Virtual Tea Party #DoTheDownton With World Market 12/07/14

An Invitation to #DOTHEDOWNTON TEA PARTY from Cost Plus World Market:

“Join Cost Plus World Market on Sunday, December 7th for our “#DoTheDownton” Tea Party (pinky up)!

To celebrate our partnership with Downton Abbey we are having a Tea Party and invite all of you to join us. All you have to do is host your very own tea party and share with us how you “Do the Downton” for a chance win great prizes. 

Here’s how to “Do The Downton”:

• Host a “Do The Downton” tea party (this can be with friends, family, or just enjoy some tea alone) using your favorite tea cup and tea selection
• Upload a photo on any of your social channels (Facebook, Twitter or Instagram) with your “Do The Downton” tea party pose (pinky up) 
• Include the phrase “#DoTheDownton with @WorldMarket” in the photo description
• We’ll be giving away 30 prizes throughout the day.
•  Prizes include: (30) $50 World Market gift cards, Exclusive Downton Abbey Tote Bag and Exclusive Downton Abbey Tea Mugs  
• Contest runs 12/7/14 only

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PLUS!!! We are having a Social Media Party too! 

Now for the REAL fun. On Sunday, December 7th, Cost Plus World Market &  Kimberly Sneed of anightowlblog.com are hosting a #DoTheDownton Virtual Tea Party! The tea party is an ALL DAY Social Media Event, taking place on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!

Here’s the breakdown:” Click for all the Details and to RSVP for a chance to win Great Prizes!

Please Visit the #DoTheDownton Pinterest Board and if you would like an Invitation to be a Contributor to Post your Tea Party images Please email: KSDPinterest@gmail.com Subj: #DoTheDownton

Watch, Catch Up, Revisit and or Binge Watch any or all Four Seasons of  Downton Abbey on Verizon FiOS TV.  

 Downton Abbey Entire Series and or single episodes available for purchase on Verizon FiOS TV, Smartphone or Tablet.

 Sign into your Verizon FiOS Account whether online or on a mobile device.

 Browse /Search under “BUY Shows”.

 Purchase a single Episode  of Downton Abbey or Full Seasons.

 Stream FiOS TV channels on your iPad, Android or Kindle Fire – a home or out and about using Verizon FiOS.

Katie Shea Design’s #DoTheDownton Tea Party Image shot with a Verizon Droid Turbo smartphone provided by Verizon #VZWBuzz

Disclosure: **I am a member of both #LifeOnFiOS and #VZWBuzz  Ambassador Teams–  selected teams of influencers for Verizon FiOS and Verizon Wireless who love the FiOS and Wireless service. Compensation was provided and opinions are, as always my own.

World Market provided product for Katie Shea Design’s Photo Shoot and Virtual Tea Party.

Chef Jennifer DePalma “Chef of Distinction”

Chef Jen DePalma "Chef of Distinction"

Cupcake Wrapper Designed by KatieSheaDesign.com  © 2011 KatieSheaDesign

In July 2011,  Chef Jennifer DePalma competed on Bravo Tv’s  hit new series 

 Rocco’s Dinner Party     http://www.bravotv.com/roccos-dinner-party  

 Chosen the Winner!

 She is the first woman to win this Distinctive Honor.  Along with bragging rights  she received the Grand Prize of $20,000.00!  

The goal  being to see who would throw the best dinner party for Celebrity Author and  Chef  Rocco DiSpirito and his celebrity guests.   http://amzn.to/ptFWx3 Now EatThis9/27/11

Three  Chefs compete for the honor to be 1 of 2  Chefs chosen to cook for Rocco’s Themed Dinner Party for that particular evening by preparing and presenting their signature dish for Rocco to taste.

Rocco DiSpirito loved Chef Jen’s Signature dish Chicken Amore  so much he chose it as the winner of the signature dish challenge. Since then fans around the world have been asking for her Chicken Amore recipe!

The winner of the signature dish challenge then has the opportunity to choose 1 of three of Rocco’s dining rooms to serve their dinner party as well.

