We're all a little MAD around here... a roundup of Mad Housewives!

I couldn't resist a little March MADness fun this year.  With the gracious donations of Mad Housewife goodies from Mad Housewife Cellars, I wondered aloud just which type of Mad Housewife you considered yourself.  Well, even though I received a small number of responses, they were all a lot of fun.  Thanks so much to the following five people for sharing their inner (and outer) Mad Housewife...

Gwen from Simply Healthy Family went above and beyond in her Delicately Light and Sweet Mad Housewife post with gorgeous photos of her as a Mad Housewife, a mouthwatering meal inspired by the wine, and great words to go along with it.  She is my choice for TOTALLY MAD.

Next up is Rob, the only Bearded Mad Housewife to enter...and I think make a blog (The Bearded Housewife) just for this purpose.  Between singing the Wonder Pets theme song, doing laundry and kissing boo-boo's, I think that's impressive and he's my choice for Best Story.

Rachel from The Crispy Cook had a bit of trouble trying to locate a bottle of Mad Housewife, but she never gave up and she totally impressed me by getting into Crispy Mad Housewife character and tipping back a glass in hopes that one day she'll come across it.  She is my choice for Best Photo.

Melynda from Mom's Sunday Cafe is a Chardonnay After a Bad Day Mad Housewife.  I've had plenty of those weeks myself and think that this definitely deserves an Honorable Mention.

Carina from a punk, a pumpkin, and a peanut grabbed a bottle in anticipation of being a Mama's Time-Out Mad Housewife.  I think all the mama's out there deserve a MAD time-out...don't you?  Another Honorable Mention is definitely in order.

I decided that (right now at least) I was definitely a Lemon Bars and Chardonnay Mad Housewife ...at least for that day...although I think I'm actually a "depends on my mood" Mad Housewife.

Thanks so much for participating in my March MADness guys!  I loved each post and want to send everybody a prize...so I will.  Gwen, Rachel, and Rob will be receiving the prize packs mentioned in the Mad Housewife Wine Contest Announcement...and Melynda and Carina, you'll receive an honorable mention prize which is basically the same prize pack minus the t-shirts.  When  you get a moment, each of you please shoot me an email with your mailing address and I will get your MAD prize pack mailed out to you.

Cheers!

I'm a Chardonnay and Lemon Bars type of Mad Housewife.

Since my boys are officially "out" of the tourney, I'm focusing all of my March MADness in another direction.

I will cook and bake and chug sip my Mad Housewife Chardonnay while listening to the "other" boys in the background.  The local boys.  Mexi and LT's team.

...and I will be content.  No.  I will be HAPPY.  Because it's March and it's beautiful outside so the little bundles of energy can run and run and play and get worn out...while I sip and smile.

What compliments shiny happy days better than Lemon Bars (recipe coming soon) and Chardonnay?

*Just one week left to enter my MAD HOUSEWIFE WINE GIVEAWAY!*

Which type of MAD HOUSEWIFE are you? ...Mad Housewife Wine Contest! (my kind of March "MAD"ness)

It's March MADness time here at girlichef!  I'm extremely tired of cold toes and blinding glares from the snow and slippery roads and...well, you get the picture.   This MAD HOUSEWIFE is ready for some fun!  Call it Spring Fever or Cabin Fever or Stir Crazy.  I'm just calling it MADness.  I'm ready to tip back more than a few bottles of one of my favorite wines, MAD HOUSEWIFE.  Oh sure, it was the name and the label that first drew me to it, they're so hard to resist.  But what keeps me buying Mad Housewife is what is inside of those bottles.  All four of their varieties...Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and White Zinfandel...have won numerous awards, competitions and medal.  So, I know I'm not the only Mad Housewife out there. And I thought that after such an intense winter, a good way to relax, unwind, and have a bit of fun would be to ask the question....Which type of MAD HOUSEWIFE are you?  I wanted to have a fun little "contest" of sorts.  I want you to get creative with MAD HOUSEWIFE WINE.  Any variety.  Pick one, or two...or pick 'em all, if you like.  I want you to show me and/or tell me your type.  What do you do while drinking your MAD HOUSEWIFE WINE?  Do you clean house?  Do you cook dinner?  Do you have a party with your fellow Mad Housewives?  Do you kick back with a book or a movie or a dance around the house, bottle wine glass in hand?  Do you lock yourself in the bathroom with your MAD HOUSEWIFE, you know, just to get some "me" time?  I want to hear YOUR MAD HOUSEWIFE STORY!  And it's a bonus if you dress up in a little Mad Housewife garb.  Whether you say in pictures or in writing, there is fun to be had by all.

MAD HOUSEWIFE wines were very generous in donating some awesome prizes.  Just another fun incentive for you to get creative with your wine.  From Mad Housewife t-shirts to rubber spatulas to matches to nail files.  I mean, I pretty much always wear a shirt while striking a match to light the candle that's in the room where I'm scraping the batter from the bowl into a pan, that I put in the oven and occasionally snag a nail on the way out. Phew!  Don't you?

So.  Here's the skinny.  There will be three sets of prizes.  Each set will include a t-shirt, rubber spatula, matches, and a nail file.  There are three categories: Best Photo, Best Story, and TOTALLY MAD (the whole package)!  In order to win one of these prize sets, your post must include a few important things.

Here are the rules:
~You must include MAD HOUSEWIFE WINE in your post in some way.  It must be prominent.
~You must include a link back to THIS POST.  Use of logo is optional.
~You must have fun and be creative☺.
~You must answer the question: Which type of Mad Housewife are you? somewhere in your entry post.
~Contest ends March 26, 2011 at 11:59 pm Eastern time.  Add the link to your MAD HOUSEWIFE CONTEST ENTRY only to the linky at the bottom of this post by that time.

I will do a roundup and announce the winners of the prizes in those three categories during the last week in March.  The panel of judges will consist of several impartial Mad Housewives (otherwise known as my mom and sisters and myself).

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~Ideas for your MAD HOUSEWIFE post: Recipes cooking with Mad Housewife wine.  MAD HOUSEWIFE party.  A game of cards with the other Mad Housewives.  "Me" time.  Bottles in a shopping basket, bottles in a laundry basket.  Creative project with the corks or bottles.  The possibilities are endless- just get creative and have fun!!

For fun ideas, check out Mad Housewife Wine on Facebook and Twitter.  Tell 'em girlichef sent ya!

If you have any questions, please feel free to leave them in the comment section, because if you are wondering something, it's likely that others are, too.  I'll be sure to answer back. 

*I am sharing this w/ the Hearth and Soul Hop this week.

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1. Bearded Mad Housewife 2. Bad day Chardonnay 3. Chardonnay & Lemon Bars. . . 4. Delicately Sweet and Light Mad House Wife 5. The Crispy Mad Housewife 6. Mama's Time Out

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