(ended) “Come Dine with Me” & handle the holidays with ease with LG appliances ($250 Giveaway)

We have been hosting Christmas dinner in our house for the last few years or so.  I enjoy it in a lot of ways, but I’m sure not that thrilled with the process of hosting, especially when my husband cooks.

Don’t get me wrong, he is a great cook, but cleaning up after him is absolutely no fun.  He’s like the Swedish Chef from the Muppets, throwing stuff all around the kitchen and flinging gravy and food all over.

In addition to the mess he makes, there is a lot of prep work that goes into his cooking because he likes to do everything from scratch and likes to brine and marinade and experiment with all sort of fancy dishes.  It’s times like these I think we need a second refrigerator to store all his prepped food!

LG has appliances that make it easier to host holiday dinners.  They have solutions for all the problems associated with preparing the meal and beyond – from cooking and storing to cleaning up afterwards.

What challenges do you face when you host a holiday meal?

• Is food storage, and not having enough room for it, and having easy access to the things you frequently use, an issue before during and after the meal?
• Do you have trouble fitting everything you need to cook in a single oven?  Do you need your oven to reach desired temperatures more quickly so you don’t waste time waiting for it to heat up?  Do you need to cook different foods at different temperatures at the same time?
• Do you need a safe yet powerful way to clean your valuable linens after a satisfying, yet messy, holiday dinner?
• Do you need a vacuum that picks up 3 time more dirt than the average vacuum?
• Do you need a dishwasher than will wash numerous loads without wasting a ton of water?  Do you need a dishwasher that gets your dishes clean the first time?
• Or is it something else?

LG has an appliance to suit whatever your needs may be this holiday season.

Largest Capacity Refrigerator*

With our latest French Door model you can enjoy the largest capacity for a 36″ wide refrigerator at 31 cu. ft. as well as a host of cutting-edge innovations to help keep your food fresher, longer.

*Largest capacity standard-width French door refrigerator, excludes other LG manufactured products

Ready in a Flash

Our unique InfraGrill™ system is one of the first oven technologies to utilize infrared heating elements. These sophisticated heating elements enable the oven to reach broil temperature more quickly, letting you cook popular items like hamburgers and chicken breasts 24% faster.

Exceed your expectations

TrueSteam™ technology gently but powerfully penetrates fabrics. In fact, LG uses a real steam generator to drive hotter, smaller particles of steam, for our most advanced cleaning ever.

Pick Up More

How can LG vacuums store up to 3 times more dirt? A unique wiper blade inside the bin compacts dust while you vacuum, forming a “cake” of dust you can drop right into the trash. No bags. No mess. No fuss.

LG also has powerful and stylish dishwashers that offer lower water consumption and other eco-friendly features.  They are also among the quietest on the market with a built-in food disposer and self-cleaning filter.

At my house we face multiple issues.  Our refrigerator is a side-by-side and we can’t fit anything large or bulky in it.  We always end up storing stuff outside on the deck (we’re in Indiana so it’s cold out there), in the garage or next door in my sister’s refrigerator.  My dishwasher is not very water conservative and my water bill goes up noticeably during the holidays when we host meals.  Our stove only has a single compartment and it’s hard to balance cooking multiple things at different temperatures.  With little kids running around, we absolutely need the steam feature in a washer in order to safely wash delicate table cloths and other linens.  And finally, I am already obsessed with having clean floors, and with all the extra people, kids, spills and things like Christmas tree needles, I need all the power I can get in a vacuum.

So how about you?

How would an LG Appliance solve one of the challenges you face planning & hosting a holiday meal?

ENTER TO WIN A $250 AMEX GIFT CARD FROM LG

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Giveaway is open to the USA and ends on December 20, 2011 at noon CST. Winner will be selected at random from all eligible entries and will be contacted by email. Winner will have 48 hrs to respond.  Please add kim@accidentalmommies.com to your trusted email filter.  If original winner does not claim their prize within 48 hrs, it is forfeit and a new winner will be selected promptly.

Note: I received compensation for my participation in this campaign through Ogilvy Public Relations and LG.

No purchase necessary to enter or win. Odds of winning are not increased by a purchase.

Please note that as much as we would like your prize to arrive before Christmas, we cannot guarantee it.

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