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Easy Grilled Greek Turkey Burgers with Tzatziki

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, INC. and The Coca-Cola Company, all opinions are mine alone. #GoldPeakLattes #CollectiveBias

Sad to say good bye to summer? These juicy Grilled Greek Turkey Burgers drizzled with Tzatziki & paired with Gold Peak® Tea Lattes and Coffee are a perfect combination to still enjoy summer, soak in the sunshine and get back in action.

These juicy Grilled Greek Turkey Burgers drizzled with Tzatziki & paired with Gold Peak® Tea Lattes and Coffee are a perfect combination to still enjoy summer, soak in the sunshine and get back in action. #GoldPeakLattes #CollectiveBias #ad

Travel

10 Things You Must Know Before Visiting New York City

Planning to travel to New York? Here are 10 Insider tips that not everyone might tell you before visiting the Big Apple.

Awesome Tips for Traveling to New York City on a Budget - Free things to do in NYC Continue Reading

Recipes, Travel

Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce + Win a trip to NYC Wine & Food Festival

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, INC. and The Coca-Cola Company, all opinions are mine alone. The following content is intended for readers who are 21 and older. #CookingwithCoke #CollectiveBias

These easy and delicious Chicken Lettuce Wraps have the goodness of fresh salad and sautéed chicken served with a delicious homemade Peanut Dipping Sauce. A refreshing meal that will be ready under minutes.

Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce #ad - These easy and delicious Chicken Lettuce Wraps have the goodness of fresh salad, sauteed chicken and the crunch from a delicious homemade Peanut Sauce. A refreshing meal that will be ready under minutes. Also get a chance to win tickets to the New York City Wine & Food Festival

Money Saving Tips

How to Save at your Favorite Stores with Groupon Coupons

This is a sponsored post. All opinions as always are mine alone.

Love maximizing your savings whenever you shop at your favorite retailers? Groupon Coupons has got you covered.

How To Maximize your Savings with Groupon Coupons - Love maximizing your savings whenever you shop at your favorite retailers? Groupon Coupons has thousands of coupons that you can use both in-store as well as online.

Events, Travel

Gluten Free and Allergen Friendly Expo + Giveaway

I’m being given complimentary tickets to attend this event but all opinions expressed are mine.

Calling all food enthusiasts living in the New York and New Jersey area. The Gluten Free and Allergen Friendly Expo is the biggest event of its kind in the US and it’s coming to New Jersey in October!

GLUTEN FREE & ALLERGEN FRIENDLY FOOD EXPO IN SEACAUCUS, NJ

Home & Lifestyle Tips, Money Saving Tips

How we Save Money on Groceries (& How You Can Too!)

How many times have you come back from the grocery store wondering how the heck did you just buy only 10 items but ended up paying more than $100?! Let’s face it – Trying to keep your Grocery budget under control can be a real struggle. But there are ways that you can shop for good quality products and still stay under control.

And no – I’m not talking about extreme couponing. In fact, this post is not about coupons but rather how to shop wisely and getting more bang for your buck.

Easy Ways to Save Money on Groceries and Keep your Budget under Control - Trying to keep your Grocery budget under control can be a real struggle. But there are ways that you can shop for good quality products and still stay under control. And no - I'm not talking about extreme couponing. In fact, this post is not about coupons but rather how to shop wisely and getting more bang for your buck.

Food Reviews, Restaurant Reviews

All Day Breakfast? Bring it on!

This post was sponsored by McDonald’s as part of an Ambassador Program for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

I like to call Sundays my rest days. By that I mean, I truly like to relax and let the hubby take over the kitchen. But him taking over the kitchen is not what you’d think. It’s more like him asking me in the morning whether I’d like to go out and grab a cup of coffee. And then when I say yes, the next question that follows is – ‘Do you want something else with it too? Like maybe grab a quick bite?’ Of course, this question has only one answer and that is a big, fat – YES!

Travel

Celebrate Summer & Reach your Dreams with Macy’s and Cara Alwill Leyba

This post is sponsored by Everywhere Agency on behalf of Macy’s; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

Celebrate summer and reach your dreams with Macy's and Cara Alwill Leyba — Image Source: Macy’s Culinary Council website

Looking to celebrate summer in style? Want to get inspired to achieve your dreams? Look no further. Macy’s Culinary Council is bringing a FREE summer event next week at Brooklyn, New York by teaming up with bestselling author and Master Life coach Cara Alwill Leyba who will inspire you to live your best life.

Home & Lifestyle Tips

50 Fun Summer Activities for the Entire Family that Won’t Break the Bank

Looking for fun and affordable summer activities to do with the entire family? Now that summer is officially here, we have been doing a lot of activities on the weekends and I would like to share a few with you guys.

Fun Summer Activities for the entire family that won't break the bank

Recipes

Hatfield Grilled Pork Tenderloin Sliders with Spicy Guacamole

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SimplyTastyPork #ResetTheTable #CollectiveBias