The holidays are a busy time for everyone. As a blogger and a mom, December is the craziest month of the year for me. Between running around to holiday events and trying to get all those last minute gift guide posts up in time, I barely have time to think, let alone worry about clean clothes and dishes. OxiClean decided to give something back to the mom blog community this holiday season by offering some of us a free meal courtesy of Plated.com as well as everything we need to clean up the mess afterwords.
To start with, I received a $60 gift card for Plated.com. This was enough to receive four "dishes" of food. Each plate is a full course meal for one person, including side dishes. The options change from week to week, but the two options we chose were the Garlic Shrimp with White Beans and Toast Points and the Eggplant Rollatini with Ricotta, Spinach, and Garlic Bread.
I have a family of six, but the little ones were happy with chicken nuggets so my husband and older son got the shrimp while my teenage daughter and I devoured the eggplant. Both tasty meals were ready in under an hour and it was a gourmet treat we don't often indulge in. Both dishes were delicious and I like the option of choosing only two plates at a time because my family would never have been able to agree on just one.
Once the meal was done, it was time to clean up. Already it wasn't nearly as much of a mess as a normal meal since most of the items were already prepared and just needed to get tossed in the oven/stove. But with kids involved with are always messes. Pasta sauce managed to get on all my kids, even the ones who weren't enjoying the eggplant. But with the OxiClean Versatile Stain Remover, this wasn't an issue. All you do is add a scoopful to the laundry and it's like stains never existed. You don't have to worry about pre-treating. I've been using it for years to give my laundry a boost and it's worked great on everything. Wine, grass stains, and formula all come out ten times better with OxiClean in the wash. I also find it irreplaceable when it comes to pet stains. I mix a little with water and it gets out all kinds of stains off the rugs. OxiClean is truly one of the staples of my household.
Even before the laundry, I had to take care of the dishes. As much as I love my OxiClean, I've never tried their dishwasher booster before. Now that I've seen the difference, I doubt I'll ever wash dishes without it again. All you have to do is add a few squirts right into the bottom of the dishwasher and fill up the rinse agent dispenser. Then you proceed as normal with your detergent. The unique formula completely dissolves hard water stains, causing dishes to sparkle and shine. The effects are most apparent on glasses because you'll see right away there are no more spots, but I swear my regular dishes look cleaner and even the dishwasher itself.
All in all, it was a fun night with easy clean up, all thanks to OxiClean and Plated.com! The fantastic results of the cleaning products were the icing on the cake of a terrific evening! I'm grateful to OxiClean for giving me a little time to step away from everything and just enjoy a great dinner with my family.
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