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Cabana Grill Now Serving Breakfast – $25 GC Giveaway

June 11, 2015 By Anne

Cabana Grill in Mandarin is now serving breakfast! I love breakfast. It’s my favorite meal of the day. I could eat breakfast anytime. Combine Mexican flavors and breakfast and I’m in heaven.

Last week Cabana Grill invited me out to try their new breakfast items. We had their executive chef, Andrew Dismore there to demonstrate a few of the new dishes in person. He showed us the Huevos Rancheros Breakfast Plate as well as the Queso Fundido Breakfast Burrito. After the demonstration, several items were brought out to us to try. Of course I had to at least try them all! I only took a few bites of each item otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to eat for days! Everything was so good!

Here are the items I tried:

Migas Breakfast Taco ($1.99)- Scrambled eggs and pico de gallo with rich queso blanco and signature Salsa Fuego. Finished with a cheddar-jack cheese blend, gaucamole and crispy corn tortilla chips.

Queso Fundido Breakfast Burrito ($3.99) – Scrambled eggs with chorizo, queso blanco, grilled poblano chiles and onions, and topped with avoverde salsa and pico de gallo.

Dos Puercos Breakfast Burrito ($4.29) – Scrambled eggs with bacon and jalapeno sausage, topped with avo-verde salsa, pico de gallo and a cheddar-jack cheese blend.

Veggie Breakfast Burrito ($3.99) – Roasted salsa roja, gaucolmole, sour cream, a cheddar-jack cheese blend, black beans and freesh cilantro.

Steakhouse Burritto ($4.29) – Scrambled eggs with fajita steak, ancho-spiced potatoes, queso blanco and salsa fuego.

My top two favorites? The Steakhouse Burrito and the Dos Puercos Breakfast Burrito. I like to have some meat in my meals and both of these were quite tasty. Really everything was good. Nothing was too spicy. However they do has a salsa bar so you can more spice if that’s your thing.

Egg whites can be substituted upon request in all breakfast dishes.

There is a children’s menu as well! See all the menu items at www.facebook.com/thecabanagrill

There is only one Cabana Grill in the area. It’s located at 10422 San Jose Blvd. near the Courtyard Shopping Center and is now open from 6 am to 11 pm daily.

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Executive chef, Andrew Dismore and myself

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Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

Must Watch Throwbacks on Netflix #tbt

June 11, 2015 By Anne

I am a member of the Netflix Stream Team.

Do you miss all those cartoon you use to watch as a child? Now you can re-connect and bond with your own children while watching classic cartoons on Netflix. What a great time to do this as school just got out for most kids last week.

I’m excited to watch Inspector Gadget and Scooby Doo with my children. I loved to watch these as a child.

What else is on Netflix now? Check out these titles below.

What are you excited to watch with your children?

▪ Inspector Gadget
▪ Danger Mouse (6/15)
▪ My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
▪ Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

▪ Star Wars: The Clone Wars
▪ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
▪ The Magic School Bus
▪ The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That

▪ Garfield and Friends
▪ The Super Mario Bros Super Show!
▪ The Smurfs 2
▪ Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated

New on Netflix for Kids and Families

▪ Gallina Pintadita (Now streaming in Spanish!)
▪ Bindi’s Boot Camp (6/15)
▪ Some Assembly Required (6/19)
▪ Dragons: Race to the Edge: Season 1 (6/26)

Anne

The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water – Giveaway

June 8, 2015 By Anne

Spongebob is back in the movies! The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water is now out on Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, DVD and VOD. The Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack will include over an hour of extras! The Blu-ray Combo Pack with the beach ball is only available at Best Buy.

I have 4 boys and they all watched Spongebob. I have been watching with them for I don’t know how many years but a lot! I really enjoyed the first Spongebob movie. I know that sounds silly, but we moms and dads can enjoy a good cartoon movie once and a while can’t we?

When Sponge Out of Water came out, my daughter, who is 7 and my son who is now 14 did not want to go see the movie. I was a little disappointed. I wanted to see it! 🙂

While now is my chance. The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water is now out on DVD and Blu-ray. Now I can buy it and watch it with the kids. Because I know they will watch it once it’s in the house!

THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray Combo Packs with Digital HD boast over an hour of super-powered extras highlighted by three exclusive and delightfully fun sing-along music videos: “Thank Gosh It’s Monday,” “Teamwork” and “Theme Song/Rap Battle.” The Combo Packs also include eight exciting featurettes that take you from Bikini Bottom to the surface, deleted scenes and more.
On a mission to save his world, SpongeBob SquarePants is headed to ours. When pirate Burger Beard (Antonio Banderas) steals the secret recipe for the beloved Krabby Patties, SpongeBob and friends come ashore to bring back the missing formula. To succeed, they must team up with former rival, Plankton, but soon realize that to defeat a super-villain, they must unleash their inner superheroes.

The combo pack includes access to a Digital HD copy of the film as well as the following:

Blu-ray
· Feature film in high definition
· On the Surface
o SpongeBob SquarePants: Out of His World
o When I Grow Up, I Want to Make Funny Sounds
o Becoming Burger Beard
o Making the Burger Mobile Chase Sequence
o It’s Hip to Be SquarePants
o A Day in the Life of a Sponge
· Underwater Awesomeness
o Plankton Rules the World!
o Bikini Bottom Confidential: Rock Stars of the Sea
o International Sponge of Mystery
§ Meet Bubbles
§ The Speech
· Bikini Bottom Boogie
o Thank Gosh It’s Monday
o SpongeBob Sing-Alongs:
§ Thank Gosh It’s Monday
§ Teamwork
§ Theme Song/Rap Battle
o “Squeeze Me” Music Video by N.E.R.D.
· Deleted/Extended/Alternate/Test Scenes

DVD
· Feature film in standard definition

Want to have some Spongebob fun? Check out these activities below.

#summerofspongebob– we’ve been debuting new summer activities daily with multiple family outlets to help keep kids busy this summer and promoting them on our social channels as part of our #summerofspongebob initiative. You can check out all the printable activities for the little ones in your life at the link below.

Pinterest Board: https://www.pinterest.com/paramountpics/the-spongebob-movie-sponge-out-of-water/

Super Hero Power Up- have you ever wondered what your superhero name is? Our site can help you figure that out, and make a photo for your new alter ego. http://www.spongebobmovie.com/superheropowerup/

Follow Spongebob here:

http://www.spongebobmovie.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/spongebobmovie

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpongeBobMovie

iTunes: http://j.mp/GetSpongeOutOfWater

Amazon: http://j.mp/BuySpongeOutOfWater

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Anne

Get Your Toes Ready for Summer – Pedicure Tips

June 8, 2015 By Anne

Summer is here and that means flip flops and sandals. Our feet have been hiding all winter and it’s time for them to shine!

Check out the story below for tips and products to get your feet sandal ready now!

Anne

Garage Sale Tips

May 25, 2015 By Anne

It’s that time of year when everyone is cleaning out their stuff and have yard sales. I use to go out quite often, now I look forward to sleeping in!!

Here are some tips to make your’ morning go smoother.

Bring change and small bills. It’s awkward if you buy something for $1.00 and hand over a $20.00 bill.
Wear comfy shoes. One time I did not and found a great neighborhood sale and regretted not wearing my sneakers.
Bring snacks and drinks. Especially if your toting children! While it’s nice to buy cookies and lemonade from the sales, you won’t always find them.
Wear sunscreen and don’t forget your sunglasses and hat. The morning sun is brutal!
Bring a screwdriver to open up battery compartments to look for corrosion.
A map. You can buy a street map of your neighborhood or use google.
Wipes or hand sanitizer. You touch a lot of stuff!
Look inside CD’s, movies and appliances Make sure you are getting what you think you are.
If you think a price is too high – haggle. I never used to do this, but tried it out a few weeks ago and it worked. All they can say is no.
If you think you might want something, carry it around with you while you shop so someone else doesn’t come along and get it.

If your shopping for kids clothes and find someone who’s child is a little older than yours, ask the owner if you can get first dibs on clothes before the next sale. I’ve done this before and it’s a great idea! I asked the owner if she would call me before the next sale and she took my name and email.

And last but not least – Don’t get discouraged if you don’t find a lot of good deals. There’s always next week.