Is saving money important to you when it comes to purchasing groceries?  With most people it is, that’s why companies like Community Foods is so important.  The company will be all around Metro Atlanta each month featuring deals on various foods, fresh from farmers.  Each month they post a delivery schedule on their site featuring the special, right now you can order 40 lbs. of boneless, skinless chicken breast for $1.69 a pound.

How it works

The process is easy.  Visit Community Foods site and look for your nearest location on the events calendar, when you find the location nearest you simply click on it and hit the Add to Cart button.  Once your order is complete print out a receipt as proof of purchase.  On the date of pick up all you need to do is show up at the designated location during your scheduled time, pull your vehicle up to the tent/truck, display your receipt either via smartphone or hard copy and they will load your order in your vehicle.  It really is that easy.

February/March locations:

Orders are currently being taken for the following areas: Dunwoody, Roswell, Alpharetta, Cumming, Norcross,  Johns Creek, Suwanee, Duluth, Stockbridge,  McDonough, Hampton, Smyrna, Marietta,  Kennesaw,  Woodstock, Douglasville, Austell/Powder Springs, Dallas/Hiram, Gainesville, Lawrenceville,  Athens, Decatur, Tucker, Stone Mountain, Snellville, Sharpsburg, Peachtree City, Fayetteville, Lithonia, Conyers, and Covington.

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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post and I will be testing out their product and services for free next month.

It is always a struggle for me to find a restaurant to eat at with my family that offers healthy alternatives for weight conscious people.  Fortunately companies like LongHorn Steakhouse have realized that this is important and have created the “Flavorful under 500″ menu.

“Flavorful under 500” is a new menu section LongHorn has introduced as part of our ongoing commitment to providing our guests with greater choice and variety. We’re committed to providing our guests with a broadly appealing menu featuring a variety of fresh steak, chicken and fish entrees. Our “Flavorful under 500” entrees include a:

• ·         7-oz. Flo’s Filet
• ·         6-oz. or 8-oz. Renegade Sirloin
• ·         7-oz. LongHorn Salmon
• ·         8-oz. Grilled Fresh Rainbow Trout
• ·         6-oz. Sierra Chicken

All entrees are paired with steamed vegetables or green beans and a side salad, and the complete meal is less than 500 calories. (Paired with steamed vegetables or green beans only at lunch.)

I recently went to our local LongHorn and ordered the 7 oz. Flo’s Filet and it was great.  I also got green beans and a side salad.  It was a nice change to eat out with my family and not beat myself up over how bad my meal might be for me.  I didn’t feel hungry afterwards (actually I couldn’t eat it all) and I didn’t feel like I was being robbed of a flavorful meal.  I think LongHorn did it right.

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If you haven’t heard already the producer of “Amazing Race” will be casting a new program for Ford, “Escape Routes.” Six teams of two will compete to win $10,000 and two new 2013 Ford Escapes, and the series will be shown online, and possibly on broadcast TV.

The casting team will be here in Atlanta on January 14th to find social media savvy teams for the program.

I’ll be at the Hard Rock Cafe helping Ford find cast members who know how to talk about their experiences in social media, because the teams will be judged in part based on the “teams” following along with them from home, and they’ll need to be able to rally those teams to join in and help them with challenges from afar.  Be sure to come prepared!

The casting in Atlanta is from 2pm-5pm at the Hard Rock Cafe.

Disclosure:  I was hired by Ford as a social media consultant for this open casting call in Atlanta.

I just wanted to say thanks for watching me today on CBS Better Mornings Atlanta!   Not sure if you could tell by the show or not, but I have been having a lot of pain lately due to some feminine issues and couldn’t drive myself to Atlanta today.  Thanks to my hubby for taking the time to drive me and for putting up with all my doctor appointments surrounding the show today.  Anyway, to my new fans –  I hope you will continue coming to Life with Lisa.  I would love to get to know you better.  I’m going to post later this week and give you a chance to win a T-Fal ActiFry just like the one I featured today.  Check back soon!

I’m sooooo sad that we won’t be making it to the annual Harvest Moon Festival at Callaway Gardens this year, but it just isn’t in our budget.  Just because our family is going to miss out on the awesome bands, world-class chefs, farm to table foods, college football, and amazing family entertainment doesn’t mean you have to!

The four-day festival is a celebration of the harvest and of man and nature’s fruitful coexistence, combining farm-to-table foods, eco-centric vendors, cooking and gardening demonstrations, fun and educational activities for children, and of course, this unprecedented lineup of big-name bands. Four big screens in the Festival Tent will be featuring college football.  Yoga outdoors and the Harvest Moon Golf Tournament will add some fun.  For tickets, information and the complete list of confirmed acts, visit harvestmoonfest.com.

