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Twitter Party Alert for @LandsEndPR #KidConfidence Tonight. 6PM ET

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We noticed that our friends over at MomSpark.net mentioned this morning that Lands’ End is having a twitter party tonight.. We’re going to try to attend because we LOVE everything about Lands’ End and we think you guys would like it too. It’s about starting your child’s year off on a focused and organized route.

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  • Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2017
  • Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Hashtag: #KidConfidence
  • Follow: @LandsEndPR & @ChildMindDotOrg on Twitter

Of course there will also be great giveaways. The hour will be filled with helpful tips, tricks and giveaways. Join us on Twitter for a chance to win from Lands’ End.

Join us on 7/16 For The #AdvilPMSleep Twitter Chat With Dr. Breus, The Sleep Doctor

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I am participating in a sponsored campaign hosted by the makers of Advil® PM and I received compensation for this post. All opinions expressed are my own.

It’s hard to get a good night’s sleep when you’re in pain. My sleeping patterns get interrupted enough without the tossing and turning that aches and pains cause! Any time I have muscle aches, I immediately reach for Advil, so I’m excited to be participating in the #AdvilPMSleep Twitter chat this week with Dr. Breus, The Sleep Doctor. During the party, Dr. Breus will be discussing the common causes of sleeplessness, how pain can impact sleep, and why it’s so important to get a full night of rest. I woke up at 3 AM this morning, so this is a very timely chat for me! And if that wasn’t enough, there will also be $600 in cash prizes given away, so you won’t want to miss out! Here is all the info you need to RSVP:

What: Twitter Chat With Dr. Breus, The Sleep Doctor
When: Thursday, July 16th at 9:30 PM ET
Hashtag: #AdvilPMSleep
Click Here to RSVP

If you can’t make the Twitter chat – or just want to learn more about the connection between sleepless nights and pain – visit AdvilPM.com and check out the sleep library for all kinds of great videos. Rest up and join us on Thursday for a great chat!

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#BlackFridayMadeEasy Twitter Party With @Toysrus on 11/25 at 2 PM EST!

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Black Friday Made Easy

Gift card provided.

One of the biggest shopping days of the year is quickly approaching! And this year, Toys“R”Us are making Black Friday easy: In addition to their doorbuster deals, they are rolling out some new features to make shopping easier, such as a new Express Lane for 2 items or less, digital store-specific maps to help you navigate to exactly what you need, and brand-new Toys“R”Us G.P.S. (Guru for Play Stuff) associates who will be on hand with gift-giving advice. Toys“R”Us stores nationwide will be opening at 5 PM on November 27th; and if you prefer to shop online, you can head to Toysrus.com/BlackFriday starting at 10 PM EST on November 26th to snag many of the deals; and be sure to check out the virtual Gift Finder for suggestions!

#BlackFridayMadeEasy Twitter Party

Toys“R”Us and MomStart will be hosting a super fun Twitter party tomorrow to get you ready for Black Friday! We’ll be dishing on the best deals of the season, plus giving away Toys“R”Us gift cards to help you with your shopping needs – you won’t want to miss this! Here’s everything you need to know to particpate:

What: #BlackFridayMadeEasy Twitter Party
When: Tuesday, November 25th at 2-3pm EST
Hashtag: #BlackFridayMadeEasy
Follow: @ToysRUs & @MomStart
RSVP With Your Twitter Handle Below:


You can tell everyone you’re coming with this easy re-tweet!

Join Us for @HormelFoods Recipes #BackToSchool Twitter Chat #HFBTS #hormelfamily 8/26

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As the kids are getting ready to go back to school, Hormel Foods is here to help make the transition as smooth as possible for the kids and mom & dad.

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Join us on August 26 from 1-2 p.m. CST and the Hormel Foods Twitter handle (@HormelFoods) to ask questions and share your tips around the Back-To-School theme. Everyone who participates will be automatically entered to win a $500 gift card! We hope you can help spread the word to your friends and readers and also participate yourselves. Join the conversation using the hashtag, #HFBTS. If you are interested in submitting questions in advance, please send them in by August 15 for consideration.

#RockYourVacation Twitter Party Today, 04/02!

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Travel consideration provided by Experience Kissimmee.

