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Need some extra Christmas $$?? How about $100 to Sears

Hi Everyone!

Excited about this Sundays post?? I hear that we may have mint reindeer on our hands... ;) But WHILE you're waiting enter to win $100 at SEARS!! My friend over at San Diego Bargain Momma is having a great contest to WIN $100 to help stretch that Christmas budget!!!

SO GO!! GO NOW!! Enter to win- the contest ends December 9th...

CLICK HERE

Simmering Sundays

Introducing:

Simmering

Sundays

Ladies and Gents in order to fill my need for delicious baking and cooking (in general) I will be introducing SIMMERING SUNDAYS!

Every weekend (probably Sunday) I will be making and posting something delcious..

REALLY delicious..

I'm in a cake pop phase right now so cake pop designs, crazy cupcakes all the way to slow cooker BBQ..

The only theme EASY & DELICIOUS

Prepare yourself..

See you Sunday!

Hello San Diego Steals & Deals

Hello San Diego Steals & Deals readers!! Thanks Kate for featuring my Cake Pop post!!!
Where have I been lately?
BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING!!

I hit the Target (used my Target DEBIT card for an additional 5% off, Best Buy, Kohls- 20% off coupon code, and Toys R Us Sales online)

THEN

I went in person to Walmart Black Friday (CRAZY! I am convinced the majority of the people were drunk, crazy, or high)

then

 Carters... sigh.. I do love their online sales but sometimes I just like to buy in person... Used my 20% off coupon PLUS their doorbuster 10% off, on top of their black friday 50% off sale (TIP: you can AWLAYS use the 20% off coupon at Carters, just tell them you didnt bring yours, they are VERY understand- 20% off 40$)


Then Crazy 8 online.. My little 2 year old diva will be very well, and warmly dressed this winter my friends...

Some of the BEST deals:
$159 for a 7 cubic ft chest freezer (Walmart.com)
$89 for a LG Wireless blu-ray (WAlmart in person- AHH CRAZY)
No more than 7$ for basically all clothes- friends thats my price point NEVER pay more thatn $7 per item for clothes- you dont need to! Some exceptions for Jeans (no more than $10), coats and some dresses...
$49 for a Shark Steam cleaner from Target.com (they had them in store too but WHY stand in line when you can buy it the day before online? CRAZY)

Black Friday Tips:
1. Dress comfy: I saw lots of people in house robes LOTS, so thats your metric, wear a house robe or better

2. Drink, snack and play: Drink lots of fluids-stay hydrated, also bring snacks and some sort of entertainment (Ipads are awesome, Angry Birds was my husbands friend) lines can be looooooooongs and painfully boring...

3. Laugh: People get crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrazzzy, seriously crazy, just laugh at them, and realize you will probably still get your favorite deal despite their crazy..

4. Shop ONLINE: I dont know how many times I tell my friends, shop online... shop online.. shop online.... You can get the same deals most of the time, PLUS free shipping and no stress. I did LOTS of online shopping since we were visiting Colorado family.

More exciting news coming soon! Stay tuned!!

Shoppin Momma

Giveaway! 6 tickets to the Comedy Palace

GIVEAWAY!!

Need a good laugh?? How about a FREE good laugh?? Well THIS Sunday is the time!!

I am giving away 3 sets of passes to Sundays comedy show at the Comedy Palace in San Diego.

http://www.thecomedypalace.com/

The Show is Sunday November 6th

7:00 pm

TO Win:

Comment Below

and

"like" my page on facebook (click here)

Sunday October 6, Comedy Madness, one of the nations top reviewed stand up comedy shows returns to the Comedy Palace in San Diego. We are proud to welcome Michael Yo from E! News and Chelsea Lately along with Michael Quu(Sirius Radio, Last Comic Standing) . As always we will have a special guest pop in.

 This remains one of the top stand up shows in the country and is suitable for all audiences. Don't miss this spectacular night of comedy!

Thank you for supporting live comedy.

