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Cooks for the Cure – @KitchenAidUSA and Susan G Komen for the Cure Team Up

June 27, 2012 by Momstart 8 Comments

What can YOU do to help?

By: Ashley

clip_image002Sometimes I find myself wishing that I was some amazing philanthropist. It’s not that I don’t already do things for good causes, donate to charity, or think of others. It’s just that I always feel like I could… and more important SHOULD do more. It seems like we always let so much life get in the way. I’m not pointing fingers… or if I am, it’s all pointing at me! Wouldn’t it be great if there was an easy way to help out? Good news for all of us – THERE IS!

Over the past decade, the partnership between Susan G. Komen for the Cure and KitchenAid (yes the company that makes the amazing kitchen products) has raised over $8 million. These funds have been raised through culinary based fundraising, events, auctions, and the sale of pink products. Usually you see the pretty pink utensils, kitchen gadgets, and small appliances floating around every October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We all know though, that awareness has to be a year round project.

So all of this talking and I still haven’t let you know what you can do to help. While I was at BlogHer Food in Seattle earlier this month, I heard about a great program that KitchenAid was doing. It’s called Cooks for the Cure. All you have to do host a party at your house between July 20 and July 29. Instead of guests bringing housewarming items, gifts, food, or wine, you ask them to bring a small donation for the Susan G Komen for the Cure to help in the fight against breast cancer.

That sounds easy enough, right? How many of us have guests over just for the fun of it? Turn that normal friendly gathering into a fun night that goes to support a great cause. Any party host that raises $50 or more will receive a free plate designed by Jacques Pepin in the mail, and anyone who hosts a party and registers it on our website will automatically be entered to receive the ultimate "thank you" from Jacques Pepin himself!

KitchenAid provided a ton of links for me to share with you in case you wanted to check out more information of the Cooks for the Cure program.

-  – Cook for the Cure Information

-  – Pass the Plate Information

– http://www.kitchenaid.com/rest/a_thousand_cooks.cmd – 1,000 Cooks for the Cure Information

      You can also get the following information and guides for 1,000 Cooks for the Cure:

· Invitation Template (PDF)

· Donation forms (PDF)

· Party guide (PDF)

· Recipes (PDF)

· View Logos & Images

– – KitchenAid Pink Products

Is this something you’re interested in? Would you be willing to host a party to benefit Susan G Komen for the Cure? We’d love to hear about it if you are.

 

Meet Ashley (Managing Editor at MomStart): Ashley is a mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend, and former teacher working to navigate through the mysterious world of Mommyia. Read more about her adventures at Momicles and follow her @Momicles2010.

Filed Under: Ashley Tagged With: Ashley, Cook for the cure, KitchenAid, Susan G. Komen, USA

Winners of the Product of the Year USA 2011 Giveaway

April 7, 2011 by Momstart 1,176 Comments

WOW, what a collection of products I know and love. We recently received a bag full of 22 different household name brand products that made a list put out by Product of the Year USA. These products are things we know, use and love and I bet the same goes for your family too. Product of the Year USA recently held their third annual awards ceremony in New York City where they highlighted the best consumer packaged goods. These goods were voted on by 60,000 consumers in assorted categories, home, food beauty, snacks, personal care and pet care.

In our house we use the Lysol Healthy Touch, image

Eat Jimmy Dean Hearty Sausage Crumbles

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Use Pampers Dry Max, and eat the Buitoni Frozen Complete Meals for two.

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Just to name a few. Some of the other products include, MD Lash Factor Eyelash Conditioner, Pantene Pro-V Customized Solutions Stylers & Treatments, no!no! hair 8800, M&M’S Pretzel Chocolate Candies, among others!

Click here to see a list of all of the products and a brief description detailing why they were selected as Product of the Year.  And feel free to watch Zoe Miles and I enjoy discovering all of the items in the Products of the Year 2011 bag. It was like going through Mary Poppin’s bag.

 

 

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Enter to Win:

Free gift bag valued over $200, containing all 22 of the 2011 winning products

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Tell me which of the Products of the Year you are most interested in trying out.

Extra Entries:

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This giveaway ends April 25th. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

Filed Under: giveaway Tagged With: 2010, giveaway, Product of the Year, USA

In Plain Sight Prize Pack #giveaway

March 26, 2010 by Momstart 555 Comments

Another TV series on USA that is about to begin a new season is In Plain Sight. Season Three begins on March 31st at 10/9 Central. If you like shows like Saving Grace, and The Closer, then you’ll like In Plain Sight. McCormack plays Mary Shannon, a U. S. Marshal. Mary McCormack is great. There is a nice mix of drama and humor. The show is light and doesn’t take a lot of brain power to get through and I find that to be enjoyment. I’m too tired at night to concentrate on long drawn out plots that sometimes never get realized.

