Elliott Exquisite Vacations - Dream Vacations

Elliott Exquisite Vacations  - Dream Vacations 

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25 Mouth Watering Pasta Salads

25 Mouth Watering  Pasta Salads

Finding that perfect pasta salad recipe can be a fun and exciting adventure in the kitchen. You can try adding different flavors together until you find the one that becomes your go-to recipe. Pasta salads are so versatile because they are great for barbecues, quick meals, side dishes, potlucks or party food. They can be sweet or savory and they always keep people coming back for more. If you are looking for some new ideas and fantastic flavors you have come to the right place. Below are some of the most mouth-watering pasta recipes on the internet. Time to start taste testing for yourself.

Caprese Pasta Salad| Homemade Hooplah: A perfect pasta salad to whip up for lunch or take to your next potluck BBQ. Fresh heirloom tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, pasta, and topped with homemade balsamic glaze.

Lemon Pepper Pasta Salad| Bunny’s Warm Oven: Appetizing pasta salad with a kick of flavor to wake up your taste buds. Lemon Pepper dressing drizzled over black olives, bell peppers, onions, cherry tomatoes, pasta and cheddar cheese.
Light And Easy Pasta Salad Recipe| Julie Blanner: Bowtie pasta, lemon juice, olive oil, ripe cherry tomatoes, mustard, garlic and basil create a delicious dish you can enjoy any time of the year.

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad| Life Made Sweeter: Scrumptious pasta salad that is versatile enough to be the main course or a side dish. Chicken, tangy caesar dressing, lettuce, tomatoes, basil, parmesan, and croutons.

Cobb Pasta Salad| Spend With Pennies: Super easy pasta salad is a perfect dish for meal planning or a quick fix. Juicy tomatoes, creamy avocado, chicken, bacon, penne, eggs, onions and topped with blue cheese.

Pesto Pasta Salad| Frugal Mom Eh: Quick and simple side for your next get together. Scrumptious fresh Mozzarella, pesto, pasta, tangy olives, tomatoes, and parmesan round out the flavors in this delightful pasta salad.

Jalapeno Ranch Pasta Salad| Simply Stacie: Delicious pasta salad with a little bit of heat to spice things up. Jalapenos, pasta, black beans, ranch, milk, fresh vegetables and seasonings create a delectable salad.

BLT Pasta Salad| My Organized Chaos: Flavorful pasta salad that will leave you wanting more.  Juicy tomatoes, bacon, red onions, spiral pasta, lettuce, ranch dressing and swiss cheese tossed together.

Tex-Mex Pasta Salad| A Mom’s Take: Summertime favorite pasta salad is the perfect crowd pleaser. Chopped cilantro, bell peppers, red onion, tomatoes and seasonings topped with homemade dressing.

Mixed Berry Spinach Pasta Salad| Life Made Sweeter: Mouthwatering pasta salad with delicious fresh fruit not only looks gorgeous but tastes amazing. Sweet strawberries, blackberries, spinach leaves, lettuce, pasta, pecans and basil tossed in a balsamic vinegar dressing.

Smoked Sausage Pasta Salad| Homemade Hooplah: Hearty pasta salad is sure to keep you full and happy with these amazing flavors. Smoked sausage, rotini, carrots, peppers, onions, black olives and coated in Italian dressing.

Easy Pasta Salad With Olive Oil| Casa Watkins Living: Perfect pasta salad for those busy nights when you need a fast side dish or meal. Tasty bell peppers, onions, and macaroni noodles tossed in olive oil and apple cider vinegar.

Bacon And Basil Pasta Salad| Finding Zest: Heavenly pasta salad with the perfect combination of fresh ingredients and seasonings. Fresh basil, bacon, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, and penne pasta topped with dijon mustard, red wine vinegar, and olive oil dressing.

Tortellini Salad| Magnolia Days: Fantastic dish for entertaining with unique ingredients and delicious flavor. Tortellini, artichoke hearts, black olives, capers and black olives drizzled with homemade dressing.

Creamy Pasta Salad| The Typical Mom: This creamy pasta salad tastes so good and it’s just what your taste buds needed. Penne pasta, pepperoni, mayonnaise, egg, celery, onions, seasonings and freshly grated parmesan sprinkled with parsley.

