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Holiday Family Traditions are alive and well. I love to continue long-standing traditions that I grew up with while starting my own with my boys. Throughout the holiday whether we think about them or not, we carry out many traditions with food, celebrations and gifts. I can’t think of any other holiday food gift brand more compatible with the Holidays & family traditions than Hickory Farms. With so many possibilities & pairings, it’s easy to see why so many families count on Hickory Farms to set the scene with meats, cheeses, wines and more as part of their holiday tradition. Did you know Hickory Farms also provides a large selection of gift boxes, perfect for that hard to buy for person? Who doesn’t enjoy opening up a delicious box of Hickory Farms product.
Hickory Farms is America’s most famous holiday food gift brand, enjoyed by holiday shoppers seeking the perfect gifts for family and friends for over 60 years. Many Americans have a distinct memory of Hickory Farms at their holiday gatherings; Hickory Farms is very proud to be a part of those nostalgic moments and continues to focus on and celebrate its long heritage of tradition and authentic holiday memories. Hickory Farms helps people appreciate shared moments that are worth embracing and passing down through generations of families, but also creating new traditions and sharing them with loved ones.
Family Traditions Old & New
As I said, Hickory Farms has always been a part of our family traditions…The boys love the summer sausage and get excited every time I buy some. To me the holidays should be warm, cozy, and comforting. I like to serve foods that keep that tradition. We were able to try out Hickory Farms Tea Time Collection Gift Box which had product in it that I had never tried before. I think the chocolate covered pretzels, buttery shortbread biscuits & Belgian truffles will be a new holiday coffee table tradition!
According to a national survey, nearly half of American adults agree that the holiday shopping season officially starts when they see Hickory Farms arrive at their local mall. Hickory Farms’ food gifts are available at Holiday Market locations nationwide, on hickoryfarms.com and at leading retailers.
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One (1) lucky My Sparkling Life Reader is going to win a $25 Hickory Farms Gift Card!! This giveaway is open to residents of the US who are 18+ until 11:59 PM EST Nov 30, 2015.
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From shopping for gifts to planning family dinners, it’s hard to keep up with all your holiday to-do’s. Target stores are now including a larger grocery section to accommodate the busy lifestyle of today’s families. I love one stop shopping like that, who wants to stop at two or three stores when your dragging the kids around. Our family goes through cheese like you wouldn’t believe, so it was nice when I was at Target the other day to get diapers and check out Christmas stuff, I was able to pick up dinner items as well. Our favorite cheese is Kraft..shreds, slices, block, it doesn’t matter it’s all good in my book!
This year, Kraft is helping out with great weeknight meals and entertaining ideas to make the season a little bit easier. Plus, Kraft is offering up to $20 in coupons, redeemable exclusively at Target, to make food shopping easier and to help you have a happy holiday season.· What’s better than my favorite store and my favorite cheese brand teaming up to save me time & money!!
I wanted to share a recipe with you that is one of our favorite to create with the Kraft cheese, that I saved money getting with the Kraft coupons exclusively at Target! PIZZA PUFFS is a family favorite! Ingredients:
2 Cans of pizza dough (found by biscuits)1 jar pizza sauce
4 cups Kraft shredded mozzarella
6 mozzarella cheese sticks
pizza toppings (we use peperoni & bacon crumbs)
Instructions:
Spread out pizza sauce. Place three cheese sticks on edge,
then toppings and cheese all over the rest. Roll up your dough encasing your ingredients Cut into about 1/2 – 1 in pieces & place into sprayed muffin tin Bake at 400 for 10 – 15 min I hope these give you some inspiration to use these great coupons for!
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As I’m sure everyone is aware, STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS is now playing in theatres everywhere! If you haven’t seen it yet, I promise it will live up to your wildest expectations! And don’t be afraid of sellout shows as theatres across the country are adding show times left and right to keep up with the demand! And to stay away from spoilers, I highly recommend going to see the film ASAP!
We went to see it yesterday and was excited that we live in a smaller community and had plenty of seats left in the theater…no elbow to elbow for us!
We sat there patiently waiting, well mostly, for the movie to begin. All of a sudden the lights went down and the legendary ENTRO & Star Wars Logo pops up on screen…then we are given the scrolling “catch up” to where the movie begins…
Oh the emotions that awake watching those hit the screen!
