#SummerDreams Have Luggage, Will Travel Sweepstakes

Do you have your summer plans scheduled? Where are you going? How will you get there? Are you flying, driving or taking the train? Do you need some new clothes? If so we have the best giveaway just for you! Enter to win this 5 piece luggage set and money to spend at Old Navy. I have 2 daughters moving away and I would love to win this for one of them. Good luck and if you win, please let me know. I'm not picking the winner on this one!

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We do not have a huge family trip planned this year, sad to say! Two of my girls will be headed off to college so we will be involved in that process. There are trips planned here and there so luggage will be needed. I would love to win this set for one of my girls, or they could split it and share! When was the last time you had new luggage?

One winner will receive a Tag Coronado II 5 Piece Spinner Luggage Set and $150 Old Navy Gift Card.

Giveaway ends May 6th at 11:59pm, open to US and Canadian residents, ages 18+. Excludes Quebec. Only one entrant per household. Winner is subject to eligibility verification. Enter using the giveaway form below.

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More Summer Plans and Family Fun

• Planned Playdates with your Teens
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• 50 Summer Activities for Tweens & Teens
• Tweens & Teens on Pinterest 
• 7 Healthy Travel Tips
• 15 Healthier & Savvy Travel Tips
• Road Trip Ideas for Families
• 10 Gadgets for the Road Trip with Kids

Quick and Easy Family Meals {Busy Week Meal Plan}

This is going to be one busy week for our family. To maintain some sort of sanity I will still have a menu plan. If not, we will eat out too much, waste money and add unwanted calories to the waistline. Weeks like this call for quick meals and easy crockpot meals. How do you survive busy weeks? Do you make a plan? Here are some ideas for you.

Busy Week Meal Plan idea

Monday- Fiesta Burger and SPICY RANCH Dip and Flower Power Artist Veggies

Tuesday - Crockpot Cranberry BBQ Chicken and Mom's Cheesy Hash browns
Wednesday-  Homemade Turkey Meatball Subs and a huge salad
Thursday-Leftovers or crockpot Pizza Soup (depends if we have enough leftovers or not)
Friday-Thai Green Curry Chicken 
Saturday-Speedy Sausage Muffins
Desset- I'm picking a Cake from this collection of 43 Best Ever Cakes. Which one will you try?

Easter Sunday Brunch - Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Do you have any favorite quick and easy family meals? Leave links in the comments and I'll come check them out and pin recipes I want to try on my Menu Plan or Tasty Recipes Pinterest Boards.

Here are some recipe ideas for Easter Brunch

Skinny FunFetti Cupcakes

Scrambled Egg Margarita Pizza

Super Yummy Cinnamon Rolls

Aunt Salad
Ham & Swiss Cheese Sliders

Easter Leftover Ham and Potato Soup

I've linked up at OrgJunkie's Menu Plan Monday link up. 

Spring Amazing Comfort Sweepstakes $250 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

Get ready to enter and win an amazing Amazon Gift Card through this awesome Comfort Sweepstakes sponsored by QiPillow! Do you need a new pillow? Do you want the best pillow at the right price? You can get that on QVC. Read all the details below. If you win, let me know as I do not pick the winner. Good luck and do all of the entries to have your best chance to win!

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Did you know that 1 in every 4 Americans experiences chronic back pain? With many of us now spending our days sitting at a computer, even more of us are suffering from back pain, leading many of us to spend hundreds of dollars a year on pain relief products. Most of these products are built on a one-size-fits-all model and don't deal with the overall issue - supporting the lower back. To properly deal with pain and relieve muscle fatigue, you need a product that contours to and supports the lower back. Luckily, there is a product on the market that does just that - the QiPillow!

What is so unique about this pillow? Unlike other orthopedic pillows, the QiPillow contours to the lower back using its own unique air-controlled orthopedic core. By inflating and deflating the pillow, it can adjust to the contours of your back, and lessen or eliminate muscle fatigue and back pain. Since it can be completely deflated, it can easily be folded and thrown in a bag, allowing you to use it at home, in the office, or even while driving. The QiPillow had great results in independent clinical studies, which showed that the QiPillow helped 91% of users improve sitting comfort and posture while relieving back pain, stiffness, and fatigue. With the QiPillow, you can take control of your back pain, allowing you to relax and enjoy the things you love!

Would you love to learn more about the QiPillow? Due to popular demand, the QiPillow is coming back to QVC on April 15! Join host Jaque Gonzales and the inventor of the Qipillow, Patrick Lee, as they discuss this revolutionary pillow and how it can help you. You may even find this pillow even cheaper than its recommended price of $49.95! So mark your calendar and make sure to check out the QiPillow on QVC's Active Aging on April 15 between 1 - 2 PM ET!