The two Chefs then meet with Celebrity Event Producer Jes Gordon  http://jesgordon.com/   and author of  “Party Like a Rock Star”   http://amzn.to/PRTLKRCKSTR     to discuss and plan the décor for their chosen dining room.  Jes Gordon then designs  the chosen dining room based on the input of the  chef.   Jes’s  Blog also gives further design details  of each dinner party.   http://www.bravotv.com/roccos-dinner-party/season-1/blogs/jes-gordon/finding-your-focal-point

Jen chose the Terrace Room for her dinner party and had it decorated in a South Beach theme with white sofas, a tented dining table, tiki torches – a real Miami vibe.   When everyone walked in Jen’s party, they fell so in love with the stylish Miami-South Beach décor.  http://www.bravotv.com/roccos-dinner-party/season-1/blogs/rocco-dispirito/anything-for-jeff-ross?page=0,4  

Jen started out with her Coco Loco Spritzer, made with vodka and coconut water.  Jen’s Pork Tenderloin was a good choice.   “But the best dish of the night was what she prepared to accommodate Jeff:  Matzoh Brei.  This traditional Passover dish is an omelet-like mixture of eggs and pieces of matzoh fried together. You can put other ingredients in it, like vegetables. It’s open to interpretation, and Jen’s was as Jeff put it: “Matzoh brei’s greatest moment!” It can be fattening too, but Jen brought hers in at 190 calories and 8 grams of fat.”  http://www.bravotv.com/roccos-dinner-party/season-1/blogs/rocco-dispirito/anything-for-jeff-ross?page=0,4

 

Chef Jennifer DePalma and Rocco DiSpirito

http://bloggingbravo.mypodcast.com/2011/07/All_Top_Chef_Interview_with_Jen_DePalma-354088.html

 Chef Jennifer DePalma has over a decade of professional fine dining experience, trained at the The French Culinary Institute (Class of 2000)  and is licensed in food handling and safety.     “I offer polished, professional gourmet service to your doorstep”.  Chef Jen’s  experience includes working for the magazine La Cucina Italiana, Hotel Plaza Athenee, owner of gourmet health food restaurant The Power Grill and teaches for The City University of New York.  http://www.nyccooks.com/p/email-me.html

NYC Cooks owner Chef Jennifer DePalma

NYC Cooks Logo

Chef Jen is a NYC private chef and owner of Jen DePalma’s Catering – specializing in fine dining dinner parties.  Servicing the tri-state area.  http://www.nyccooks.com/p/hire-me.html

  

PANROASTED HALIBUT

Chef  Jen is also the editor/creator of  http://nyccooks.com   a food blog featuring her  latest recipes, cooking tips, restaurant reviews and product food reviews.

Chef Jen wants all of her fans to know that she is dropping a cookbook later this fall (the title is still in the works)

 

Dark Chocolate Souffle with Creme Chantilly and fresh berries

     

Chef Jen DePalma's Aprons

Chef Jen has custom chef aprons available for sale and  – the hottest selling item is  I’m a Chef Not a Magician”,  now  Chef Jen’s famous lines from Rocco’s Dinner Party  http://www.nyccooks.com/2011/07/im-chef-not-magician-bling-ed-out-chef_20.html

She  will also be featured at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens  October 15^th 2011, for Tuscan fall Harvest Festival Chef Jen will be doing a cooking demonstration on healthy Italian Cooking, samples will be provided!  

 

Chef Jennifer DePalma’s Personal Invite to all:

Come out and taste my food October 15th!

http://www.snug-harbor.org/special.html.

Chef Jen DePalma Chef of Distinction

More Chef Jennifer DePalma Links:

You can view Chef Jen DePalma’s  appearance on  Rocco’s Dinner Party  as well as  any and

All of the  1^st Season  Episodes  —> –>  http://www.amazon.com/Summer-in-the-City/dp/B005B7I5YU <–

http://twitter.com/#!/ChefJenDePalma

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chef-Jen-DePalma/111883202236955

http://photographyinstyle.com/recentwork/life-style-chef-jennifer-depalma

Canadian Fans

Now Airing in In Canada

on the W Network

Rocco’s Dinner Party  Season 1

    Monday September 26th at 10PM E/P

 “SUMMER IN THE CITY”  featuring  Chef  Jen DePalma

 http://wnetwork.com/Shows/Roccos-Dinner-Party/Episodes/Season-One/Episode-4.aspx#top

Claude Bouchard Author of “Asylum” Author of Distinction

Dr. Matthew Russell is married to Cassidy, father of Jennifer and Stuart, also the Managing Director of the Montreal Hospital for the Criminally Insane.