In THE FORCE AWAKENS, we return to a galaxy far, far away thirty years after the events of RETURN OF THE JEDI. The stories of our heroes from the past have become little more than the stuff of myth and legend. The happiness and celebration that closed-out the RETURN OF THE JEDI was only temporary, as we see what was left of The Galactic Empire regrouped and created what is now The First Order. A new generation of heroes will assemble, finding themselves thrust into a whole new galactic adventure.
If your children have already seen the previous Star Wars movies (or similar in action) there is absolutely no reason that they would not be wowed and completely enthralled in the movie. I’m taking my 6, 10 & 13-year-old on Wednesday…and that’s all I hear about.
This film seamlessly combines old and new heroes to create a movie any generation will enjoy. It’s both action packed and emotional…you’ll want to take the ride over and over.
The Walt Disney Studios announced today that STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS has set a new all-time domestic debut record with an estimated $238M. With a five-day international debut of $279M, the film has taken in $517M globally.
“Our sole focus has been creating a film that delivers that one-of-a-kind Star Wars experience, and director J.J. Abrams, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy, and the Lucasfilm team have outdone themselves,” said Alan Horn, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios. “To all of the fans around the world who not only came out in Force to make this such an exciting and astronomical debut but who treated this film as their own and helped preserve the experience for their fellow fans by not spoiling it – thank you, we do.”
The Force is strong with critics and audiences, whose enthusiastic reactions have powered a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score and an excellent A CinemaScore, with an A+ among women and younger audiences, for STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS.
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Just in time to motivate kids for good end-of-year grades – new Skylanders SuperChargers toys are available! Thrillipede and his signature SuperCharger vehicle, Buzz Wing, are on store shelves this week. Portal Masters will be racing to the stores to add these hot new toys to their Skylanders collections.
Thrillipede is a war hero with incredible piloting skills… and even more incredible juggling skills.
Thrillipede served in the Millipede Military in the outer regions of Skylands. As the top pilot in his unit, Thrillipede was responsible for single-handedly blasting over 300 Greeble warships out of the sky! When the Great Greeble War came to an end, he returned to his hometown of Flutter Bay as a celebrated hero. He was the talk of the town and everyone wanted to shake the many hands of the famous young pilot. News of his heroics eventually made their way to Captain Flynn at the Skylander Academy, who set out to determine if the stories were true. In a series of friendly challenges, the two pilots raced, soared through obstacles, and performed incredible stunts in front of a cheering Flutter Bay crowd. In each event, Thrillipede stood victorious, and was asked to join the Skylanders shortly after. Of course, Flynn later admitted that he “let him win” so that Thrillipede wouldn’t be embarrassed in front of his hometown.
Buzz Wing is Thrillipede’s famous fighter plane. After heroically blasting over 300 enemy jets in the Great Greeble War, it was put on display in the Millipede Museum. But with Kaos on the loose again, it’s back in action and ready for more!
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In Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker, Marla takes her readers for a hilarious romp through her days in an exclusive L.A. matchmaking agency and her daily struggles to keep her self-esteem from imploding in a town where looks are everything and money talks. From juggling the demands her out-of-touch clients and trying her best to meet the capricious demands of an insensitive boss to the ups and downs of her own marriage with a Latin husband who doesn’t think that she is “domestic” enough, Marla writes with charm and self-effacement about the universal struggles that all women face in their lives. Readers will laugh, cringe, and cry as they journey with her through outrageous stories about the indignities of dating in Los Angeles, dealing with overblown egos, vicariously hobnobbing with celebrities, and navigating the wannabe-land of Beverly Hills. This is a fun book with guilty pleasure appeal. As you read it you wonder how is this not fiction…well it’s not, it’s her life, and as I’m rolling on the floor laughing I kind of feel bad for Marla, as she had to deal with all the picky demands of her clients. She changes the names and such, but the characters and events are real. The reality of it makes it even more entertaining, how could people really be like this!! Much of it is very humorous and actually reminded me of some tv comedy’s I’ve watched. My hubby and kids didn’t understand the outbursts of laughter… Along with the mismatches, she also helps arrange some good connections that work. The Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker is and enjoyable read that can make you happy for who you are and what you have.
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