Publix Great Deals on Great Meals + Giveaway #Myblogspark

Preparing a meal that everyone will enjoy can be easier said than done. With a little help from the Great Deals on Great Meals event at your local Publix, you can please your pickiest eaters without breaking the bank or a sweat in the kitchen. 


From breakfast to dessert, Great Deals on Great Meals can help you find simple meal solutions that will make your family and your bu dget smile! 

From February 10th through February 16th, stop by your local Publix to take advantage of the great savings on some of your favorite brands. During the event, visit GreatDealsOnGreatMeals.com to download $9.50 in coupons* and find delicious meal ideas for any time of the day. While you´re there, start your savings with a recipe for an easy Taco Night at home, which features brands you love, including Old El Paso®. 

*Coupons are valid from February 10, 2011 through February 23, 2011. 


Win it: One reader will win a $25.00 Publix Gift Card. Giveaway open to US residents. Giveaway will end on February 23, 2011 at Midnight EST. Winner will be notified via email (please ensure to leave a valid email if not visible in your profile) and will have 72 hours to claim their prize or another reader will be chosen. 


Mandatory Entry: (Must be done first) What items are you most excited to find savings on during the "Great Deals on Great Meals" event at Publix?


Bonus Entries: (Please leave a separate comment for each one)
1. Follow Jaina's Mom publicly with Google Friend Connect (on right sidebar) 
2. Subscribe to Jaina's Mom via email or with Google Reader (2 entries)
3. Follow Jaina's Mom on twitter and tweet this giveaway (Daily) 
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4. Share this giveaway on Facebook (Share button on top of my blog) 
5. Blog about this Giveaway with a link back to this page (5 entries) 
6. Enter any of my other giveaways (1 entry for each) 


Disclosure: I was provided a Gift card, a Gift card to giveaway and information from General Mills through Myblogspark. All thoughts posted are 100% my own and were not influenced by receiving this Gift Card. 

Tissue Paper Flowers Craft

What you'll need:

• Pastel colored tissue paper
• Chenille stem
• Scissors
• Ruler

How to make it:

1. Cut tissue paper into rectangles of desired size (5"x7" is the size pictured above. 
2. Stack around 15 pieces of tissue paper. Use the same color or different colors. If you want to use a smaller number of pieces of tissue paper, flower will not be as full.
3. Accordion pleat the tissue paper working from the long side.
4. Wind one end of the chenille stem around the middle of the accordion pleated tissue paper. 
5. Trim the ends of each side to give the pedals a unique look. Trimming the ends into a point (like a triangle), or a bump (like a half circle) will look very pretty.
6. Gently separate each layer pulling upwards toward the middle of the flower. Do the second side. 

Tastefully Simple Valentine Recipe~Cutie Cake Lollipops

Cutie Cake Lollipops
Submitted by Rosemary (MN) HQ Resident Chef

Ingredients
Absolutely Almond Pound Cake Mix^™
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) melted butter
1 cup water
16 oz. container cream cheese frosting
Sprinkles or sanding sugar for decorating
1 lb. 4 oz. package white almond bark
60 lollipop sticks

Directions
Preheat oven to 350°. Combine first 3 ingredients; stir to blend. Pour batter into a greased 9x13 baking pan. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and top is nicely browned. Cool completely. 

Break pound cake into crumbs with a fork until you have small, uniform crumbs (the smaller the better for smooth lollipops). With a sturdy spoon, stir in 3/4 of the cream cheese frosting; stir until a stiff dough forms. 

Roll dough into 1-inch balls; insert a lollipop stick into each ball. Place on a foil-lined baking sheet. Cover; chill 1 hour. 

Melt almond bark as directed on package; pour into a small deep bowl. Dip each lollipop into the warm almond bark. Set on wax paper-lined baking sheet. Continue with the remaining lollipops. Decorate each with sprinkles, sanding sugar or a drizzle of melted brown almond bark. Makes about 5 dozen (60) lollipops. 

CSN Stores

Jaina just turned 4 last week and the one thing she w anted for her Birthday was a swing set. While CSN Stores carries many wonderful Swing sets, we live in an apartment in which we of course cannot have one. I felt bad, but was able to still make her wish kind of come true. Santa had brought her a doll house for Christmas so I decided to get her some furniture for her doll house. I found a swing set for her doll house! 

I know this is definitely not the same, but she understands that since we do live in an apartment we cannot have outside toys such as a swing set or a trampoline. CSN Stores has over 200 Stores from a swing set, to cookware. When you need to shop, check out the 200+ online stores at CSN Stores! 

Disclosure: I was provided with a gift certificate to write this review, all thoughts are 100% my own. 

