! The first 2 people to send an email to talk@trufflehead.com with the subject 400 Calories or Less will win a full copy of the iPhone / iPad app.

You still have time to post in the contest thread and win ! See details in the post below and on our Facebook Fan Page

All you need to do is head over to Plentiful Pantry and take a look at their desserts – then head over to our Facebook Fan Page and tell me which one of their mouthwatering desserts has you drooling the most ! You’ll see the contest thread over there where you can add your comments. A random post will be chosen as winner.

Winner will receive 2 boxes of Pumpkin Cobbler mix. Prize sponsored by Plentiful Pantry.

1. POSTS ON THIS BLOG WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED – - YOU MUST POST ON THE FACEBOOK FAN PAGE TO BE INCLUDED
2. CONTEST OPEN ONLY TO US RESIDENTS
3. ONLY ONE COMMENT PER PARTICIPANT, PLEASE
4. WINNER TO BE CHOSEN AND ANNOUNCED 9-28-10

Don’t forget that you can get 25% off any order at Plentiful Pantry by using COUPON CODE 4HCOL25 at checkout – the code is good through 10-10-10. Coupon not eligible to be combined with other coupons/special offers.

Carmen ! Congratulations !! Please email me at aileen@400caloriesorless.com and your prize will be shipped out. 2 Tomato Parmesan Bisque mixes from Plentiful Pantry !!

Thanks, everyone, for taking part in this contest – 2 more contests will follow the next 2 Mondays, so be on the lookout.

Remember – all of you have a 25% off discount at Plentiful Pantry through 10-10-10. Just enter code 4HCOL25 at checkout

All you need to do is head over to our Facebook Fan Page and tell me about the best soup you’ve ever eaten – who made it, what kind was it, why can’t you forget it? You’ll see the contest thread over there where you can add your comments. A random post will be chosen as winner.

Winner will receive 2 boxes of Roasted Tomato Parmesan Bisque mix. Prize sponsored by Plentiful Pantry. 1. POSTS ON THIS BLOG WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED – - YOU MUST POST ON THE FACEBOOK FAN PAGE TO BE INCLUDED
2. CONTEST OPEN ONLY TO US RESIDENTS
3. ONLY ONE COMMENT PER PARTICIPANT, PLEASE
4. WINNER TO BE CHOSEN AND ANNOUNCED 9-21-10

Don’t forget that you can get 25% off any order at Plentiful Pantry by using COUPON CODE 4HCOL25 at checkout – the code is good through 10-10-10.

It’s that season ! We’re done with BBQ’s and cookouts and focusing on fall flavors and rich comfort foods. Plentiful Pantry is sponsoring 3 great prizes and you’ll find the contest information exclusively here on 400 Calories or Less.

Stay tuned over the next weeks for information on how you can win some great comfort foods mixes so you can quickly whip up Roasted Tomato Parmesan Bisque Soup, Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars, and Pumpkin Cobbler.

Beginning 9-20-10 and running for 3 weeks, each Monday I will be putting up a review of one of the above mentioned products and will announce a contest where you can win that product. You don’t want to miss your chance – these products are fantastic. The dishes taste completely homemade, yet they are quick and easy. All you do is add a few ingredients from home and you end up with authentically awesome dishes.

So mark your calendars and be on the lookout for three weeks of contests with prizes from Plentiful Pantry. As well, we will have a special checkout code available for you that gives you a 25% DISCOUNT for any shopping you do over at Plentiful Pantry !!

(contests open only to US residents)

I’m not a huge fan of plain salads. But when you add lots of fiber (chickpeas) and cheese, then they become special and they do fill you up. This one has both and has a great citrus dressing. Add a few squirts of fresh lime of orange juice to give it even more citrusy taste.

Chickpea Salad with Feta Cheese

4 servings
178 calories per serving

1 15oz. can chickpeas, drained
2 scallions, sliced
1/2 c grape tomatoes, halved
3 T fresh parsley, chopped
3 C bagged salad mix (I like to use a mix of organic greens or mesclun mix)
2 oz. low fat feta cheese
1 t lemon zest
2 T lemon juice
1 t oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 t salt

Mix zest, juice, oil, garlic and salt. Add chickpeas, tomatoes, scallions, parsley and salad and toss well to coat. Sprinkle with feta and serve.

Savor the Thyme and Tangled Noodle are hosting a fun filled challenge, “Eating Your Words”, and I’ve decided to enter. We basically just had to use food to spell out an idea.

I had read about their challenge and then was going about my day and was thinking about what I might submit. I was getting ready to make my salad when it hit me…carved cucumbers. So here’s my entry – and remember, eat your veggies !

Eat Your Veggies

Thanks for the fun, guys