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You’re invited: Add Crunch to Lunch Twitter Party!

SpruceTV — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:27:23 +0000

Join us this Thursday, October 20th from 1:00 – 2:00 PM Eastern Time for a Twitter Party with @CAWalnuts, @MollieKatzen, Dr. Brian Wansink (@mindlesseating).

Our hashtag will be: #crunch2lunch

**Enter to win a CA Walnuts Prize Pack (includes CA walnuts, lunch box, water bottle, and signed copies of Mollie Katzen and Brian Wansink’s books). 5 winners will be chosen.

Please RSVP @ here!

Hope to see you there!

You’re invited! Slow Cooker Twitter Party with Good Housekeeping & The National Pork Board

SpruceTV — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:23:32 +0000

Join us tonight, September 27th from 9-11 PM Eastern Time for a Twitter Party with Good Housekeeping and The National Pork Board to kick off the slow cooker contest. We’ll be chatting about our favorite pork recipes. Please share yours, too!

Grand prize: Two winners will receive a slow cooker, cookbook, and pork prize pack.

Entry requirements:
Follow @GoodHousemag on Twitter
Follow @allaboutpork on Twitter
Like the Good Housekeeping Facebook page
Like the Pork Facebook page

Answer the following question below: What’s your favorite pork slow cooker recipe? (answer it here).

Follow this link to join the twitter party: http://bit.ly/o8GmYl

Thursday, June 30th Twitter Party! “Easy and Elegant Outdoor Entertaining” with Grilling Expert & Chef Elizabeth Karmel. WIN a $250 Lamb Cookout!

SpruceTV — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:49:20 +0000

Summer is finally here and you know what that means…it’s the perfect time to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors. When having guests over, nothing is better than sitting out on the patio under a giant umbrella as you enjoy outdoor grilling and entertaining. With Fourth of July right around the corner, you’re probably researching the best ways to master the grill and impress your guests with your outdoor entertaining style.

America’s foremost female grilling expert and executive chef of Hill Country Barbeque Market (NYC and DC) Elizabeth Karmel is here to save the day.

Whether you want to wow your guests with a butterflied leg of lamb on the grill or treat guests to luscious loin chops or lambtastic burgers, Karmel can demystify cooking lamb and share secrets for great grilling anytime.

* When: Thursday, June 30 from 9-11 p.m. EST (8 CT, 7 MT, & 6 PT)
* Where: Party with us on our very own Custom Tweetgrid! (Use hashtags #gno and #Lamb)
* Topic: Easy and Elegant Outdoor Entertaining
* Who: Brand Panelists: @FanofLamb, Community Panelists: TBD, Moderators: @jylmomIF @Dadventurous @troypattee @MomItForward
* Party Favors: Click here to enter the giveaway.
* RSVP: Use Mr. Linky below (enter the twitter URL and your twitter ID).

GIVEAWAY PRIZE:

A lucky winner will receive a $250 Lamb Cookout, a copy of Taming the Flame, and a Lamb Swag Bag! (ARV: $300).

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
For a chance to enter and win, please complete the following requirements and leave a separate comment for each on this post, including links to your original tweets.

1. Follow @FanofLamb and @SpruceTV on Twitter.
2. Like the American Lamb Board Facebook page.
3. Answer the following question in this comment section: What is your favorite tip when it comes to outdoor entertaining?

1. Tweet the following: * RT @MomItForward Join the @FanofLamb #gno Twitter party 6/30 (9-11 ET) about outdoor entertaining http://bit.ly/iYVLVL #Lamb PLS RT

* RT @MomItForward GIVEAWAY! Enter 2 win a $250 Lamb Cookout, Taming the Flame CookBook, and Bag! http://bit.ly/mzcWvb #gno #Lamb PLS RT

We hope to see you there! Stay tuned to @SpruceTV and Spruce TV on Facebook for more info!

Learn to “Trust a Skinny Cook” during our May 11th Twitter Party with Lifetime’s Cook Yourself Thin Host & Cookbook Author, Allison Fishman

SpruceTV — Wed, 11 May 2011 09:41:23 +0000

As the co-author of the bestseller Cook Yourself Thin and the co-host of the Lifetime show by the same name, Allison Fishman knows a thing or two about healthy cooking. In YOU CAN TRUST A SKINNY COOK Fishman teaches home cooks how to stay trim—without giving up the good things in life. This book will equip readers with a variety of cooking techniques that allow them to make smart and tasty choices in the kitchen.