Green Giant a New You Giveaway #myblogspark

With a new year comes a new you, and Green Giant is here to cheer you on! Whether you're already following a weight management plan or looking to start a new one, sometimes it's the small changes that can make a difference. 

Green Giant Boxed vegetables can help you stay on track to achieve your weight management goals in 2011. Twenty-nine delicious varieties are now endorsed by Weight Watchers, and most have only 1 or 2 PointsPlus value per serving. Packed with flavor and ready in minutes, Green Giant boxed vegetables are available in a wide variety of flavors, many featuring mouth watering sauces and seasonings. They're a terrific addition to any meal and a delicious way to achieve better health in 2011.

Jaina is a huge vegetable fan, I am lucky she is not a picky eater. We both tried the Green Giant broccoli and cheese sauce and it was a big hit at my dinner table! Cooks in minutes, flavorful and the broccoli was perfectly steamed. Now that I am back working full time this is a perfect addition to our dinners, we look forward to trying the other twenty eight varieties. For recipes ideas please check out Green Giant. 

Win it: I have one Green Giant Prize Pack pictured above for one of Jaina's Moms readers. Open to US residents. Giveaway will end on February 16, 2011. Winner will be notified by email, so please ensure you leave a valid email address if not visible in your profile. Winner will have 72 hours to respond to winning email. 


Mandatory Entry: (This must be done first) What is your favorite way to prepare Green Giant Boxed Vegetables?


Bonus Entries: (Optional only after mandatory entry is completed) 
1. Follow Jaina's Mom with Google Friend Connect (Right sidebar) 
2. Follow Green Giant on Facebook and leave a comment on their page. 
3. Follow Green Giant and Jaina's Mom on Twitter. 
4. Tweet this Giveaway (This can be done once per day) 
Green Giant a New You Giveaway @Jainasmom @GreenGiant #myblogspark #Giveaway #Win http://bit.ly/fXC2oh
5. Share this giveaway on Facebook
6. Blog about this giveaway with a link back to this page (5 bonus entries) 


Disclosure: Green Giant provided me with a product, prize pack and information through Myblogspark to facilitate this review and giveaway. All thoughts are my 100% my own. 

Gorton's Seafood: Seafood Bowl Giveaway!

Fishify your Football Favorites!

Gorton's is celebrating both the Super Bowl and the new USDA recommendation to eat seafood twice a week by giving away a year of Twice-A-Week-Gorton's Seafood package! That's 104 FREE Gorton's Products ~ a $624 Value! Enter here by uploading a photo of your Game Day Seafood dish for a chance to win!

For ideas on what to serve at your pre-game party, check out Gorton's great recipes  like Salmon Nachos, Tenders Tacos or Grilled Shrimp Bruschetta. 

Disclosure: Information was provided by Gorton's Seafood, Jaina's Mom is not affiliated or sponsoring this giveaway. 

Sears is Celebrating the Super Bowl!

Sears appliances is mostly known for washers / dryers, refrigerators, stoves, and other large appliances. What you might not know is that we also have a variety of great items for the ultimate game day party – kegerators, beverage chillers, and even a microwave / pizza oven combo!

Many of the members of Sears community have asked Sears for “deals” as well as just giveaways so Sears decided to create a Deals tab on their Facebook page. This will contain featured packages of deals (like this one), as well as hot buys, closeouts, and general offers i.e. “XX% off Cooking Appliances”

To celebrate the launch of the new deals tab, they are giving away a great Kenmore appliance each day between now and Saturday:

2/3: Kenmore Microwave / Pizza Oven

2/4: Kenmore Evo Handheld Vacuum

2/5: Kenmore Evo Handheld Vacuum

2/6: Kenmore Beverage Chiller

You need to enter each day for that day’s prize.

Just visit Sears on Facebook 

Disclosure: I was provided the information by Sears, Jaina's Mom is not affiliated or sponsoring in anyway with the giveaways or deals. 

Yoplait Original Yogurt Giveaway #myblogspark

With hectic schedules and many things to keep track of, consuming a sufficient amount of calcium may not always be our top priority. Luckily, Yoplait is committed to making it easier for women to add more calcium to their diet every day with the newly reformulated Yoplait Original style yogurt.

Now with two times the amount of calcium of the leading yogurt, that’s 50 percent of the Daily Value in one convenient 6-ounce cup, Yoplait Original yogurt provides women with an easy and delicious way to get the calcium they need. Yoplait Original also contains 50 percent of the Daily Value of vitamin D, which helps with the absorption of calcium. Yoplait is committed to women’s health and is proud to offer a product that has even more of the calcium and vitamin D they need for strong, healthy bodies.

