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Coca-Cola Family Night Giveaway – $25 Amex, Board Games and More!

October 20, 2011 By

My Coke Rewards has a fantastic Family Night site with tons of tips for making your family night special. Click the Game Together link to see family games available on the Playstation Move, then click the Amazon.com link for a special offer code for buy one, get one free on Playstation games! The Play Together page has suggestions for ways families can get out of the house and play together, and how to incorporate Coca-Cola into the fun! And finally, there’s the Snack Together page (my favorite!), with exclusive snack recipes from Chef G. Garvin, acclaimed chef and host of tv’s Turn Up the Heat With G. Garvin.

Of course, Coca-Cola is the perfect snack partner! I’ve been drinking Diet Coke since it was first introduced, it’s the only soda I buy to drink at home, and once in a while, I let the kids have a glass of regular Coke, usually during our Friday night pizza and video game night. Along with the prize they are sending the winner of the giveaway, Coca-Cola sent me a Family Night prize pack as well, and we have been having so much fun with it! Here’s what I received and what the giveaway prize winner will receive!

(1) $25 Amex Card for snacks and supplies
(1) Coca-Cola Coupon
(1) Yahtzee Board Game
(1) Monopoly Board Game
(1) Coca-Cola Polar Bear Puzzle
(1) Checkers Mat
(1) Set of Playing Cards

The prize pack is valued at $100! So far, Chris taught Kaitlyn how to play checkers using the fantastic Checkers Mat:

Chris and Kaitlyn with Checkers Mat

And, Chris taught Kaitlyn and I both how to play Yahtzee, and guess what? KAITLYN WON! That’s right, Chris and I were beat by our FIVE YEAR OLD! She was quite pleased with herself as you can imagine :) Here’s a shot showing the Coca-Cola Yahtzee game (note the Diet Coke bottle in the lower right corner!):

 

WIN IT! Enter to win the Coca-Cola Family Night Giveaway prize pack with all the products listed above.

Because I’ve been hearing such great things about it from my giveaway blogger friends, I’m trying Rafflecopter for the giveaway entries. Simply click each task and complete it, and your entries are recorded. You MUST still leave the mandatory comment on this post in order for all your additional entries to count. I’m also shortening the giveaway time to one week because it makes it easier for me to remember to end the giveaway and contact the winner. If you have ANY problems using Rafflecopter, please email me at elizabethreviews at gmail dot com to let me know.

NOTE: Spam stinks. Comments left with keywords instead of a real first name or blog name will be DELETED, no exceptions. Comments that do not follow the main entry rules will also be deleted, no exceptions.
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I’ll choose the winner using the “And the Winner Is” plugin on october 29th, announce it by editing the post, and email the winner for their mailing address. Shipping will be handled by the sponsor. Thanks for entering and good luck everybody!

disclosure: The prize was provided by Coca-Cola, but Coca-Cola is not a sponsor, administrator, or involved in any other way with this giveaway. All opinions expressed in the post are my own and not those of Coca-Cola. Entrants must be 18 or older and located in the US or Canada only. Winner to be chosen at random.



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What are palladium rings?

October 18, 2011 By

Palladium rings are fairly new to the wedding bands market. In fact in the past five years they have really picked up some popularity. They are a great alternative to platinum. In fact the price of a palladium ring versus the price of a platinum ring is about 65 percent less. This makes having a quality white metal ring much more affordable for a lot of people. Palladium rings are very similar in weight to 14 karat white gold rings. The benefit of palladium over white gold is that palladium is naturally white and will not fade back to yellow over time.
 
There aren’t too many other white alternatives. There is a new one called cobalt chrome. Cobalt chrome rings are very similar to palladium in color. The problem with cobalt chrome is they can’t be resized more than one full size. This makes any weight change difficult to deal with because your fingers usually change when your weight changes. So you may go up or down in size and have a hard time with a non precious metal band. So a palladium ring is a great choice for his or her wedding band.

disclosure: I received compensation for publishing this information.

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Gold Medal White Whole Wheat Flour Prize Pack Giveaway

October 17, 2011 By

White whole wheat might sound like a contradiction in terms, but here’s how it gets it’s name.  Traditional whole wheat flour is made from a variety of wheat called “hard red spring wheat”,  while white whole wheat flour is made from a variety called “hard white spring wheat”.  Gold Medal White Whole Wheat Flour is a whole grain, but with a similar taste and texture to all-purpose white flour.