Fishman offers up 140 recipes that cover every meal of the day, from soups and salads, to main courses and side dishes—even desserts and snacks! Each recipe includes a complete nutritional profile, so people following Weight Watchers, South Beach, or other programs can easily incorporate these meals into their daily routine. Recipes include handy “Kitchen Tips” that make cooking simple, and “Skinny Kitchen Tips” offer suggestions on how to cut calories without losing flavor.

Check out our video below of Allison making her “Blueberry Bread pudding with Peaches”!

The party will be held tonight, Wednesday, May 11 from 9-11 ET (8CT, 7MT, 6PT).
Click here to see details about the giveaway and enter for a chance to win.

Party Details
• What: Girls’ Night Out (#gno) Twitter party
• When: Wednesday, May 11 from 9-11 p.m. EST (8CT, 7 MT, & 6 PT)
• Where: Party with us on our very own Custom Tweetgrid! (Use hashtags #gno and #SkinnyCook)
• Topic: Healthy eating habits and ways to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your diet.
• Who: Brand Panelist: @SpruceTV, Community Panelists: TBD, Moderator(s): @jylmomIF @Dadventurous @troypattee and @MomItForward

• Party Favors: Click here to enter for a chance to enter the giveaway.

• RSVP: Use Mr. Linky below (enter the twitter URL and your twitter ID (e.g., http://twitter.com/jylmomIF).

RT @MomItForward Join SpruceTV #gno Twitter party 5/11 (9-11 ET) about healthy eating habits INSERT RSVP POST URL HERE #SkinnyCook PLS RT

Prizes: One winner will receive a signed copy of You Can Trust a Skinny Cook, plus a $250 Amazon gift certificate.

Entry Requirements
For a chance to enter and win, please complete the following requirements and leave a separate comment for each on this post, including links to your original tweets.

1. Follow @WildBBerries4U.
2. Follow @SpruceTV.
3. Follow @AllisonFishman on Twitter.

Join our “Mother’s Day Brunch” Twitter Party with Food Network Star, Aaron McCargo & Aunt Jemima

SpruceTV — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:40:18 +0000

What are some of your favorite memories of time spent with your mom? For Aaron McCargo, it was helping out his mom in the kitchen. Aaron McCargo, Jr. was the winner of season four of The Next Food Network Star and currently stars on Big Daddy’s House on Food Network.

According to McCargo, “I have been fascinated by cooking for as long as I can remember. My mother tells me I started to ‘help’ in the kitchen when I was very young.”

In his new book, Simply Done, Well Done, he shares 120 of the fun, family-friendly recipes that have made him a rising star. From hearty comfort foods to classic barbecue favorites to radically delicious desserts, McCargo whips up mouthwatering dishes inspired by family, friends, and good times shared over great food.

He’s partnered with Aunt Jemima Frozen Breakfast and they’re on a mission to prove why breakfast is the most important — and delicious — meal of the day. During the #gno Twitter party, McCargo will share some of his ideas and tips for a mom-worthy breakfast this Mother’s Day, including tasty breakfast recipes that will require less time in the kitchen and more time with Mom!

10 Winners will receive a copy of Simply Done, Well Done, a sampling or Aaron’s new spices and coupons for Aunt Jemima frozen breakfast products! (ARV: $30 Dollar Value).

Entry Requirements

For a chance to enter and win, please complete the following requirements and leave a separate comment for each on this post, including links to your original tweets.

1. Follow @LiveFromTheLine on Twitter.
2. Answer the following question on the @MomitForward comment section: How do you plan on celebrating Mother’s Day?
3. Tweet the following:

• RT @MomItForward Join @LiveFromTheLine #gno Twitter party 5/4 (9-11 ET) about Mother’s Day & #Breakfast INSERT RSVP POST URL HERE PLS RT

• RT @MomItForward GIVEAWAY! Enter 4 chance 2 win a Gourmet Brunch Basket INSERT GIVEAWAY POST URL HERE (10 Winners!) #gno #Breakfast PLS RT

The following are extra entries that will earn you one extra entry for each completed item..
• Follow SpruceTv on Twitter
• Follow @ChefMcCargo on Twitter
• Like SpruceTv on Facebook
• Like Chef McCargo on Facebook

Kate Middleton and Prince William – Are they meant to be?

