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Celebrate Earth Day with Eco-friendly Wines

Earth Day 2012 will be celebrated on April 22nd. Are you ready to go green? This year more Americans than ever will re-examine how their lifestyles and choices impact the environment. Global warming, greenhouse gases and carbon footprint have become household terms, and today it seems that everyone is working on ways to be green! Looking for an environmentally friendly wine? We suggest The Crossings, a New Zealand wine that is part of Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand, a group founded by...

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Ree Drummond’s (The Pioneer Woman) New Cookbook: “The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food From My Frontier”

I have been a fan of Ree Drummond’s the moment I first read her blog; The Pioneer Woman. I met her briefly in Chicago at Blogher one year, and I was so astonished by her beauty and was so glad to see how down to Earth she is and Real. These are 2 characteristics I look for in Popular or Celeb people. And she was everything I hoped she would be. I just found out that she has another cookbook that came out on 3/31/12. I have watched her on The Today Show cooking, and she really...

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Winner Announcement – #CostcoPork

I am excited to announce the winner of the Pork Prize Pack (The Prize Pack includes : a $25 Costco Gift Card, a Taylor Instant Read Meat Thermometer, and a USB Flash Drive with Pork info.) is : JANICE COOPER ! Please email me your name, address, and phone # within 48 hours to win (11/1/11 3:20 EST. now) and I will have the company mail the prize pack out to you! My email is : plussizemommy@gmail.com please use Pork Prize in the subject line. Thank you Very much for entering and...

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Celebrating National Pork Month With Costco Pt. 2 – The Recipe Challenge (YOU can WIN 2!) #CostcoPork

In a recent blog post I had told you about it being National Pork Month, and that I was celebrating by creating my own recipe for Pork Tenderloin. All of this was asked of me by TheMotherhood.com and Costco for the Blogger Pork Challenge. So, I wanted to share with you now, a video and my recipe that I came up with (below): Make a video – it’s fun, easy and free! www.onetruemedia.com Harvest Pork Tenderloin Boneless Pork Loin (5 lbs.) 2 bags of mixed dried fruit (example:...

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Celebrating National Pork Month With Costco #CostcoPork

The week of October 17 (This week), Pork Tenderloin is on Sale for $2.00 off per package of pork tenderloin, in honor of National Pork Month at Costco. Pork Tenderloin is a wholesome cut packing tons of flavors, ounce for ounce, pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast. This week I am in a challenge to create a “Family Favorite” recipe using this cut of Pork for my family. I will be posting that recipe, along with pictures, later this week plus a $25 Costco Cash...

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Looking For Something New For Dinner Tonight ?; Ragu Recipe @RaguSauce #Ragu

I know how tough it can be at times to come up with something new to make for dinner. I get tired of the Same Old Same Old as well. So I would like to share with you some recipes I have received as part of my Ragu Ambassadorship. This is the first in the series. I like this one because it is healthy for everyone, kids like it (since it is pizza), it is quick to make, ingredients do not cost a lot (some you may have on hand), It is versatile, you can make it for lunch, dinner, party...

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FREE Ice Cream! Cold Stone Creamery & Make-A-Wish Foundation Ice Cream Social

On Tuesday, Sept. 27th Cold Stone Creamery® and the Make-A-Wish Foundation® are inviting everyone to take part in the 10th Annual World’s Largest Ice Cream Social. From 5-8 p.m., all Cold Stone locations will be giving away a FREE 3-ounce portion of the Sprinkled with Wishes Creation, Sweet Cream Ice Cream mixed with Brownie, Rainbow Sprinkles and Fudge. Guests are encouraged to make donations to the Make-A-Wish foundation during this event. Additionally, throughout the entire month of...

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$300 Giveaway From Ragu And The Plus Size Mommy! #RaguSauce @PlusSizeMommy

As you may have already read in a previous post, I have been chosen to be one of the Ragu Dinner Club Ambassador’s for the new campaign they are working on called : Mom’s The Word On Dinner. Mom’s The Word On Dinner is a social media program that gives mom’s a forum to tackle and share their dinnertime dilemmas with other mom’s. (I told you there was wonderful surprises coming). As part of the program I am sharing with you another video about the topic of :...

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Paying It Forward With #ClearAmerican Water Pt. 2 #CBias #Ad

As promised here is my video of my children and I paying it forward by using Clear American water. Our mission was to find random people who we thought may be thirsty and want a drink of Cold Refreshing Clear American Water. I hope you like the video, and I would love to hear your thoughts about Clear American Bottled (or canned) Water. Please leave me a comment. Make a video – it’s fun, easy and free! www.onetruemedia.com How are you going to Pay It Forward today? The Plus Size...

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Happy Birthday Rachael Ray !!!!

Someone special is having a birthday on Aug. 25th, it is Rachael Ray! Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine editors are asking their baking savvy readers and all Rachael fans at large to help them celebrate her birthday by making Rachael a birthday cake. And I was asked to help in her Birthday Celebration! And, if you want in on the celebration? The Magazine asks that bakers make a homemade treat from the pages of the August issue that is on stands now. They can choose from any of the four...

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