Date Night at Home Made So Easy #dinnerin15 #cbias

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Jamie

I love date nights.  Those moments in time where you stop what you’re doing, and just focus on one another.  About once or twice a week my SO and I try to make a night for just one another.

Sometimes we’ll go out to dinner, or to a movie, or to a play.  Other times, we just like to be in the comfort of our own home and enjoy each others company.

Well, Campbells’ Skillet Sauces made a date night at home so easy.  Instead of spending hours in front of the stove, dinner was done within 15 minutes so we could enjoy the rest of the night being by each others sides enjoying the company.

Campbells Skillet #dinnerin15

It was super easy to create.  Campbell’s skillet sauces had four varieties when I went to my local Albertsons: Scampi, Creamy Chipotle, Toasted Sesame, and Fire Roasted Tomato.  You can follow my shopping journey on Google Plus.  They also have Marsala and Thai Green Curry as varieties. They were located by all the dinner sauce mixes section in the store, and had signs featuring the new products right there.

Campbell's Skillet Sauces

I’d been craving Shrimp Scampi, so choosing the sauce was an easy decision.  All I had to do when cooking was just add the shrimp into a Tablespoon of oil.  After the shrimp turned pink a little, add in the Campbell’s Skillet Sauce, and cook until shrimp is done.  You can create the shrimp all on it’s own or cook a side of pasta to top the shrimp over.  I went with Angel Hair Pasta.

shrimp

But, there are nights where you just cook at home, but date night’s need those added touches.  Whether it comes from adding wine to make the dinner extra special, or using certain dishes to make the date night even more special, it’s about the two of you.

Date night Dinner

So, the special touches for that evening were putting our yummy dinner into heart dishes.  He appreciated the extra touch, and even went back for seconds.

After dinner we snuggled in bed as we sat down to choose a movie to watch together, and it was a night meant just for the two of us.

Jamie and love

There is an in-store coupon on the display, on Facebook during the month of January, and an IRC on Sanderson Farms Chicken.

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Disclosure: I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias®  and Campbell’s  #CBias #SocialFabric

 

 


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War Horse at Segerstrom Center for the Arts #warhorseoc

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jamie

For the past year I have gone to a variety of theater performances throughout LA.  Each one bringing something new and magical to the stage, however War Horse has topped all others.

warhorse

War Horse is the powerful story of young Albert’s beloved horse, Joey, who has been enlisted to fight for the English in World War I. Joey is caught in enemy crossfire and ends up serving both sides of the war before landing in no man’s land.  Albert, not old enough to enlist, embarks on a treacherous mission to find his horse and bring him home.

warhorse2

Prior to the show at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, there is an interactive exhibit that showcases a video showing the history of the show “War Horse.”  They also have demonstrations on the puppetry with a chance to try it out yourself.  World War I memorabilia and uniforms are also shown throughout the display.

Demonstration of how the War Horse Works

Demonstration of how the War Horse Works

But the true magic of “War Horse” is watching how Joey comes to life onstage, along with TopThorn.  The horses being complete puppets.  Here are some fun facts about Joey:

*The puppet (Joey), which weighs 120lbs, is handmade by 14 people.  Its frame is mostly cane, soaked, bend and stained.

*An Aluminum frame along the spine, lined partly with leather for comfort, allows the horse to be ridden.

*Stretched, hosiery-like Georgette fabric makes up the “skin” beneath the frame.

*A puppeteer at the head controls the ears and head; one in the heart controls breathing and front legs; a third in the hind controls the tail and back legs.

*A harness connects the puppet’s and puppeteer’s spines so his or her movements become the breathing of the horse.

*The tail and ears are moveable instead of the lips or eyelids, because that’s how horses usually express themselves.

*Two levers connected with bicycle brake cables control the leather ears.

*The puppet, just under 10ft long and about 8ft tall, has about 20 major joints.  Vertical levers curl the knees and lift the hooves.

*The neck is made of carbon fiber glass for flexibility.

*The eyes are black color behind clear resin so light refracts through them.

*The right hind lever moves the tail up and down; the left hind lever, left to right; moved together, it spirals.

*The hair in the mane and tail is made of Tyvek, a plastic like paper.

But, watching War Horse on Stage is a theater experience unlike any other, and complete magic unfolds before you on stage.  With such a moving tale of war, life, death, and love between a human and his horse, it is a story that will move you like no other.

War Horse is playing at Segerstrom Center for the Arts through February 3rd.  Tuesday through Friday at 7:30pm.  Saturday at 2 and 7:30pm.  Sunday at 1 and 6:30pm.

The 2pm performance on Saturday, February 2nd will include audio description, open captioning and sign-language interpretation.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts- Segerstrom Hall

600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA

Tickets: Start at 20 dollars.

In Person: Box Office

Online: SCFTA.org

Phone: (714) 556-2787

TTY Number: (714) 556-2746

Group Sales: (714) 755-0236

Opening night took place on Tuesday, January 22nd, and live tweeting occurred during the performance.  Follow along with #warhorseoc

Disclosure: I was provided media passes to see the opening night of War Horse at Segerstrom Center for the Arts.


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Guest Posting over at Kludgymom!

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jamie

Do you have a blogger you look up to? What happens on the day that you have the opportunity to “guest post” for them?

Well, that day has finally come for me, and I”m so happy about it. Kludgymom is a lady who I have admired since I first started blogging.

She does a great series called “Around the Bonfire” where she invites other bloggers to guest post at her place on a variety of topics. Topics that you would discuss with your “girlfriends” around the bonfire.

I am over at her place today discussing “Why I hate the word “diet” and those Crazy Fads.” So please, come stop by and give a little love.

Here’s the link. See you at her place.


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