by Kimberly Kraft, posted November 30, 2011 at 11:25 am
Today marks the anniversary of Ken Jennings, Jeopardy! superstar & America’s sweetheart, being defeated after a remarkable 74 game winning streak. Jennings made his first appearance on Jeopardy! in June 2004 and his loss aired on this date, November 30, in 2004.
Jennings’ run on Jeopardy! chiseled his name into the game show history books. He broke a number of records including highest American game show winnings total ($3.7 million), most appearances on a syndicated game show (81 episodes), and highest 5 consecutive game total on Jeopardy! ($221,200). His records even landed him a place in The Guinness Book of World Records under “most cash won on a game show.”
As a bit of trivia for you, here is the final Jeopardy! answer that led to Jennings’ ultimate demise. “Most of this firm’s 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work only four months a year.” The question is posted in the comments below. (reference: history.com, wikipedia.org)
by Kimberly Kraft, posted November 28, 2011 at 11:25 am
We hope you had a great holiday weekend. If you were still in a food coma Friday and missed the Lakeside Collection Black Friday sale, fear not. Lakeside.com has a fantastic Cyber Monday Sale going on TODAY. Save up to 75% off! Click here to shop and save…and hurry, some quantities are limited.
by Kimberly Kraft, posted November 25, 2011 at 8:00 am
Leftovers are the figurative icing on the cake to the wonderful holiday that is Thanksgiving. Turkey is wonderful cold in sandwich form, but here are a couple creative ideas for consuming your delectable poultry surplus (recipe ideas from allrecipes.com).
Turkey Nachos By: Gayle Lewis
Ingredients
- 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cheddar cheese soup, undiluted
- 3/4 cup salsa
- 1 cup cubed cooked turkey or chicken
- Tortilla chips
Directions
- Combine soup and salsa in a saucepan or microwave-safe bowl. Stir in turkey; cook until heated through. Serve warm with tortilla chips.
Dad’s Leftover Turkey Pot Pie By: Rob N
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen peas and carrots
- 2 cups frozen green beans
- 1 cup sliced celery
- 2/3 cup butter
- 2/3 cup chopped onion
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 3/4 cups chicken broth
- 1 1/3 cups milk
- 4 cups cubed cooked turkey meat – light and dark meat mixed
- 4 (9 inch) unbaked pie crusts
Directions
- Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Place the peas and carrots, green beans, and celery into a saucepan; cover with water, bring to a boil, and simmer over medium-low heat until the celery is tender, about 8 minutes. Drain the vegetables in a colander set in the sink, and set aside.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat, and cook the onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in 2/3 cup of flour, salt, black pepper, celery seed, onion powder, and Italian seasoning; slowly whisk in the chicken broth and milk until the mixture comes to a simmer and thickens. Remove from heat; stir the cooked vegetables and turkey meat into the filling until well combined.
- Fit 2 pie crusts into the bottom of 2 9-inch pie dishes. Spoon half the filling into each pie crust, then top each pie with another crust. Pinch and roll the top and bottom crusts together at the edge of each pie to seal, and cut several small slits into the top of the pies with a sharp knife to release steam.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the crusts are golden brown and the filling is bubbly, 30 to 35 minutes. If the crusts are browning too quickly, cover the pies with aluminum foil after about 15 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.
by Kimberly Kraft, posted November 23, 2011 at 8:47 am
Though a time honored tradition…bracing cold weather and overtired bargain hunters seems like an awfully difficult way to save some cash for the holidays. Especially considering Lakeside.com offers an unbeatable Black Friday sale sans the early wake-up call (check out our page on 11/25 for up to 75% off).
However we understand some of you may get a bout of insomnia the day after Thanksgiving. We want to help, so here are our top 5 suggestions of better things to do at 4am instead of hit early bird ‘sales’
5. Sneak downstairs to raid the wonderful leftovers…we’ll stand behind you that all the pie was eaten the night before
4. Work on your Presidential impersonations
3. Assemble a 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle of a picture of a pile of jigsaw puzzle pieces
2. Attempt to write the Preamble using only letters found in your bowl of alphabet soup
1. Shop Lakeside.com!
by Kimberly Kraft, posted November 21, 2011 at 1:27 pm
Some of you have been cooking turkeys for decades. In fact we don’t doubt that some of our readers could pluck and stuff a bird so beautifully it would make us cry. However many of you are undertaking your first turkey this Thanksgiving. For those first timers, the key to a decent (or at least edible) turkey is to defrost it properly. After that, the rest is gravy (sometimes literally…gravy can salvage even the driest bird). Here are some tips for defrosting your fowl friend.
