Weekend Mixer Giveaway

by Ree on January 28, 2012

Today, because it’s Saturday thank goodness, because it’s been awhile since I’ve had a giveaway, and because I love ya, I’m giving away three (3) of these gorgeous candy apple red KitchenAid stand mixers.

I love this mixer.

It’s red.

It’s shiny.

Amen.

TO ENTER

To enter this giveaway, just answer the following questions in the Comments section of this post:

“What are your weekend plans?”

It’s a beautiful weekend in Oklahoma and my mom and sister are visiting. What’s up in your world? Are you seeing a movie? Catching up on housework? Vegging out in front of the TV? Going shopping? Just shout out your weekend plans and you’re automatically entered to win one of the mixers.

THE RULES

One entry per person, please.

Winners will be selected and announced Sunday night.

Have a great weekend, my friends!

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We by nature think of enhancing our residences and home based businesses, with Christmas lights, therefore, why not bring a few of that entertainment to your office or cube? Beautifying an office or cube with lights can bring lighting and also warmth to what can otherwise be a boring and mundane setting.

Many manufacturers are opting for cubes as compared to offices for their work mates these days so as to save money on square footage and electricity. As a result, cubes are smaller, open type of an office and all of them look pretty much identical to each other. The nice thing is that a lot of companies will allow their work mates to customize their cube with personal photos and also souvenirs within reason. Battery operated mini lights are an excellent way to bring life and distinctiveness to your cube or office.

Dress up your cube with Christmas Battery operated mini lights and you’ll lose a place that is precisely yours in a sea of the same office cubes. Although holidays are the time when many people think of decorating an office or cube with lighting, why not have lights up all through the year?

Mini lights are perfect for adding white gleaming light to silk flower adornments, baskets, or to accentuate photographs of family and friends. You can find them in either LED or incandescent types. LED sets are wonderful given that they are cool to touch. Cord mini lights around the edge of your workplace and the outline of your personal cube. In a business office, use Battery operated mini lights to layout your doorway or to add some lighting and ambiance to your man-made plants.

An office desk or a cubicle area will immediately take on a festive style during the holidays when you swag white, green, or red mini light bulbs across the front of your workplace or on your cubicle partitions. Discreetly placed garland, pine boughs, and also pine cones can bring the entire appearance together. During the holiday seasons, a small Christmas shrub can always match a cube or and office, so don’t miss an opportunity for adding more bulb to your work stations.

Artificial plants bring a little of the exterior into any workplace. For smaller sized potted plants, make use of our battery powered lights to add some sparkle. Fake trees can easily control several strings of mini lights with the extra ones pooled around the framework of the shrub. You could even use unreal plants as holiday plants and also try replacing the colors of mini illumination to reveal the current celebration.

Common light color selections for redecorating artificial trees or plants for holiday seasons might include:

- Blue plus white – Winter Season

- Yellow, orange, plus red – Fall, Halloween, or Thanksgiving

- Red, white, and blue – Memorial Period, fourth of July, Presidential Selection Years

- Green, white, blue, multicolored – Christmas

- Green – Spring or St. Patrick’s Day

- Purple, pink, blue, green, or yellow – Mid Winter or Spring

- Pink – Chest Cancer Consciousness

- Gold, purple, and also green – Mardi Grass

Fixing up an office or cube with lights is a good method to bring some entertainment into your place of work. However, never forget that flashing lights can be a distraction to you and also to your other employees. Furthermore, this is your office, not your home, so keep the accents sophisticated and professional. Turn your lights off when you leave your office or cubicle at the end of the day.

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The Weekend Dish: 1/28/2012

by Michelle on January 28, 2012

I don’t know about you, but this week seems to have flown by in a flash for me! I broke up my typical work week and squeezed in a couple of fun days this week. My Chief Culinary Consultant and I caught a matinee on Tuesday afternoon (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – good movie!), and my mom and I had a lunch and shopping date on Thursday afternoon. Sometimes it’s really nice to break up the routine every now and again and enjoy some time away from the computer. Now I need to get back to the theater so we can see the latest Mission Impossible movie before it’s gone! And given that my nearly-full bottle of shampoo spilled all over the inside of my overnight bag and I bought the wrong shade of tinted moisturizer, it looks like I’ll be in need of another trip to the mall as well. Perhaps I’ll have a take two on the movies and the mall next week. Have you seen any good movies lately? I’m always looking for recommendations – theater, Netflix, OnDemand, whatever! We’ve been catching up on the second season of Boardwalk Empire on demand… so addicting! A word of warning though – don’t watch multiple episodes right before bed unless you want crazy dreams!

As always, you’ll find a recap of what was posted to the site this week as well as some bookmarked recipes from other blogs. Enjoy!

On Brown Eyed Baker This Week

Chipped Ham BBQ Sandwiches – Definitely a Pittsburgh tradition – regional comfort food for sure!

Fig Cookie Bars – These taste just like homemade Fig Newton cookies. Love them!

Cherry Coke Float Cupcakes – Chocolate and cola cupcakes filled with cherries and topped with a Coke glaze and then freshly whipped cream and a cherry.

Cheddar and Ale Soup with Potato & Bacon – A wonderful creamy soup that includes tons of different flavors.

