Hobby – Wordless Wednesday
This summer, I have relinquished the majority of my working responsibilities to have a summer. A summer full of countless beach trips, endless hours in the pool, ice cream, watermelon, play dates, new hobbies and plenty of childhood memories.
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1st Annual Tour de Fork Coming To Victoria Gardens
Join me and fellow Inland Empire foodies this Thursday, June 20th 2013 at Tour de Fork; a special food, wine and craft beer engagement at Victoria Gardens. I will be attending as a member of the media.
Tour de Fork, which will prove to be a glorious good time on a balmy Inland Empire evening, will take place on the South Mainstreet of Victoria Gardens from 6-8pm and will feature food, wine and craft beer tastings from several Inland Empire restaurants.
Participating Restaurants:
- Corner Bakery
- California Pizza Kitchen
- Crepes de Paris
- Johnny Rockets
- King’s Fish House
- T.G.I. Friday’s
- P.F. Chang’s China Bistro
- Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que
- Slater’s 50/50
Special Guest Restaurants:
- Antonino Italian Restaurant and Bar
- Haandi Indian Cuisine
- Aria Restaurant and Lounge
- Magic Lamp Inn Steakhouse
Tickets must be purchased in advance and are $50 for unlimited food tastings and 5 drink tastings.
Log on to Victoria Gardens 1st Annual Tour de Fork for more information.
The Dishes Are DONE, Man – Thanks To Cascade Platinum #MyPlatinum
This is a sponsored post for Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Cascade. All cleantastic opinions are my own.
“The dishes are DONE, man” said Kenny Crandell in the iconic 90′s movie “Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter Is Dead” after he shot the dishes down like clay pigeons.
That’s one way to get the dishes done.
There are a few household chores that I could do with out. Grocery shopping and washing dishes are at the very top of the list of stuff I hate to do. There’s something so mandatory and obnoxious about those two household chores that bum me out every time I have to do them (which with a family of 5 is nearly every day).
Daydreaming about shooting down my families dirty dishes like clay pigeons and then exclaiming “The dishes are DONE, man” to my husband is something I daydream about.
However, thanks to awesome cleaning products like Cascade Platinum, doing the dishes is virtually pain free. With no need to pre-wash or even to pre-rinse, Cascade Platinum cleans off the stuck on food and grease and leaves behind a beautiful spotless sheen on the dishes AND the dishwasher. That’s a two for one right there folks. A triple-action formula that provides ultimate clean for dishes AND helps prevent hard water filming so the dishwasher sparkles? Sign me up.
Given the opportunity to try these Cascade Platinum pacs out, I jumped at the chance. Any opportunity to do less hand washing before or after running the dishwasher sounds like a good time to me.
I was curious however, just how do these little magic Cascade Platinum pacs work? So I looked into it. Inside the quick dissolving pacs is a tripe action of threat to dirty dishes comprised of a triple-action formula with a better enzyme power that delivers a remarkable shine to your dishes and helps keep your dishwasher clean.
I can sincerely say with a straight face that Cascade Platinum pacs are amazeballs. My dishes and glasses have never had the same sheen. I regularly take pictures of my dinners to torture you all on IG and I have been known to clean the dishes with windex (seriously, I do) to make the plates shine. Now, with Cascade Platinum not only are my plates clean they’re SHINY.
Cascade Platinum saves moms time and energy ya’ll. And that in my book means the dishes are DONE, man.
Cascade has teamed up with Top Chef judge and Food + Wine magazine editor Gail Simmons to discuss why presentation is just as important as preparation.
Log on to Cascade for more information.
Check out Cascade on Facebook too.
For the next 4 weeks, Cascade is encouraging fans to show off their sparkly clean plates, glasses, silverwar, pots and pans thanks to Cascade on Instagram during their Cascade “My Platinum” contest. Tag your weekly themed shiny pics with #MyPlatinum and tag @MyCascade to enter for a chance to win a KitchenAid Kitchen Makeover and a 1-year supply of Cascade. Weekly entries have a chance to win a KitchenAid Dishwasher and six-month supply of Cascade too!
The dishes are so clean, even the baby approves!
I’m not jealous. Nope. I’m not.
Where my kid is tonight. In those awesome seats. At the Dodgers game. Where I haven’t seen a baseball game in almost 10 years.
I’m not jealous. Nope. I’m not.
Because I am here. With these two cuties. With their hooded bath towels. And their cute, happy faces.
Teeth Gross Me OUT – Wordless Wednesday
He wiggled his tooth out and placed it on the table next to me. It landed with a click and an audible clang and my stomach lurched and curled, about to empty its day’s worth of contents.
I asked him to take it back as I turned away.
His father came home and was proud of his big boy accomplishment. He texted everyone he knew and exclaimed that his oldest lost his first tooth.
Blech…teeth gross me out.
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Distracted While Sporting – Wordless Wednesday
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