The story opens introducing Dr. Russell, an extremely overworked man who seems to be losing it in both his work life and his family life.  A story played out so many times in so many homes.

Dr. Russell’s wife Cassidy becomes distant and distrusting of the promises Matthew makes to become a better “Family Man” and Russell partly blames Cassidy for him becoming unglued at work.  He feels he is only doing his best by working hard and providing for his wife and family. Matthew promises to work harder on his family life and decides to take a long, overdue vacation in hopes of rebuilding what he has lost with Cassidy and the Children.

The author succeeds in making me fall in love with the Russell Family and the Vacation Dr. Russell takes them on.  I became absorbed and envious of the fairytale vacation that is so vividly portrayed by the detailed descriptions of the sights, sounds, tastes and jubilant emotions the family begins to feel for each other.  Needless to say The “Vacation” is colorful, adventurous and filled with intrigue.

Each page rendered me hostage to the drama that was subtly unfolding and also making me beg to know the conclusion.

This Novel is sheer genius!  I would love to see this acted out on screen to only heighten the drama of the emotions of each character.

I was introduced to the author’s writing a few years back when I read his first novel “Vigilante” http://amzn.to/BouchardClaude     I had downloaded it one night and ended up staying up all night to complete it.  My advice for Claude Bouchard Novel readers, get comfy and enjoy the ride it is worth it!

Please Visit  Author Claude Bouchard’s  Website   http://www.claudebouchardbooks.com/

You may also stop By Author  Claude  Bouchard on Twitter  http://twitter.com/#!/ceebee308  and join  his  192,000 Plus   followers who find him interesting, engaging and entertaining.

Author of Distinction Caroline Leavitt Author of “Pictures of You”

Pictures of You By Caroline Leavitt

Caroline Leavitt  is an  “Author of Distinction” and a  Recipient of Katie Shea Design’s  “Roses of Distinction”

Caroline and I met on Twitter some time ago and have become not only tweeps but friends in real life.

Caroline Leavitt and Kathleen DeCosmo at Pictures of You Book Signing

Months ago we finally caught up with each other over a cup of coffee and endless conversation.  We laughed, cried and laughed some more.

While we sipped our coffee I realized some of the reasons why Caroline’s writing is so effective.  It is because of how tuned in she is to the details of what she focuses on.  When you spend time with Caroline you have her 100% attention which I find so refreshing in this Iphone/Blackberry world.

While I was reading “Pictures of You” I felt  that Caroline clearly communicated  the feelings and emotions of each character.   Also the reader gets the opportunity to get a glimpse into Asthma and what an impact it has on it’s victims and on the caregivers.

Caroline Leavitt is also the author of a total of nine novels:  Girls In Trouble,  Coming Back To Me, Living Other Lives,  Into Thin Air, Family,  Jealousies,  Lifelines and Meeting Rozzy Halfway.  Various titles were optioned for film, translated into different languages, and condensed in magazines.

Her new novel, “Pictures of You”  went into three printings months before publication and is now in its fourth printing.  A New York Times bestseller, it is also a Costco “Pennie’s Pick,” A San Francisco Chronicle  Editor’s Choice “Lit Pick,” and it is one of the top 20 books published so far in 2011, as named by BookPage.

Read more…… http://www.carolineleavitt.com/biographypage.htm

Caroline Leavitt Costco Author of the Month

Dozens of "Pictures of You"

Caroline has sold her next novel,

Everything That Happens Today,

to Algonquin.

Audio rights for Pictures of You have been sold to HighBridge Audio.

