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One of the most traditional dishes that I eat during the holiday season are tamales. Tamales are delicious morsels of masa with different fillings. The most popular fillings are meats and cheese and jalapeño, but sometimes sweet tamales are made, and those are a new fun twist to a traditional meal.
While at Disney California Adventure recently, I got the opportunity to meet
How to make Disneyland's Pineapple and Golden Raisin Tamales
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You're Invited! Beautifully Disney debuts their new collection - "Fantasy in Flight"
Date: Saturday, November 23, 2013
Time: 1 -5 p.m.
Event Location: Disney Vault 28
This weekend is the big launch of Fantasy in Flight for Beautifully Disney. Visit Disney Vault 28 at Downtown Disney for mini-makeovers and nail polish stations. Their first event launching Beautifully Disney was full of excitement over their new beauty products, and I'm sure this one will be too.
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Top 10 Black Friday deals on Coupons.com
It's the week before Black Friday and all anyone talks about are Black Friday Sales. If you're anything like me, you're thinking about which Black Friday sales to hit, with the least amount of effort. I'm all for a great deal, but I don't want to be inconvenienced.
When Coupons.com reached out to me to compile a list of my favorite Black Friday deals, I jumped on it. Partially for me to have
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Visiting Prehistoric Pets and The Reptile Zoo in Fountain Valley
CONTRIBUTING POST BY JUSTINE BURGESS
One of the most fun places to visit in Orange County is Prehistoric Pets (and inside it, the Reptile Zoo) in Fountain Valley. I love reptiles and other critters that often elicit squeaks of apprehension from other people. I don’t have issues with Madagascar hissing cockroaches, huge monitor lizards, or snakes roughly the size of a VW Bug. I love it all.
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Walmart Unveils Cyber Monday Savings of Up to 60% and a lower Free Shipping minimum
Walmart.com’s biggest Cyber Week event begins Saturday, Nov. 30, with deals including $500 off a 55-inch LED TV bundle and free shipping on nearly everything for orders over $35
Walmart.com will be kicking off its Cyber Week specials beginning Saturday, Nov. 30 with 200 online specials every day through Friday, Dec. 6. Special deals include $150 off a 32GB iPad bundle and $50 for a
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Playing with Light Up Links - no batteries required!
Light Up Links is a hot new toy. Out just in time for the holiday season!
My five year old recently received a set of Light Up Links to try out, and days later - he is still playing with them! Anything that lasts that long is a hit at home.
I didn't want to overwhelm him with all the different things that you can construct from them (including a crown!), so we started off by just building a
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Gift idea: Men's Shaving Kit
I'll be the first to say just how difficult it is to shop for men. Most of the time, I end up asking hubster what he wants and then I buy it. Yes, it's totally lame, but I can never get gifts right! This year, it's different. I thought of items that I would like to have if I were a guy, and came up with an "Art of Shaving" collection that I curated on eBay. It has 12 different items that I think
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2013 American Music Awards Winners List
Missed the American Music Awards this year? Here's a complete list of the winners announced.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Justin Timberlake
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM - COUNTRY
Taylor Swift/Red
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/The Heist
FAVORITE ARTIST - ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Imagine
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Mattel Offers the Hottest Toys for the Holidays with 'Toy Feliz
The new 'toy feliz campaign from Mattel is taking place NOW and ends the beginning of January (just in time for Dia de los Reyes). It's purpose is to offer the hottest toys for this holiday season - but with a twist. For this campaign, Mattel has partnered with PADRES Contra El Cáncer (PADRES), a non-profit organization that provides emotional and financial support, as well as bilingual
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5 Laundry Tips for Cleaner Clothes
There is just one other thing that I detest more than doing dishes - doing the laundry. So when all® OXI asked me to create a post sharing my tips on cleaner laundry, I knew that I could do it justice. I'm not one to let the kids go out in stained clothes, so I resolved to letting kids be kids by having "play clothes" that they can pretty much roll around in, play hard and get dirty. It's
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5 Must-Have Items for Visiting Relatives
This is part of a compensated campaign with Latina Mom Bloggers and Huggies. However, all opinions expressed are my own.
