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Celebrity Interview: Chef Marcela Valladolid on The American Baking Competition

June 7, 2013 By speppel Leave a Comment

The heat is rising on The American Baking Competition, the latest reality TV cooking show to hit the airwaves on CBS. Ten contestants have already begun sharing their culinary skills and talents with the world and two hopefuls have been eliminated. Recently, I was given the opportunity to ask celebrity chef and baking judge Marcela Valladolid [...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Food and Drink Tagged With: american baking competition, celebrity interview, jeff foxworthy, Marcela Valladolid, paul hollywood

FREE SCREENING: Win a Family 4 Pack to Despicable Me 2

June 6, 2013 By speppel 3 Comments

Comment below for a chance to win a family four-pack to a free screening to Despicable Me 2: WHEN: Thursday, June 27 at 7:00 PM WHERE: UA King of Prussia GIVEAWAY ENDS: June 21st, 2013; 11:59 PM Official Movie Release date: July 3, 2013 Genre: 3D-CG comedy adventure Cast: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin [...]

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Rock of Ages rolls into Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center

June 6, 2013 By speppel Leave a Comment

Rock of Ages is the next musical to arrive in Philadelphia following a string of outstanding performances hosted by the Kimmel Center’s Broadway series. We have thoroughly enjoyed a number of the shows gracing Philly’s halls this year and look forward to seeing this one as well. ABOUT Rock of Ages: In 1987 on the [...]

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New Maytag Washer & Dryer on the way!

May 23, 2013 By speppel Leave a Comment

Recently, I received an invite to a Maytag event at H.H. Gregg where a group of local Philly bloggers gathered to learn about the new products lines. Apparently, May is Maytag month and so Melissa and I had to get our picture with Clay the Maytag Man! If you know me, you know I love [...]

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Exclusive Interview with Chris Wedge, Director of 20th Century Fox’ EPIC

May 22, 2013 By speppel Leave a Comment

Last week, I was invited to join a live roundtable discussion with Director Chris Wedge whose animated film EPIC will be hitting theaters nationwide this coming week. EPIC features incredibly talented actors and musicians – including Colin Farrell, Amanda Seyfried, Beyonce, Aziz Ansari , Pitbull, Steven Tyler, and others! Wedge and his team at Blue Sky [...]

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Product Reviews: Wummelbox Craft Kits for Kids

May 20, 2013 By speppel Leave a Comment

{Disclosure: I received a Wummelbox Craft kit for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.} When I stopped working full-time, I couldn’t sit still for long and offered to teach craft classes at our local YMCA which was totally awesome until I got another offer I couldn’t refuse – a chance to teach college [...]

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Wrapping Up Disney Social Media Moms 2013

May 16, 2013 By speppel Leave a Comment

(Disclosure: I received a number of items for review during my recent trip to Disney World for the 2013 Disney Social Media Moms Conference. Several items are mentioned below in this conference wrap-up. All thoughts and opinions are my own.) Last Saturday, I found myself sitting in a pearly clamshell riding through Epcot’s relaxing ride The [...]

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Video of Chevy Test Track & Corvette Test Drive with GoPro Hero3

May 15, 2013 By speppel Leave a Comment

I am still working on my wrap-up from last weekend’s trip to Disney but here is the video I created with our new GoPro HERO3: Black Edition video cam when I was in Disney with Traveling Moms last month. I highlight the camera in addition to what I saw because it takes such a unique [...]

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CLOSED: Party Wrap-Up and GIVEAWAY: $100 Gift Card from The Amazing Avocado

April 29, 2013 By speppel 148 Comments

UPDATE: Congrats to comment #134: Jeanne. Avocados are the hottest new ingredient in healthy eating and amazingly they are available ALL year around! Guilt-free eating with all that GOOD fat. Yummo. This month, several of my favorite bloggy friends came over for a fun recipe swap sponsored by Avocados from Mexico. Since avocados are so [...]

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