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What’s Cookin’ Wednesday (and another giveaway!)

Last week I told you two things – that I am trying to be a better cook and that I’ve realized how important good equipment is! This is part two of the four part What’s Cookin’ Wednesday series, during each of which I’ll be doing a giveaway for an amazing product from ScanPan!

This week’s piece of equipment is their Professional Nonstick Square Grill Pan.

Here’s a little bit about the pan:
This practical grill pan is a necessity for low-fat cooking. Great for searing and grilling sandwiches, hotdogs, hamburgers, and thinly sliced meats and vegetables. Its clean, elegant design is unique and modern. Dishwasher safe.

I, for one, was thrilled to read that “dishwasher safe” part because I didn’t think it was! That is pretty awesome.

I’ve used this pan to make hamburgers and hotdogs and it works very well for both, just like they promised. I hadn’t thought of using it to grill sandwiches, but that is a great idea. I’m picturing a Panera panini. But then again, it would be me cooking so it probably wouldn’t be that pretty.

Speaking of not pretty, here’s the bacon I cooked in this poor unsuspecting pan just the other night.

Believe me, that is USER ERROR, it was not the fault of the pan. But I couldn’t let you think I was becoming too good of a cook! You should have seen the pancakes that went with the bacon.

Yeah, it turned into a Papa John’s night. After I turned off the smoke alarms.

Anyway! I am giving one of these babies away, and to whomever wins – I want to see pictures of the pretty bacon you make!

So here’s how you can win the ScanPan Professional Nonstick Square Grill Pan:

Required entry: Leave a comment on this post and tell us what you’d cook in the pan.

Extra entries:
— Visit this site and then leave a comment telling us what ScanPan product you’d like to try out.
— Tweet about this contest & leave a comment with a link to your tweet. Here’s an example: “Win a @scanpang grill pan from @momminitup & @jennyitup!”
— “Like” us on Facebook and leave a comment telling us you did.

This contest will end at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1. Good luck!

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“Tangled” Starts Tomorrow – Our Giveaway Starts Today!

Just in time for the holidays, Disney’s newest film “Tangled” is opening in theaters tomorrow, November 24.

My daughter and my husband are totally going to see it tomorrow. While I am totally working. Not that I’m (totally) bitter or anything!

“Tangled” is Disney’s modern take on the classic story of Rapunzel. Here’s a brief synopsis:
When the kingdom’s most wanted—and most charming—bandit Flynn Rider (voice of Zachary Levi) is taken hostage by Rapunzel (voice of Mandy Moore), a feisty teen with 70 feet of golden hair who’s looking for her ticket out of the tower where she’s been locked away for years, the unlikely duo sets off on a hilarious, hair-raising escapade filled with adventure, heart, humor and hair—lots of hair.

I can’t wait to see it. A few years ago, we took Kate to see “Enchanted” on Thanksgiving weekend, and I absolutely loved that movie. I think I liked it more than she did! Even though it’s animated, “Tangled” seems like it will be in a similar style (I have no idea if that’s true or not, that’s just how it is in my mind!)

So to celebrate, we’re giving away a family-sized Tangled prize pack containing three t-shirts (in youth or adult sizes – the winner can pick!) and three packs of Silly Bandz!

Here’s how to enter:

Required entry: Leave a comment on this post and tell us your favorite Disney movie.

Extra entries:
— Tweet about this contest & leave a comment with a link to your tweet. Here’s an example: “Win a Tangled prize pack from @disneyanimation & @momminitup!”
— “Like” us on Facebook and leave a comment telling us you did.

This contest will end at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 30. Good luck!

To learn more about “Tangled,” visit them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter!

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Giveaway: $50 credit to Snapfish!

I started using Snapfish in college. Back then, I would package up my rolls of film in the pre-paid Snapfish mailer and ship them off. They’d develop them into lovely prints but the kicker was that they’d ALSO post them online and I could send them to my friends. In the pre-Facebook, pre-scanner days, this was a VERY BIG DEAL!

Snapfish is still going strong, and they’ve got a lot of products that would make great gifts for the holidays. They’ll put pictures on just about anything – from coffee mugs to neckties to boxer shorts! You could probably do all your holiday shopping right from their site. And, of course, they’ve got holiday cards.

Snapfish allowed me to try out their card making software, and it was fun! Here’s what I came up with.

Such cuties!

And here’s where it started to go downhill… I started to get a little punchy with the captions.

As cute as those are, none of the above is what I picked for our actual Christmas card. I didn’t want to give it away! But believe me, it is adorable.

Snapfish has holiday cards for every budget, and now through November 30 they’re offering free shipping on two or more orders of cards. That saved me $8.99! Just use coupon code 2CARDSFS. They also have several other specials going on – make sure to click on their “special offers” page!

Want to win a $50 credit to try it out for yourself? Here’s how to enter!

Required entry: Leave a comment on this post and tell us about your Christmas card plans.

Extra entries:
— Tweet about this contest & leave a comment with a link to your tweet. Here’s an example: “Win a $50 credit to @snapfishbyhp from @momminitup & @jennyitup!”
— “Like” us on Facebook and leave a comment telling us you did.

This contest will end at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 30. Good luck!

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