Hello from sunny Florida! I am having an amazing time on my trip with Experience Kissimmee. Today we will be taking a tour of the beautiful All Star Vacation Home that the winner of the Rock Your Vacation contest will be staying at, to help get you excited to vote for your favorite entry and pick the lucky winner! We will also be hosting a Twitter party live from the winner’s home, where you will have a chance to win fun prizes! Details are as follows:

Hashtag: #RockYourVacation
Follow: @Kissimmee
Date & Time: April 2nd, 2014 at 3:00 PM EST
Click here for more info and to RSVP!

There will be fun prizes up for grabs, including Experience Kissimmee portable phone chargers (These have been a lifesaver on my trip!) and tote bags. You won’t want to miss it!

Turkey, Lime & Mango Casserole Recipe + Casserole Kit Twitter Giveaway #CountryCrockCasserole

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Turkey, Lime & Mango Casserole
 

A gift card & other supplies were received to create this casserole.
I love making casseroles – one-dish meals make life a lot easier! So when I was provided with a “Casserole Kit” and challenged to come up with a unique twist on a casserole recipe as part of the Country Crock Casserole Club, I was all for it. Today I’m going to be sharing my recipe along with a chance to win your own casserole kit so you can give it a whirl yourself!

Casserole Ingredients
The recipe I was challenged to put my own twist on is this Mexican Beef & Corn Casserole from Country Crock. For some reason, the first thing that popped into my head was “Mangoes” – I wanted to use some kind of sweet salsa in this recipe. I found a jar of Mango-Lime Salsa at Safeway which further inspired me, since I happened to have a surplus of lime juice and whole limes in my pantry that I’ve been trying to use up! I also added an orange bell pepper, some seasonings, and opted for ground turkey rather than beef. Since turkey was on sale for “Buy One Package, Get One Free”, I decided to make two casseroles – one to eat that night, and one to freeze. Because of this, I tweaked the amount of ingredients so that there would be enough to accommodate an extra casserole.

Chopped Bell Pepper
I started by de-seeding and chopping my bell pepper into small sections.

Cooking Ground Turkey
Next, I drizzled two pans with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and added the turkey meat, sprinkling with salt and crushed red pepper. My casserole kit included a KitchenAid Short Turner, which worked very nicely for flipping the meat as it cooked!

Cilantro
Turkey Mixture
Next, I chopped up the cilantro and added it to the cooked turkey meat mixture.

Country Crock Casserole
Putting aside the cooked meat mixture, I set about preparing the casserole dishes. I took my cans of black beans and corn and split them between the dishes, adding Country Crock and stirring to form the first layer of the casserole.

Casserole First Layer
Turkey Casserole Mixture
I added the turkey meat mixture to form the second layer.

Grating Cheese
Time to grate some cheese to top off my casseroles! My kit included a Cuisinart Box Grater, which was nice, because I could use a bigger, sturdier cheese grater!

Casserole Topped With Salsa
For the casserole I planned to freeze, I added lime juice, mango-lime salsa, and cheese.

Casserole Topped With Sour Cream
For the casserole I planned to serve that night, I added lime juice, salsa, sour cream, and cheese. I popped them into the oven with my fancy new Calphalon oven mitt (The nicest oven mitt I’ve ever used!), baking for 20 minutes. This is what I ended up with:

Turkey, Lime & Mango Casserole For The Freezer
Turkey, Lime & Mango Casserole to Serve
Turkey, Lime & Mango Casserole Closeup
This casserole got a lot of compliments (Unprompted by me, just so you know ;)) and as it turns out, I never even got to freeze the second casserole because it got eaten so quickly!

 

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Turkey, Lime & Mango Casserole Recipe
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Recipe type: Main
 
This recipe makes two casseroles - one to serve and one to freeze.
Ingredients
  • 2.5 lbs ground turkey
  • ⅔ cup cilantro, chopped
  • 1 orange bell pepper, chopped
  • 15.5 oz can of reduced sodium black beans, drained
  • 11 oz can of corn, drained
  • 4 TBSP Country Crock Spread
  • 2 TBSP lime juice
  • 2½ cups of Mango-Lime salsa
  • ⅔ cup light sour cream
  • ½ cup shredded pepperjack cheese
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Crushed red pepper
  • Salt
  • 1 lime
Instructions
  1. Drizzle olive oil in two frying pans, adding ground turkey, chopped bell pepper, crushed red pepper and salt to taste. Cook over medium heat until done, then add the chopped cilantro to the mixture.
  2. Even distribute the cans of black beans and corn between two round 10" casserole dishes. Add 2 TBSP of Country Crock to each dish, stirring into the bean/corn mixture until mixed. Pat the mixture down to form the first layer, then cover with the turkey mixture.
  3. For the casserole you are freezing: Drizzle 2 TBSP of lime juice over the turkey, then cover with 1½ cups of salsa, topping with ¼ cup cheese.
  4. For the casserole you are serving: Drizzle 2 TSBP of lime juice over turkey and cover with 1 cup of salsa, topping with ⅔ cup of sour cream; sprinkle ¼ cheese over the top.
  5. Bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees or until done. Chop lime into slices and add to casserole before serving as a garnish.
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Enter To Win