Since it first came on the market a few years ago, I’ve been exclusively buying white whole wheat breads for my family. It tastes and looks exactly like white bread, but with whole grains and fiber in each slice. I feel so much better letting my kids eat “white bread” for sandwiches and toast!

One thing I hadn’t been doing though is baking my own white whole wheat products. Thanks to the Gold Medal White Whole Wheat Flour that I got through MyBlogSpark, I’ll be able to make cookies, muffins, dessert bars, even cinnamon rolls! Gold Medal® White Whole Wheat flour can be used in any recipe. It’s the best of both worlds—100% whole grain but with a lighter taste and color.

Betty Crocker has a website just for recipes that use Gold Medal White Whole Wheat Flour. I can’t wait to try Super Chunky Trail Mix Cookies, Peanut Butter Chip Cookies, Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins, and Double Chocolate Lava Cake! YUM. People post great photos of their baked goods on Betty Crocker’s Facebook page.

If you want to convert a white flour recipe and aren’t sure how it will turn out, start substituting 25% or 50% of the all-purpose flour with Gold Medal® White Whole Wheat flour, gradually increasing proportion as desired. Note: You may wish to add an extra tablespoon or two of the liquid used in the recipe when substituting Gold Medal White Whole Wheat flour or decrease the amount of flour by one to two tablespoon for recipes that call for all-purpose flour.

WIN IT:  Thanks to Betty Crocker and MyBlogSpark, one lucky MomReviews reader will win a fantastic Betty Crocker® Gold Medal White Whole Wheat Flour prize pack that includes A VIP coupon for a sample of Gold Medal White Whole Wheat flour, instructions for recipe conversion, recipe cards, and a fantastic Gold Medal Flour branded Cookie Jar!

Gold Medal White Whole Wheat Flour prize pack

MAIN ENTRY: For your main entry, leave a comment on this post telling me which baked good you would like to make using Gold Medal White Whole Wheat Flour. This must be done before any bonus entries will count.

ENTRY DATES AND RULES: Enter by October 31st 2011 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Open to U.S. mailing addresses only. The winner will be chosen using the “And The Winner Is” plugin and emailed for their mailing address and daytime phone number (for package tracking). I will be personally mailing each of the three winners their two coupons by regular U.S. mail. I cannot be held responsible for lost or stolen coupons.

BONUS ENTRIES: Earn a bonus entry for each of the following that you do or have done. Leave a separate comment for each-

  • Subscribe to the MomReviews feed in a reader or by email using the convenient RSS button in the sidebar. Leave a comment telling me which way you subscribed. (1 entry)
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  • Like this giveaway on Facebook using the Like button at the bottom of the post, leave a comment letting me know. (1 entry)
  • Add the giveaway URL to any blog contest linky. You get one bonus entry for each site where you link the giveaway! Leave a comment for each that includes the URL of the linky site. (1 entry for each)
  • Follow @MomReviews on Twitter and tweet the giveaway by using the retweet button at the bottom of the post or by copy/pasting this message: I’m entering to win a Betty Crocker Molasses Cookie prize pack  from @MomReviews. Ends 10/31, 11:59 pm EST. http://bit.ly/oYaGPy You can tweet once per day, leave a separate comment for each with your tweet URL. (1 entry per day)

THESE ARE WORTH THREE ENTRIES. LEAVE THREE NUMBERED COMMENTS FOR EACH THAT YOU DO:

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THESE ARE WORTH FIVE ENTRIES. LEAVE FIVE NUMBERED COMMENTS FOR EACH THAT YOU DO:

  • Link to MomReviews on your sidebar or grab my button from the sidebar and post it on your blog. Leave five separate, numbered comments with the URL.
  • Blog about the giveaway with a link back to this post. Leave five separate, numbered comments with the URL.

NOTE: Spam stinks. Comments left with keywords instead of a real first name or blog name will be DELETED, no exceptions. Comments that do not follow the main entry rules will also be deleted, no exceptions.
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I’ll choose the winner using the “And the Winner Is” plugin on November 1st, announce it by editing the post, and email the winner for their mailing address. Shipping will be handled by the sponsor. Thanks for entering and good luck everybody!

disclosure: The Gold Medal White Whole Wheat flour product, information, and giveaway have been provided by Gold Medal through MyBlogSpark.

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