Buddy Valastro: The Cake Boss The Family Celebrations Tour

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*This post is made possible by Mills Entertainment. I received a promotional item in order to facilitate this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links.*

I don’t know if I’ve ever told you this before, but Alexander and I developed a slight addiction to the reality T.V. show, The Cake Boss a few years ago. Watching Buddy Valastro and the rest of his family in action became something we did together weekly. Then, when the show arrived on Netflix, we started it all over again.

Buddy Valastro, The Cake Boss

Now……Buddy Valastro: The Cake Boss is coming to Green Bay on The Family Celebrations Tour at the Weidner Center on November 20th and 7:30PM.

Join America’s favorite baker, Buddy Valastro, for an all new show of cakes, stories, and fun. TLC’s Cake Boss will be appearing at the Weidner Center in Green Bay on Wednesday, November 20th at 7:30pm.

In this live, interactive event, TLC’s Cake Boss will share stories from his highly popular TV shows (Cake Boss, Next Great Baker), his family at Carlo’s Bakery, will answer audience questions, and most importantly, will give lots of live cake & cupcake decorating demonstrations, sharing tips and techniques in a high-energy experience for the whole family.

One of the centerpiece shows of the TLC network, a sixth season of Cake Boss began airing in May 2013. Viewers continue to celebrate the mouthwatering desserts and not-to-be-missed Valastro family moments occurring in bustling Hoboken, NJ, home of Carlo’s Bakery, which celebrated its 103rd anniversary this summer. In addition, Buddy’s other TV series on TLC Next Great Baker is set to launch another season THIS MONTH!!!

Buddy Valastro is the author of four books, including Family Celebrations with the Cake Boss, which was released today by Simon & Schuster. As he does in every book, Buddy brings his characteristic warmth and flair, sharing personal stories alongside cooking, baking, and decorating tips.

Tickets are on-sale NOW at weidnercenter.com, 1.800.895.0071, or at the venue box office. Tickets are $29.75/$36.75 plus applicable service charges.

A limited number of VIP tickets are available for $95 which includes a post-show meet and greet, Cake Boss tour laminate, a copy of Buddy’s new book Family Celebrations with the Cake Boss, and a special surprise.

You can save an additional $5 on your tickets by entering promo code BUDDY when ordering your tickets.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS NOW!!!!

Learn more about Buddy Valastro and The Family Celebrations Tour at BuddyOnTour.com.

You can also catch Buddy for a book signing while he’s here!

Nov. 20, 2013: Green Bay, WI – 3:30 PM

Festival Foods
2348 Lineville Road
Green Bay, WI 54313

Put Together a Great Bridal Shower Gift at Target

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*This post is made possible by Target. I received a promotional item in order to facilitate this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links.*

I am a fan of weddings.

I love everything from the planning, to the shopping, the prepping, the parties….oh the parties. I love me a good Bridal Shower.

Since we were in the process of moving while planning our wedding and getting everything together so quickly, I chose to forgo my own. Planning bridal showers is fun and it is even more fun to shop for a special gift for the newlyweds.

It has been awhile since I attended a shower, but I do recall the last one was a childhood friend’s. Her and her fiance were in the same position as Alex and I. They had met after having been in previous relationships, there were already kids involved and they were essentially combining two well established households into one.

When shopping for a gift for a couple who is already living together, has a family or is not in need of much, I like to put together a few of my favorite household items, things I use on a regular basis. In addition to a gift for the couple, if there are kids involved, I like to include them in the gift as well!

We actually have a wedding we were invited to attend this month, and I put together the following as a great little gift for the entire family.

*A set of melamine mixing bowls, fall themed towel & pot holders and 2 fall themed plates for the kiddos.

Basically, when I am shopping for a gift, I think of something that I would like to receive as a gift. Classic wedding gifts are china, stemware, silver etc. For me, the reality is to give a gift that will serve an everyday purpose because the classic gifts tend to sit and collect dust.

Does the couple in question like beer or wine? Gift a fabulous set of glasses.

Maybe they prefer a fresh brewed cup of coffee……a Keurig Vue (my personal favorite) is a great gift as well.

Or, if all else fails and you really don’t know what to buy, you can never go wrong with a gift of…….