The holidays are here. They are HERE! So now is the time when I start bringing out all the good stuff because we have people coming through our home visiting, staying with us, saying "hi", etcetera.
Though my home isn't absolutely perfect, there are a five must-have
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Celebrating the holidays at Knott's Merry Farm
If you're in Southern California, a visit to Knott's Merry Farm is due to celebrate the holiday season. Knott's is decked out in its most festive wear beginning Thanksgiving Day and goes until January 5, 2013 (just in time to celebrate El Día de los Reyes).
Knott's recently released it's holiday show guide and I'm happy to see that the classics are still place.
It's Christmas Snoopy!
“It’s
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Minecraft + Sky High Sports = 1 Amazing 6th Birthday Party! #HappyBdayLogan
So I asked my kid what kind of birthday party he wanted. He asked for Minecraft. I'm not sure if you've noticed, but there are ZERO Minecraft birthday supplies. A simple Minecraft character toy costs at least $11.99. So here I am, one week until his birthday party (being held at Sky High!!!!) and I have nothing to show for it. Well... I have an image of this Creeper. But that's about it.
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Preparing for Black Friday shopping at Westminster Mall
I LOVE Black Friday shopping. Not because of the deals (though those are amazing), but because I get to finally experience the full holiday season when everyone is out shopping, Christmas music in the air and the kids and us have nothing but time to shop. It's great.
We use to go around store-to-store shopping Black Friday deals, but two years ago we headed to Westminster Mall for our first "
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Gift giving with Best Buy Mobile Specialty Stores + Zact
This is a sponsored post.
I've been using a contract-free cell phone service since I lost my cell phone. I haven't wanted to get stuck in another two year contract, and having no landline, I have moved to a phone where I pay on a month-to-month basis. With so many options on which plans and phone to choose, sometimes it's nice to have a nice breakdown and to see the difference.
I recently
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Get more from your pee sticks with Clearblue Advanced Pregnancy Test with Weeks Estimator
This is a sponsored post.
It was 2007 when I found out I was pregnant with my (soon-to-be) six year old. I was fresh out of college, working full-time as an executive assistant, doing Bikram Yoga every day and basically, finally getting settled down. Hubster and I were five years into our marriage and not really planning on starting a family. Yet... there I was. Staring at a pee stick knowing
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Mexican Hot Chocolate Recipe with FREE Recipe Card Printable!
This year, I'm excited to be a part of the (soon-to-be-famous) Hot Chocolate Recipe Party - organized by Jill of Popsicle Blog. It's a fun blog-hop type of party with FREE recipe printables being provided by all of the participants. Each one of us is showing off our favorite hot chocolate recipe and then providing printables that can be compiled, and even given as a gift! It's so DIY and thanks
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Shopping for My First Ugly Sweater
Ugly sweaters and its parties are something that are relatively new to me. This year, I'm totally jumping on the bandwagon and grabbing one for myself (and probably hubster too).
Nutcracker | Adventure Teal | Happy Elfin' Holiday
Santa Skulls | Light It Up!
When Target reached out to me asking me what "ugly sweater" fun I had planned, I realized that I hadn't thought about it yet! So I
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Connecting over Pumpkin Spice coffee #loveyourcup
I love to drink coffee. When Collective Bias® asked if I would share how I create "moments of connection" in a sponsored post, I jumped at the chance! I mean, I love to drink coffee with others. In our family, having our time for cafécito equates to quality family time. When the kids are up, hubster and I make some coffee for each other and Abuelita chocolate for the kids. Although I prefer my
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Great ways to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of America
I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Boys and Girls Clubs of America. I received a promotional item as a thank-you for participating.
Growing up as a latch-key kid in a low-income neighborhood meant that I was pretty much on my own when it came to finding good influences. As an adult, I'm thankful that I was able to take advantage of certain programs that came
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