Bruschetta Chicken Pasta Salad| Simply Stacie: Filling and fresh this pasta salad is sure to make you have a happy plate. Minced garlic, chopped basil, pasta, ripe tomatoes, chicken breasts and salt and pepper coated with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Bacon RanchPasta Salad| Today’s Creative Life: You can’t go wrong with bacon and ranch. This yummy pasta salad consists of pasta, ranch dressing, cheese, bacon and garlic powder.

Mexican Macaroni Salad| Frugal Mom Eh: This pasta salad not only tastes great, but it is simply gorgeous to look at. A perfect blend of black beans, olives, cheese, green onions, macaroni, corn, ripe tomatoes and drizzled with homemade dressing.

Oodles Of Zoodles Pasta Salad| Kasey Trenum: Exquisite pasta salad made with the freshest ingredients you can find is sure to be your new favorite. Crisp cucumbers, squash,  zucchini, broccoli, onion, tomatoes, ranch dressing and Italian dressing.

Italian Pasta Salad| Life Made Sweeter: Simple to make and easy to enjoy, this pasta salad is the perfect summertime side dish. Homemade Italian dressing, fresh tomatoes, olives, rotini, zucchini, onion, kale, parsley, basil, salt, and pepper.

Seafood Macaroni Salad| I Heart Recipes: This amazing seafood macaroni salad takes pasta to a whole new level of delicious. Cooked shrimp, crab, olives, onion, pasta, celery, mayonnaise, and seasonings.

Asparagus Pasta Salad With Creamy Lemon Dressing| Tidy Mom: This easy pasta salad gives you an explosion of mouthwatering flavors. Asparagus, ripe tomatoes, pasta and red onion topped with a creamy lemon dressing.

Greek Tortellini Salad| Spend With Pennies: Fantastic salad to cool you off on those hot summer days. Cheese tortellini, sliced tomatoes, diced bell peppers, crumbled feta cheese, red onion and olives coated in greek salad dressing.

Tomato Pasta Salad With Lemon Dressing| Finding Zest: Perfect salad for an easy side dish or lunch idea that packs a lot of flavor. Crumbled feta cheese, grape tomatoes, rotini, red onion, lemons, garlic and fresh parsley.

Mediterranean Pasta Salad| The Typical Mom: This Mediterranean dish is healthy, colorful and just plain tastes good. Crisp fresh cucumbers, creamy avocados, tomatoes, olives, feta cheese, olive oil vinaigrette and diced strawberries.

How to Avoid Being Marked a Spammer!

Everyday I have literally about 50 comments that are marked as spam, about 1/3 of all of the participant

s.  That has been happening more and more.  I receive messages of why and  am I being marked as SPAM and so it led me to do a little research into what Facebook considers spamming.

Facebook’s official stance is that they mark comments that are of “low quality.”  What they consider low quality is unfortunately anyone’s guess as it’s determined by an algorithm.  Yay.  And to top that off, the results are different for each person.  Facebook takes into account many factors, including what your normal activity is and even how many friends you have.  So this truly is a unique method for each person and there’s no one way to prevent being comments being marked as spam. I find it to happen  post that are being posted on several pages and posted quickly.   

As frustrating as that is, I wanted to be able to offer you more.  I want you all to be able to participate freely in our Ladders  to build your fan base without being labeled a spammer.  So trying to come up with a rhyme or reason to why they were hiding them.  I took my  research along with other information I’ve  come up with some ways you can help to make sure your comments aren’t seen as spam.  This mostly applies to tagging and page promotion , although these are good practices that can be used in most Facebook activity.  Here goes…

1.  Tag your page rather than posting the entire link.  To tag your page, just enter the @ symbol and start typing your page name.  It should come up in a pop under menu, just select your page and it will highlight the full name in your comment.  Once you post it, that highlighted text will be linked.

2.  Don’t post quickly back to back.  In the instance above, if you do have 2 pages to post, wait few minutes  or so before coming back to post the other. Likewise, don’t post quickly back to back on multiple pages.

