KitchenAid GIVEAWAY via USA Today Your Life Magazine
There’s a new publication that hit the stands today by USA Today, designed specifically for women.
It’s called Your Life: Guide to Women’s Health.
Christine Neff, from USA Today, wrote an excellent article in this fabulous magazine called, “Holiday Entertaining Made Easy!”
I’m honored that she included RE as part of the interview on each beautiful page of this feature.
Take a peek at these fabulous pages!
There are fantastic recipes, tips on bringing the outdoors in, simplifying during the holidays, staying sane and “putting perfections aside,” and most importantly, realizing the benefits of entertaining.
There are so many benefits to entertaining, the most obvious in my opinion being forging beautiful relationships!
Your Life is also full of good eats, tips, advice, and plenty of reminders that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
Which brings us to our GIVEAWAY here today!
Do you own a stand mixer by KitchenAid? I think I’ve owned a couple in my 30 years of entertaining. I just wear them out, they’re used so much for baking, cooking, and canning. I tend to think of my KA as a friend, who I rely heavily upon. :)
Today in celebration of RE featured in USA Today, KitchenAid is giving away a 7-quart Stand Mixer. This product is brand new, so the winner will be one of the first to own it.
Here are the details (winner gets to choose between silver, black, or red):
KitchenAid’s Best Performing Stand Mixer
• Our Most Powerful, Quietest Available – 1.3HP high efficiency DC motor is designed to run longer and delivers optimum torque with less at build-up. Easily handles recipes requiring longer mixing, kneading and whipping times. The all-metal, precise gear design produces a smooth, quiet sound.
• Our Longest Lasting – Designed for long life of high performance; backed by 2 year hassle-free replacement warranty.
• Our Most Efficient – Advanced feedback control communicates in micro seconds to the motor to ensure optimal power is delivered to the bowl.Professional-Style Attachment Power Hub
Fits all current KitchenAid® attachments and future larger capacity commercial-style attachmentsLargest Capacity Residential Bowl-Lift Available 7-Quart (6.6 L)
• Handles 8 ½ lbs of mashed potatoes, 8 ½ loaves of bread, 14 dozen cookies.Dishwasher Safe Accessories
Maximize bowl coverage with the stainless steel 11-wire Elliptical Whip, coated metal Flat Beater and Power Kneadâ„¢ Dough Hook. Handles small and large jobs equally well.
Cooking for the Cure, presented by KitchenAid, reminds us that cooking with a purpose (and supporting the Cure) helps to bring an end to breast cancer in our lifetime.
Oh, how do I believe in this. My mom had breast cancer, and then ovarian cancer took her life. So cancer is fresh in our family and a reminder that we need to do all we can to help.
–CONTEST IS OVER, COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU!–
HOW TO ENTER THIS CONTEST TODAY – ANSWER TO WIN:
When you host holiday parties, do you make everything yourself or do more of a potluck affair where everyone brings something to share?
EXTRA WAYS TO WIN/PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD:
1. Retweet (copy and paste):
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2. Like Reluctant Entertainer Facebook page
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4. Like USA Today Your Life Facebook page.
5. Post about this giveaway on your blog. (You can use one of my pictures.)
6. Share this giveaway on your Facebook page. (Post this link.)
On extra entries, come back and tell us in a separate comment.
Contest Ends this Friday at midnight, September 23, 2011. This post is sponsored by KitchenAid.
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I’d say more potluck style. I generally supply the main portion and my guest augment what I have. Works great!
I usually make everything, unless I’m with my family; then it is a party in the kitchen and everyone helps!
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I am more of a make it all and totally stress out while doing it kind of girl. People always offer to bring something and I will say “pickles” or something lame like that. And of course I have to make 12 different kinds of Christmas cookies which is usually WAY more than we ever need or can eat! So very hard to say “yes” to help isn’t it?! :)
A potluck…I freak at the thought of too much responsibility.
I tweeted about your giveaway!
I liked USA Today Your Life on Facebook!
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I also shared a link on my facebook page!
I liked KitchenAid on facebook.
I “liked” your page on facebook!
I liked y0ur FB page :) (Heather Nolan)
When I have a holiday (or any party), I love to do all the cooking, then I feel no guilt if anyone wants to help tidy afterward ;)
For most of our entertaining – we provide everything – a great way to give another family “a break” – if they bring everything – it is a great bonus!
When I host a holiday party, I really, really like to do it myself :-) But sometimes, I’ll host larger parties and certainly have others bring something to the table! Both are fun to me. This KitchenAid mixer is dreamy….
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I liked the KitchenAid Facebook page :)
I tweeted about the giveaway.
I liked your Facebook page!
Mostly do potluck :)
I posted about the giveaway on facebook.
I usually make the food myself, but sometimes I’ll have someone bring a simple side. I prefer to be in control of the main dishes being served though.
Oh how I love this mixer!!
I do a mixture of making a few things and asking others to bring something to share. :-) Easy peasy!
We definitely do potluck style parties. Usually I do a main dish , let people know what that will be and folks bring yummy things to accompany this. People like to feel like they helped, and often enjoy bringing something that traditionally they make each year that people are hoping to sample!
I am like your first commenter, Stephanie: I let people bring stuff, but make a ton of food anyway. I enjoy it, and try to do the prep over a few days so it’s not a last minute scramble and I can enjoy people.
I usually do the main meal and have guests bring drinks and desserts.