Casserole Kit Items
We have a very fun giveaway for 6 winners! Here are the details:

Grand Prize: One MomStart reader will win a KitchenAid Gourmet Short Turner, a Boxed Cheese Grater, an oven mitt, one Country Crock VIP coupon good for 1 free tub, and a Mexican Beef & Corn Casserole recipe card, so you can follow along and whip up your own casserole creation!

Runner-Up Prizes: Five MomStart readers will each win 1 Country Crock VIP coupon.

To Enter:

Use the Rafflecopter form below. This giveaway is open to continental US residents 18 years of age or older who have a Twitter account. Giveaway ends on September 25th at 11:00 PM PST. Please click here to read our full giveaway rules.

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Let’s Talk California Vacation Twitter Party #TMOM #VisitCA

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I’m all about parties and vacations and my family loves to go to California. We love to take road trips to San Francisco and then on to LA. We’ve even driven down the scenic Highway 101 where it takes you through the redwood forest.  The Redwood National Forests protect almost half of the remaining old growth, coastal redwood forests in the world, and is home to one of the tallest trees on Earth. Experiencing the nine stops of the Avenue of the Giants is a must. I wish my photos weren’t in storage because I would bore you with the tons and tons of photos I have.

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And because of my blog, I actually feel like LA is my second home. So let’s talk California.

 

Twitter party from 9-10 pm EST Monday, July 22, 201

Who to Follow: @travelingmoms @kimorlando @cindyrichards @debmomof3 @ramblingstump@alittlebiteof @barblikos @maryheston @momstart @momfluential @mimitravelz

Hashtag to Use #TMOM #VisitCA

Prizes:

Grand prize: $200 Visa Giftcard

3 California swag bags

To be eligible, you must:

1. RSVP by leaving your Twitter handle in the Rafflecopter widget below – NOT in the comments. (If you aren’t on Twitter, it’s easy—and free—to sign up. Go to www.twitter.com to see how)

2. Have at least one tweet on the party from 9-10 pm EDT on July 22.

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Join Me for the @MilkMustache #LatteLove Twitter Party 10/4, 1 p.m. ET.

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I’m EXDITED About the #LatteLove TWITTER PARTY

As a coffee addict, I’m happy to announce that I am co-hosting a Twitter party to talk about making your breakfast better with an at-home latte! Hot blooded Americans like myself love their lattes, and with one serving of fat free milk adding nine essential nutrients but only 80 calories and no fat, lattes love you back. I always like to say it’s the only way I get my serving of milk in the day.

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Would you like a sneak peek chance at winning fabulous prizes before the twitter party?

Want a sneak peek? Enter the Latte Love Sweepstakes on Facebook – now through October 9, for a chance to win a Latte Lovers Essentials kit or Keurig brewing system! You can also find easy tips, recipes & ideas for making lattes, cappuccinos or other coffee drinks at home on The Breakfast Project, https://www.facebook.com/MilkMustache or http://www.milkmustache.com.

Just Don’t Forget To Join us to chat about how you can get a nutritious and delicious start to your day.
When: Thursday, October 4, at 1 p.m. ET. It will last one hour.
Where: The party will take place on Twitter, using the #LatteLove hashtag.
Who: @theMotherhood, @CooperMunroe, @EmilyMcKhann will be hosting.

Prizes: We will give away five Latte Lovers Essentials prize packs throughout the Twitter party! Each one will includes a Bodum milk frother, Latte Love mug, 8 oz. Lavazza coffee, Torani syrup, McCormick spices, recipe card & coupon.

Twtvite: For more details, and to RSVP, click here! http://www.twtvite.com/lattelove

For at-home latte recipe ideas and inspiration, check out these links:

Nine-Nutrient Boost:
Morning Pick-Me-Up:
Ooh La Latte:

 

 

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