Work stuff with a side of sunny days and rye (bread)

Hello!

Today is a busy day at the office (the “office” being the corner of my couch), hence the relative lateness of this email. But it’s all good, because I have what feels like a pretty great reward at the end of the day.

I'm taking a virtual bread-baking class tonight with one of my favorite premium cast-iron cookware brands (showing that even two-plus years into virtual events, we can still do fun and interesting new things with them!).  Even better, a bunch of my friends are going to be taking this class with me, so it feels like a friendship reunion but with baking.

In other food-related news, I'll be demo-ing my air fryer roast chicken recipe on my Instagram stories tonight (think around 6 pm ET) - this is one of my very favorite dishes to make because ingredient costs are under $10, it's delicious, and you get enough food out of it that you can eat for the whole week.  

Oh and tonight is This Is Us night, so we’ll have lots to chat about tomorrow!

Here's what I'm working on

Be sure to read the below list carefully. Many are stories I posted about yesterday, but some of yesterday's stories are no longer listed and a few new ones have been added since yesterday. This (below) is everything that is still a currently open opportunity as of today.

RetailMeNot

1 - Mother's Day Jewelry Under $100.  I'm trying to include choices from Amazon, Walmart, Target, but absolutely open to a few from non-giant-retailers too for great finds.

2 - Stores Closed on Easter Sunday (+ Easter Store Hours for 2022) -- I realize this reads like the flip side of the Today.com story I'm also working on, but there's a few subtle differences. I'm updating this story - so if you represent any of the stores in it, I would love it if you can contact me to let me know if your hours have changed or not for Easter, or when you will know. While the TODAY story is just restaurants, this is all sorts of stores, from grocery stores to department stores. Please assume that something needs to be a chain to be included, so your one-off location of a sushi shop doesn't really apply.

Clean Plates

1 - I'm rounding up kosher for Passover healthy recipes that can be found online. NOT looking for cookbooks but rather from food blogs that I can link to. We're trying to keep things healthy, so consider...say, a cauliflower kugel, brisket with no added sugar, etc. Please email me a link to the blog/recipe and a description to be considered - and remember, we're trying to keep this healthy, and also to ingredients that are kosher for passover.

2 - The Best Items To Buy From Trader Joe's For Really Fast, Low-Lift Lunches According to Nutritionists - so these are the quick and easy lunches - the bowls, the wraps, the salads, the prepared meals, etc - that come nutritionist-recommended (and why!). I'm looking to include a mix of prepared foods (like some of the premade salads, sandwiches, and soups), some frozen options, and one or two super-fast (like under-5-minute) kits that you can saute together real quick or whatever? And some DIY options, like their smoked trout + one of their healthier lettuce mixes + their plantain croutons + their green goddess dressing = a fantastic lunch salad that comes together fast. Would love RDs and nutritionists to weigh in on this one please!

Please email me and I'll give you a rundown of specific questions and what I'm looking for.

Today.com

I'm looking for restaurant chains nationwide doing special deals/discounts for tax day. If you have any, please email me with what the restaurant is (chains only please), what the freebie/discount/deal is, and how to claim it.

Forbes.com 

 For Forbes.com I'm rounding up Kosher For Passover wines and spirits for an upcoming story. I'm also doing a story on fun finds in Kosher For Passover snacks/treats/new products. These items must exist online and they MUST be shippable. And please please make sure the item is kosher for passover certified (that's a different thing than kosher, so if something is kosher, it's not necessarily KFP) - I'll do a dedicated newsletter soon explaining the difference for anyone who doesn't quite understand. But meanwhile, you can always email me questions. And, please, pitch me!

To pitch me for ANY of these stories, please email me at alywalansky@gmail.com (and start a new thread, please!).

Are you confused about affiliate marketing?

If you are having trouble learning how to navigate issues of affiliate marketing (trust me, we've all been there!), you may want to try out my friend Sarah Karger, a publicist, and former editor Dana Baardsen (and all-around fab girl!)'s Ultimate Masterclass and Introduction to Affiliate Marketing for Publicists. It's a brilliant course and it'll answer all your questions (including some you didn't know you had!)

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