Caroline and her famous Red Boots

Read praise for Pictures of You :

“Caroline Leavitt plumbs the depths of grief and forgiveness in the lovely Pictures Of You.”
Vanity Fair, Hot Type

“A beautiful book. Leavitt writes with a really light and delicate touch about the relationships between people. She’s an undiscovered jewel.”
Newsweek Magazine, Jodi Picoult Bookbag

“Suspenseful…gripping. Leavitt is superb at revealing the secrecy inside many marriages and the way children grieve; several moving scenes involve Sam, who has come to imagine Isabelle as a crash scene “angel” who will take him to his mother. Most impressive is how Leavitt deals head-on with well-meaning people who come to realize, too late, that even an imperfect life is irreplaceable.”
Jane Ciabattari, O, the Oprah Magazine

“If you look for richly developed characters who move fluidly through a well-paced plot, then Caroline Leavitt’s Pictures of You is an ideal read.”
Pennie Clark Ianniciello, Costco, a Pennie’s Bookclub Pick for January

“Complex, contradictory characters. Leavitt’s literary touch is so light, her hand so translucent on the page, that only when the mystery is finally solved does the reader realize how tault she’s kept the tension all along. Hauntingly compelling.”
San Francisco Chronicle, Editor’s Choice, Lit Pick

This thoughtful novel brings up a problem all of us have to deal with in the course of our lives, unless we’re lucky enough to sneak through existence without encountering misfortune of any kind…. This is a novel that invites us to look at our own imperfections, not the dramatic crimes, but the niggling little sins of omission that so often render our lives tragically undernourished and small.”
Carolyn See, The Washington Post. Reprinted in The Miami Herald

“From the opening chapter, Caroline Leavitt’s compelling new “Pictures of You’’ unfolds as part literary mystery, part domestic drama, and part psychological examination. Her writing is unfussy and direct, with vivid descriptions and passages of striking insight and wrenching, visceral power…Leavitt beautifully paces the book’s intertwining stories, meticulously unfurling bits of the back story, letting us put together the pieces just as the main characters do. But she wisely avoids the neat, pat wrap-up. “Pictures of You’’ is about processing both discovery and loss, discerning when to hold on and when to let go and understanding what in the middle of it all makes life meaningful. Provocative and rivetting.”
Karen Campbell, The Boston Globe

Read More……..    http://www.carolineleavitt.com/pixofyoupraise.html

Pictures of You  By Caroline Leavitt

One of Bookpage’s Top Twenty Books of 2011 so far

A Top, Smart Summer Read in

Minneapolis Star Tribune;
O, the Oprah Magazine, 
Golocalprov.com,
and Self Magazine

A San Francisco Chronicle Lit Pick

Now in fourth printing!   http://www.carolineleavitt.com/home.htm

Caroline Leavitt Links:

http://carolineleavittville.blogspot.com/

http://twitter.com/#!/Leavittnovelist

http://www.facebook.com/carolineleavitt

http://www.redroom.com/author/caroline-leavitt

http://www.oprah.com/book/Pictures-of-You-by-Caroline-Leavitt

http://bethhoffman.net/celebrating-a-major-talent-and-a-lovely-new-friend-caroline-leavitt

Comedian of Distinction Tammy Pescatelli

Tammy Pescatelli Comedian of Distinction

I had the pleasure of attending  “Comix at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut presents Tammy Pescatelli, Joe Fernandes and Mike Gaffney”.

Joe Fernandes and Mike Gaffney had the whole audience roaring especially the guys.  My husband and his friend were laughing so hard they were crying and as I scanned the room I viewed a lot of grown men wiping their eyes and coughing from hysterical laughter.

Ahh then TammyPescatelli took the stage.  Her saying is “Find the Funny” and that she did!  Her humor addresses realistic, everyday life.   I had watched all of  Tammy’s  “A Stand Up Mother”  episodes  the  past year and cannot fathom Why “A Stand Up Mother”  is Not still airing  on @WEtv

Tammy Pescatelli brought down the house!   After the show Tammy, Joe and Mike greeted all their guests and were very personable.  What a great group of talent!  I highly recommend to check out these comedians  and where they will be performing.   ” BTW LOL LROF  Joe  Fernandes with an S” 

 Feb 9th -11th Comedian @TammyPescatell i   @ComixAtFoxwoods http://www.comixatfoxwoods.com/  @FoxwoodsCT 

What do you know about……

The Comedian Tammy Pescatelli?

