The Parent Bloggers Network

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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ABCs of Blogging

Ace in the Hole

Can’t Stand the Heat? Get Out of the Kitchen!

Do I Take Shortcuts? Um YEAH, I Have Three Kids!

Double-Duty Dioramas

I Always Take the Shortcut

I Don’t Recite the Script in the Teacher’s Manual, Either

I’ll Show You Mine, If You Show Me Yours

James - My Favorite Shortcut

Kitchen Shortcuts

Let Me Tell You a Secret

Mission Accomplished by Any Means

My Big A– Bag

My Ducks Are Moldy

My Not-So-Short Shortcut (and One That Actually Is)

Please Don’t Freeze the Milk

Quick and Easy (Just the Way I Like It)

Quick Snacks

Saving Time Doesn’t Always Save

Shortcuts

Shortcuts (2)

Shortcuts for Families That Work

The Shortcuts of Life (Ups and Downs)

Shortcuts That Actually DO Work

Shortcuts That Work for You!

Shortcut to Life

Simple Daily Shortcuts for Parents

What Goes On in the Kitchen, STAYS in the Kitchen

What’s for Dinner? Heck If I Know

Working Mom Toddler Food

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