If you bought your turkey frozen, keep it frozen until you are ready to thaw. Then follow these thawing tips (curtsey of the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service)
Since Thanksgiving is approaching in T-3 days and counting, get defrosting and good luck!
by Kimberly Kraft, posted November 18, 2011 at 3:00 pm
Some of the folks who entered the Spread the Joy Sweepstakes yesterday may have received an email request for the use of their photo. This was an email server glitch and we are sincerely sorry about the confusing email. Our Spread the Joy Sweepstakes winners will be announced on the sweepstakes winners tab and as a status update on our Facebook page. We will announce our first two $500 American Express gift card winners tomorrow.
Don’t forget to tell your family and friends to enter daily for a chance at a $500 American Express gift card! You can enter here: http://on.fb.me/rG0n2A
by Kimberly Kraft, posted November 16, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Over the last couple weeks I was charged with informing the Lakeside Collection $1,000 Sweepstakes winners that they won a $1,000 American Express gift card. No, I did not get to road trip around America with balloons and a comically large check knocking on doors; however I did get to make some pretty interesting phone calls.
So how did people react? Well not exactly as I expected. I anticipated screams and even had positioned myself a little distance from the phone to avoid permanent auditory damage. However most of the fans actually said ‘no.’ Not ‘no, I don’t accept your prize,’ but ‘no, I don’t believe you.’ They all did come around, but I didn’t expect I would have to convince them that they actually won. Of course their initial shock and disbelief was quickly followed with a flood of gratitude. When I asked how they would spend their windfall, many said on gifts for the holidays or that they would share it with their family and friends. Once again I was taken by surprise…not one person said they would put it on red and let it ride.
Our executive team took notice on the great ways Lakeside fans planned to spend a gift card this holiday season, and decided to have another sweepstakes! The theme this time is Spread the Joy. TWO lucky people each day (starting tomorrow through December 11th) will win a $500 American Express gift card. Check out our Facebook page for more details and your chance to enter!
by Kimberly Kraft, posted November 14, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Every Christmas does your family get the predictable orange or boring candy in their stockings? Why not make this year a bit more special? Shopping for the whole family couldn’t be easier with Lakeside’s great selection of stocking stuffer ideas that won’t break the bank. Here are some favorites, but to see our whole selection just click this link!
by Kimberly Kraft, posted November 11, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Here is some remarkable math for this Friday, 11/11/11 afternoon.
Did you know multiplying 111,111*111,111=12345654321 –> another interesting turn of numbers.
by Kimberly Kraft, posted November 9, 2011 at 3:52 pm
A few weeks back we announced our Facebook $1,000/day sweepstakes. We are giving away $1,000 American Express gifts cards every day for 30 days in a row! It’s hard to believe we already have 23 winners and still have 7 cards to give away! If you haven’t already, check out Lakeside on Facebook!
Here are a few reminders as you enter the sweepstakes.
- You can enter one of two ways. But either way you enter, you must first ‘Like’ our page (1) Click on ‘Sweepstakes’ under our profile photo on our Facebook page, then click Enter Now and fill in all the required fields. OR (2) Click on this link, then then click Enter Now and fill in all the required fields
- Reminder this app is not mobile supported, so you must enter from a computer. If you are having problems, wait a few minutes, try to refresh your page or update your browser. If you are still having issues, please send your email address to the one and only Jodi at Jodi@Lakeside.com. Jodi cannot enter the sweepstakes on your behalf, but she can check if there is a technical problem.
- We draw a winner/day from ONLY the people who entered on THAT day. So be sure to visit our Facebook page each and every day for your chance at the prize!
- The winners are randomly picked by an independent consulting firm. Hometown, gender, age, favorite color or high school mascot have no impact on the draw…all that enter have a fair shot at winning.
- Each day at 10am Central we announce another winner (winners are announced ~1 week after the day they won). Additionally, all winners names are listed on our Facebook page, just below where you enter the sweepstakes under the section “$1,000 Giveaway Winners List”
Good luck to everyone! Keep entering daily and tell your friends and family to enter too!
