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Best Practices for Springable Recipe Blog Posts

by Devin  on Feb 08 2010

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Are you a food blogger?  With our features for partners, you can easily add Spring It! buttons to your blog posts to help your readers save your recipes.

After you install the Spring It! button on your blog, you just need to hit the button once per post & edit the recipe details to be sure the recipe looks as you would expect.  To help Springpad do a better job of importing your recipes, just follow these guidelines for how to layout your recipe posts:

Optimizing your Recipes for the Spring It! Button
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Springpad supports Conan O’Brien

by Lauren  on Jan 13 2010

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Conan O’Brien has rejected NBC’s offer to move the Tonight Show to a later time-slot.  In his his public statement O’Brien said, “‘The Tonight Show’ at 12:05 simply isn’t the ‘Tonight Show.’”  The move would be carried out to accommodate ‘The Jay Leno Show,’ which has underperformed in the prime time slot and therefore will be moved back to 11:30pm.  The switch-up would also push ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ back thirty minutes as well.

Conan O'Brien

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Make gift-giving easier

by rachel  on Dec 02 2009

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Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and overcrowded malls for the next three weeks are a great reminder of how much we need to buy for the holiday season. Special food, clothes, and, of course, gifts. Even if you get little presents for all of the people on your list, it adds up pretty quickly and can be surprisingly expensive!

Here’s my family’s solution: Picking names! We each (randomly) choose someone’s name and get a gift just for that person. That way, everyone gets to participate in the gift exchange, but it’s not quite as overwhelming and expensive. Plus, with only one family member to shop for, buying and shopping becomes so much less stressful! (It also works well in groups of friends and co-workers.)

A couple of suggestions:

Garmin GPS and other hot gadgets
Clue, Harry Potter edition and other gifts under $30
Julie and Julia and other books
Desk zen garden and other co-worker gifts

What are your holiday gift-giving tips?

Weekly meal plan – last week in November

by rachel  on Nov 22 2009

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Because Thanksgiving’s on Thursday I’m trying recipes the rest of the week that have nothing to do with the holidays… until after Thursday, when we’ll be living off of leftovers for ages. I’m excited to try a couple new recipes, and I do love this holiday!

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Weekly meal plan – 3rd week in November

by rachel  on Nov 15 2009

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Even though last week’s salad was delicious, I’m pretty much transitioned into winter foods now. I’m sad to see the warm weather officially go, but my recipes this week look fantastic, so I’m still pretty excited!

Monday
Bruschetta chicken Spring the recipe!

Tuesday
Butternut squash, sage and parmesan pasties Spring the recipe!

Wednesday
Chicken cilantro pot sticker veggie soup Spring the recipe!

Thursday
Open-face grilled goat cheese panini with sundried tomatoes and herbs
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Friday
Chipotle mac and cheese Spring the recipe!

And for a special treat
Luscious caramel banana pie Spring the recipe!

Spring the whole meal plan!

What are you eating this week?

Featured Partner: Back to the Cutting Board

by Jeff J  on Nov 06 2009

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Back to the Cutting Board is a great food blog based out of Virginia. After years of eating out for the majority of the week and rarely cooking, Emily finally got to the point where she just didn’t want to step foot in one more restaurant. So she started the blog as a way to chronicle this new phase of her life and to also share recipes and tips with others.

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Why Springpad? In her words:

I used to use a bunch of different applications to organize work, personal and cooking stuff; and with Springpad I finally found a place where I can put it all together. I started using it to share and find recipes, but it has all these other great apps to help you get organized. I store my personal and work to do lists, keep track of all my work project notes and how much time I work on each project. I’m also using it to keep track of my diet, wishlist, and grocery list.

And, with one simple “Save” button on her site, Emily gives her readers and the Springpad community the opportunity to collect, organize, personalize, share and use her recipes and recommendations as they see fit.  At the same time, she’s able to share her baking tips and expertise (especially around the holidays) to extend the reach of her brand to a whole new audience.

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Get started with Back to the Cutting Board and Springpad:

Lasagna Rolls with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

by Alana  on Nov 02 2009

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Photo and Recipe From: Back to the Cutting Board

Recipe Source: Cookling Light Complete Cookbook

This lasagna recipe sounds amazing. I’m always looking for variations on the all too typical pasta and tomato sauce dish, and this recipe is the perfect solution.

Spring the recipe!

Ingredients
8 uncooked lasagna noodles
4 tsp. olive oil
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
1 (8 oz.) package sliced mushrooms (I left these out)
1 (6 oz.) package fresh baby spinach
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
4 tbsp. fresh basil, minced
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
1 tbsp. red wine vinegar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (14.5 oz.) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (7 oz.) bottle roasted red bell peppers, undrained
1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper

Instructions
Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. Drain and gently rinse with cold water.

While the noodles are cooking, prepare the sauce. Put all ingredients for the sauce in a blender and process until smooth. Set aside.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion, mushrooms, spinach and garlic for 5 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in cheeses, 2 tbsp. basil, salt and crushed red pepper.

Place the cooked noodles on a flat surface and spread 1/4 cup of the cheese mixture on top of each noodle. Roll up each noodle and place seam side down in a shallow 2 quart microwave-safe dish. Pour 1/4 sauce over each roll.

Cover dish with plastic wrap and microwave for 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tbsp. of basil.

Weekly Meal Plan: Welcome to November

by Alana  on Nov 01 2009

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I can’t believe it’s already November! This year has gone by so fast. After enjoying the last few warm days, it’s really starting to feel like fall. Most of my recipes this week are fall-inspired – warm and delicious! (Speaking of warm and delicious, last week’s apple pie was phenomenal. I’ll definitely be making it again soon! Maybe for Thanksgiving…) Here are this week’s recipes:

Monday
Turkey with maple mashed sweet potatoes Spring the recipe!

