Home Entertaining Ideas - Exploring America With Tasty Snacks On Board

For many students, field trips offer an exciting hands-on learning experience. As part of a new sweepstakes, three lucky families will each win the ultimate excursion just for the family-an exciting and educational weekend getaway where they can learn together and plan their own fun.

Winners of the Farm Rich Family Fun Trek Sweepstakes will choose their destinations from among several exciting and educational alternatives, including trip packages to Washington, D.C., Chicago or Orlando. Additional sweepstakes prizes include 50 gift cards from American Express valued at $100 each, for winners to use as part of a fun family outing together.

Of course, while on such a terrific trek, it's important to eat right. Farm Rich offers a great-tasting, wholesome product lineup that includes the top-selling brand of breaded cheese sticks, along with the popular French Toast Sticks and the newest additions to the product line: Mini Stuffed Pizza Slices and Mozzarella Bites. A good source of protein and calcium, these treats are delicious and convenient microwavable snacks or appetizers.

Pepperoni Cheese Sauce

Start to finish: 13 minutes

Serves: 4

1 package Farm Rich Cheese Sticks or Farm Rich Mozzarella Bites

1/4 cup marinara sauce (or one marinara cup from the Farm Rich Cheese Sticks package)

1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

1/4 cup pepperoni, diced

2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup black olives, chopped

1/4 cup milk

1 tsp. Italian seasoning

1. Prepare Cheese Sticks according to package directions. Set aside.

2. Mix all remaining ingredients in a bowl.

3. Microwave on High for 2 minutes, then remove and stir.

4. Microwave on High for an additional 30 seconds.

5. Serve with Cheese Sticks.

This delicious snack can be made in the microwave and taken on the road.

Contest entries must be post-marked by October 31, 2007. To enter, mail your printed name, address and phone number to Farm Rich Family Fun Trek Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 176, Carnegie, PA 15106. Or visit www.farmrichfun.com to enter online, join the Farm Rich Fun Club, download coupons and see an extensive selection of fun-to-make and fun-to-eat family recipes for snacks and appetizers, such as this tasty creation.