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Dec 9
2013

Giveaway $50 to Whole Foods – Special Dressing Rehearsal in Encinitas 12/12/13

Join us at Whole Foods Encinitas this Thursday 12/12/13 from 6-8 pm. for a special event to get ready for the holidays! The event will host beer & wine parings and sampling, yes sampling! Whole Foods will also show off some of the amazing premier party dips with more samples! My favorite I already know is going to be the holiday cheese board and how to create a perfect one for your holiday party. There will also be coffee and seasonal treats as well, I almost died and went to heaven looking at the holiday treats in-store today!

Whole Foods asked me to share one of my favorite holiday recipes with all my items from my shopping trip today. I decided to make my goat cheese endive spears, always a HUGE hit at my parties. The recipe is very simple and so delicious everyone will think you spend hours preparing it.

4 oz. goat cheese
1 tbsp. honey
1/2 ts. black pepper
1/4 ts. thyme (fresh or dried)
2 heads endive
1/4 cup walnuts
On a baking sheet sprinkle walnuts and roast for 10 min at 350 in the oven. Once goat cheese is softened mix with honey, pepper, and thyme. Let the cheese sit in the refrigerator for 30-40 minutes. Once cheese has chilled spoon onto the endive spears and add a toasted walnut on top.

Incase you are wondering what exactly is an endive spear and what it looks like…
Love that you can buy nuts in BULK!

All of the ingredients needed to make the goat cheese endive spears.

The finished product!

Why I love Whole Foods…let me count the ways… there is an organic option for nearly every single item you can imagine, love the huge selection of items that you can’t find at most stores. My favorite thing about Whole Foods would have to be the staff, the staff that goes over and above any other store I go to. Everyone is so friendly, not to mention ready and willing to help you with anything. I always lose count of how many times I was asked “may I help you find something?” simply amazing!

Whole Foods has you covered if you are going to a holiday party and want to pick up a nice bottle of wine…There is a top ten list of wines all for under $25! Don’t forget to pick up some tonic and sparkling water to mix your drinks with as well!

I thought you mentioned a $50 Whole Foods Gift Certificate? Yes, yes I’m getting to that! To enter for the Whole Foods $50 gift certificate simply leave a comment on this post why Whole Foods is your favorite store!

Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post for Whole Foods Encinitas, all thoughts expressed are my own.

Dec 6
2013

Holiday events in San Diego December 7-8, 2013

by Nicole Connerley

Saturday, December 7

Holiday Parade @ Encinitas – Thousands of people will be on floats and in bands with tens of thousands more cheering them on as the 2013 Encinitas Holiday Parade rolls along Coast Highway 101. The parade begins at 5:30 p.m. and it is preceded by a 5:00 p.m. tree lighting ceremony a the Lumberyard (near Starbucks coffee). For more information click here.

Santa by the Sea @ L’Auberge Del Mar – The Del Mar Association and L’Auberge invite you to join them for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting in the amphitheater at 5 p.m. Directly after the tree lighting will be a special screening of the movie Elf. Bring your own camera for pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus and your little ones, and enjoy the music by the Original Dickens Carolers. Other hightlights of the night are a Holiday Photo Booth, Snow, Holiday Cookie Tasting, Hot Cocoa, Cake Walk, Dance Performance, Hot Cocoa, Passport to the North Pole, Special Prizes, and Letters to Santa. For more information click here.

Holiday Open House @ Cedros Avenue – Support your local community and shop close to home this year! The Cedros district is hosting a Holiday Open House from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm. with live music, raffles & giveaways, refreshments, balloon animals and face painting, and fun in-store festivities and specials! For more information click here.

Sunday, December 8

Weekend with Santa @ Flower Hill Promenade – Enjoy children’s holiday activities Saturday & Sunday at the Flower Hill Promenade from 10:00 a.m. to noon. There will be make and take holiday crafts, photos with santa and yummy holiday treats. There is also a breakfast with Santa both Saturday and Sunday at Sea & Smoke for a small fee. For more information click here.

Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival @ La Jolla – The parade begins at 2 p.m. and the Holiday Festival will begin at 3:30 p.m., photos with Santa will be held at the Recreation Center at 3:30 pm. as well. The day comes to a close with the Christmas Tree Lighting at 4:30 pm.

