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Hi there!  I hope you’re having a great day!  I wanted to let you know that I am starting a new recipe series on “The Menu Mom” Blog today.  Every Tue & Thur. new recipes will be posted (with fun pictures!)  You can see the first post here:  Fluffy Orange Pie Recipe .  ENJOY!

Christine

Happy New Year!  By this point you are probably getting back into your regular routine.  I hope you had a great holiday! 

I wanted  to let you know that I have created a couple New Year’s Resources for you to enjoy.

You can find them here:
http://www.menuplanningcentral.com/newyearsformoms.html

Included are:  "How to Get your Kitchen Organized", the "Healthy Weight Loss Success Guide", and of course our "Menu Planning Kit".

I encourage you to share this link with your friends as well!  http://www.menuplanningcentral.com/newyearsformoms.html

Enjoy!
Christine Steendahl
"The Menu Mom" 

Black Friday (and before and beyond) SALES
Of course we wanted to jump in the fun and offer a few specials to celebrate next week!  Here is what we have to offer:

Wednesday – Kid Approved Meals (www.kidapprovedmeals.com)  $7.50 (instead of $14.95 and I’ll also throw in a free gift of Entertaining Made Easy http://www.menuplanningcentral.com/entertaining.html  – $16.97 Value
(Please note if you are going to take advantage of the Dine Without Whine or Menu Planning Central Sale below, you do not need this sale.)  To take advantage of this offer, all you need to do is visit here on Wednesday:  https://wahmcart.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?adminid=107&pid=403&quickbuy=1  At that time the price will show $7.50 instead of $14.95. 

Thursday – Sunday Sale – Dine Without Whine
(www.dinewithoutwhine.com) 6 mon., 12 mon. & Lifetime Memberships – 50% off.  We will also throw in a free copy of Kid Approved Meals.  To take advantage of this offer, visit www.dinewithoutwhine.com and sign-up for a 6 mon., 12 mon. or Lifetime Membership and enter coupon code:  THANKSSALE

THE BIG ONE:
Thursday 10 PM CST – Friday Noon CST  Menu Planning Central Lifetime Memberships (www.menuplanningcentral.com/main.html) – $75.  (Regularly $199.97)  We have never ever offered this price before…  (and we will not again until at least next year Black Friday).  To take advantage of this offer, visit https://www.menuplanningcentral.com/order/signup.php and choose the Lifetime Membership Option.  Enter coupon code:  BLKFDY

Friday Noon CST – Sunday Sale – Menu Planning Central (www.menuplanningcentral.com/main.html) Monthly Memberships for $9.97 per month (instead of $19.97 per month) and Lifetime Memberships for $100.  To take advantage of this offer, visit www.menuplanningcentral.com/half.html

*No price adjustments can be given for past purchases.  These sales are available on the above dates and times only. 

Feel free to tell your friends about these specials!

Enjoy!
Christine Steendahl – “The Menu Mom”

First off, we are giving back this holiday season.  You can nominate a friend for a Menu Planning Central Lifetime Membership (and win one yourself too!)  See the details here:  http://www.themenumom.com/nominate-a-friend-for-a-menu-planning-central-membership

Also, we have some help for you!  We have planned Thanksgiving and Christmas for you!  (this makes it soooo easy!)  Here are the details:  http://www.menuplanningcentral.com/holiday.html

Have you joined us on facebook yet?  So many fun things going on there – including lots of give-aways! 
www.facebook.com/themenumom

Finally, here are some highlights from our community this week:

Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal: 
http://www.theblogfrog.com/581761/forum/62211/pumpkin-pie-oatmeal.html
Cream Soup ?:
http://www.theblogfrog.com/581761/forum/61551/cream-soup-.html

Wash Potatoes in the Dishwasher?:
http://www.theblogfrog.com/581761/forum/62204/wash-potatoes-in-the-dishwasher.html

I hope you have a great week!

Christine Steendahl
"The Menu Mom"

I hope you’re having a great week!  With the weather getting cooler again, I have had several of you ask about slow cooker recipes.  I LOVE my slow cooker!  It is super quick to get something going in it, and it serves me a delicious meal in the evening without much effort at all!  It’s definitely one of my favorite kitchen tools!  As I was looking at some new recipes the other night, it occurred to me that my friend Susanne, "The Hillbilly Housewife" has a wonderful e-book crock-pot collection that I return to again and again.  I wanted to share this resource with you, but first I went and twisted her arm a bit (okay, we’re friends.. we do nice things for each other once in awhile..) and asked her if she could give my customers a discount.  She responded generously!  We’re talking a NICE discount!

Until midnight on November 6, 2010 you can get Susanne’s entire crockpot cooking collection for 50% OFF (yes, you read that right)

Here’s where you can grab your entire crockpot cooking system for half of what you’d usually pay for it:

http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/crock-pot

Susanne and I are holding this special sale as a way to say THANK YOU to all the people who read my blog.

