I love 4th of July and all of the yummy food is one of my favorite things about the 4th of July!  To celebrate 4th of July, I’ve teamed up with some other awesome bloggers to bring you this 4th of July Blogger Picnic Recipe Hop and Giveaway!  It starts today, 6/29/12 at 10 a.m. EST and ends on 7/6 at midnight EST.

Please check out all of our yummy recipes!  Here’s some that I’ve been making for 4th of July every year for about 3 years now!  I got this recipe from my friend Marci’s baby shower.  It’s easy to make and we absolutely LOVE it!

Chicken Spinach Bow Tie Pasta Salad

Image Credit: On My Menu

Ingredients:

Baby spinach (I usually use one small bag)
Grilled chicken (2-3 pieces, diced)
Bow tie pasta (I use 1/2 to one full 16 oz box depending on how much I’m making)
Pesto (I’m a cheater and buy pre-made)
Feta cheese
Toffee glazed almond accents
Diced tomatoes

Create the dressing by mixing equal parts of Italian dressing and Caesar dressing.  I have used low fat versions of both and it still tastes great!  Once you’ve made the dressing, mix everything together and serve.

If you’re participating in the giveaway, here is my scavenger hunt piece:

Click here to enter the giveaway–> $60 Amazon gift card entry form

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It’s time for another Mission Giveaway!  This week, you have the opportunity to pamper yourself and a friend with $100 in Kizmo Kitchen products for you and a friend!  I just celebrated my tenth wedding anniversary last week and I sure could use some new kitchen products!  I’d love to win this one myself!

Grand Prize: Over $100 in Kizmos Kitchen products for you and a friend!

A great collection of some of our most popular items, from measuring cups to ice cream scoops.

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Here’s How You Enter:
The Giveaway will open up on Tuesday 6/26 at 12:01 am EST and Close on Friday 6/29 at 11:59 pm EST.

1) Start at the Rafflecopter Giveaway form.

2) Complete the Mandatory entries.

3) Work your way through the links, entering contests at each blog as you go. These contests each have their own rules and end dates.

4) Complete additional entries towards the bottom and come back for additional daily entries!

That’s it! You have successfully entered this awesome giveaway! Side note…It’s not mandatory that you enter all the giveaways at each blog. However, doing so not only increases your chances of WINNING the other prizes, it increases your chances of WINNING the Grand Prize!

Mission Giveaway started with the $100 Story where with $100 several people received the help they needed. We are on a mission to help people! We have gathered a group of bloggers that want to make a difference. Together we are the Mission Giveaway Group!

To inquire about becoming a sponsor, please contact Amee or Dawn at missiongiveaway@yahoo.com for details. Take a look at our Media Kit to see what Mission Giveaway has to offer.

Are you a blogger that would like to participate in Mission Giveaway? Find out how you can join us.

The amazing Blogs participating in the event this week are:

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The latest Mission Giveaway is LIVE! You have the opportunity to win a prize for yourself and then “pay it forward” and share a prize with a friend, too! This week’s Mission Giveaway is sponsored by Extra Space Storage!

Grand Prize: $75 American Express Gift Card for you and $25 American Express Gift card to give a friend!

About Our Sponsor – ExtraSpace Storage

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Extra Space Storage is excited to announce the kickoff of our latest contest, “What’s In Store?.” The contest may be accessed and entered via our website or Facebook page June 18th through July 8th. We are giving away everything from gift cards to receipt scanners and an iPad – all perfect resources for conference-goers and busy women like yourselves! Those who don’t win a prize will still receive a useful tip to help them stay organized working and writing from home or an office, all from our resident Professional Organizers. You can also easily share the tips with your friends on Facebook or Twitter, if you think they too could use some helpful advice!

You can find ExtraSpace on Facebook and Twitter. You can learn more about the above contest on Extraspace.com and find tips and ideas for organizing here.

Make sure you head to ExtraSpace on Facebook to register their “What’s In Store” contest. But before you head off to do that, enter our Mission Giveaway below.

Here’s How You Enter:
The Giveaway will open up on Tuesday 6/19 at 12:01 am EST and Close on Friday 6/22 at 11:59 pm EST.

1) Start at the Rafflecopter Giveaway form.

2) Complete the Mandatory entries.

3) Work your way through the links, entering contests at each blog as you go. These contests each have their own rules and end dates.

4) Complete additional entries towards the bottom and come back for additional daily entries!

That’s it! You have successfully entered this awesome giveaway! Side note…It’s not mandatory that you enter all the giveaways at each blog. However, doing so not only increases your chances of WINNING the other prizes, it increases your chances of WINNING the Grand Prize!

Mission Giveaway started with the $100 Story where with $100 several people received the help they needed. We are on a mission to help people! We have gathered a group of bloggers that want to make a difference. Together we are the Mission Giveaway Group!

To inquire about becoming a sponsor, please contact Amee or Dawn at missiongiveaway@yahoo.com for details. Take a look at our Media Kit to see what Mission Giveaway has to offer.

Are you a blogger that would like to participate in Mission Giveaway? Find out how you can join us.

The amazing Blogs participating in the event this week are:

Madame Deals| Slop Swap| Wheel n Deal Mama| Klippin’ Krazy Koupons!| Rowell Reviews| Saving You Dinero| Susan’s Disney Family 2 Kid Safety bands| Jenns Blah Blah Blog| Freebie Spot| Money $aving Michele| All About the Mommies| A Savings WOW!| Living At The Whitehead’s Zoo| Giveaway Bandit| Stretching Your Budget| Confessions of an Overworked Mom| Couponing to be Debt Free| Making of a Mom| Melissa’s Bargains| Organic Mommy Today| The Lucky Ladybug| Mark Your Savings | Coupon Frenzy Mom| the ABC kidZ| How Was Your Day?| This Flourishing Life| More from Mom| Saving More Than Me|

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