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BEYONCE AND I HAVE SOME NEWS FOR YOU!

NEW HOLIDAY MUSIC VIDEO: JINGLE BELLS

Many thanks to Michael from Shibboleth Pictures for this new video!

12/21 "MORE GIFTS OF CHRISTMAS" PRIZE GIVEAWAY LIST!

Honestly, this 12/21 "More Gifts of Christmas" show is going to ROCK!   Be sure to keep the number handy, because you'll want to call-in to win some of this awesomeness!  (347) 857-2052.  Tune in on Monday, 12/21 between 6:00-7:30pm and all you have to do is be the right number caller to win any of these fabulous prizes:

(Updated 12/17 - more prizes to come!)

• Award-winning Broadway and Hollywood Actor/Singing Superstar SAM HARRIS has donated an amazing prize package!  Three signed CDS ("On This Night," " Revival, "and "Free"), and a dvd of "free" behind the scenes, and the "I Can't Make You Love mM" music video.  For more information about Sam, please visit www.samharris.com.

• Rimmel London has put together and donated a holiday party essential package for one lucky winner on the show!The package includes: Sexy Curves Mascara, Colour Rush Quad Eyeshadow in Smokey Noir, Soft Kohl Kajal Eyeliner in Jet Black, Lasting Finish Kiss & Stay Gloss in Old Flame and 60 Second Nail Polish in Night Before!  Check them out at www.rimmellondon.com.

• Our WLS Lovely feature for this week is obesityhelp.com, and they've generously donated another THREE annual subscriptions to OH Magazine.

• Supreme Protein has a whopping four boxes for a prize!  1 box of 50gm Caramel Nut Chocolate, 1 box 43gm Peanut  Butter Crunch, 1 box 50gm Rocky Road Brownie, and 1 box of 45gm Cookies & Cream! To read more  check out their website at www.supremeprotein.com.

• Kay's Naturals Variety Sampler Gift Pack including cookie bites and the BBQ flavor. This is their second time donating, so thanks to everyone at Kay's!  To see some of their yummy products, please visit www.kaysnaturals.com

• Mikal (our 12/7/09 New Music Feature) donated two great prize packs!   Signed CD and Poster, 2 tickets to the  1/22/09  show at The Lucky Dog Music Hall, Worcester.  To hear Mikal, please visit www.mikal.us.  This is Michael's second prize package with BSPR - thanks, Michael!

• From the Diva Taunia Store, an Avon Footworks in Tropical Coconut gift package!

• $25 Gift Certificate to www.restaurant.com

I'm also featuring the music of Hollywood and Broadway actor and singing superstar, SAM HARRIS!  You don't want to miss this show.   More prizes and features to come....check back often! Happy Holidays!

OH, YEAH, IT'S HAPPENING: ANOTHER SHOW FULL OF PRIZES!

Last week's show was so insanely popular (yay!) that people were literally getting blocked out of the phone lines.  The phone lines were JAMMED UP with people trying to call-in and win prizes!  Yee-haw (although I'm sorry for those of you who could not get through!)

Things went so well that I'm going to do one more show full of "Gifts of Christmas"  with even MORE prize giveaways and pretty awesome loot - all donated from generous companies looking to celebrate the holidays with YOU.  :)  (Full prize list coming soon!)

So be sure to tune-in next Monday, 12/21 at 6:00pm EST.  I'm also going to be featuring the AMAZING broadway, TV, and general-superstar SAM HARRIS on the show as our music feature.  You do NOT want to miss this, my lovelies.

But don't worry, you know I'll remind you ten gazillion times before then.  You know how I roll....booyah!

DIVA-LICIOUS CROCK POT CHICKEN SOUP!