IN PLAIN SIGHT starring Mary McCormack returns for season three on its new night, Wednesday, March 31 at 10/9c with guest star Donnie Wahlberg. IN PLAIN SIGHT also stars Frederick Weller, Nichole Hiltz and Paul Ben-Victor. Returning guest-stars for season three include Lesley Ann Warren, Cristian de la Fuente and Joshua Malina. Other season three guest stars will be Emmy winner Allison Janney (“The West Wing,” “Juno”); Oscar, Emmy and Grammy winner Rita Moreno (“Cane,” “The Guardian”), Steven Weber (“Wings,” “Studio 60”), Tess Harper (“No Country for Old Men,” “Breaking Bad”), and Josh Cooke (“Committed,” “Four Kings”).

Enter To WIN:IPSPrizeBag2010

-In Plain Sight Canvas Travel Bag

-In Plain Sight Luggage Tag

-In Plain Sight T-Shirt

-In Plain Sight Season 1 DVD

-In Plain Sight Season 2 DVD

To Enter:

Visit In Plain Site on USA and tell me what interests you in the show?

Extra Entries:

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Tweet:

#win In Plain Sight Season 1 &2 on DVD, plus Swag (AVR 130.00)  #giveaway #contest http://bit.ly/dCjs2G

Advertise this giveaway on any giveaway site, your blog, or your facebook page and tell me where you advertised it (include link to giveaway). 5 Extra Entries for each one you do
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The contest will run until April 19th 11:59 pm Pacific. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

I received a preview DVD of Season 3 from USA to facilitate this review.

Guidelines
-Open to U.S. Residents only
-Entrants must be at least 18 yrs of age
-This prize pack is valued at $130 and is provided by USA Network

Filed Under: giveaway Tagged With: DVD giveaway, In Plain Sight, Season 1, Season 2, Season Premiere, swag giveaway, USA

Law and Order Criminal Intent Prize Pack #giveaway

March 25, 2010 by Momstart 635 Comments

goren Law and Order Criminal Intent is about to start it’s ninth season on USA. I love Criminal Intent out of the Law in Order series the best because it’s missing all the Order, it’s all chaos, especially when Robert Goren (Vincent D’Onofrio) is in charge. He pushes criminals with his own oddness and it looks like this season is going to start with a big bang on his own head. The Teasers that are up on USA are driving me crazy.

zack I also love watching Jeff Goldblum as Zack Nichols. When I saw that he was joining the cast I thought for sure that Vincent D’Onofrio was leaving the show. We’ll see this season if something big happens though. I’m quite excited for it’s opening on March 30th.

 

 

 

The people at USA are quite excited about it too. They have a great giveaway to get everyone hyped up for the new season.

LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT returns with 16 all new episodes on its new night, Tuesday, March 30 at 10/9c. SAG nominee Saffron Burrows and Academy Award nominee Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio join Academy Award nominee Jeff Goldblum for the Season Nine two-part season opener featuring the departure of long time cast members Emmy Award nominee Vincent D’Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe and Eric Bogosian. Become a fan on Facebook, Follow on Twitter and visit the official website.

Enter to Win:

-Criminal Intent Nylon Cinch Sack
-Criminal Intent T-Shirt
-Criminal Intent Hat
-Criminal Intent Logo Pin
-Criminal Intent Season 3 DVD
-Criminal Intent Season 4 DVD

To Enter:

Become a fan on Facebook,

Follow Law and Order CI on Twitter

and visit the official website and tell me which character you love.

Two points for each one and leave a separate comment for each entry.

Other Extra Entries:

Follow me on twitter tell me your twitter ID

Tweet:

#win Law and Order Criminal Intent Season 3 & 4 on DVD, plus CI Swag (AVR 160.00) http://bit.ly/aC6uFy #giveaway #contest

Advertise this giveaway on any giveaway site, your blog, or your facebook page and tell me where you advertised it (include link to giveaway). 5 Extra Entries for each one you do
Subscribe to my blog
Comment on any other non-giveaway post
Use any of the share options below, digg, stumble…2 entries each

The contest will run until April 19th 11:59 pm Pacific. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

 

Guidelines
-Open to U.S. Residents only
-Entrants must be at least 18 yrs of age
-This prize pack is valued at $160 and is provided by USA Network

I received a Law And Order Criminal Intent hat for this post.

Filed Under: giveaway Tagged With: Criminal Intent, Criminal Intent Season 3 DVD, Criminal Intent Season 4 DVD, giveaway, Law and Order CI, Season Premiere, USA

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