Giveaway: Gourmet CA Avocado Gift Basket + Julia Child's 100th Birthday Celebration August 2012 Hi Everyone: We have so many amazing things to shar

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Giveaway: Gourmet CA Avocado Gift Basket + Julia Child's 100th Birthday Celebration

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Boeuf Bourguignon

August 2012

Hi Everyone:

We have so many amazing things to share with you this month that we decided to send out two small newsletters versus one big one at the end of the month. So here goes ... short and sweet:

▪ On August 15th, we celebrated what would have been Julia Child's 100th birthday with thousands of fellow foodies across the blogosphere. Our contribution: A podcast devoted to our fondest Julia memories and a blog post featuring her time-honored and time-intensive recipe for Boeuf Bourguignon. Oh, it was so worth the effort! Even if you don't love Boeuf Bourguignon, check out the post just to see a photo of Liz and Julia taken in the late 1980's. (Hint: Notice Liz's hairdo and the shoulder pads!)
▪ During the show, we interviewed Jessie Hartland, author of the whimsically illustrated children's book, Bon Appétit: The Delicious Life of Julia Child. Visit our blog to enter to win the book. (PS: It's not just for kids.)
▪ We enjoyed the lazy days of August by cooking up a new recipe for California Avocado and Chicken Summer Sandwich. This spectacular summer sandwich features grilled chicken and red onion, goat cheese, basil pesto, arugula, and creamy avocados, and it's perfect for picnics and backyard gatherings. .
▪ Key Lime Pie got an extreme makeover from The Meal Makeover Moms (ooh, that's us) with ingredients like Greek yogurt, light coconut milk, and yes, avocados.

We're still offering our fans and followers a special discount on NO WHINE WITH DINNER: (usual retail price of $24.95.) Here's the offer:
* $17.50 per book + free shipping (U.S. only) when you buy single copies (1 to 9 books).
* $15.00 per book + free shipping (U.S. only) when you buy a case of 10.
* To order, head over to our main website and type in the code fs2011 to activate your free shipping.

As always, we look forward to staying in touch with you via our blog, Facebook fan page, podcast, Pinterest page, and Twitter.

Happy Summer Everyone,

Janice & Liz

PS: We've been tweeting individually for years, and now The Meal Makeover Mom duo is on Twitter. Follow us here at @MealMakeovrMoms.

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Giveaway News: Gourmet Gift Basket

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Gourmet Avocado Gift Basket

Thanks to our friends at the California Avocado Commission, we are giving away a gourmet avocado-themed gift basket. If you love avocados as much as we do, you'll definitely want to enter to win luscious avocados from California, a bamboo cutting board, an avocado slicer, a copy of No Whine with Dinner and more!

There are THREE ways to enter the giveaway: (1) Forward this newsletter to a friend (the Forward to a Friend button can be found at the bottom of the newsletter), (2) Visit Meal Makeover Moms' Kitchen and leave a comment about your favorite avocado recipes and dishes (3) Leave a comment on our Facebook page answering the same question. The more you do, the more times your name will be entered. We will pick our winner on August 24th using Random.org. U.S. only please.

In other giveaway news, we have one copy of Bon Appétit: The Delicious Life of Julia Child to give away. Enter by visiting our blog!

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Favorite Finds:

Bon Appétit: The Delicious Life of Julia Child

Written and illustrated by Jessie Hartland, this book is entertaining and very informative. We learned a lot about Julia Child's life ... everything from her childhood growing up in California to her years living in Paris where she took cooking classes at Le Cordon Bleu to how she got her start in TV. Visit our blog to enter to win a copy.

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Makeover Recipe: Avocado Yogurt Key Lime Pie

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Avocado Yogurt Key Lime Pie

Key Lime Pie just got a whole lot healthier! We added great nutrition to this rich and creamy dessert with CA avocados (they're in season now through October), non-fat Greek yogurt, light coconut milk, lime juice, and gelatin. We add the mixture to our healthy, homemade pie crust. A lovely dessert when you're entertaining friends and family ... and kids love it too!

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What's Going On With The Moms?

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Our Cookbooks

Click here to learn more about our cookbooks, No Whine with Dinner and The Moms' Guide to Meal Makeovers. In our books, you'll find nutritious and delicious recipes that appeal to the whole family, We're offering free shipping on No Whine with Dinner when you enter the code fs2011 (US only for free shipping), and now we have a special price on the book -- $17.50 for single copies and $15.00 per book when you order a case of 10.

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Listen to our Podcast

Tune in to Cooking with the Moms, our weekly radio podcast available every week on our website and on iTunes. Our most recent shows include Summer Entertaining tips and tricks and a Tribute to Julia Child.

Special thanks to Eggland's Best Eggs, our long-time sponsor of Cooking with the Moms.

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Avocado and Chicken Summer Sandwich

Visit Our Blog

Join the conversation on Meal Makeover Moms’ Kitchen as we share healthy recipes and helpful ideas for feeding your family. We welcome comments and questions!

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