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Avalon Bay Airfryer Review & Giveaway!

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An air what? An air fryer? Yes, instead of frying with oil you can fry with air. Cooking has never been easier and healthier with the Avalon Bay Airfryer AB-AirFryer100R. Why use oil when you can use air and cut out half the calories in the process.

This product is great for making kids meals like french fries, chicken nuggets, grilled cheeses and many many more. My son helped me make chicken nuggets last night and he loved that he could make his own food. Today I was on Fox 5 San Diego and everyone flipped out over the Avalon Bay Air Fryer, and for good reason! They retail at Air & Water.com for $129.94 but are on sale right now for only $99. The airfryer comes in three different colors, red, white and black.

Air & Water is a great site, shipping is FREE! If you did need to send something back there is a money back guarantee, no restocking fee, and no return shipping fees.

  • Hassle free clean up with dishwasher safe parts
  • Mesh metal basket helps provide extra crispy results.
  • Rapid Air Circulation Technology which circulates hot air with speed and precision for perfect results
  • Safety Element: 30 minute timer
  • Stainless steel 304 heating element
  • Temperature control of 200-400°F
  • 1 Year Limited Manufacturers Warranty

To see my full review see below:

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To enter our GIVEAWAY for the Avalon Bay Airfryer

click here a Rafflecopter giveaway

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To see the Avalon Bay Airfryer in use see the Fox news segment here http://fox5sandiego.com/2015/07/15/mommys-favorite-things-3/

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Join the Diamond Club for Race Season

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If you plan on going to the Del Mar races anytime this season I highly recommend signing up for a Diamond Club Card. You will receive a 50% discount on admission to the races at Del Mar. For general admission it is only $3 instead of $6, and clubhouse is $5 lowered from $10.

Another great perk of being a Diamond Club Member is this little thing called Free and Easy Wednesdays!  Every Wednesday (except Opening Day), receive FREE Stretch Run Admission, FREE Program and FREE Seat along with HALF PRICE Beer (domestic drafts), Sodas and Hot Dogs at Stretch Run Concession Stands. Let’s be honest just the half price on beer is worth being a member! Also general admission tickets and clubhouse admission is half price when you are a member, so what are you waiting for?  For complete Diamond Club Member details click here.

How to sign up:

Bring a valid photo identification and present it at special Diamond Club booths at the Del Mar Racetrack or Surfside Race Place. You’ll find Diamond Club signup booths located on the 2nd floor of the Clubhouse, the 1st floor of the Stretch Run and outside the Stretch Run admission gates. You can print out the registration form to fill out and bring with you to Del Mar to speed up the enrollment process.del mar


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Summer Fun for kids, ice cream in a bag!

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Last year on the last day of school we made ice cream in a bag with my son’s class. The kids loved it, and it was surprisingly very simple to make. If you have younger kids like we did (they were in first grade) you may need to help with the shaking. I would recommend wearing a pair of gloves to avoid frostbite! We loved making ice cream in a bag, it is so easy and delicious!

  1. 1/2 cup half & half
  2. 1 tablespoon sugar
  3. 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
  4. 1 ziplock freezer bag small
  5. 1 ziplock gallon size bag (freezer bag works best)
  6. 3 cups crushed ice
  7. 1/3 cup rock salt
  1. Put first 3 ingredients in the smaller Ziplock bag and seal bag (Make sure it is closed). Put ice and rock salt in the larger bag and then add the filled small bag. Seal the large bag.
  2. Shake and squeeze bag until ice cream is thickened, about 5-10 minutes.
  3. Remove small bag, unseal, and eat out of the bag, poor into a bowl, or put on a cone.
  4. Add any toppings if you wish and enjoy!

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Family Days at the Races!

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This Sunday, July 19, from 12:30-6:00 pm is the first Family Day at the Del Mar Racetrack and it is super-sized! We have gone a few times in the past and there is so much for young ones to enjoy in the outfield. Children 17 and under are free and adult tickets are as low as $6 (except on opening day)

The family fun day comes with rock climbing walls, bungee trampolines, obstacle courses, giant scramble slide and inflatable games and rides. There will be pony rides, face painters, body art and caricature portraits. Stop by the Rad Hatter to create your own hat! There will be a baseball clinic with the Lake Elisinore Storm, San Diego Padres Minor League Team. Kids will enjoy magic shows and the incredible game zone.