SpruceTV — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:26:33 +0000

So how did Kate know William was her prince? Getting married is a huge step for anyone but to be marrying the most eligible bachelor in the world in front of billions? She has to be sure the future King of England is ‘the’ one. With royal wedding fever around the globe, women everywhere are turning to their guys, trying to gage their temperature—is he really ‘the’ one?

Find out if he’s a keeper or a loser by asking yourself three, simple questions, watch Dr. Diana Kirschner, author of Love In 90 Days and her latest book Sealing The Deal.

How do you know your man is “the one”? Tell us in the comments section below! Or tweet us at @sprucetv.

Myth Buster: Creativity and Self Destruction Do Not Mix

SpruceTV — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:51:16 +0000

When you think of some of the great and creative literary minds, names like Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, Hunter S. Thompson, Truman Capote and F. Scott Fitzgerald top most any list. But when you think of writers like those you also think of them as being reclusive, depressed and in some cases even alcoholics!

Well, we are here to shift that thinking of what it means to live a creative life with the help of Eat, Pray, Love and Committed author Elizabeth Gilbert (pictured with her husband Felipe). She takes a more spiritual and centered approach to living the writer’s life. SpruceTV has her exclusive take on how she is trying to change the way the world perceives creative types and make it a fulfilling, balanced and desired life to live!

How do you live a creative life? Tell us in the comments section below! Or tweet us at @sprucetv!

Fitness February Tip 4: Don’t Skip Breakfast!

SpruceTV — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:13:19 +0000

All month long we have been bringing you a new diet tip ripped straight from the pages of the new Men’s Health and the Women’s Health diet books that can help you shed up to 15 pounds in just six short weeks. The beauty of this plan is many of the tips are just simple things that will boost your metabolism and things you should be doing already! Last week our guide, Men’s Health editor-at-large Matt Bean told you to drink your milk. Today he sounds a bit like your mom again with these words of advice: eat your breakfast! Find out why:

What is your favorite healthy breakfast? Tell us in the comments section below or Tweet us at @sprucetv.

The World According to Lauren Conrad

SpruceTV — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:32:51 +0000

We may not get to see her glamorous life play out on The Hills anymore, but Lauren Conrad is still leaving her mark. With her uber successful YA novels, awesome fashion collection at Kohls department stores AND a book all about creating a signature and unforgettable style (appropriately named Lauren Conrad: Style) – there is still plenty of LC to go around. So, let us here at SpruceTV serve you up a double dose of the divine Miss C.

Shop like a Pro

First up is an inside look at how Lauren took her love of shopping and fashion to pull together all the must-have tips found in Lauren Conrad: Style. Have you read it? Which tips are your fave?

How a Reality Star Stays Humble

With stints on mega popular shows like Laguna Beach and The Hills and then books, fashion lines, endorsement deals and more – you would think that Lauren Conrad’s head would be the size of her shoe closet, right? Wrong. Even while building the Lauren Conrad brand, she’s kept a good head on her shoulders. Watch SpruceTV’s exclusive video to find out how:

What do you admire most about Lauren Conrad? Tell us in the comments section below OR tweet us at @sprucetv!

Fitness February Tip 3: Drink Your Milk!

SpruceTV — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:52:47 +0000

With the help of Men’s Health editor-at-large Matt Bean, we’ve been bringing you a new tip from the Mens Health and Women’s Health diet books to help you get in shape and drop those unwanted pounds every Mon in February. Last week, he encouraged you to give up those sugary drinks. Today’s tip is to do something your mom probably told you to do over and over while growing up – drink your milk! That’s right – Matt explains why adding dairy to your diet is a great way to jump start your diet!

Are you following either the Men’s or Women’s Health diets? Tell us what tips work best for you and why in the comments section below!