3.  Don’t post the same thing on multiple pages.  If you’re participating in multiple Ladders at the same time, or, if you’re posting a message onto the walls of new pages, say something different each time.  Repeating the same message may label you as a spammer.  

4.  Include words in your comment, not just your tag.  Say something about your page while you’re tagging it, that way Facebook feels you have quality to your post.

5.  Stay active on Facebook.  If you only post once in a while, Facebook may think your activity is unusual and flag you.  Participating regularly in tagging events will help Facebook see that this is normal activity for you.

5.  When Facebook hides your comment, you will still be able to see it.  If you’re participating in a ladder but aren’t receiving any fans from it, odds are you’re blocked to everyone else.  Send a message (now that we have the awesome new feature of messages for pages!) to the admin of the page asking them to check into your comment to see if it was marked as spam.  Note-only do this if you haven’t received ANY likes.  If you’ve received even 1, that means your comment is viewable to other people.

I hope you find these tips helpful!  Facebook tagging events can be a great way to get new fans for your page, so don’t give up! Don’t forget, we offer lots of networking posts over on our Facebook page!  Hope to see you there!

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Sonny & Dew Product Review

 Sonny & Dew Product

Sonny & Dew  creates  all natural, handmade products.  I was given  the opportunity to try a few of their products.   Everything I tried had an incredible scent and worked very well. 

I made video to share what I tried!

Body Butter– I tried this in the scent of  Day at the Beach and Shea & Coconut . It brought me right back to ocean shore where.   The scent of salt air and sunscreen bring you  into a deep relaxation.  I could not get enough of these!  The body butter left my skin soft thanks to a combination of aloe vera and refined shea butter. The scents were absolutely amazing.  

Sugar Scrub- We tried two of these the Perk Me Up  &  Shea & Coconut scent. The sugar granules were not overly gritty, it was smooth when you put it on!  It left my hands feeling smooth and clean.    Again, the scent….amazing.

Soap- the handmade soap comes in a giant hunk! For this one I have been given the  Day at the Beach- which is such a pretty  color  blue with ridges that remind me of the ocean waves.   The scent is incredible  I have not  used this yet but  I am excited  to try.  The ingredients are cocoa butter, shea, jojoba oil and goat milk plus some  just an amazing scent. 

Sonny & Dew also make facial care products, hair products  and candles  I can say from  my review you would not go  wrong by  any of their products all of them were amazing..  

You can find more natural handmade goodies by going here! These products are also available in several stores in Long Island.

2017: LONG ISLANDERS VOTED SONNY & DEW BEST NATURAL BEAUTY PRODUCTS

Natural beauty products are all the rage these days, as consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the potentially harmful effects of chemically infused products. Long Islanders have voted Sonny & Drew the Best Natural Beauty Products on Long Island, for many great reasons! From moisturizing body butters and exfoliating body scrubs to handmade natural soaps and luxury “Bath Bombs,” Sonny & Dew stands by its products, which are not only made with natural ingredients, but a whole lotta TLC, too!

One Word For 2018

One Word For 2018

I am not one to really set resolutions. I mean, I kind of do. I reflect on the past  and think about where I want to be in the next year.  I think about myself and what  I can do to get to that place next year.   So instead of  a resolution I thought of a word!!    " MORE "

How my word came about !  My mother in law had my son for a couple days.  I had went to picked him up and realized how much I miss my boy.   So we pull in the drive way he gets out of the car and ask about the mess.  Well last night we had friends over to ring  in the New Year!  We played  Rock Band , had some snacks!  Brought in the  New year with some Fireworks and Poppers!   As  I was cleaning up I realized something.  I loved the mess, and I want " More" of them.  I want more get friend and family get to gathers.

   

I thought of several phrase  and they all had one word in common!  That word is More.. Do More, Love More, Move More,  Give More, and Share More... 


