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{Yumm-tastic!} House Party Philly Cooking Creme Set Giveaway!

Are you ready for another NEW giveaway? Wooooo!

I had the opportunity to host the Philly Dinnertime Dilemma House Party recently, and all I can say is… Yummmmm! The new Philadelphia Cooking Creme was the feature of the party, and well, this stuff rocks my socks, no lie.

I’d seen the product in stores, and it looked cool, but I wasn’t really sure what I would do with it. Um, that is NOT a problem. It is one of the most versatile products, and it makes it so easy to turn a simple dish into a kinda amazing one.

For those of you who are not familiar with House Party, it is an AWESOME site that provides you with everything you need to have a fun party in your home, featuring a sponsored product or brand.

I used all of the goodies that they sent me to make up some fun swag bags for all of my guests, and I ended up with one extra…. So I am giving it to one lucky fan!!

This is what is in this prize package:

A Philly Cooking Creme Cookbook: This is just a small soft-cover book, but oh my. The recipes are SO simple, yet SO amazing. Serious. I have made about half of them already, and they are all easy, fun, and delicious. Every. Single. One. Plus, once you read these recipes, you’ll start realizing how many dishes you make now could be jazzed up a bit with this cooking creme!
$10 off a Todd English purchase on HSN coupon: so you can try out one of his amazing pans. I got one to try out in my party pack, and this thing was really great.
Two additional coupons: Both good on other HSN purchases.
Kitchen accessories: A cute Philly branded fridge notpad and magnet.
Philly wooden cooking spoon: I ended up with two, one that is great in the kitchen, and one that is my baby girls new favorite toy!
TWO Philly Cooking Creme Coupons: One coupon will get you a package for FREE, and the second gets you a $1.00 off when you try another flavor!

Now, the rules! To enter, as always, you MUST follow Sunshine and Sippy Cups either by email, or with GFC. This is mandatory, and you’re other entries won’t count if you don’t follow the rules.

Mandatory Entry:

Leave me a comment letting me know how you follow Sunshine and Sippy Cups. If you subscribe by email AND follow with GFC, then leave TWO seperate comments, one saying email follower, one with GFC.

Bonus Entries:

1. Become a fan on Facebook! Leave ANOTHER comment telling me that you are a fan on Facebook, and what your FB name is.

2. Share this giveaway on your Facebook page! Leave a NEW comment letting me know that you did this. (Sharing is easy, you can use the buttons at the end of each post!) And please “tag” me in the post… Use @sunshineandsippycups in your post, and it’ll tag me so I know you shared!

3. Follow me on Twitter! Leave ANOTHER new comment letting me know, and what your user name is.

4. Share this giveaway on Twitter! Leave a NEW comment for this too, to get another entry!

5. Tell me what your favorite post is on Sunshine and Sippy Cups, and why. Leave your answer in another comment. I love hearing what you guys think!

That is a total of SEVEN entries total that you can post RIGHT NOW! Plus…. You can earn another BONUS entry every day for sharing the giveaway on Facebook or Twitter! Just share it, and come back here and leave ANOTHER comment telling me it’s your daily entry, and where you shared. Easy, peasy :)

Enter to win today! The winner will be chosen by Random.org on Sunday, April 17, 2011. Open to U.S. Residents only, 18 and over. Winner will be contacted at the email provided, and will have 48 hours to reply before an alternate winner will be chosen.

This is a nice little swag bag of goodies, and you’ll love it! The prize package is all tied up in a pretty ribbon with one of my fun new business cards from Vistaprint attached :) Yes, I’m showing them off a bit, I’m rather proud of them. And as you can see below, I got them free, and you can too. LOVE Vistaprint stuff.

Speaking of freebies… Make sure to join in on my “How to Get Free Stuff” series this week! You can check out the {Intro} with all of the links in it right here. I’d LOVE to hear some feedback on this post. I want to do another series next week, just to answer your questions and share your best tips!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on April 11, 2011 Filed Under: Contests | 99 Comments

Easy Apricot Chicken Recipe + Coupons and Tips!

This recipe comes from one of my favorite sites, ReadySetEat. Have you signed up for their newsletter yet?

Sign up for the ReadySetEat newsletter today. We’re serving up quick and easy dinner recipes you can make in 30 minutes or less, plus coupons and savings based on your ZIP code and favorite grocery store. Click Here.

Every newsletter is packed with really easy to make recipes {which is great, because I can actually make them, lol}, coupons to purchase the ingredients, and tons of cool tips and tricks.

Here is the recipe for Apricot Chicken that just came out today… I am super excited to make this tonight!

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons Pure Wesson Canola Oil
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts {4 breasts = 1 pound}
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1 1/3 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup apricot preserves
1 tablespoon cornstarch

Directions:

1. Heat oil over a large skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle chicken with Italian Seasoning. Add to skillet and cook for about 10-15 minutes, until center is no longer pink.

2. Stir the remaining ingredients together in a small bowl until well blended. Add to the skillet with the chicken. Cook 3-4 more minutes until the sauce is thickened.

Eat, and enjoy! Easy, right? Plus, they have side dish ideas, and coupons too!

You can save your favorite recipes to your own “Recipe Box” for easy access later, participate in panels to give your feedback and opinions, print coupons, and get samples! They have some new fun newsletters coming out soon with ideas for healthy kids meals and snacks too. Love it!

{Printable} Recipe Cards

I LOVE printables. I just discovered this idea a few months ago… I had no idea that there were so many amazing FREE things that were available for me to print and create with!

While I am an {extremely!} crafty person, I am not skilled with design on the computer, so I have no idea how to make fun printables myself. But I will start sharing some of my favorites here on Sunshine and Sippy Cups with you guys.

I’m always on the look out for new crafts that don’t cost very much, and using printables is a great way to do that! There are so many different types, and ways to use them, and SO many things you can do with them… All for the price of a few sheets of printer paper. Love it.

Today I’m going to share some fun recipe card printables that I found on the Tip Nut website. If you haven’t checked this site out yet, you’re missing out! Subscribe to her emails, you’ll LOVE all of the amazing stuff she sends out. I’m a BIG fan. She has a whole list of printable recipe cards here. There are a ton of styles to choose from…

I really love the modern, simple design of this recipe card from Messy Vegetarian Cook. Plus, it’s red, so it matches my kitchen :)

This one is really fun too, but there is more work involved in making these cards. They are actually printed on old paper grocery bags! There are step-by-step instructions over at Crafting a Green World, which is another AMAZING site that you will love too. I think that this could be a fun idea to add family recipes to a scrapbook or photo album.

Check out all of the other designs on the list over on the Tip Nut website. And leave her a comment telling her how awesome she is for putting this big collection of links together!

Let me know what you think, and if you have any other crafty ideas for using these!