Parade of Lights @ San Diego Bay – The San Diego Bay Parade of Lights is held two consecutive Sundays each year in December. The Parade begins at 5:30 p.m. and proceeds from Shelter Island past Harbor Island, the Embarcadero, Seaport Village, and Ferry Landing in Coronado.

Nov 16
2013

Tiny Prints Holiday Cards $50 Giveaway

by Nicole Connerley

SoCal Savvy Mom has partnered with Tiny Prints this holiday season to introduce you to all of the new and adorable holiday cards they have to offer. Tiny Prints is so awesome they are offering $50 gift card (plus free shipping) to one of our readers! Tiny Prints has adorable photo gifts which are perfect for grandparents, aunts and uncles and well anyone who wants a cute photo gift of your children! To enter the giveaway simply leave a comment on the blog, or on SoCal Savvy Mom’s Facebook page, for extra entries share the post with your facebook friends. Good luck!

Tiny Prints has tons of new cards to choose from this holiday season. We love all of the new trim options this year with square, rounded, bracket, ticket and scallop.

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Another favorite of ours is the rounded card that can be made into a Christmas ornament for your tree. There are many different colors and picture options to choose from as well.

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Many of the cards are bright and colorful and whatever style you like Tiny Prints has you covered. Contemporary, done, classic, done, vintage, done, how about all that glitters? No problem they have that too!

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One of my favorite cards I found was this tri-fold card where you can add tons of cute pictures of your family. You may personalize it with as many or as little pictures as you wish.

I love the scalloped edges to this card and the mint green polka dot back. It is simple yet elegant at the same time. I think I know which hard I will be choosing this season. Don’t forget to check out all of the matching return labels as well, just when you think it can’t get any cuter it does!

Nov 14
2013

Spa Giveaway to sanctuate!™

by Nicole Connerley

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Last week the moms of SoCal Savvy Mom were invited for a mom’s night out at sanctuate!™ Spa located in San Diego. Upon entering sanctuate!™ you feel relaxed, the walls are a cool blue color and all the furniture is very modern with a spa twist to it. We were offered a glass of wine and an array of light appetizers to choose from while we listened to all the different types of massages available.

Hi-tech ‘smart’ massage is what sanctuate!™ is all about. You have a smart phone right? We all do, why not try a smart massage! Redefining massage to make sustaining your wellness fast and affordable for all. No matter how you feel, sanctuate!™ has the massage you need, when you need it.

The award winning massage bed uses infrared technology to scan your body, delivering the perfect shiatsu full body Hi-tech ‘smart’ massage every time. Best of all, the more you sanctuate!, the better you feel and the more you save!

SoCal Savvy Mom is giving away two 45-minute massages at Spa sanctuate!™ to two lucky readers! To enter simply leave a comment on the blog or on SoCal Savvy Mom’s Facebook page, if you share on your Facebook page you will have one extra entry for the giveaway. Don’t feel you have to share with all your friends, if for instance you don’t like you friends and don’t feel they too would like a massage by all means keep to yourself hehehe! Good Luck!

Next week there will be a Tiny Prints $50 giveaway (with free shipping) coming soon! *Super cute Christmas cards*

Nov 12
2013

Winner for San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum

by Nicole Connerley

Thank you to all of the families that entered our giveaway for the San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum! The winner will receive 4 tickets valid anytime the museum is open from Monday-Sunday 9:30-4:30. And the winner is Jodi! Please e-mail us at nicole (at) socalsavvymom.com and give us your address and we will mail the tickets to you. If we do not hear back from the winner within the next two days another person will be chosen.

Up next we have a giveaway for 2 – 45 minute massages!

Nov 8
2013

Giveaway – San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum

by Nicole Connerley

The San Diego Discovery Museum provides a fun hands-on approach to education for children. There are experiential workshops for children in Pre-K through the 4th grade for Science, Art and Social Science. As well as many hands-on exhibits and programs, a discovery camp, and you may even hosts birthday parties or events on site as well! San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum offers field trip programs or group free-play visits for a school class, camp, homeschool or youth group. Field trip programs are a one-hour, hands-on workshop that align to state and national learning standards. The museum is open Monday-Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is located at 320 North Broadway, in Escondido, California.

SoCal Savvy Mom is excited to offer a family 4-pack of tickets to the San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum for one of our lucky readers. To enter simply leave a comment with who you plan to bring with you! Good Luck!