 Hearing the word MORE by itself some might think I am being  greedy or wanting more stuff,  or money but I promise that is not it.   So let me explain what I mean by  MORE  for 2018.  Let me elaborate  and maybe  I can inspire you or some one else  to find a word to help you.  

do More  

I am more inspired by the two word phrase of “do more.” I  want to do more in 2018. Experience more adventures with my family, do more in my community, and do more with my business (which includes this blog).  

love More  

I want to show the people in my life  how much I love them.  It is not like  am not  mean  to people now .  I just want to find ways to to show them how much I care about them.  Maybe with random acts of kindness.  Remembering to ask them how they are and not being all about me.    Maybe tell them more often I love them or gifts for no reason.  We will see! 

move More

I am definitely working on my fitness goals  this year.   I  making sure that I am able to enjoy life with my family.  I want to really get back in to my walking.  I really want to take my son camping and not  just  sit around a campsite.  I want to have more Adventures, both on the road and at home.  I  want more physical activity less in front of a screen.  

give  More

I have a lot  to give my time, my talents, my love, my services. I want to give more in 2018 to help others and inspire them. That may not mean giving money, but maybe giving of my time or helping others in ways that I may have a talent or knowledge that they could find useful.ear

save More 

My friend did The $5 savings plan, every time she had $5 she put in a jar to save. On New Years Eve this year she  had $550 dollars saved.   Every little bit we set aside adds up, sometimes in surprising amounts. The $5 savings plan is one of a few methods you could use to save a little more money over the course of the year, and its randomness makes it somewhat enjoyable.

share More   

I want  to share my story.. Like I am not  super interesting or anything (because trust me, I am not) but because maybe my story (or stories) will help or inspire others.  If something  I have  been through  could inspire your or help you make a better decision.  

Like many do not know my son was a preemie, and has Autism.  Or that I was high risk the whole pregnancy.  Or how I  ended up going to college and  graduating with Honors.  So I have a high school diploma, GED, and Double AA Degree.  Or that my dad was the youngest of 17 children.  I love my large family of aunts and uncles, and cousins galore. 

This doesn’t mean I am going to turn this into a personal blog all about my family and giving you updates. It means, I am going to try and let you know more about me and my family if I think that it is something that might benefit you.

I also want to share more  our adventures, both on the road and at home. I want to share how I am  planning and saving money because really, I want this year to be the year that you realize that you too can travel and do the things you love.

What I hope from 2018

By the end of 2018, I hope that I will be able to say that 2018 was more fulfilling.   That as a person I grew more as a Mom. wife, sister, friend and daughter in law. that  by doing more it will bring more joy in my life.  I do not expect magic to happen.  But I do believe if I work hard for  what I want I can do More.  

Happy New Years 2018

2017 into 2018

So here we are ending out  the year!!  I did awful on  blogging so I will make 2018 better!!
We  just wanted to come and tell all our fans we hope you have a Merry Christmas! 
We hope  all your wishes our filled.   If your  blogging we would love to connect more
next year.  maybe you could guest blog on our blog.   

Remember if you want to Feel  rich, just count all of the thing in your life that money can't buy!

Thnaks for following us!!

Everyday is Thanksgiving!!

November it is  the major kick off for the holidays to me..  November is Thanksgiving holiday, what will you do to bring that thankful attitude to your life?

We talk a lot about gratitude everyone seems to have more November which is wonderful!!  What about  everyday being Thanksgiving!! I really believe that gratitude changes everything.

1. Start a Thankful Tree.
2. Write a thank you note to someone every day in November.
3. Spend time (not just money) helping a cause you believe in.
4. Send a college student a care package.
5. Provide Thanksgiving dinner for a family who can’t provide their own.
6. Take to social media with posts of thankfulness.
7. Send Thanksgiving cards rather than Christmas cards this year.
8. Refuse to say “Turkey Day.” Instead refer to the holiday as Thanksgiving, only Thanksgiving.
9. Host a fundraiser.
10. Post quotes of gratitude on your employee bulletin board.
11.  Rake leaves for seniors in your neighborhood.

There are so many ways we can be thankful and show gratitude in our lives everyday. Remembering to say good morning and asking people how they are  before  we  start telling or asking  for things.   People  attitudes change when we show them compassion.   Sometime we feel entitled to things  and forget to be Grateful for things!!  

Please share with us how  you will be showing Gratitude or any tips you may have!!