Win Big with Scoreboardchallenge.com!

Since it’s almost football season, ScoreboardChallenge.com has just opened it's Week One entry. Those who enter now can win 100 gallons of free gas (valued at $350) with the fuel company of their choice.

It is really fast and easy. You don’t have to sign up for anything, you don’t have to buy in, and there is no selling. It’s totally free and legit!  All you have to do is enter how many points you think will be scored amongst all 16 featured football games.

If you're correct, you can win the grand prize!

Every single week, a new contest and prize package will be announced. It costs nothing and you don’t even have to register.  Spend a few seconds to enter your guess and the winning result could be $350 in FREE gas!

Visit http://scoreboardchallenge.com to enter. With the tie-breaker going to the person who entered first, don't delay.

Good luck!

Football and Soccer vs Donut and Crumpet

Noah turned 5 on September 6^th while we were on board of The Disney Dream.  My dad sent him some wonderful presents for his birthday using rapidparcel.com. One of the things in the box was a pump for his football. I was confused for a minute, because the ball was round. I told Noah what the pump was and what it was for.  I said for your football. He opened his present and it was a soccer ball. Not to confuse Noah I said oh look a soccer ball, how cool is that? I keep forgetting that in England, soccer is called football. I had a similar confusion when my dad said something about getting a World Cup Football. I was thinking isn’t the World Cup hockey, no wait that is the Stanley Cup. World Cup is soccer. Now cue Mrs. Doubtfire saying something about how soccer is called football in England. Mystery solved. 

My dad also sent a really cool Crayola Color Explosion 3-d thing. You use a thing that looks like a glue stick and you rub it on the black paper and it shows a picture and you can “color” it.  Noah used the first stick coloring like crazy. He is now mad at me because I want to save the other stick for another day.  I love this dad, because its  not messy at all. It would be a great thing to have for traveling.  Thank you so much for all of Noah’s gifts. We love you!

GO COLTS!

I am so excited that The Colts are going to the Super Bowl!!!! I decided a couple weeks ago that there is a good luck charm in my family, when it comes to the Colts and the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl after Noah was born The Colts went to the Super Bowl and won! My cousin and his wife welcomed a baby boy in December so I decided that The Colts were going to go to The Super Bowl after I found out they were in the play offs. I was right! I also predicted that there was going to be an interception and sang Interception Interception to the tune of Frere Jacques. So, Congratulations Indianapolis Colts! You deserve the trip to South Florida. I hope you win the Super Bowl again! GO COLTS! GO COLTS!

It's Football time with Frito-Lay Giveaway!

Lots of things start in the fall. School starts back, the weather gets crisper and of course Football season starts. I enjoy watching football. It is really exciting to see who is going to win. I am naturally a Colts fan. So when they play it is always an exciting game. Some people tailgate incase you don’t know what tailgating is. It is where you hang out with other fans in the parking lot before the game. I remember tailgating in high school before my schools team played. It was a lot of fun. Of course not everyone can make it out to the game so, we watch from home or get together with friends and family to watch. What fun is a football game without food? I love to eat. Eating during a football game is like eating popcorn while you are watching a movie.


I received an awesome better for you tailgating kit from Frito-Lay. It had Lays potato chips, Fritos, and Tostitos chips. I also received a really nice ceramic football that has two bowls for chips and dip. The last thing was a $25 dollar American Express Gift card to purchase the ingredients with. I really like the football dish. It has goal post stands. It really looks like a football. My son saw it and started saying football and he wanted to play with it.

There are much healthier options than the normal pizza and hot wings to eat during the game. Frito-Lay is really concerned with the health of their customers. Remember with some moderation and substituting items for low fat or fat free can make a big difference by cutting hundreds of calories. A little creativity and thought and you can come up with healthier options for your party guests without sacrificing flavor and quality. So Frito-Lay is promoting a healthier tailgate party.

One Frito-Lay Product I love is the canned Jalapeño cheddar cheese. It is great on chips or as a special ingredient in a recipe. I have two recipes that I use it in. If I don’t have the Jalapeño cheddar cheese I don’t make the recipe. One of my favorite recipes is for taco bake. It can be served as a meal during the games. It would be a great half time meal. I would love to share my taco bake recipe with you.

Sheilacakes Spicy Taco Bake

1 pound ground beef (or turkey would work too)
1 package taco seasoning
1 can Fritos Jalapeño Cheddar Cheese
4 to 5 tortillas (I use the medium size)
A handful of cheddar or Mexican blend cheese

Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees

Brown the meat and drain. Return to skillet and add taco seasoning and water per the packages directions. Heat through. Add three big spoonfuls of the Jalapeño Cheddar Cheese to the meat and stir.

Using a glass pie pan put one tortilla on the bottom and add one spoon of Jalapeño Cheddar Cheese and coat the tortilla. Add some of the meat and repeat until you only have enough meat to do it one more time. Don’t forget to coat each tortilla each time. When you get to the last layer put more Jalapeño Cheddar on the top. Sprinkle a little shredded cheese on the top and bake for 15 minutes.

Not only is it good but it is easy and inexpensive! If you wanted you could double the quantities and make it in a bigger pan.

Another Football favorite at my house is Fritos with ground beef and Jalapeño Cheddar Cheese. Of course if you don’t like your cheese spicy they also sell a Mild Cheddar which is also really good. It is delish on Cool Ranch Doritos. I thought I would share how I first learned about the Fritos canned cheese. My cousin Susie had me try it. I remember when I went and visited her when she was in college and we decided to have a picnic at the park. We also went canoeing and we got stuck. We had pitas and chips and the cheese. I am hooked. It’s something that not a lot of people know about but man it is good!

Thank you to Frito-Lay for the wonderful tailgating kit

I want to help you have a great football season. So I have a Frito-Lay Better for You tailgate pack for one of my readers. You will get the same things as I did. The three bags of assorted chips, the football dish and the $25 gift card.

GO COLTS!!! GO COLTS!!! GO COLTS!!!

This giveaway is going to be a little different. I would like for you to give me a recipe.
Here are the rules:
1. Your recipe must use at least one Frito-Lay Product

2. Please Be Creative and Original.

3. Please make your recipe with better for you items as this is to promote healthier options.

4. Please remember to put your email address in your comment or make it accessible on your blog.

I will be picking the winner of the tailgating pack from the recipes that are submitted based on taste and better for you ingredients.

Some better for you ingredients include Low fat, fat free items, vegetables, and other items that give you positive nutrition.

This Giveaway will end on October 11th at 11:59 pm ET.
Open to US residents ONLY.