Congratulations go out to PBN co-founder Kristen Chase on the birth of her third child (a little girl named Margot Laine, weighing 7 lbs 15 oz and measuring 20 inches) yesterday afternoon, October 9!
Raise your hand if you’ve substituted ingredients only to find that the meal you’ve slaved over is now inedible. Or if you’ve taken a detour to avoid traffic only to end up hopelessly lost. Some shortcuts turn out great, and some make us wish we’d never tried them.
We want to hear about the shortcuts you’ve taken that took you exactly where you wanted to be.
Speaking of shortcuts, we’re working with Ore-Ida to get the word out about their new Steam n’ Mash potatoes. Already scrubbed, peeled and chopped, just pull them from the freezer, steam them in the microwave, and you’ll have homemade mashed potatoes in 15 minutes!
If you’re one of the first 50,000 people to sign the Retire Your Peeler/Rehire Your Masher pledge, you’ll receive a coupon for $1 off Steam n’ Mash. What are you waiting for? Sign today, mash tonight!
Here’s how to participate:
Write a post on your blog telling us about your shortcuts. Post anytime this weekend - Today, October 10 to Sunday, October 12 and include links to http://www.ilovemashedpotatoes.com/
and http://blog.parentbloggers.com.
Make sure to send your blog post link to parentbloggers@gmail.com and we’ll round them up right here - so give your post a creative title!
What can you win?
Courtesy of Ore-Ida, we’ve got two $250 VISA gift cards to be randomly awarded among all participating bloggers!
Check out all the posts below!
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Can’t Stand the Heat? Get Out of the Kitchen!
Do I Take Shortcuts? Um YEAH, I Have Three Kids!
I Don’t Recite the Script in the Teacher’s Manual, Either
I’ll Show You Mine, If You Show Me Yours
Mission Accomplished by Any Means
My Not-So-Short Shortcut (and One That Actually Is)
Quick and Easy (Just the Way I Like It)
Saving Time Doesn’t Always Save
Shortcuts for Families That Work
The Shortcuts of Life (Ups and Downs)
Shortcuts That Actually DO Work
Simple Daily Shortcuts for Parents
What Goes On in the Kitchen, STAYS in the Kitchen
What’s for Dinner? Heck If I Know
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Tags: Blog Blast, mashed potatoes, Ore-Ida, potatoes, shortcuts, Steam n' Mash
Do you have to be an approved member of Parent Bloggers to enter to win the prize?
Robyn - everyone’s welcome! Come one, come all!
Congrats on the new baby Kristen! I’m so happy for you! Best wishes!!
[...] to everyone who participated in last weekend’s Blog Blast, courtesy of Ore-Ida and their new Steam ‘N Mash Potatoes, and shared the shortcuts that work [...]