sweepstakes roundup

It’s Saturday again and that means another round of Saturday Sweeps. Come back each Saturday, and I’ll share my favorite sweepstakes for the week. I’d love to hear about a DSM reader winning big!

• Enter to win one of 10,000 StriVectin-SD Eye Concentrate Samples over the next 4 months and also be eligible to win the grand prize, a trip to L.A. for the MORE Magazine Reinvention Convention! Just sign up to become a StriVectin VIP for a chance to win! (Thanks, Sweeties Sweeps!)

• Win 7 Days in Paradise when you enter Beaches’ sweepstakes. The vacation getaway is all inclusive, so this is definitely one you don’t want to miss! Contest is closed!

• Football fans, enter to win the Ultimate Tailgaiting Sweepstakes from Harry and David and you could walk away with gear and food worth over $1750. Ends 9/24.

• Let Elle help you get organized with their Container Store Organize in Style Sweepstakes for a chance to win $1500 towards ContainerStore.com

• Need a little rest and relaxation? Perhaps you will after the holiday season has its way with you. Enter the Great SpaAndTravel.Com Spa Party Giveaway for a chance to win a spa party worth $5,000! Get your friends together and enter to win!

• Show Adidas the moves your team, group or school has. Submit a video demonstrating it and vote daily until 12/12 for a chance to win $15,000 for your school or $1,000 for you or your team in Adidas and Pulse Fragrance’s Move. Pulse. Sweepstakes.

See the previous Saturday Sweeps for more chances to win!

It’s Saturday again and that means another round of Saturday Sweeps. Come back each Saturday, and I’ll share my favorite sweepstakes for the week. I’d love to hear about a DSM reader winning big!

• Do you like things that go extremely fast? Enter DHL’s Formula 1 Twitter Competition and answer the Lap Tips in record speed for a chance to win Formula 1 tickets in Abu Dhabi, Playstation and Wii Formula 1 games and more.

• Better Homes and Gardens and Cook’s Ham have joined together in the Back to the Table Sweepstakes. Enter for a chance to win an Apple iMac or one of five MacBooks. Ends 11/5.

• Are you or a spouse a member of the U.S. Military? Enter King’s Hawaiian Trips for Troops Sweepstakes for a chance to win a 7-day trip for two to Oahu. ENds 10/31.

• You could win Groceries for a Year from the New World Pasta family of brands in the It Pays to Wat Pasta Sweepstakes!

• The DIY Network is blogging through a home renovation with input from viewers and readers. Enter to win the Blog Cabin and you could be the one who calls it home.

• Are you a foodie? You could be the next home winner in the Sears Chef Challenge when you enter your best recipe and share a video of yourself demonstrating it.

• Fitness Magazine is giving away $20,000 cash as they kick off their Motherboard where women can connect and share.

See the previous Saturday Sweeps for more chances to win!

It’s Saturday again and that means another round of Saturday Sweeps. Come back each Saturday, and I’ll share my favorite sweepstakes for the week. I’d love to hear about a DSM reader winning big!

• Stonyfield lovers, come and vote for your favorite Stonyfield yogurt in the 2010 Stonyfield Cup. They’re giving away a week’s worth of yogurt every day, and you’ll also be entered to win the grand prize: a whole year’s worth!

• Love the great outdoors? Enter the Coleman Backyard Escape Sweepstakes before 9/8 for a chance to win $3500 cash and $1500 in Coleman camping gear.

• HGTV always impresses, and this one is no different. Enter their Urban Oasis Giveaway for a chance to win a New York City apartment!

• Design your dream kitchen and you could win it in the Define Your Style Sweepstakes from KraftMaid. Grand prize is $50,000 to put towards that kitchen you are dreaming of.

• Join the Motherboard at Midwest Living for a chance to win $20,000. What would you do with $20,000? Ends 11/15.

• Enter the Daily Sweepstakes from Ladies’ Home Journal for a chance to win the $2,500 grand prizes or one of many daily prizes from now until 9/23.

• New moms, enter to win Earth Baby’s Perfect 10-10-10 Contest! Ten ways to enter and ten ways to win! Guess when the contest ends. Yep, 10/10/10 at 10 p.m.

See the previous Saturday Sweeps for more chances to win!

It’s Saturday again and that means another round of Saturday Sweeps. Come back each Saturday, and I’ll share my favorite sweepstakes for the week. I’d love to hear about a DSM reader winning big!

