Pillows of Happiness

This past weekend I spent a fun filled Girl's Weekend in Ft. Myers celebrating a good friend's birthday. We did a little bit of everything; we scrapbooked, tried yummy food and had a lot of laughs.

On Sunday morning, we visited Bennett's Fresh Roast for their famous donuts. My favorite was the Maple Bacon Donuts. They were just the right fusion of sweet Maple frosting and crispy bacon. Every bite was an explosion of happiness in my mouth. 

Other flavors of donuts that were utterly delicious were the Pumpkin Spice, Smores, and Boston Creme. 

Low Carb Pita

One of my favorite low carb & low calorie staple in my diet is the Josephs Pita. At only 60 calories and 4 net carbs (8 carbs less 4 dietary fiber), it is a great choice to stuff with any lean meat and veggies. I also split the pita in half, brush it lightly with olive oil and Italian seasoning, and toast it for a filling snack. My own version of pita chips that is low carb and low calorie! I usually buy them for around $2.80 at my local BJ's wholesale club. #lowcarb #dietideas

Josephs Pita

National Coffee Day

Just finished trying a coffee sample of the Ethiopia blend at Starbucks. It was their freebie for National Coffee Day. Since it is a medium bodied coffee, I expected it to be bitter, like their Pike Place. I was pleasantly surprised. It has a very smooth flavor without the bitterness. It is stronger than their Blonde Roast blend. I enjoyed the taste so much that I ended up purchasing a tall cup of this brew.
#nationalcoffeeday #Starbucks

Scrapbook Saturday

I have challenged myself to scrapbook a little everyday, since I am so behind. Here is a baseball layout of my son (from almost 4 years ago).

Purex Deal

Walgreens has Purex clothes detergent on sale this week, buy 1 get 2 free! You get 3 bottles of detergent for $5.99.

New Recipe - Yummy and Healthy Snack

Kale Chips

Tonight I tried out a new recipe for a healthy and tasty snack alternative - Kale Chips. 

I know many people would not think that the words "Yummy" and "Tasty" would be used to describe a dish made with Kale but, trust me, even my picky son thought these were very good.  

I am trying to slowly change our family's eating habits, without them noticing....

So, when my sister shared a box of extra veggies and fruits that she had purchased from the local organic club, I had the challenge of trying something new for dinner. Thus the search for a recipe using Kale. 

I searched on Allrecipes.com and found this one with high reviews using Kale, Olive Oil, and seasoned salt - all ingredients that I had readily available. I also added grated Parmesan cheese to the recipe. 

Baked Kale Chips

They seemed like a good side to my plans of Turkey Burgers for dinner. 

Luckily, I had a brand new bottle of Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil that I received for free as a Bzz Agent. As a Hispanic family, Olive Oil is used in virtually all of our dishes. Now all of the latest nutritional research has revealed the many benefits of Olive Oil as a healthy fat choice.  Read here about the benefits of Olive Oil and how to substitute it in your recipes instead of butter or margarine. 

Filippo Berio Olive Oil

Have you tried a new healthy recipe recently?

More Gift Card deals for Dads & Grads with a bonus

Brio Tuscan Grille

For every $50 in BRIO Gift Cards you purchase, receive a $10 Bonus Card. Offer expires 6/16/13. 

Ruby Tuesday

For every $50 in Ruby Tuesday Gift Cards you purchase, receive a $15 Bonus.  Offer expires 6/16/13.  

Applebee's

For every $50 in Applebee's Digital Gift Cards you purchase, receive a $10 Bonus Card.

Tony Romas

For every $50 in Tony Roma eGift Cards you purchase, receive $15 in Roma Bucks.

Summer fun ideas

Free bowling for the kids during the summer:

Kidsbowlfree.com is offering 2 free games daily during the summer through August 30th. 

Kids under the age of 15 qualify. The rest of the family can get in on the fun for $24.95. This is a fun way to stay cool in the hot summer days!

Sign up here: 

Kids Bowl Free

Restuarant deal for Father's Day

Outback Restaurant 

Outback has a great deal through June 16th. 

Buy a $50 gift card for dad and get a $10 bonus gift card.

Great way to give dad his favorite steak dinner and get a bonus for yourself. All without having to leave the comfort of your home! And with free shipping, this makes it an even better deal. 

Outback Deal