To celebrate the QiPillow returning to QVC, Mom Powered Media is excited to be working with QiPillow on this awesome giveaway! One of our lucky readers will win a $250 Amazon Gift card, which they can use to make their life even more comfortable. To learn more, make sure to read the rules below and the enter through the Rafflecopter.

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{Tasty Giveaway} Good Grillin Sweepstakes #SummerDreams

Summertime means grilling' time! We love BBQ's and cookouts with friends. The food being cooked and all of the sides are so yummy. Do you like summer grilled food? What are some of your favorite summer recipes? I love grilled chicken, grilled pineapple and kabobs. My family loves steak and burgers. If you are in need of a new grill or know of someone who does, enter to win one today!

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Get all of the entries below to win this awesome prize! Once you enter, click here for my Summer Recipes!

One winner will receive a Kingsford Charcoal Grill and $50 Omaha Steaks Gift Card.

Giveaway ends May 2nd at 11:59pm, open to US residents, ages 18+. Only one entrant per household. Winner is subject to eligibility verification. Enter using the giveaway form below.

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Disclaimer: The participating bloggers were not compensated for this post. No purchase is necessary to enter. One entrant per household, per address. Void where prohibited by law. Winner(s) will be contacted by email and have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. The sponsor(s) will be responsible for product shipment to winner(s) of this sweepstakes. This event is in no way administered, sponsored, or endorsed by, or associated with, Facebook and/or Twitter, Google, Pinterest. Contact teri@mompoweredmedia.com if you have any additional questions or comments.

Join the Toxin Freedom Fighters Campaign #mc #FightToxins

How aware are you of the toxins around you and in your home? Did you know that there are over 80,000 untested chemicals around you and your family? I've been reading the Toxin Freedom Fighter mission which is to get 100,000 signatures on the Seventh Generation’s petition to urge Congress to reevaluate the Toxic Substances Control Act for the first time since 1976. Why is this reevaluation necessary? Have you ever heard of it? I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Seventh Generation. I received a promotional item and product samples as a thank you for participating.

Did you know that more than 80,000 chemicals in the United States have never been fully tested for their toxic effects on our health and environment? Should this concern you? YES! It should concern all of us as Scientists have linked exposure to toxic chemicals to many health risks, such as Cancer, Alzheimer's, learning disabilities, asthma, birth defects, and various reproductive problems. Yes this concerns all of us. 

Chemical Reform is needed. The Toxic Substances Control Act needs to be reevaluated since its creation in 1976. We can all take action to make sure chemicals are being tested and labeled before public use. Right now, less that 10% of toxic substances get tested by the EPA. 

What can you do? Just as I am doing you can do these things, too:

1. Team up with Seventh Generation. Become a Toxin Freedom Fighter and be one of the 100,000 to sign the Seventh Generation’s petition (do so by April 24th) to urge Congress to reevaluate the Toxic Substances Control Act for the first time since 1976.
2. Get rid of and reduce the toxins in your home to limit your family's exposure to unnecessary toxins. 
3. Use green, eco-friendly products in your home including homemade products using basic resources. 
4. Go to the Seventh Generation website and get even more information and find green, eco-friendly products to use in your home.
5. Click to sign the petition to support this chemical reform.

Swingline GBC Fusion 100 Laminator Giveaway {RV $109} #‎OrganizeandLaminate‬

Do you have a home office? I do and I love having everything handy to keep me from wasting time driving to the larger city to have things done for me, like laminating projects. How about you? Do you have a home office? Do you have a laminator at home for your work or school projects? I need one and hope you do, too!  I'm so excited to bring you this giveaway for a new laminator! Get all the details below and enter! Do all the entries.

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  I have wanted a laminator for what seems like forever, so when I was asked to review the Swingline™ GBC® Fusion™ 1000L 12″ Laminator, 5 Minute Warm-up, 3 or 5 Mil (up to 4″ x 6″) I was excited. I also received Swingline™ GBC® EZUse™ Thermal Laminating Pouches to help get me started.
 This is Swingline Laminator is easy peasy to work. Just turn it on and let it warm up. It takes about 5 minutes to warm up and there is a green light to alert you when the warm up is complete. It laminates at a speed of 13″ per minute, and allows you a maximum document width of 12″.

 

This is perfect for the home office or a mom who wants to laminate memories for the future. It is perfect for helping to preserve certificates, insurance policies, report cards, and even little hand prints on paper. Laminating creates the perfect display and is easy to use.


The EZUse pouches are the easiest to use thermal laminating pouches on the market. These provide outstanding lamination accuracy and UV protection. The helpful EZUse alignment guides, mil thickness icon, and directional arrow on every pouch helps simplify the laminating process.

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Six Sisters' STUFF Recipes and Cookbook Review Giveaway

One of my favorite blogs, Six Sisters' STUFF is at it again! They have put together another tasty book full of 52 Menu Plans, Recipes, and Ideas To Bring Families Together! Not only is this a cookbook but it is full of fun family crafts and party ideas. This book is called, "A Year with Six Sisters' Stuff" and you don't want to miss a day of it! I was given a copy of the cookbook to review and share recipes with permission. My own tasty words are shared.