Tuesday
Mango pork tacos Spring the recipe!

Wednesday
Last-minute lasagna Spring the recipe!

Thursday
Almond and coconut topped butternut squash soup
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Friday
Cornflake chicken Spring the recipe!

And for a special treat
Carrot cupcakes with cream cheese icing Spring the recipe!

Spring the whole meal plan!

What are you eating this week?

New Springpad Personal Organizer Makes Content Useful

by Jeff J  on Oct 06 2009

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Gary Vaynerchuk’s WineLibrary.tv, Andrea’s Recipes and other top food bloggers give consumers easy access to useful content and actionable offers

Spring Partners today announced the launch of the new Springpad, a free online personal organizer that helps people get things done. Springpad is integrated with the Web’s most popular services and makes it easy to discover, collect and organize content from publishers, brands and your friends in one place. It also allows you to personalize, share and use your content in Springpad’s apps designed for everything from creating lists to planning tasks, events and projects.

Gary Vaynerchuk, author, entrepreneur and prolific blogger on the topics of wine, business and social media, has joined the Spring Partners’ Board of Advisors and is using Springpad. “I’m a big believer in Springpad’s vision that content from publishers and brands can be made even more useful to help people organize their lives, get things done and share their knowledge. When I saw what Springpad could do I loved the fact that my viewers could do ANYTHING THEY wanted to do with the data not what I might have thought they wanted, I quickly and easily integrated my winelibrary.tv site with Springpad and created several Springpad apps, including a Wine Notebook and Thunder List.”

How does Springpad help make content more useful? Here are the highlights:

  • Use the web clipper or click on our partners’ SaveIt! buttons to collect recipes, restaurants, businesses, books, movies, music and more from the web
  • Discover recommendations and quickly get content from friends, followers and popular web services
  • Organize, personalize and share your stuff by adding notes, photos and videos
  • Access your content and apps on the go with our mobile web app
  • Use your content in one of our many apps or easily create your own

Many top food bloggers, including Kath Eats, Inn Cuisine and Sea Salt With Food and several well known brands are already using Springpad to give their audience a better way to use their recipes, menus and insights. “Our partnership allows us to combine our kitchen-tested recipe expertise, knowledge of my readers and what they want with Springpad’s innovative approach to change how content is offered and distributed online,” said Andrea Meyers. “Springpad promises to help consumers manage their daily lives, while at the same time providing me with an innovative and useful distribution opportunity.”

“We’re all about providing useful content to help people organize their lives, get things done and share their knowledge with family and friends,” said Jeff Janer, CEO of Spring Partners. “Not only do we take the work out of collecting, organizing and sharing useful content, we also provide many apps – from easy to use online notebooks to popular meal and activity planners – to help people get things done and simplify their lives.”

Click here for complete press kit

Change is in the air with springpad… see what’s coming up!

by katin  on Sep 25 2009

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Hey springpad users! There are some big changes coming soon with springpad… We’ve been busy working on ways to make springpad simpler, better & much more fun to use.  There will be some more formal announcements over the coming week, but I thought you’d like a sneak peek.

Thanks so much for your passion over the last few months – with feature requests, usability suggestions & general suggestions for how to make springpad better.  springpad’s getting an all-over facelift! While the look, feel & interactions will be different, all of the features you’ve grown to love will still be easy to find:

Simplifying the top navigation
We’ve removed Home & renamed things a bit. My Stuff is where you can find all of the things you’re collecting. Friends Stuff helps you find things that your friends recommend. Apps is where you get things done with all of your existing notebooks – and add new ones!

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Is there an App for that?
We’re finally calling springpads what they are – Apps! Just like before, you can use springpad to collect & use the things that are important to you – we’re just calling it something different. Add new apps to your springpad to help you manage your life. And if you like creating your own custom apps, you’ll still be able to start from scratch with the Notebook App. Also, we’re creating an App Directory that will have apps from us, our partners and even you (in the coming months)!

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Friends Stuff
Check out the things being shared by the people you follow. We’ve added Search & Filter to make it easier to find what you’re looking for from your most trusted sources.

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The Search Bar
Get to the information you’re looking for with a quick search. It’s always been there, but now it’s way more powerful, including enhancements like narrowing your search results & seeing results from your friends’ public stuff.

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Where’s the Calendar?
Don’t worry – You can now find the calendar under Apps

A new ‘control panel’ to make editing, printing & sharing easier
We’ve simplified the controls on the full page view.

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That drawer thingy that loves to pop out!
The left-hand drawer will only be present when looking at Apps. And we’re simplifying the way you open/close it… You’ll just have to wait to see it!

Quickly add new things to your stuff
The new “Quick Add” bar is both smarter & cooler…

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Default to Public
You’ll notice that as you add new things, some of them will default to Public. This is just to help you share the things that are super-sharable (like Recipes & Restaurants). Don’t worry, personal things like Notes, Tasks & Events are still Private by default. Plus, you can always choose to make things Private as you are adding them.

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And of course there are some new features on the way, too…

Collections: You asked for it! Now you’ll be able to create ’sets’ of your springpad data. Put together collections of your favorite things & share them with your friends!
Spring It! from our partners: We’ve got some EXCITING partners adding Spring It! buttons to their websites. So, you can easily add things to your springpad as you surf the web.
We’re making it easier for you to tell your friends about your stuff: We have a bunch of new features to help you share the information in your stuff to your friends and family.

And much more… Stay tuned!

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