After boasting (read: being obnoxious) yesterday that I make the most delicious chicken soup in the world, I got a request for the recipe!  I decided to post it here so that my pals could make their own Diva-licious chicken soup and have a nice warm belly for the holidays.  :)

It's a little different than a traditional chicken-soup because of the spices. (Note:  you can add more or less to taste.  This is NOT too spicy, but I keep it that way for Rob.  My preference is spicier.  lol)

If you make this, please be sure to leave a comment and tell me how it turned out!  Happy Eating!

DIVALICOUS CROCK POT CHICKEN SOUP:

• 2 large containers of chicken broth (I like College Inn - Printable Coupons:  Explorer and Firefox)
• 1 leftover chicken - including meat and carcass (I know, yum)
• 1 large white onion, chopped
• 3 large stalks of celery, chopped
• 3 large carrots, chopped
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 3/4 cup of soup pasta (I like Barilla Piccolini Mini Wheels)
• 2 tblsp olive oil
• 1/2 tblsp of cayenne pepper
• 1 tblsp of tumeric
• 1 tblsp of Goya Adobo Spice
• 1 tblsp of salt and pepper - more or less to taste
• 1 tblsp of McCormick's Montreal Seasoning
• 1/4 tsp of garlic powder for extra punch
  

Directions:

1) Remove chicken meat from carcass.  Place chicken stock, meat, and carcass in crock pot and put on low overnight.  In the morning, you will need to carefully strain the chicken bones from the soup.  I use a small strainer and remove all bones....takes time, but it's worth it!  You can skip the bones if you prefer and just let the meat and stock simmer overnight with the spices.

2)  Warm the oil in a pan and then sautee' the onions, carrots, celery until they are soft and transluscent.  The last two or three minutes, add the garlic to simmer with the veggies (wait until the end so you don't burn the garlic).

3)  Add the sauteed veggies to the crock pot, then add all spices (tumeric, salt and pepper, Adobo, garlic powder, and Montreal Seasoning).  Stir, and let simmer for the afternoon.

4) One hour before eating, put in the pasta to slow cook. (Don't put it in earlier or the pasta will expand and take over the whole soup!)

This makes about 4 very large bowl servings, and tastes better the more often you reheat it.  Serve with a nice crusty roll.  A little bit of work involved, but worth it....yummy!

Enjoy :)

SURPRISES & PRIZES & MORE, OH MY!

RAFFLE DRAWING TOO: If you are unable to listen to the show tonight, feel free to drop me an email at radio@divataunia.com with the subject "Raffle Drawing" and include your name. You'll be included in the on-air raffle and can still win!

Bariatric Advantage Month Supply Prize Package! You'll hit the jackpot with this one: a one month supply of multi-vitamin chewables (in orange, mixed berry, or tropical flavor), a one month supply of Calcium Citrate (in chocolate, cinnamon, mint, or wild cherry), a one month supply of Sublingual B-12, and a one month supply of Calcium Soft Chews (in lemon or chocolate flavor). To read more about these amazing products, please visit www.bariatricadvantage.com

Three subscriptions giveaways to Obesity Help Magazine! www.obesityhelp.com/magazine

Click Expresso Powder, Shaker, plus a coveted Swarovski crystal CLICK Bling tee (under armor tee for a male winner)! For more information about Click, please visit www.drinkclick.com

Kay's Naturals Variety Sampler Gift Pack! To see some of their yummy products, please visit www.kaysnaturals.com

Mikal (our 12/7/09 New Music Feature) donated two great prize packs! Signed CD and Poster, 2 tickets to the 1/22/09 show at The Lucky Dog Music Hall, Worcester. To hear Mikal, please visit www.mikal.us.

$25 Gift Certificate to www.restaurant.com

Success Habits of WLS Patients - Book and Workbook, from the Diva Taunia Store

Diva Taunia Prize Pack: CD, Hat, and Singing Telegram!

More prizes to come!

NEW MUSIC VIDEO: "BOOGIE WOOGIE SANTA CLAUS"

Special thanks to Michael of Shibboleth Pictures for producing/editing/filming/everything in this video! Also, special thanks to my guest star, who I love very much. :)