I fell in love with this book because each day, for 52 weeks there is a set of recipes with mouth-watering photos to make for my family and friends. I wanted to pick out a few recipes to cook and share for you but had a difficult time narrowing it down because we wanted to eat everything in this book. We will probably eat our way through this book for 2014. 

I decided to just pick a menu and cook that and chose Menu #24. When I went shopping my local store didn't have zucchini for the side dish so we picked Menu #33 side dish. I love how easy it is to use this cookbook. All the recipes seem to be really quick to make and for the most part easy ingredients to find unless you live in a tiny town like I do. 

I loved all the easy craft projects, too! I have several that I will be making and sharing over the next week or so! Check back in to see the fun. We were inspired by the "Crazy Dinner" tradition, Thankful Tablecloth, Personalized Plates and the 52 Family Dinner Conversation Starters. The book is stuffed with much much more! 

Enjoy the Six Sisters' STUFF tasty recipes. Menu plan 24 gave us Homemade Turkey Meatball Subs, Baked Zucchini Fries and M & M's Cookie Pie. I'll also share BBQ Mac Salad (Menu 33) and Honey Lime Fruit Salad (Menu 22.)

Honey Lime Fruit Salad - my family LOVED this and my teen added the leftovers into the blender with ice and made a fruit slushy!

Ingredients
1 -20 oz can pineapple chunks, drained well
1-4 oz can Mandarin oranges, drained well
2-3 ripe kiwis, peeled and sliced 
1 cup halved grapes
1 cup quartered strawberries
Zest from one lime, about 1 Tbsp
1 tsp poppy seeds
2 Tbsp honey

Directions
Combine fruit in a medium-large serving bowl. Add lime zest and poppy seeds, toss gently. Drizzle honey over fruit and gently mix, until fruit is evenly coated with honey. Serve.
Note: This fruit is best served right away (or at least within an hour of making) because the strawberries tend to stain the pale colored fruit. It doesn't affect the taste at all, but it can affect the presentation. Makes 6 servings.

BBQ Macaroni Salad - We loved the KICK of the sauce with this macaroni salad! New favorite.

Ingredients
1 -16 oz box elbow macaroni
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup bbq sauce
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp hot sauce
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 red bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
1 rib celery, finely chopped
1/2 cup cubed cucumber
1/2 cup shredded carrots
2 Tbsp finely chopped green onions
4 Tbsp finely chopped purple onion
1/2 cup Colby Jack cheese, cubed

Directions
Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain the noodles, rinse in cold water an drain again. In a large bowl, combine mayonnaise, bbq sauce, seasonings, hot sauce, and vinegar. Add the drained noodles, chopped veggies, and cheese. Stir to combine and refrigerate before serving. Makes 12 servings.

M&M's Cookie Pie - Teens loved this with and without ice cream

Ingredients
3/4 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup plus 1 Tbsp all purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cups mini M&Ms

Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 9 1/2 inch pie plate; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Add in egg and vanilla and mix well. In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking soda. Add flour mixture to batter and mix until completely incorporated. Fold in M&Ms. Pour and spread batter into prepared pie pan and bake 25-30 min. or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool and cut into slices. Makes 8 servings.

Homemade Turkey Meatball Subs - This was well loved and I made it in the crockpot

Ingredients
1 lb ground turkey
1/2 cup dried bread crumbs (I left out)
1 tsp dried basil, oregano and parsley
1/2 tsp garlic salt (used garlic powder)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg (left out)
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp Montreal steak seasoning (left out)
1 -24oz jar marinara sauce
16 slices provolone cheese
8 buns or sandwich rolls

Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In a large bowl, mix together everything except sauce, cheese & rolls. Form into 1 1/2 inch meatballs and place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake 15 min, or until cooked through.
Place split buns on a baking tray and top each half with 2 slices provolone cheese. Preheat oven to broil and lightly toast buns until golden brown and cheese has melted.
Warm marinara sauce in a large saucepan over low-med. heat or in the microwave, until heated through.
To the bottom half of each toasted bun with 3-4 meatballs, cover in marinara sauce and replace the top half of each buns. Makes 8.

Kitchen Note- I added a small amount of the sauce to the bottom of a crockpot and added the meatballs on top. Then rest of the sauce. Cook on high for 2 hours or until meatballs are done. Then served them as stated above.

I hope you enjoyed these few recipes from the Six Sisters' STUFF "A Year with Six Sisters' Stuff" new book.  It really is a tasty cookbook so go buy it! I'm excited to add this to my cookbook collection! I will be buying copies of this for new brides and busy moms!

Enter in the below rafflecopter form to win one of 10 cookbooks! Good luck!

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