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I’m on the Bumble Bee Bee Squad!

December 2, 2009 By

BeeSquadBadgeI can’t believe I forgot to tell you guys this-last month, I was invited to join a fantastic group of bloggers in a 6 month campaign to spread the word about Bumble Bee products! They sent me a huge box full of cans, pouches, and packages of tuna products, pasta and seasonings, and a great insulated lunch tote that my husband has been using to take his lunch to work for the last month. I participated in a great phone conference with a P.R. rep and a Bumble Bee rep, and we learned about Bumble Bee products, the company’s commitment to sustainability, and talked about ways that busy Moms can use tuna and other Bumble Bee products to make meal time easier!

I’ll be bringing you recipes, news, and product info about Bumble Bee along with these bloggers:

Samantha at www.astheygrowup.com
Karen at www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy
Emily at www.busy-mommy.com
Nicole at www.nicolesnickels.com
Kasey at www.ahookalineandagirl.com
Amanda at www.mommymandy.com
Caryn at www.rockinmama.net

I looooove tuna sandwiches, which I make very simply by just mixing tuna with mayo and a little bit of minced onion (fresh or dried, whatever I have). Then I spread some of the tuna salad on one piece of wheat bread and then here’s my secret-spread a bit of Dijon mustard on the other piece of bread. It is SOOOOO good. A piece of green leaf lettuce, a slice of tomato if they are in season, and it’s the best sandwich in the world!

If you normally buy tuna in the can, give the tuna in a pouch a try sometime. It’s specially packaged so no extra liquid is needed, so you just tear open the pouch and you are ready to eat!  I like my tuna cold, so I keep pouches and cans in the fridge so they are ready when the mood strikes.

Bumble Bee also sent me their new Sensations, which are tuna flavored with lemon & cracked pepper, spicy thai chili, or sundried tomato and basil. Those are available in Easy Peel Bowls, and in packages with crackers and a plastic spreader.  My oldest son loved the spicy thai flavor, I like the lemon mixed with some mayo.

I recently received a package from Bumble Bee with their canned crabmeat, which I’m planning to use to make Crab Dip and that spread where you put a block of cream cheese on a plate, put the crabmeat on top, and pour cocktail sauce on top. So good!  I’ll post updates as I get them, and more recipes as I make them! Thanks goes to Bumble Bee for inviting me to join the Bee Squad!

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Day Two Giveaway-Talkin’ Sid The Science Kid

December 2, 2009 By

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Sid the Science Kid is a half-hour PBS Kids show produced by Jim Henson Productions (creators of the Muppets). Sid is an inquisitive preschooler who asks basic science questions and then gets help answering them from his teacher, his classmates, and his family. Each episode focuses on a single scientific concept, like what makes water freeze and then melt, or what is in the dirt? Sid and his classmates create charts, take measurements, and observe the natural world around them, in a way that preschoolers understand. There’s also lots of jokes and comedy to make science fun!

Kids who are fans of Sid the Science Kid now have an opportunity to take Sid with them on their own scientific adventures with the new Sid the Science Kid Talkin’ Sid Plush doll from Hasbro/Playskool.  This soft and loveable plush SID is 12 inches tall and comes ready to play and learn with his iconic “microphone.” Squeeze his belly to hear seven different popular phrases from the series. Requires two “AA” batteries, included. Also comes with a Sid the Science Kid™ DVD episode “The Sticker Chart.”

SAVE $3.00: There’s a coupon for $3.00 off on Coupons.com! Go to www.coupons.com, on the left side, click the “Toys and Games” link. The coupon is on the second page. Talkin’ Sid the Science Kid is available at Toys “R” Us.

WIN IT: The Jim Henson Company and KCET (PBS/Los Angeles, the producers of Sid the Science Kid) will send one lucky Table for Five reader their own Talkin’ Sid the Science Kid Plush doll! To enter, leave a comment on this post telling me who you’ll give the Sid doll to if you win. Open to U.S. addresses only, enter by December 9th at 12:00 PM EST.

