Win An iPad 2! Avocados From Mexico Guacamole Recipe Contest

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

Avocados from Mexico is at it again, bringing you all a fun new recipe contest with our favorite party food. This time around, they want you to submit your best guacamole recipe here... Avocados from Mexico Guac Off Recipe Contest. You are going to want to like Avocados from Mexico on Facebook after I tell you  what's up for grabs. Not one but three lucky winners will receive an iPad 2, plus an autographed cookbook by celebrity chef Roberto Santibanez!!!  That's not all, there will be 7 runner- up winners that will receive a $200 grocery gift card, and the autographed cookbook!  Those are some pretty fabulous prizes.  You know you are going to want to enjoy some tasty guacamole on game day, so why not share that recipe for a chance to win big. Not to mention, Avocados from Mexico is having a second sweepstake that you will automatically be entered into if you submit a recipe.  This bonus sweepstake is for $100 grocery gift card, and there will be 10 winners!  I don't know about you all, but after Christmas, I could sure use a little extra grocery money.

So get in your kitchen with your star players, Avocados from Mexico, and make some guacamole magic.  Then make sure to take a pic of your guacamole (before the family devours it) and share it and your recipe at Avocados from Mexico Guac Off Recipe Contest.  Now just by doing that, you will be entered into the bonus sweepstake for the $100 grocery gift card, with 10 winners.  Then it will be up to the judges to pick 10 finalist to be featured on their Facebook page.  The three categories for  grand prize winners are Most popular, Best Recipe, and Most Creative.  These three will receive the  iPad 2 and autographed cookbook!  Most popular will be determined by Facebook votes, so make sure to share your recipe with friends, coworkers,  and family.  Most creative will be determined by Avocados from Mexico judges, and best Recipe will be selected by Roberto Santibanez himself.

So don't wait, make sure to visit the Avocados from Mexico on Facebook now and through January 15th.  The contest will end on January 20th, 2012.  Here is my recipe entry for my Zesty Bacon Guacamole:

 

• Prep time: 8 minutes
• Cook time: 2 minutes
• Total time: 10 minutes|
• Servings: 8

• 4 Avocados from Mexico
• 8 ounce(s) of Philadelphia Chive and Onion Cream Cheese
• 1/4 cup(s) of Kraft Sandwich Shop Chipotle Flavored Reduced Fat Mayo
• 1 Lime
• 1 tsp of Hot Sauce, more or less to taste
• 13 ounce(s) or 1 Large bag of Tortilla Chips
• 3 Slices of Fully Cooked Crispy Bacon, crumbled
• 1 cup(s) of Grape Tomatoes, sliced into quarters
• 1/4 cup(s) of Kraft Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
• 3 tbs of Chopped Fresh Cilantro

Steps

1. I placed fully cooked bacon in microwave for 2 minutes, following package directions for getting it extra crispy. Chop with a knife, or crumble with hands when it is cool to the touch, and set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl add your avocado, cream cheese, hot sauce, juice of one lime, and mayo. Mash and stir to combine ingredients. Salt and pepper to taste. Place in serving dish.
3. Top with crumbled bacon, quarter sliced tomatoes, cheddar cheese, and some fresh chopped cilantro. Serve with tortilla chips on the side. 

   

Zesty Bacon Guacamole
by Mindie Hilton

Are You Ready For A Valentine Contest? (There will be prizes!!!)

My Valentines Pinterest Pin Board

Well some of you may already know that I will be hosting a Valentines crafting and cooking contest here at Bacon Time starting on January 16th!

I know all you crafty and cooking blogging beauties are going to have special Valentine themed recipes and projects up your sleeve, so why not link them up at Bacon Time for a chance to win some great prizes, and of course some bragging rights.  To enter you will have to link up your projects in the
Valentine linky that will start on the 16th.  There will be no rules, except that it has to fall into our Valentine theme, so start cooking and crafting now, and have those posts ready to go. There will be a winner in crafts and cooking, so two chances to win! To get your hearts all a pitter patter, I have hot pics of Robert Pattinson, just teasing (actually I do have those pics), but no seriously I have started a Valentine themed Pin Board on Pinterest. 

Happy Crafting and Cooking. 

I can't wait to see what you all have to enter and share!

PS, Please feel free to follow me on Pinterest, I always return the follow!

If you would like to sponsor this event, and donate a prize or two for our winners, then contact me at mhilton05@yahoo.com. 

Mommy I Got A Boo-Boo!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of New-Skin for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
   Being a mom, with two energetic accident prone boys, I hear a lot of complaints about boo-boos.  My husband, seems to be just as prone to them, with his active lifestyle, of law enforcement, fishing, and hunting.  In fact, last week my husband was very sick.  Our doctor wouldn't let him work for almost a week, after diagnosing him with an infection from what we suspect was a spider bite.  If he had taken better care of the bite in the first place, he might not have gotten so sick.  That's why I am reminding everyone to give those "boo-boos"  some TLC.  New-Skin Products have you covered with Liquid Bandage, Scar Fade, and Poison Ivey Treatment.
   No other bandage helps protect your skin better.  New-Skin will cover, protect, and help prevent infection (did you hear that hubby?). New-Skin products have been protecting cuts and scrapes for over a hundred years!  If you have a cut, scrape, or a "boo-boo" that needs protecting, Liquid Bandage has got your back.  If your last hike or camping trip, left you with Poison Ivey itch, then grab New-Skin's Poison Ivey Treatment. If you are like me and have some stubborn scars (count them 12 biopsies from skin cancer scares), you will need to grab some Scar Fade.

I know you all love a good SWEEPSTAKE! Well for a limited time New-Skin products will be having a New-Skin sweepstakes. There are three amazing grand prizes to win!  You could win a skiing trip to Breckenridge, CO a tour of the Botanical Gardens in Atlanta, GA or a hiking trip in Yellow Stone National Park, MT!!!  The first 500 entrants will also receive a New-Skin waterproof container. So hurry up and enter.
So what four day adventure would you choose to win?  To enter just fill out the entry form at the New Skin Share the Outdoors Sweepstakes link found hereNew-Skin sweepstakes.  Once you do, you will want to have your friends and family visit your page, to earn up to 5 possible votes a day. Every vote increases your chances of winning that adventure of your choice.  If you enter, please leave a link in the comment section, so we can send you some clicks and earn you some votes! Let us know why you want to win.
Now with all this excitement, don't forget to protect those "boo-boos" with New-Skin.  Let me know if you have tried any of their products and how you like to use them.