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I love Halloween and always enjoyed it with my son when he was smaller.  Even though we lived in a small community, I sure did enjoy seeing his face as we went from house to house.

But, have you ever thought about costumes for Christmas time?  Kids love to dress up all the time and why not at Christmas too.    I love the idea of looking online to find a great holiday costume for my child or for that adult who loves to dress up in costumes.   I think I would’ve loved also to shop on line to find a great Christmas costume for him.  Something we didn’t have all those years ago.  But, oh how times have changed and so has the ability to shop from your home.

I found a great place to purchase called Costume Castle for the grandkids and they are so cute!!  They have all the latest costumes to choose from and the idea of shopping on line and having it sent to my front door is something I will always do.  They have a wide selection of elf, angles, hats, shoes and of course, Santa costumes.  So easy to just order and have it delivered to your home when you know you don’t have the time to shop for one.    They have a great secure website and trouble free ordering.  They also carry other costumes for other events too!

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I love to make pasta with red sauce and meatballs for dinner. One of my favorite comfort foods. But, Mr. G, isn’t a really big fan of tomato sauce. Oh, he likes spaghetti sauce, but he wants a LOT of meat in it. I mean, he wants to see more meat then sauce.

So when the good people of Foodbuzz Tastemaker’s program sent me Newman’s Own pasta sauce and salad dressings, I knew I would have to think really hard to make a recipe that he would like, still be tasty, quick and not cost much. Here is the recipe I came up with.

Meaty Ziti

1 pound ziti (can sub penne) pasta
1 pound of ground beef
1 pound of Italian flavored sausage
1 jar of Newman’s Own Pasta Sauce
Chopped Onion to taste
1/2 pound of mozzarella cheese, grated
1 cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions:
1 Cook pasta according to directions until the pasta is al dente—edible but still a little firm. Drain the pasta through a colander. Toss with a little olive oil so the pasta does not stick together while you make the sauce.

2 Brown well sausage and ground meat. Add the onions and stir well to combine. Sauté everything until the onions are translucent and beginning to brown, about 4-5 minutes. Then add the tomato sauce and stir well. Bring to a simmer.

3 Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spread pasta on the bottom of a 9×13-inch casserole pan, then layer half of the mozzarella cheese. Layer on the pasta and then the rest of the mozzarella cheese. Last, layer the parmesan cheese.

4 Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. I have found if I cover this it keeps the cheese from burning and drying out the casserole since the meat sauce is so thick.

NOTES: You could use ground turkey meat and ground Italian turkey sausage and use different types of cheese

I also served a simple green salad with Newman’s Own Ceasar Lite Dressing and some Easy Italian Breadsticks in the Bread Machine which are out of this world good.

I didn’t tell Mr. G what I was making for supper and when I brought it out of the oven, he gave it a quick glance and asked, “How much tomato sauce did you use?”

Here is Mr. G’s taste test reaction:

He really did love this recipe and said it was “A Keeper”. When I hear those 2 words, I know I will be making this recipe again. The sauce was perfect and I know I will be using Newman’s Own pasta sauce for now on.

Coupons:

Right now you can get $1.00 off of Newmans Own Pizza
$1/1 Newman’s Own Thin & Crispy Pizza 10/23/2011 RP Insert
$0.50/1 Newman’s Own Salad Dressing 10/23/2011 RP Insert
$0.50/1 Newman’s Own Products 10/23/2011 RP Insert

This was a very economical meal with plenty left overs for another meal and I also put another serving in the freezer for later. We will eat the rest of the bread sticks when I make soup in a few days.

Thanks Newman’s Own for a great product!!

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I have a friend who’s husband wears medical scrubs almost everyday in his job. I asked her the other day where he got his uniforms and she told me about blueskyscrubs.com and that they sell discount medical scrubs.

Click the link below to see scrubs for men:

http://www.blueskyscrubs.com/categories/Scrubs/Scrubs-for-Men/

Her husband loves their products and learned about it from another colleague, who she said always has the nicest looking scrubs. She said they wash up well and last a really long time. There were many colors to choose from for nurses and other medical uniforms too. She really loves how the uniforms fit her frame and doesn’t have to worry about them being too big or snug.

They also carry hats, jackets, shirts, medical coats and other accessories at really great prices. Looking for lab coats? They have those too!

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Guest post written by Beth Call

There are so many times when people in my office make treats and bring them in for everyone else to eat. Well, it’s even more intense around Halloween because it seems like everyone is making their own versions of Halloween candy to share with everyone. I like to get in on some of that light competition too and see how my creations measure up to everyone else’s.

I looked online to see if I could find a good Halloween-centric recipe to fix for the office and take with me. I found all kinds of stuff with my Clear 4G and had a tough time picking which one I actually wanted to fix.

But I picked out this layered candy bar that had all kinds of stuff in it. It had so much stuff that I thought that it would have to be delicious. I think that I was right too! I actually made a second batch to keep for myself at home. I was especially glad that I did that when the candy bars all disappeared within an hour of me putting them in the break room!

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I have a sink in my guest bathroom that I just can’t deal with anymore. You can’t clean it, it stains very easily and it scratches. I am ready to get rid of it and start looking for decent Porcelain Sinks.

I had a porcelain sink in my last home and loved it!! It cleans well and is so pretty in the bathroom. MR Direct Sales sinks are beautiful, reliable and always at a great price. Most are under $50!! A great price for a great Porcelain Sink.

The picture shows the perfect sink which will be great for my guest bathroom. I like the size of it and how well it will look on a small stand in a small bathroom. The perfect size for a 1/2 bath in the hall. I can’t wait to see this in my bathroom.

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Straight Talk for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

A cell phone in our family is a semi-luxury but we still need to have one for emergencies on the road and to use with our part time job that keeps us from home and for customers call us.

We tried the expensive monthly type cell phone  with a contract we didn’t like and only got us in trouble with going over minutes and wasting money.  I tell ya, theses phone companies can really grab you Hook, line and sinker.

So I started doing some research and realized that there are companies out there that don’t offer high monthly cell phone packages and has everything you need. I found Straight Talk to be the best deal right now.  Unlimited Monthly service is only $45, and includes calls, text, picture messaging, and web!!  I was paying twice that amount before and didn’t even have a smart phone for the web!!  They also have a great selection of phones to choose from like LG, Motorola, Kyocera, Nokia and Samsung and some models start at $10.00. They also offer Android on Straight Talk which we all know is the bomb when it comes to phones today. They also have a All You Need Plan which meets even the needs of heavy phone users with 1,000 minutes, 1,000 texts and 30 MB of web data.  International Long Distance Service is also available.  I can’t wait to Call a friend and let her know about this deal too.  This is such a great idea for military families to use to call their loved ones over seas.  I think I will also pass this info to my son, because mom knows best!

Take a look at this VIDEO for more information and check out the video below from a Straight Talk user.

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What a shock my husband and I just went through when he had to go to the emergency room a few weeks back.  Even with medicare insurance, there was a lot “out of pocket’ for us that we weren’t’ expecting.

I was recently reading about Medicare Advantage plans and how that could help us out a lot and help tack up the slack that Medicare doesn’t pick up.  The website is easy to use and we got a free quote pretty quick. They are a private insurance company which provide medicare supplemental insurance.

If you would like to find out  more Medicare info and see if this would be your solution.

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