Last week my kids and I were able to spend an evening taste testing different Jif peanut butter combinations with a fun group of other bloggers via an online video conference. Now, I’ve always considered myself part of the Red Team (meaning I like the creamy PB with the red lid); however, Jif just may have convinced me that I need to switch to the Blue Team (crunchy PB with the blue lid) after trying Jif Crunchy peanut butter on baby carrots. It’s a pairing I probably never would have tried on my own, but it was totally delicious!

Other combinations we tried were peanut butter and hummus — which was surprisingly good — vanilla frosting and peanut butter, and of course my favorite chocolate and peanut butter. Some bloggers were even brave enough to try peanut butter on bacon, but that one really didn’t appeal to me in the least.

What I enjoyed most about the event is that it sparked an interest in my kids to try new flavor combinations and eat things that maybe they would normally turn their noses up at. Even my ultra-picky 4-year-old was at least taking a nibble of some of the more outrageous combinations.

So what’s your favorite peanut butter pairing? If you need a little inspiration to try something new, check out this fabulous recipe below for Peanut Butter Apple Rings:

Peanut Butter Apple Rings

Ingredients:

1/3 cup Jif Natural Creamy Peanut Butter Spread
4 teaspoons honey
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 large red delicious apple, cored and cut crosswise into 6 rings
1/2 cup granola cereal with raisins

Directions:

1. Stir peanut butter, honey and cinnamon in small bowl. Arrange apple rings on serving plates. Spread rings evenly with thin layer of peanut butter mixture.
2. Lightly press granola cereal into peanut butter mixture. Serve immediately.

• Does your child love doing fun and crazy things with peanut butter sandwiches? Have them enter the Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest for a chance to win a $25,000 scholarship fund when you send in your best peanut butter sandwich recipe. Four runners up will receive a $2,500 scholarship fund. Open to U.S. residents ages 6 to 12. Ends 10/22.

• For all you moms out there, you can be the judge of the Jif Most Creative Sandwich Contest! Write a 250-word essay telling Jif how you make the best choices for your family for the Jif Moms’ Choice Their Choice Contest and you could win a trip for two to New York to judge the sandwich contest!

• Enter Amazon’s Back-to-School Wishes Sweepstakes for a chance to win a $10,000 MasterCard just by making a purchase on Amazon with your MasterCard. Ends 8/31. Who knows, you may have already entered without knowing it!

• Still recording things on VHS? Come into the 21st century and enter to win a TiVo Premiere XL and rethink the way you watch TV. Ends 10/25.

• My youngest daughter loves anything that swims, and bringing her to SeaWorld would be an absolute treat. Enter to win a 3-day, 2-night trip for four in the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, Orlando, FL, Getaway Giveaway now through 9/30.

• Saving up for your dream vacation? Give your balance a potential boost by entering Family Circle’s Dream Vacation Sweepstakes. One grand prize winner will walk away with $25,000. Ends 8/31, so enter now!

• Tailgating season is fast approaching. Get your grill on when you enter to win a Weber Q320 Portable Gas Grill from Pazsaz Entertainment. Ends 9/30.

See the previous Saturday Sweeps for more chances to win!

It’s Saturday again and that means another round of Saturday Sweeps. Come back each Saturday, and I’ll share my favorite sweepstakes for the week. I’d love to hear about a DSM reader winning big!

• Are you a fan of Seattle’s Best? Enter the Seattle’s Best BEST Fans Sweepstakes by creating a one-minute video explaining why are you Seattle’s Best BEST fan and why you love coffee so much. Five winners will win a trip to Seattle to tour the corporate headquarters and become the brand ambassadors for Seattle’s Best. Ends 9/7.

• Enter the Disney Family Clean as a Whistle Sweepstakes for a chance to win year’s worth of professional cleaning services and a new Electrolux washer and dryer. Enter before 9/16.

• Have you seen Eat, Pray, Love yet? Cinemax is giving you the chance to win a six-night trip for two to Italy, India or Bali when you enter the Let Yourself Go Sweepstakes. Ends Monday, 8/23, so hurry and enter while you still can!

• Enter Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts FUNd $25,000 Contest to create a fun program or event in your community. Three finalists will also win a three-day, two-night trip to New York for the Finalist Event. Ends 8/27.

• Do you have a way with words and know someone worth talking about? Enter eHarlequin’s More Than Words Contest by telling the story of a woman who has done extraordinary things in the community in 1,500 words. Three winners will get a $15,000 donation made in the woman’s name to the charity involved.

• Tell French Toast what makes your child unique in 300 words or less for their “U” in Uniform Contest for a chance to win $10,000 and $5,000 in uniforms for your child’s school.

See the previous Saturday Sweeps for more chances to win!