Here’s where you can grab your copy and save 50%:

http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/crock-pot

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Try The Crockpot Cooking System for 50% And Get Four Free Bonuses

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If the 50% discount isn’t enough to have you heading to the website, these FOUR free gifts will surely do the trick.

* Bonus 1: Homemade Breads and Rolls

Almost every crockpot meal I serve for dinner has a hot bead on the side. Here are Susanne’s favorite quick bread and breadmaker recipes that go perfect with just about any crockpot meal.

* Bonus 2: Pantry Cooking Guide

If you ever stand in front of our pantry at 5pm trying to come up with something for dinner, you need this ebook. Find out what you should have stocked in your pantry, then try one of the many yummy (and fast) recipes.

* Bonus 3: Cut Your Grocery Budget in Half

Just imagine how much you can save each month if you could cut your grocery budget in half. Susanne will show you how she did just that.

* Bonus 4: My Favorite Recipes

Susanne put together a short little printable report with her own favorites from the Hillbilly Housewife website. Print it and stick it in your household binder.

WHEW! That’s a lot of goodies… and you get it all FREE when you try the entire crockpot cooking collection for 50% off.

Go here right now and claim your copy before they’re all gone!

http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/crock-pot

Talk soon,

Christine Steendahl
"The Menu Mom"

P.S. This special sale ends at midnight on November 6th. If you’d like to get the revolutionary crockpot cooking system so many moms are raving about … and save 50%, then go here now:

http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/crock-pot

Ready, Set, go! Tell your friends! If we have 3000 fans on our "The Menu Mom" Facebook Page by Oct. 30th, we will give away 10 Lifetime Memberships to www.menuplanningcentral.com/main.html ($199.97 value each).  (Or if you prefer a Dine Without Whine Membership, we could do that as well – $139.95 Value)

Anyone who is a fan, old or new, will be entered. We will also extend 50% off memberships to everyone else if we make it! Here is the direct link to our page – www.facebook.com/themenumom

Tell your friends and became a fan yourself if you aren’t already!  All you have to do is visit www.facebook.com/themenumom and click the "like" button to like the page! 

Can we do it?  I think we can! 

Christine Steendahl
"The Menu Mom" 

One of my cooking friends, Shelley from OneRoastVegetable.com, has created a brand-new cooking for the freezer class called "Fresh From The Freezer:  Healthy Meals for Busy People."  What perfect timing since we just released a couple freezer cooking resources ourselves! 

Two things you need to know:  The class starts TODAY – Tuesday October 19th. And there is no charge for you to take it!

http://www.menuplanningcentral.com/freshfreezer

This class is made up of short video lessons that you watch online, each one showing you step-by-step how to successfully use your freezer to help make meal preparation easy.

Enjoy!
Christine

P.S. I’m taking this class too and I look forward to seeing you on the ‘inside’. Make sure you forward this email to all of your friends, because the more people who sign up for this class, the more videos Shelley’s going to release! Sign up now: http://www.menuplanningcentral.com/freshfreezer

P.P.S. If you missed the freezer resources we released in the last couple weeks – here they are again:

Freezing Food Guide:
http://www.menuplanningcentral.com/FreezerFoodsUsed.pdf

Freezer Recipes Ebook:
http://www.menuplanningcentral.com/FreezerRecipes.pdf

I enjoy spending time in the kitchen this time of year – the kids are off at school, it is cooler out, and I just have a tad bit more time.  How about you?  When I have extra time, I like to pop a few things into my freezer to use on the days when I am super busy, (or just feeling lazy).  Today I thought I would share with you some of my favorite freezer recipes.  I made this resource for my Menu Planning Central clients, but figured my Dine Without Whine Clients might enjoy it as well! 

But before I share it, I also wanted to share with you that if you like this resource, I know that you will LOVE all the resources we have available in Menu Planning Central.  Have you taken a look at all we have to offer?  It is a super value, but to make it even better, I will extend 50% off to you through Friday – the 24th, you can use this link: 
http://www.menuplanningcentral.com/halfoff.html

(Keep in mind, if you have a Dine Without Whine Subscription, you would want to cancel that, as the "family friendly menus" in Menu Planning Central are similar to the Dine Without Whine Menus.)

Okay, here is your Freezer Recipes Ebook: 
http://www.menuplanningcentral.com/FreezerRecipes.pdf

Enjoy!

Christine
"The Menu Mom" 

With it being the end of July, we thought it would be fun to celebrate with some Christmas in July! Therefore, I have put together a special gift for you – our Christmas Made Easy Guide, To-Do List, Christmas Menu & Shopping List. (Yes, I know Christmas is five months away… ) However, we sell this program for $14.95 at Christmas time, so why not grab it now – FREE? Just save it on your computer (the files will only be active until July 31^st) and then you will have it come December. Here are the files:
http://www.menuplanningcentral.com/xmasjulygift.html

You’ll also find a special surprise offer here as well:
http://www.menuplanningcentral.com/halfoff.html

Hint: Back to school is just around the corner – it’s time to get organized in the kitchen, and this will help – BIG TIME!

Enjoy!
Christine Steendahl
“The Menu Mom”