White Russian Winter Milkshake – A wintertime milkshake that’s guaranteed to keep you warm!

Most Viewed Post This Week: Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes

What I Bookmarked This Week

Recipes from other blogs that I thought looked especially delicious and that I thought you would like too:

Chocolate Chip Salted Caramel Cookie Bars (Two Peas and Their Pod)
I love me chocolate chip cookie bars (I have a fav peanut butter version), and I can only imagine how awesome this salted caramel version must be.

Dulce de Leche Pound Cake (Technicolor Kitchen)
Such a pretty cake; gorgeous, actually. This would be a perfect dessert for a light lunch – great balance and subtle flavors.

Hasselback Garlic Cheesy Bread (Lauren’s Latest)
Garlic bread, with cheese, and herbs, in an easy-to-pull-apart loaf? Count me in!

Salted Caramel Pudding (Portuguese Girl Cooks)
Oh goodness, I want to eat all.of.this. Right now. Must be delicious, and such a pretty presentation!

Toasted Marshmallow Ice Cream S’morewiches (Tracey’s Culinary Adventures)
I need to get on the toasted marshmallow ice cream bandwagon. So many possibilities! Like these awesome ice cream sandwiches. I wish I had some in my freezer right now.

Have a delicious weekend!

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Essex hosts many great holiday lodges which would make a great holiday destination. Essex is located in the south eastern, coastal area of England. This is a great area for a family holiday which you could enjoy each other in a quiet and peaceful place. These Lodge Holidays in Essex are available in different regions of the county, may it be across the coast on the beach, or maybe a bit more inland among the grassy plains.


Holiday Parks in Essex

Essex features a gorgeous landscape which gives the visitor a sense of being at ease and leisure. Forget about the concerns and tensions that plague your life. Take time to get a stroll or perhaps a bike ride and relish the beaches and scenery and chill out. The holiday resorts come equipped with many great amenities like spas, internet connection, large bath tubs, as well as pet friendly accommodations all for your pleasure.

There are many pursuits at Essex that you’re sure to find something to perform. You’ll not have trouble finding something to do if you’re vacationing alone or with you family. Journey through the region and visit various world famous sites, or become the outdoorsman and travel the land. Make sure that you plan well so that you can visit all of the things that you want to do. When you have an opportunity to get away ensure you rent one of the gorgeous Secluded Lodges in Essex.

The Sites, Pursuits and Attractions of Essex

  • Family Getaways in the Countryside
  • Quiet and Peaceful Breaks
  • Secluded Lodge Parks

Some interesting sites and attractions are available to you, and so are opened up throughout the county. One well known that you need to ensure checking out is Southend-on-Sea. Southend-on-Sea is 7 miles of splendid plus eye-catching scenery. Also found at Southend-on-Sea is the world’s greatest pleasure pier. Take a long evening walk across the pier and feel the cool fresh breeze against your skin layer, or head out to watch the sunset with just you and the loved one together. If you’d prefer zoos you will definitely not want to miss the Colchester Zoo. Colchester Zoo is one of the best zoos situated in Europe. Colchester Zoo has a rare species assortment of almost 300 animals that you will like to see. Historical places are plentiful in Essex. Essex offers the chance for you to go to the Colchester Castle Museum which inside holds many historic artifacts including roman vaults.

There are tons of pursuits on the land or water that you might enjoy. Maybe you will opt to have a gentle horse and go riding or perhaps you will want to have a canoe out for a short trip. Should your idea of fun is a bit more on the daring side perhaps you will enjoy kite surfing, archery or maybe rafting in some wild rapids. With so many activities to pick from we have been sure you will find something to entertain yourself.

Forget about waiting, individuals of Essex look forward for your very first or next trip to their homeland. If you decide to spend the next holiday in one of the peaceful places, make certain you stay at lodge holidays in Essex. The sooner you make your plans the better your option will be of the numerous holiday lodges in Essex. Get in touch now with one of Essex’s agents and then plan the trip of a lifetime.

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White Russian Winter Milkshake

January 27, 2012

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Glazed Oxtails

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Debris Storage Containers : Tips On Basic Safety

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When using debris containers to handle waste materials, it is vital to consider safety measures and be responsible. Containers which are properly taken care of, serviced and stuffed will make sure the security of each employees and clients. The following advice will help decrease odors, keep areas neat and dispose of big, difficult-to-manage products. When [...]

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Cheddar and Ale Soup with Potato & Bacon

January 26, 2012

Cheddar and Ale Soup with Potato & Bacon Yield: 4 to 6 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes | Bake Time: 35 minutes 4 slices thick-cut bacon, diced 1 medium onion, minced 1 small shallot, minced 1 medium Yukon Gold potato, peeled and cut into ¼-inch dice 1 medium carrot, minced 1 small stalk celery, minced [...]

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Sausage-Kale Breakfast Strata

January 25, 2012

I love make-ahead breakfast casseroles, also known as strata, also known as Breakfast Bread Pudding, also known as I Don’t Care What It’s Called, I Just Want to Eat It. There are thousands of variations on the theme: Mix chunks or slices of bread with your choice of ingredients, then pour an egg mixture over the top, refrigerate overnight if you can, and bake. And the world suddenly makes perfect sense again. I made a…

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Get Squash Racquets Which In Turn A Person Can Utilize

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