The Target Wedding Catalog is a great resource when shopping for the perfect shower gift or to use as inspiration when creating your Target Wedding Registry.

Target makes it easy to create your registry online or in-store and makes it available for your guests to shop online or in-store as well!

Be sure to follow along with all the wedding planning fun by following hashtag #TargetWedding on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Pinterest!

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It’s Time to Get Creative with your Jif Peanut Butter #MC

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**I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for Jif. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating.**

I will never forget when Alexander’s love of PB&J sandwiches began…..I have a photograph. It happened just 16 days before he became a brother.

I wasn’t feeling well that day, Alex was still working 3rd shift so he was sleeping and Alexander told me he was a big boy and wanted to make his own PB&J.

Who was I to stop him?

Not only did he make himself one that day, but he made one for mommy too! (Love that kid!)

Alexander’s love of PB&J sandwiches and peanut butter in general has continued to grow. These days he eats peanut butter on graham crackers, tortillas, apples, and so much more. I believe that peanut butter is his favorite food and if I let him, he would eat it at every meal!

With his creativity, I only wish Alexander was 6 years old this year because now through November 8th, Jif Peanut Butter is running their Most Creative Sandwich Contest – challenging families across the country to create an original sandwich recipe that includes two tablespoons of your favorite Jif products! Parents of children ages 6-12 can submit their original sandwich for a chance to win a $25,000 college fund and a trip to New York City!

Here are a few of the finalists from last year.

Delicious!

Do you have a Jif Peanut Butter lover in your family? Encourage them to get creative and enter for their chance to win a $25,000 college fund and a trip to NYC!

~~~~CLICK HERE TO ENTER NOW~~~~

*Please be sure to read the entry rules first.

Recipes

Crockpot Breakfast {Recipe}

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As you know, I like meals that are quick and easy to throw together and don’t take a lot of time and even more if they can be cooked in our crockpot! Since we are also big fans of having breakfast for dinner, I thought it was time to create a Crockpot Breakfast!

This crockpot breakfast is super easy to make, you just throw everything into the crockpot and let it cook on low for 6-8 hours. (We let ours cook for about 7).

Ingredients:

1 -26oz bag frozen hashbrowns

1 dozen eggs

1 cup milk

4 slices bread torn into pieces

3 packs frozen breakfast sausages, cooked and sliced

1lb shredded chedder blend cheese

Salt & Pepper to taste

**You can add other items such as fresh mushrooms, green onion, bacon pieces etc. to adjust to your family.

Directions:

Spray crockpot or line with crockpot liner. Spread hashbrowns evenly in bottom of crockpot. Next add your sausage and bread. Beat eggs and milk together in a bowl and add salt & pepper. **Add additional ingredients if you choose.** Sprinkle some cheese on top of everything but don’t use all of it. Next pour your eggs into the crockpot and then smother the top of it in cheese and let it cook for 6-8 hours on low.

Serve and enjoy!!

Recipes

Quick & Easy Pepperoni Pizza Casserole {Recipe}

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We’ve been trying to create some new dishes in our house over the last week. We want to create meals that the entire family likes and that are inexpensive to make (feeding a family of 7 is expensive). I am also trying to come up with some recipes that will also make great freezer meals as well since Alex and I are planning on spending some time making freezer meals in 2 weeks and hopefully getting our freezers stocked for awhile.

Tonight’s concoction was this Quick & Easy Pepperoni Pizza Casserole that Zack and I threw together with items we had in the house. To make this dish, you will need the following:

Ingredients

1 – 16oz box rotini

3 – 15oz cans of pizza sauce

1 package of pepperonis

8oz mozzerella cheese

4oz cheddar blend cheese

Directions

Cook rotini, drain and mix in all 3 cans of pizza sauce. Place sauce covered noodles in a 13×9 casserole dish and lay pepperoni on top, cover with cheese, throw a few more pepperonis on and add more cheese. *If you want to add additional pizza toppings you can do that now too!

Once your toppings and cheese are on, bake at 350* for 20 minutes.

Serve and Enjoy!

This was an absolute hit in our house and I’m looking forward to having it again and adding some more toppings to it! It was great to create a dish the whole family enjoyed!