Kraft Foods Gift Basket Giveaway
November 19, 2009 | Filed Under Giveaway | 218 Comments
Updated to add: This giveaway is now closed. The winner is Johnlyn from Hummingbird Homemaking!!
Wheee, did you read that? I’m giving away a basket! Okay not just a basket (although just that would delight me to no end 
) but a basket filled with great stuff too. Yup Kraft Food products and a basket, did I mention the basket?
This giveaway was a no brainer for me. I heart Kraft Foods. I use their recipes in my menu planning all the time. The recipes are simple and easy to prepare with usually minimal, not so fancy I can’t buy it in a normal grocery store ingredients. I like that, it makes me happy and it saves my family $$. I like that a lot!
Here are some of our family favorite recipes from Krafts Foods. These are all off the Kraft Canada site (because that’s where I live) but the US site is very similar.
Smarter Fettuccinie Alfredo with Chicken
Okay now that I’m super hungry, how about a giveaway! Check out the beautiful gift basket that one of you lucky ladies (men?) will win.
Okay that basket makes me drool almost more than the recipes do. Just think of the organizing possibilities of it! What? You want to know about what’s inside? Oh alright.
This basket includes:
4 delicious holiday recipes from the Kraft Foods Kitchens, a Zak Designs garlic peeler, an HA Mack olivewood mixing spoon, NEW Velveeta Rotini and Cheese Whole Grain, Planters cocktail peanuts, Planters pecans, Baker’s semi-sweet chocolate, Stove Top, Honey Maid cinnamon crackers, Jet Puffed marshmallows, Oreos, Kraft salad dressing, NEW Maxwell House Blend coffee, NEW Ritz Brown Sugar Cinnamon crackers and NEW Wheat Thin Flatbread crackers.
Kraft Foods recently re-launched their Facebook Fan Page and The Kraft Foods Channel on YouTube. Both sites have delicious recipes and seasonal tips…just in time for the holidays! They also provide a forum to exchange ideas and recipes, ask questions and provide feedback. Also Kraft Foods is on Twitter as well.
I personally had no idea about the YouTube channel and can’t get enough of it now. As you know cooking doesn’t come naturally for me so watching how it’s done is a huge help.
Kraft Foods would love your feedback on these new channels and as a thank you is giving away a gift basket to one lucky commenter for doing so. In order to be entered into the giveaway just leave a comment answering the following question:
“What do you think of the new Kraft channels (Youtube and Facebook) that Kraft Foods has added to their family of resources?”
For an additional entry you can also Tweet the giveaway by tweeting the following phrase:
Win a Kraft Foods Gift Basket from @orgjunkie and @Kraftfoods http://tiny.cc/uzO3c
(don’t forget to leave a separate comment telling me you have done so)
Giveaway ends on Tuesday, November 24th at 9:00 pm PST.
Disclosure: Kraft Foods made two gift baskets available. One for me and my family as well as one to give away to a reader. The opinions listed above are my own and not just something I made up because they are sending me a basket. Honest.
Molly’s Money-Saving Digest Giveaway
November 11, 2009 | Filed Under Books | 92 Comments
Updated to add: This giveaway is now closed. The winner is #31 Jessica!
Earlier this year I told you about a terrific 40 page menu planning e-book that you can receive for FREE when you sign up for the e-newsletter at Econobusters.
Today I’d like to tell you a little bit more about the Econobusters site and their fabulous monthly digests. Econobusters is a fairly new blog that started this past January by a group of women whose purpose and passion is to empower and encourage keepers at home during this tough economic downturn. They provide tips on ways to save, frugal ideas, do-it-yourself projects, meals that save time AND money, and so much more. What makes this site unique though is that it is hosted by a fictional character named Molly Green. “Molly” is one smart gal too. My goodness you just have to check out the site to get plenty of ideas and tips on everything from organization to decor to shopping and crafts.
In addition to daily posts on the blog, each month Molly also writes and publishes an e-digest that she offers for sale at the low price of $4.95 each. These money-saving digests include more in depth discussions and articles on topics regarding frugal living. Molly (and her helpful team of course) were kind enough to send me the September 2009 issue so I could see for myself how great these digests are and you know I have to say I was not disappointed.
Each month has a theme and September’s theme was all about frugal decorating. Let me quote Molly herself:
“A lovingly decorated home is not about high price tags, debt, or keeping a set of design rules. It’s about pulling together pieces that work for your family, at a price you can afford, in a way that makes you smile . . .”
—Molly Green
I told you she was a smart girl
In this 33 page digest I enjoyed reading a variety of articles on many great money saving topics. Here is a sample of what’s included:
- Begin with the Basics: Are you couponing yet? Maybe you’re not convinced that it’s worth the hassle. Listen up with a sensible, step-by-step introduction to why and how coupons really can help your family’s budget. This is the first part in a series by Amy Howard that takes a good, close look at how a real family uses coupons for real savings. If you are tempted to shy away, you need to read this!
- On Sale This Month: Every little bit adds up! What items are usually discounted? What should you stock up on? Find out now.
- Keeping it All Together: Creating a Home Décor Binder—Learn from Kris how to create and maintain your own three-ring binder that will save you time and money, and keep all of your pertinent decorating information in one place! Get organized to ensure that you have what you want when you need it and go on to acquire the fabulous results you envision.
- Feather Your Nest Frugally: How did Virginia help her son find and refurbish a solid wood dining room set for only $135? See this photo transformation!
- Pull up a Chair: There are plenty of interesting reasons to celebrate in September! What should you put on the menu? Get the recipes for Black Bean and Sausage Soup, Paul’s Cornbread, and easy-but-tasty 1-2-3 Cheesecake!
- Parenting that Pays: Todd Wilson, the funnyman of Familyman Ministries, shares a cartoon, and Molly shares some brief, but sound, advice on keeping your family’s decibel level lower. You can have a more peaceful home—within minutes! This advice alone is worth the price of this E-Book!
- Something Old-Something New: What do you have in your home right now that’s just screaming for a li’l update? One of Molly’s favorite bloggers, Tracey Buxton from A Cottage Industry, takes an old calendar frame and gives it a charmingly new 2009 look. Sometimes it’s all in the paint!
- Monthly Feature: Frugal Decorating—With the word count down and the picture count high, you’ll hear from three special guests then go on a “blog walking tour” visiting a dozen additional favorite décor bloggers. These are real women with real families living in real houses and creating lovely home environments on a realistic budget.
My favorite feature was the Something Old-Something New column. I love love love to take something intended for one purpose and turn it into something new and fresh and totally functional. That’s exactly what writer Tracey Buxton did with an old calendar frame. I never would have thought to do this and kick myself now for not having picked one up at the thrift store the other day. What did she do? Well I guess you’ll just have to read the monthly digest to find out
One of you will get a chance to do just that if you win today’s giveaway though. Molly is giving away a copy of the fabulous September issue in e-book format to one lucky reader. Just leave a comment on this post answering the following question:
What’s your favorite part of Thanksgiving?
The question totally has nothing to do with anything but I thought I’d give you something fun to say rather than just “pick me”
Giveaway closes on November 14th at 9:00 pm PST.
PS: If you are interested, you can read about all the past and present digests here. You can also purchase digests through their Pick-a-Pack program which means you can select five digests for the price of four ~all five for $20.00!
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