Enjoy Family Days every weekend during the race season but Sunday, July 19, is our “super-sized” Family Fun Day with more activities than ever before. Bring the whole family and take advantage of the numerous FREE attractions for the entire family. Racetrack admission is FREE for children 17 & under, adults are $6. WEBKINZ PLUSH HORSE GIVEAWAY (children 12 & under only, while supplies last)

Kids will love this adorable 9″ tall Webkinz Plush Horse. The attached secret code allows kids entrance into the Webkinz.com on-line virtual world where they can bring their horse to life with games and activities. Do not miss this unique giveaway, FREE for children 12 & under. Retail value $15.00

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Blue Apron – Dinner ingredients delivered

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Cooking is one of my favorite things to do, I love my kitchen, I love all my kitchen gadgets, it is my happy place. I am however notorious for forgetting one or two of the ingredients needed to make something. It is hard to make chili without chili powder, but I’ve done it on one or more occasion. One of my husbands co-workers had mentioned Blue Apron to us and said she could give us a free week, so we said sign us up! Blue Apron delivers to your home all of the fresh ingredients needed to make a delicious meal for as many people as you wish. My husband and I decided to try the 2-person plan with three meals a week to start.

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When you sign up for Blue Apron you are able to choose between six different entrees. I am not sure why but if you choose one entree it may black out another entree and say it is unavailable. For 2 people doing 3 meals a week the cost is $59.94, so it works out to about $20 a meal for two. Blue Apron sends all of the ingredients to you for the week in one big box, so for us we had 6 meals and all the ingredients delivered on a Wednesday. I was so excited to receive my first box, it was like being a kid on Christmas.

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The first meal I made was an Almond-Crusted Cod with snap peas & radish-red quinoa salad. It took about 45 minutes from prep to finish and I loved all the new ingredients I’d never used before. I am not a huge fan of fish which is why I wanted to try this dish first. If they could win me over on a fish dish I knew I would love everything else. It won my husband and I over big time! We both ate every bite.
2P_032615_2_20R_033115_20Almond_20Cod-2749_high_menu_thumbThe same co-worker that had offered us a free week also offered free weeks to two of my husbands other co-workers. This is where the competition and food pictures began. Every night around 7 my husband’s phone would start erupting with dinner photos. The picture below was our second meal, Piri-Piri Chicken with coconut smashed plantains and stewed collard greens. I had never cooked with plantains or collard greens before and was hesitant about what it would turn out like. This meal was one of our favorite out of the 9 meals I cooked for us. I believe it may have won best picture that night from my husband’s co-workers. It was so fun to have a competition, a cooking competition at that with all of the men my husband works with. He works for a TV sports company a big TV sports company and to see all these men cooking almost every night and sharing their stories the next day was so funny, but they are men and I suppose can make anything into a competition.

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Carlsbad Concerts in the Park

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The City of Carlsbad will host free concerts in the park throughout the summer at different parks in Carlsbad. This is the 30th year of this fun-family event with the City of Carlsbad. There will be on-site food options, with new vendors with items like hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza, barbecue and Fro-Yo! In the past we have always brought our snacks with us but this year maybe we will try out some of the new food options. Bring low-back chairs, a blanket, snacks, and drinks if you would like. Glass is allowed at these events ONLY, wine and beer bottles are okay to bring, they do ask that you recycle.

The second concert at each park has fun things for kids to do as well, it is called Art at Jazz. Art At Jazz offers hands-on visual arts activities for younger TGIF Jazz audience members. Instructors and volunteers guide the children as they make works of art in planned activities.

All concerts are 6 to 8 p.m.

Alga Norte Park

Located in Carlsbad at 6565 Alicante Road, 92009

Poinsettia Park

Located in Carlsbad at 6600 Hidden Valley Road, 92011

Calavera Hills Park

Located in Carlsbad at 2997 Glasgow Drive, 92010

Presented by the City of Carlsbad’s Cultural Arts Office.

Cake was made by SusieCakes Bakery in Carlsbad.

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