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Easy and economic Spread for a party shopping at Smart and Final

1/29/2013

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We were giving away gift cards during the event
Last Saturday 01/26/13 I participated on the first Bakersfield Samrt & Final Tweep Up Event. It was a pretty fun event where store costumers using their smart phones and very common applications such as Foursquare, Instagram, Facebook and twitter took pictures of their shopping experience and uploaded the on the web to win $25.00 dollars gift.
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A customer receiving one of the gift cards after uploading her picture on Facebook
The event was a lot of fun and we were able to provide some of the customers with gift cards to buy their groceries for the weekend and start shopping for the upcoming Super Bowl Celebrations.
And while I was at the event, I did some shopping for myself. I look at all the good sales available and I also check it out the Smart and Final Corporate Brands such as First Street, Ambiance and La Romanella. The corporate brands offer quality products at such a great price that is easy to complete a complete meal for just a few bucks.
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First Street Brand at a great price for ground beef
Super Bowl is coming up and I love to have gatherings at my house. But as much as I love entertaining people, I also work full time, so I have to get creative with easy to prepare meals for a good prize. 
Today I want to share some of the dishes that I have prepared on the past for my parties and that have been a success with family and friends, and the most important thing is that they are easy to prepare and very economical, you can make all 3 plates for around $25.00 dollars and will have ingredients left to make other things during the week.

Plate one: Nacho Beef Casserole

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Ingredients
1 lb of ground beef
1 ½ cups of crushed tortilla chips2 cups shredded cheese
1/4 cup chopped onions
1 can of chili beans
1-2 tablespoons taco seasoning
Black olives
Avocado


Preparation
Cook beef with onions until browned and crumbled.
In a 9 x 13  pan, spread the crushed chips, then layer ½ of  the beef mixture, the chili, cheese and make layers.
Bake at 350 for 15 minutes
Once is out of the oven cover with black olives and avocado.
You can also serve with sour cream


Plate two: Spicy Wieners

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Ingredients
Chili sauce
2 TBS Ketchup
4 TBS brown sugar
1 package Lil Smoke Sausages
1/4 cup white wine

Preparation
Mix all the ingredients on low heat with the sausages
Heat through until is hot.

If you are a follower of my blog you probably know that 2013 is the year to become healthier and lose weight. I know most people think about Super Bowl to eat and drink, but I want to be able to offer my guests the opportunity to have a healthy option so I offer a healthy but yummy salad.

Plate three: Green Field Strawberry Salad

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Ingredients
2 cups of baby spring mix
1 cup strawberries
Almonds
Walnuts
Dry cranberries
Your choice of salad dressing

Preparation
Mix all the ingredients together and enjoy

I have created a google plus album for you to follow along the recipes
Do not forget to check the Smart and Final Social Circular for sales and great recipes.
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I am a member of the Collective Bias™ Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias™ and Smart & Final #CBias #ChooseSmart #SocialFabric all opinions are my own.
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Week 3 of the #IheartOmron ambassador challenge #mamavation

1/27/2013

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I can believe we are starting our 3 week. This challenge has been so great and I am so proud of all the ladies that are doing it with me. I think most of us have been sick, so it has been hard, but we are still going strong and that makes me very happy.

I have been walking every day and I am reaching my goal of at least 10,000 steps a day. I am tracking my steps using my Omron Fitness Tri-Axis USB Pedometer (HJ-323U). I love this pedometer because it does so much more than tell me how many steps do I have each day. The Pedometer keeps track of aerobic steps, steps per minute, and even the calories burned. At the end of the day I connect the pedometer using the USB to my computer and it uploads all the information to Omronfitness.com and there in the dashboard you can see your daily and weekly progress and even challenge yourself to achieve a best personal step count. This pedometer is very accurate and counts strides, so you will not get false readings while riding in a bumpy car.

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I am also very happy with my new Omron 510W Scale. I love that the scale can measure not only the BMI, but also the body fat percentage, the visceral fat and the skeletal muscle percentage. 

As for my progress on the scale, I lost 5 pounds this week for a total of 20 pounds since starting this challenge

I can tell you it feels great to put on your clothes and they are loose on me. But the best part is when I see people and they tell me I look great and they can tell I am losing the weight and getting healthier.

For this week my goal is to continue walking and drink more water. I sometimes get really busy at work and forget to drink as much water as I want to. 

We are also going to be modifying our workouts and so you can follow along by downloading the PFD file.

I will be extra busy for the next couple of weeks, I am going to be preparing everything for my son’s birthday party, but I will find that time to work out, because I can see the results now.

How are you staying active?
This post is sponsored Omron Fitness as a collaboration with Bookieboo Blogging Network and Mamavation – a community dedicated to weight loss for women and obesity prevention for families.  I was provided with product and compensation for my time and honest opinions.

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Valentine's homemade chocolate dipped cookies

1/25/2013

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Galletas cubiertas con chocolate hechas en casa para el día de San Valentín

Valentine's day is just around the corner. I have the perfect gift for teachers, co-workers and other people in your list. This cookies are cute and not too expensive.

El día de San Valentín se acerca. Acá les comparto un regalo ideal para maestras, compañeros de trabajo y otras personas en tu lista.  Estas galletas son muy lindas y no son costosas.
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Ingredients
  • Candy melts
  • Oreo type cookies
  • Sprinkles
Ingredientes
  • Galletas tipo Oreo
  • Chocolate de diferentes colores
  • Partículas de chocolate para decorar

Preparation / Preparación
Step one Melt the chocolate 
Primer paso: Derretir el chocolate
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Step two: Dip cookies on chocolate and decorate with sprinkes before chocolate dries.
Segundo Paso: Cubra las galletas con el chocolate. Decore con las partículas decorativas antes de que se seque el chocolate
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Last step: Put in a cute container and you have a good gift for Valentine's Day
Ultimo paso: guarde las galletas en una caja decorativa. Y ya tiene un buen regalo para el día de San Valentín.
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Celebrate Valentine's Day with #MuyLatinas Valentine's Blog Fest

1/24/2013

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Come and join the Muy Latinas Network with the posts about Valentine's Day celebration. You can find here recipes, crafts, giveaways, savings and much more related with celebration of this very romantic holiday.

Valentine's Blog Fest has been organized by... Mamá Noticias Una Colombiana en California Comiendo en LA
Estilo Familiar Notas de Mamá CoolMoms -CoolTips Ahorrando Dólares and Life is a Journey

You can also find more cool information in the Google Community Amigas #MuyLatinas

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Mango Salad recipe

1/23/2013

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As you probably already know I am trying to eat healthier and lose some weight. I had one day this for lunch and every body was asking me for the recipe so here it is.

A lo mejor ya lo sabes, pero este año estoy tratando de comer más saludable y perder peso. La semana pasada prepare esto para el almuerzo y muchos me preguntaron por la receta, así que aquí la comparto.
Ingredients

  • 1 mango 
  • ½ green bell pepper (You can use other colors as well)
  • ¼ onion
  • 1 tomato
  • Parsley
  • Salt, pepper, lemon juice and olive oil


Ingredientes
  • 1 mango 
  • ½ chile campana verde (aunque puedes usar de cualquier color)
  • ¼ cebolla
  • 1 tomate
  • Perejil
  • Sal, pimiento, jugo de limón y aceite de oliva
Preparation

Chop all the ingredients on little pieces, mix together and enjoy

Yes, it is that simple and it is delicious

Preparación

Corta todos los ingredientes en pedazos pequeños, mezcla y disfruta

Es así de simple y sabe muy rico.


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