 

The Comedy Palace

8878 Clairemont Mesa Blvd

San Diego, 92123

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Michael Yo

Chelsea Lately

E! News Celebrity Correspondent

MTV

National Radio Host

 

Michael Quu

National Headliner

SiriusXM Radio

Last Comic Standing

**SPECIAL GUEST**

RECENT GUESTS
INCLUDE:

Bill Burr

Eric Griffin

Steve Byrne

Sarah Silverman

Bobby Lee

Dave Chappelle

Jeff Ross

Dov Davidoff

Jim Jefferies

And more....

JC Penny $10 FREE + 10 off 25 STACK!

Hi Money Savers!

Have you signed up for the JC Penny mailer yet?? What's that?? You DON'T know what I'm talking about??

OK! Here's the scoop, JC Penny mails these little coupons out about 5-6 times a year for $10 off a $10 purchase.. WE LOVE it!! My goal is always to spend exactly 10$ plus change (one time I bought 3 outfits for $0.13!) You can sign up here:

CLICK TO SIGN UP FOR THE $10 MAILER

You can always unsubscribe from the emails at any time and its basically $10 free!!! YAY!

TODAY- North County Times has a coupon in their newspaper for $10 off a $25 purchase (no exclusions) which MEANS you can use your mailer coupon and bring the mailer along (I learned you cannot combine them :( but its still a great deal!)

Im pretty sure the coupon is good nationwide so go find a $10 off $25 JC Penny coupon and SAVE AWAY!!!

Shoppin Momma

PS Im pretty sure the 10 off 25 is only good this weekend, the mailer doesnt expire until NovemberA

Pumpkin Cake Pops

Cake pops..

They're EVERYWHERE...

and they are soooo cute.

But I (the dessert loving queen) have NOT tried to eat or make them :( :(

so therefore

I attempt the impossible...Impossibly delicious that is...

PUMPKIN CAKE POPS

So I got this wild cake pop idea, but couldn't find any cute but actually doable (as in on my skill level) cake pops so I kinda winged it so.. here ya go!

Step 1:

      Prepare a basic cake recipe, any flavor. I baked mine in a 9 by 13 dish, but it DOESN'T matter how you make it because ultimately you're destroying it (which is kinda fun).

No.. I did not take a huge bite out of this cake... YES.. I wanted too.....

Step 2:

      Let it cool and DESTROY IT!! YAY!! Ok.. so carefully destroy it and I didn't let mine cool completely.

To carefully destroy it take two big chunks and rub it together, you are trying to get "fine crumbs", whatever that means...

Fine crumbs?? I tore the pieces apart with two forks.....

Step 3:

Add frosting, but gently working it in with forks. Almost EVERY recipe calls for canned frosting!! WOOOHOO! Easy street! Most people say use ONLY 3/4 a can of frosting, however I used almost a whole can in mine, maybe the cake was a little dry?

Basically you want it to be able to hold form in a ball (not swished into a ball-tried that) not fall apart and not too mushy. I thought at this point I was a total failure..

Cake balls were one up on me....

Sigggggggggggggggggggggh.....

But I made the balls anyways and stuck them in the freezer to wait. You should let them sit in the freezer for a LEAST an hour (you dont want them rock hard) you want them firm!!!!

Step 4:

Melt your candy melts... This CAN be tricky, I've found heating them on defrost (50% power), and stirring every 30 seconds at LEAST is best. DO not walk away from candy melts.. big big BIG mistake... Stir in a little vegetable oil to help the melts if they are thick (I add this almost EVERY time!).. So my little dance goes like this: stir, start microwave, stir, start microwave, stir....

Step 5:

PREPARE THE POPS!

Here it comes.. the moment of greatness... Will the pops fail? Or will you go on to pop victory?? This is a GREAT tip I picked up:

---------Dip the pop-stick into the candy melts a little bit THEN stick it into the VERY firm cake balls, this helps the pop stay together!!MUST DO!! See the undipped pops above?? This is kinda what they look like after.

Step 6:

Do the dip and roll...

This is my method, lay the pop on one side and roll so that the melts cover the pop, you may have to roll a couple times to make sure the pop is completely covered.. Then wait....

Basically you're done!! Do a little cake pop dance!!! You can decorate now like I did to make "pumpkin pops" and of course.. EAT!!!!!!! Btw.. the were DELICIOUS.. and now I'm dangerous because I know how to make them and how very delicious they are.. sigh...