Tammy Pescatelli is a comedian originally from Cleveland, Ohio. She is a regular “friend of the show” of the Bob & Tom Show. Pescatelli on the second and third seasons of Last Comic Standing, performed on the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno” several times,”Carson Daily”,”The Dennis Miller Show”,”Comics Unleashed”,”Balderdash”,GSN’s”PokerStars”,TBS’s”Live from the Laugh Factory”,”Comedy Central Presents: Tammy Pescatelli-half hour special” and has lent commentary to many other television; CMT,E!,VH1,MTV A&E and she made her debut on the Opie and Anthony Show on March 19, 2010. She has had roles in the films “Made in Brooklyn” “Single: A documentary” and “Everbody Wants to be Italian”.

In 2010, she was the winner of Comedy Central’s Standup Showdown.
Tammy was the 4th most searched topic on USA Trends on January 21, 2009,(http://jalsa-movie.blogspot.com/2009/01/top-usa-trends-on-2112009.html) and in the same month finished in fifth place in Comedy Central’s Standup Showdown as the Top Female Comedian (www.comedycentral.com).  Continued…    http://bit.ly/askville 

Tammy Pescatelli can be viewed as a dinner guest  on:

Rocco’s Dinner Party on Bravo 

Episode:  Mangia! Mangia

Three cooks square off by creating a traditional Italian meal. Rocco’s dinner guests include Caroline Manzo  (“The Real Housewives of New Jersey”), TV host Sara Gore,  Joey Fatone  Tammy Pescatelli  Silvano Marchetto

full episode description   –>   http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/roccos-dinner-party/325169

Tammy Pescatelli’s   ‘A Stand Up Mother’

  Premiered   01/25/11

http://bit.ly/TMYPSCliWETV 

 What fans said about   

‘A Stand Up Mother’ :

Loretta

Re: The Meadville Connection – WE tv

My whole family loves this show! We couldn’nt stop laughing, probably because we could relate to alot of what was going on. Tammy’s mother in law really reminded us of our Mom. Please bring back the show!!!!

 

Dr Lauren Mozdy

We want Tammy and A Stand Up Mother Back ASAP! No other show like it on TV

 

Deena O’Brien

You finally got it right. With all these stupid ridiculous realty shows you bring us Tammy and her family and then take it away?!!!! What the heck. She is amazing and her family is so funny. It’s a wholesome great show. Please please bring it back. You had so many viewers.

WEtv’s  facebook page   http://www.facebook.com/WeTV?sk=wall   said Tammy Pescatelli’s  ‘A Stand Up Mother’  is on hiatus but will be back later this year. They urge fans to go to http://www.wetv.com/  for exclusive clips and extras until then.   Contd…   http://bit.ly/goerie110219984

Pescatelli  has asked that fans show support for her and  “A Stand Up Mother”  by commenting on   WEtv’s Facebook page   –>    http://www.facebook.com/WeTV?sk=wall  Contd…   http://bit.ly/goerie110209979

As of  June 28th 2011  A Petition  has been started  By  Claude Bouchard  http://twitter.com/#!/ceebee308  asking  http://www.wetv.com/   to have  “A Stand Up Mother” on  TV Schedule this Fall:

We formally request that you get “A Stand Up Mother” with Tammy Pescatelli into the Fall 2011 schedule.   to support  “A Stand Up Mother”  Please click on this link–> http://act.ly/3uy
Regards,
Tammy Pescatelli Fans

Links for Tammy Pescatelli:

http://www.pescatelli.com/bio/

http://www.facebook.com/ComedianTammyPescatelli

http://twitter.com/#!/TammyPescatelli

http://www.youtube.com/user/tammypescatelli

Tammy Pescatelli  –>  It Is What It Is  Available—>  http://www.pescatelli.com/store/

Tammy Pescatelli  on  TheTalk  CBS  http://www.cbs.com/daytime/the_talk/

 

More Links:

Tammy’s Schedule:   http://www.pescatelli.com/schedule/

Joe Fernandes: https://twitter.com/#!/joefernandes75  and http://joefernandes.net/

Mike Gaffney: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-Gaffney/236427623062953 and https://twitter.com/#!/MikeGaffneyNOW