Tag: holidays
3 Dream Vacations to Take in 2013
2013 is the perfect time to take that dream vacation you’ve always wanted to. We asked luxury travel expert Duane Wells to share his new year’s dream destinations with us. From the iconic landmarks of New York City to the white sand beaches of Bora Bora, the world is packed with great vacation destinations. Here are our top 3 dream vacation spots for 2013.
6 Killer Holiday Apps You’ve Never Heard Of
They holidays are coming up, and we know things can get a little crazy. Thankfully, with your smartphone by your side, you have everything you need to keep scrooge away and enjoy the season. To help you out, we’ve created a Holiday Survival Guide of our favorite apps that to restore sanity to an otherwise crazy Christmas season.
Home for the Holidays: Win a $500 Shopping Spree from Springpad and Wayfair.com
If you ask us, the holidays are best spent at home. There’s simply nothing better than a cozy kitchen, a beautifully decorated living room, and the family all together again.
This December, we’ve teamed up with our friends at Wayfair.com to make the holidays at your house even sweeter. Create a Springpad gift list of the gorgeous home goods, gourmet kitchen goodies and gifts you’ve been dreaming of this season, and you could win one of three $500 shopping sprees from Wayfair.com. Entering to win is easy, get started now!
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4 Ways to Survive the Holiday Season with Springpad
Between gift shopping, holiday parties and meal plans, December can be pretty rough. Pile on a gift list that’s a million miles long, a demanding extended family, a slew of party invitations, some seemingly impossible recipes, and a weeping bank account, and who isn’t ready to call it quits? Don’t panic. Springpad is here to help.
5 Thanksgiving Recipes That Will Impress Your Mother-In-Law
With Thanksgiving upon us, now is the time to think about food, family and how long a turkey has to defrost before it’s cooked. And also — who’s coming for dinner? We’ve heard there are a few mothers-in-law out there who are just about impossible to impress.
Thankfully, the culinary experts at Breville used Springpad — one of Time Magazine’s Top 50 Apps of 2012 — to save and share their favorite recipes that will impress even your pickiest family members. Try some tradition mixed with new spices and tastes, like cardamom, chard and kale, for an unforgettable holiday meal.
Springpad Notebook Template: The Gift Idea Notebook
ATTENTION: This post contains details about a previous version of Springpad. To learn about the updates in Springpad 3.0, check out this blog post: “The New Springpad Makes It Fun and Easy to Share.”
The Springpad Gift Idea Notebook is customized to help you get ready for the upcoming holiday season – helping you save gift ideas that you come across on the web & on the go. Get it now!
This notebook template was created by customizing a Springpad notebook.
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Holiday Gift Ideas from Your Friends at Springpad
Looking for some holiday gift ideas? Follow these great profiles and spring some of the recommended gift ideas into your own Springpad. (Learn more about using Springpad for Holiday Shopping)
Gift Ideas
Created just for this holiday season, check out these great gift ideas!
Gadget Guy
For the hottest new gadgets, both for yourself & anyone on your list!
Music Monster
Who doesn’t love holiday tunes? Check out this list!
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Use Springpad for Holiday Shopping
Ah… Holiday shopping! Whether you’re a planner or a last-minute kind of shopper, we’ve got your back! Use Springpad to save your holiday gift ideas then access the list from anywhere. We’ll let you know the best place to buy it, with quicklinks to many online retailers, and even alert you when the price drops. How easy is that?
Save products as you surf the web
Use the Springpad Chrome Extension or Springpad Web Clipper to save gift ideas that you come across online. Then, when you’re ready to purchase, you’ll know exactly where to find the things you saved.
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Recipes for your Memorial Day BBQ & A Contest!
Memorial Day is this weekend, have you planned what you’ll be making yet? Save these seasonal recipes in Springpad, and access them later when you’re ready to start cooking. Check out our ‘Use Springpad for Food‘ page for more tips and ideas on how Springpad can help you with all things food. While you’re there, enter our contest by simply saving your favorite summer recipe to win a 14 piece Cuisinart Grill set, brought to you by CSN Stores!
5 Recipes for the 4th of July
Grilled Potato Salad, from Biscuits and Such
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Plan a romantic evening in with ‘Gourmet Girl Magazine’
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, and there are likely some romantically disinclined boyfriends and husbands that have yet to make a plan. Fear not, gentlemen, for you can still save the holiday and show your sweetheart you love them–from the kitchen! Gourmet Girl Magazine is lending a hand by cooking up a delectable meal plan with recipes for elegant entrees, desserts and comfort food kicked up to gourmet level for your special sweetie.