In an effort to further educate women about the importance of maintaining strong, healthy bones through an active lifestyle and a diet rich in calcium, Yoplait is partnering with TV host and celebrity mom Nancy O’Dell on a one million cup giveaway of Yoplait Original yogurt, beginning December 13^th.Visit Yoplait on Facebook (http://facebook.com/yoplait) to sign up for your free cup and make a personal commitment to meeting your calcium needs each day. While you’re there, take a moment to enjoy daily calcium tips from Registered Dietitian Katherine Brooking and healthy lifestyle advice from Nancy O’Dell.

Yoplait Original Style yogurt is available in 4-cup packs and easy-to-store 8-cup fridge packs in 23 delicious flavors including Strawberry, French Vanilla, Harvest Peach, and Blackberry Pomegranate.

Win it: One of Jaina's Mom readers will win the prize pack shown above (Duffle bag, jump rope, sports towel, yoplait water glass, coupon for one Yoplait Original.  Open to US residents and will end on February 14, 2011. Winner will be notified via email and will have 72 hours to respond. Please make sure you leave a valid email address if not visible in your profile. 

Mandatory Entry: What are the challenges to getting enough calcium in their diet? (Please leave a comment) 

Bonus Entries: (optional, only after mandatory entry has been completed) 

1. Follow Jaina's Mom via Google Friend connect publicly

2. Like Yoplait on Facebook, leave a comment that Jaina's Mom sent you.

3. Follow Jaina's Mom Twitter

4. Follow Yoplait on Twitter

5. Tweet this giveaway (Can be done daily) 

 Yoplait Original Yogurt Giveaway @Jainasmom @YoplaitYogurt #myblogspark #Contest #Giveaway #Win http://bit.ly/fYoixV

6. Share this giveaway on Facebook (there is a share button on the top of my blog) 

Disclosure: Yoplait provided you with the free product, information, and giveaway through MyBlogSpark, all thoughts are 100% my own.

Old El Paso "Family Taco Night" Giveaway

With the return of weekday routines, it may be difficult to gather the family together for a home-cooked meal every night. Amidst the hustle and bustle of a busy schedule, look to Old El Paso to bring fun to your dinner table and spice things up with a "Family Taco Night" fiesta!

Why not set aside time at least once a month for "Family Taco Night?" Old El Paso offers a variety of seasonings , sides, sauces, and meal kits as simple solutions for a night of catching up with the family over a delicious taco dinner. To satisfy your Mexican style cravings, the Old El Paso line up of products includes chilies, dinner kits, dips, and sides, enchilada sauce, refried beans, seasoning mixes, shells, taco sauce and salsa. The Old El Paso taco seasoning mix includes flavors like Burrito, Cheesy Taco, Chili, Fajita, Taco and Mild Taco and even a seasoning with 40% less sodium. For a fun twist on Taco Night, be sure to try once of the recipes below.

• Double Layer Tacos: Old El Paso Favorite Recipe! Layered taco shells and tortillas create the "double" in beef and bean-stuffed tacos.
• Chicken Ranch Tacos: Need a new idea for a 30 minute dinner? Here's a twist on tacos using precooked chicken.

To keep your family laughing at the dinner table, have some fun with El Tacodor, your family can share a special night at home by challenging one another to quick fire trivia, wordplay and pantomime. Visit www.ElTacodor.com today to download instructions, a score card, and a challenge sheet for even more fun on Family Taco Night. 

Visit Old El Paso for news and great tips, recipes and more! you can also print a downloadable coupon for .60 off any two Old El Paso products here.

You know I would not tell you about a great product without a giveaway for you! Thanks to Old El Paso through Myblogspark I have a Prize Pack for one of my readers! 

Win it: One reader will win Family Taco Night Prize Pack which includes a packet of Old El Paso Taco Seasoning, a Cactus Chip and Dip serving dish, a set of 3 Fiesta Chili Pepper serving dishes and a $10 Gift Card to purchase your taco fixings. Giveaway is open to US Residents and will end on 2/6/2011. Winner will be notified via email be sure to leave a valid email if not visible in your profile. 

Mandatory Entry: (Must be done first) Please visit Old El Paso and tell which recipe you you are most excited to try. 

Bonus Entries: Only after Mandatory Entry is completed. 

1. Follow Jaina's Mom with Google Friend Connect Publicly

2. Subscribe to Jaina's Mom via Email
3. Follow Jaina's Mom on Twitter and Tweet this giveaway (Daily)
 Old El Paso "Family Taco Night" #Giveaway  @Jainasmom #myblogspark http://bit.ly/gjxvBX
4. Share this on Facebook (use the share button on the top of my blog)
5. Blog about this giveaway with a link back to this page (5 bonus entries)

Disclosure: I was provided information and a prize pack from Old El Paso through Myblogspark to facilitate this review and giveaway. All opinions are 100% my own.