BONUS ENTRIES: Leave a separate comment for each of the following that you do or have done, after you leave your main comment:

  • Subscribe to the Table for Five feed in a reader or by email, leave a comment telling me which way you subscribed.
  • Stumble the post, submit to Digg, delicious, Mixx, Reddit, Propellor or other bookmarking sites. Leave the URL in your comment.
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  • Facebook-Friend me on Facebook and post the link to the giveaway on your Facebook wall. Leave a comment with the URL.
  • Follow Table4Five on Twitter and tweet the link to the giveaway, you can use this: Win a Talkin’ Sid the Science Kid doll from @Table4Five ends 12/09 http://bit.ly/8qFY1s

Thanks for entering and good luck everybody!

disclosure: I will be receiving a Sid the Science Kid doll from The Jim Henson Company and KCET (PBS/Los Angeles).No other compensation will be received.

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8 Days of Giveaways: Win a Hana Professional Flat Iron!

December 1, 2009 By

On the first day of Christmas, my friend Elizabeth from Table for Five gave to me…an opportunity to win a Hana Professional Flat Iron and accessories worth almost $200.00 !! Misikko beauty supply store, with a location outside Philadelphia as well as a popular online store, is spreading the word about the fantastic Hana products they sell, and they generously sent me a Hana Professional Flat Iron to review, and will send one to the winner of this giveaway!  The suggested retail price for the Iron itself is $189.99, plus the winner gets a silicone heatproof mat to set the hot iron on, a storage pouch, and a cute tin that holds everything.

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I’ve tried several times in the past, very unsuccessfully, to use flat irons on my wavy hair.  My hair has always been straight but thick, until after I had Kaitlyn when my hair spent about 3 months falling out and then grew back in wavy. I tried the “natural” look, but the majority of the waves are in the back, leaving me with half-straight, half-wavy hair that doesn’t look good no matter what.  My solution was to spend a good 20 minutes staring at the hair straighteners at Target, finally choosing a cheap one because I didn’t think it mattered.

It matters. My cheap flat iron barely gets hot and I have to go over every piece of hair about 5 times to get it anywhere near straight. The Hana Professional has adjustable heat, ceramic plates infused with tourmaline (a crystal that produces negative ions that reduce static), and can even be used on hair that is still damp. I had my husband take some “before” and “after” photos, I hope you can see the difference!

Hair Before

Hair After

The pictures don’t show how much smoother my hair felt in that After photo, and it stayed straight all day. It only took about 10 minutes to have a “good hair day” all day!

WIN IT: Misikko is very generously giving a Hana Professional Flat Iron with storage pouch, silicone heatproof mat and tin to one lucky Table for Five reader!  To enter this giveaway, leave a comment on this post telling me who you’ll give this prize to if you win. Open to U.S. addresses only,  enter by December 8th at 12:00 PM EST. Open to U.S. only.

BONUS ENTRIES: Leave a separate comment for each of the following that you do or have done, after you leave your main comment:

  • Subscribe to the Table for Five feed in a reader or by email, leave a comment telling me which way you subscribed.
  • Stumble the post, submit to Digg, delicious, Mixx, Reddit, Propellor or other bookmarking sites. Leave the URL in your comment.
  • Blog about the giveaway on your personal blog or website with a link back to this post. Leave a comment with the URL.
  • Facebook-Friend me on Facebook and post the link to the giveaway on your Facebook wall. Leave a comment with the URL.
  • Follow Table4Five on Twitter and tweet the link to the giveaway, you can use this: Win a Hana Professional Flat Iron & accessories worth $190! ends 12/08 http://bit.ly/8wxGYe
  • Follow Misikko on Twitter
  • Visit the Misikko website and browse around, then come back here and comment on another product that interests you.

Thanks for entering and good luck everybody!

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