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):
Thank you @KitchenAidUSA @SandyCoughlinRE @USATYourLife 7-qt Stand Mixer Giveaway! https://su.pr/2HzeqE ‎#giveaway
2. Like Reluctant Entertainer Facebook page
3. Like KitchenAid Facebook page
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 liked the KitchenAid FB page.
I’m all about a potluck. Share the fun and the cooking! I like getting to try the fun things that friends bring to a party.
We make everything ourselves.. Thanks!
I have done both types of parties. Generally I like making everything myself and letting the guests just enjoy the party.
Usually do all the main items…but have others bring a dessert and or appetizer!
I have done both ways. I like to always be the dessert person though.
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I make it myself or share the duties with my mom, who hosts with me.
I love to cook and entertain, so I do it all myself. That’s not to say there is anything wrong with a potluck style. I love it when we’re invited to a potluck because then I get to cook!
We usually do a potluck situation, but I still cook enough myself to feed everyone if I am really honest. It is just less intimidating to ask everyone to bring a side dish or dessert, because then if something doesn’t turn out how I wanted it to, I know there is still plenty of delicious stuff to be had. We usually invite some foreign exchange students to spend the holiday with us so they can see how a Christian family celebrates, and so they are not alone or feeling excluded on a holiday. They can also get credit for the cultural experience of it. We often pack up some of the leftovers to give to single military personnel and college students as well.
daily tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/ritaasmom/status/116582402687635456
I like USA Today on FB, too.
I like KitchenAid on FB.
I like you on FB.
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I tend to do it all myself, though I am trying to transition to a potluck style so I can entertain more frequently.
I liked USA Today Your Life’s facebook page!!
I liked KitchenAid’s facebook page!
I like your facebook page!
Also liked your page on F/B, which I totally thought I had already done! :)
Hey Sandy! :)
In the past, I’ve made all the goodies myself when hosting a Christmas party. However, that is probabyl why I have not had many of them. :)
If it is a full meal holiday party I always have the guests pitch in for potluck, but if it is dessert/appetizers I just do it myself.
We do a combined party…we make a few items, including the main dish, but also have others bring their dishes too….we always have too much food, but that’s a good problem!
Pot Luck all the way!
I liked RE on Facebook.