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Champagne Living isn’t all glitz & glamour

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Someone’s STILL got to do the dishes

Believe it or not, I used to LIKE washing dishes.In the good old days, I had a sink that was under the window to my yard. I could watch Ben and the sheepdogs play out back, or just daydream and I mindlessly washed. Ben is now grown, my sink is on the other side of a breakfast bar, I no longer have sheepdogs (and Clem is not a play-in-the-yard type of dog), and I don’t need that escape anymore. Dishes have become a CHORE.  Oh, I have a dishwasher, and I use it daily. But, it’s just not enough.

WHY do I hate using my dishwasher?

Using my dishwasher should be a no-brainer, and I’m going to sound like an anti-environmentalist here when I say that – when they removed the phosphates from my dishwashing detergent, my dishes and glasses never looked quite as clean as they used to. My glasses have spots, I have to wash my dishes before putting loading them (the food just doesn’t come off), and frankly I’d come to believe that hand washing my dishes again is the ONLY way to get them clean.

The New Kid in Town

Cascade sent me their new PLATINUM with DAWN to review. I wasn’t hopeful. I’ve tried so many before this. Some were better than others, but none did this…

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With no scraping or rinsing

When I put a product to the test, I give it my ALL…and by giving it my ALL in THIS case, meant doing as little as possible – no rinsing, no scraping, and a lot of hoping. The BIGGEST surprise was that not only did my dishes and glasses come out sparkling clean, but my dishwasher looked like I got down on my hands and knees and scrubbed it.

How can this be?

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Cascade© Platinum Pacs feature an advanced triple action recipe that is specially designed to  leave dishware virtually spot-free and help prevent the build-up of hard-water film on dishwasher walls. These little packets create a clean so powerful that they even help keep your dishwasher machine sparkling and deliver a variety of dish care benefits:

  • Scrubs away tough 24 hour stuck-on food
  • Eliminates the need to pre-wash dishes
  • Provides exceptional dishware shine
  • Contains the Grease Fighting Power of Dawn

How does it do this WITHOUT phosphates?

  • Increased enzyme power delivers better tough food cleaning than Cascade Complete Pacs
  • Unique liquid-top dual surfactant system delivers exceptional shine for the dishes AND helps keep your dishwasher sparkling
  • Specially designed chelant and polymer system helps prevent hard-water film build-up on your dishes, glasses and even the interior walls of your dishwasher
  •  The chelant is designed to fight Calcium that comes in with hard-water and food to help deliver virtually film-free dishes wash after wash

Gail Simmons from Top Chef and Food & Wine 

Gail Simmons has partnered with Cascade to offer her suggestions for making your dinners look DELIGHTFUL.

It’s  more  than  just  a  great-­‐tasting  recipe,  but  also  perfect  presentation.   Sparkling  dishes,  shining  flat  ware  and  spot-­‐free  glasses  truly  let  you  put  your  best  food   forward  with  culinary  creations  that  pop!   

Gail  recommends  impressing  with  a  Platinum  Presentation:

“The  easiest  recipes  pop  with   unexpected,  gourmet  presentations.    Drizzle  bright  sauces  on  sparkling  white  plates  or  layer   desserts  in  crystal-­‐clean  glassware.  Keep  your  presentation  sparkling  with  Cascade  Platinum,   which  keeps  dishes  perfect  for  anytime  entertaining  and  impromptu  guests.”

She’s even shared an EASY recipe for Panna Cotta (my mouth is watering)

Oh & for you food contest lovers

Cascade  “My  Platinum”  is having a four  week  Instagram  contest! For those of you who LOVE taking food photos, simply upload  photos  related  to  the  weekly  contest  themes.  Show  off  how  sparkly  Cascade  makes  all   your  pots,  pan  and  plates!

  • Visit  the  contest  landing  page for  information  on  how  to   enter  and  submit  images:
  • The  landing  page  will  prompt  users  to  sign  up  for  Instagram  if  they  are  not   currently  users  of  the  app.
  • Each  week,  two  contestants  will  be  selected  to  receive  a  brand  new  Whirlpool   dishwasher.
  • Additionally,  one  lucky  grand  prize  winner  will  receive  a  Platinum  kitchen  makeover!

To  win,  users  have  to  both  register  and  upload  a  photo  with  the  #MyPlatinum  hashtag  and  tag   @MyCascade.    Participants  that  have  not  registered  will  be  disqualified  from  winning.     Each  week  will  have  a  6-­‐day  entry  period  where  Instagram  users  can  enter  the  contest  with   their  #MyPlatinum  Photo.  Cascade  will  choose  two  weekly  winners  and  one  final  grand  prize   winner  after  the  entry  period  has  ended.  Please  be  sure  to  include  both  the  #MyPlatinum   hashtag  and  tag  @MyCascade  in  your  entries  to  the  contest!

  1. Week  1:  My  Platinum  Plate  (Entry  Period:  6/3-­‐6/9)                              Show your  best  dish  styled  from  the  sparkling  plate  up!
  2. Week  2:  My  Platinum  Bite  (Entry  Period:  6/10-­‐6/16)                           Show your  best  bite  and  most  creative  use  of  sparkling  silverware!
  3. Week  3:  My  Platinum  Clink  (Entry:  6/17-­‐6/23)                                        Show how  you  serve  up  creative  concoctions  in  sparkling  glasses.  Cheers!
  4. Week  4:  My  Platinum  Table  (Entry  Period:  6/24-­‐6/30)                       Show your  sparkling  tablescape  for  your  most  special  celebrations!
  5. Grand  Prize  Winner  (Entry:  6/3-­‐6/30)

GOOD LUCK and PLEASE share your entries with me, I’d love to see them!

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Cascade. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating


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About Zipporah Sandler

Zipporah Sandler AKA Zippy is a lifestyle and travel specialist who after living everywhere from Providence to Paris found herself suddenly residing in South Florida (something she swore she’d never do).

Whether it be San Pellegrino water or Louis Roderer Cristal, Zippy suggests that you keep your life sparkling and your glass full.

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