I got the list of bands today and wanted to share them with you:

Friday, October 7, 2011

Main Stage

5 p.m.     Francisco Vidal

6 p.m.     Allgood

7:30 p.m.  Parachute

9:15 p.m.  the B-52s

Festival Tent

5:15 p.m.  Zaib Kahn

6:30 p.m. Dread Clampitt

8:15 p.m. Shawn Colvin

11 p.m.    DJ Jobe

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Main Stage

11:30 a.m. Derek T. Givans

1 p.m.     Ed Roland & the Sweet Tea Project

2:30 p.m. Company of Thieves

4:15 p.m. Mat Kearney

6:00 p.m. Big Head Todd and the Monsters

7:45 p.m.  John Hiatt and the Combo

9:30 p.m.  Gin Blossoms

Festival Tent

12 p.m.    Martha’s Trouble

1:30 p.m. Stevie Monce

2:45 p.m.  Already Taken

4:30 p.m. Classic Addict

6:15 p.m.  David Ryan Harris

8 p.m.     Infantree

9:45 p.m.  Shawn Mullins

11 p.m.    DJ Jobe

The inaugural Callaway Gardens Harvest Moon Festival is sure to be a memorable experience.  Plan to stay for the festival and savor every moment.  Overnight packages include festival tickets and shuttle service to the events but space is filling up quickly in the Mountain Creek Inn, Southern Pine Cottages and Mountain Creek Villas.  Gather friends and family and call today to reserve a Harvest Moon Festival overnight package.  VIP upgrades are available for those who want to experience this incredible event in style.

For more information, visit www.harvestmoonfest.com.  For overnight reservations, call 1-800-CALLAWAY (225-5292) or visit www.callawaygardens.com. Keep up with updates for the Harvest Moon Festival at www.facebook.com/HarvestMoonFest and at www.twitter.com/HarvestMoonFst.

 Callaway Gardens is in Pine Mountain, Ga., 60 minutes southwest of Atlanta and 30 minutes north of Columbus.

When the season changes I have this uncontrollable urge to change my decor.  Am I alone in this?  I think not.  Kirkland’s has just released their new Fall line and I’m taking advantage of the deals.  Not only that, they are opening 3 new locations in the Atlanta area to make my shopping even easier.  In October (22nd or 23rd) they will open their Gainesville location and the Buford and Kennesaw locations will follow on November 5th and 6th.  Keep your eyes open if you are in Atlanta for great deals and lots of coupons.  There are even rumors of  onsite interior designers who will be offering decorating consultations free of charge.

This year I’m changing the color of my livingroom for tan and black and spicing it up with some slate blue and dark brown.  I found a great rug and awesome decorative pillows (Chocolate Bloom Pillows).  The pillows measure 18″ x 18″ and are made of a faux silk material featuring floral appliqué & embroidery.  The quality is consistent with high-end decor  but the price is much more affordable at only $14.99 a piece.

WALKS DOWN THE AISLE OF THE FOX THEATRE!

 THE GLOBAL SMASH HIT WILL RETURN

FOR ONE WEEK ONLY!

Tickets on Sale August 28

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to Atlanta in November as a special to the Broadway Across America – Atlanta 2011-12 season. Performances begin on November 2 and run through November 6 at The Fox Theatre.

Seen by over 45 million people around the world, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA!, is celebrating over 3,800 performances in its tenth smash hit year at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre and remains among Broadway’s top  selling musicals. The current North American Tour has played over 3,000 performances in over 130 cities with 125 repeat visits. The original West End production of MAMMA MIA! is now in its twelfth year and has celebrated over 4,800 performances in London and the international tour has visited more than 50 foreign cities and been seen by 3.6 million people. The blockbuster feature film adaptation of MAMMA MIA!, produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, is the most successful movie musical of all time grossing $600 million worldwide.

An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna is about to let go of Sophie, the spirited daughter she’s raised alone. For Sophie’s wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends—practical and no-nonsense Rosie and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya – from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own.

On a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna’s past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities.

Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA’s songs from “Dancing Queen” and “S.O.S.” to “Money, Money, Money” and “Take a Chance on Me,” MAMMA MIA! is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.

The performance schedule for MAMMA MIA! at The Fox Theatre is:

• Wednesday, November 2                   8 p.m.
• Thursday, November 3                       8 p.m.
• Friday, November 4                             8 p.m.
• Saturday, November 5                         2 p.m., 8 p.m.
• Sunday, November 6                        1 p.m., 6:30 p.m.

Tickets for MAMMA MIA! go on sale August 28. Prices start at $33. Tickets can be purchased through authorized ticket sellers at The Fox Theatre Box Office, Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 1-800-982-2787.  Orders for groups of 15 or more may be placed by calling 404-881-2000.

Produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East and Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal, the creative team responsible for bringing MAMMA MIA! to theatrical life includes some of the most gifted and celebrated talents of musical theatre and opera. With music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, MAMMA MIA! is written by Catherine Johnson and directed by Phyllida Lloyd. MAMMA MIA! has choreography by Anthony Van Laast, production design by Mark Thompson, lighting design by Howard Harrison, sound design by Andrew Bruce and Bobby Aitken, and musical supervision, additional material and arrangements by Martin Koch.

The special edition cast recording of MAMMA MIA! is available on Decca Broadway.

For information about MAMMA MIA! go to www.mammamianorthamerica.com.

BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA  (Producer), part of the Key Brand Entertainment family of companies which includes Broadway.com, is owned and operated by British theatre producer John Gore (CEO) and entertainment industry veteran Thomas B. McGrath (Chairman). Broadway Across America presents first-class touring musicals and plays across 40 North American cities.  Broadway.com is the premier theater website for news, exclusive content and ticket sales.  Under the supervision of Beth Williams (COO and Head of Production), Broadway Across America is also dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse theatre. Current Broadway productions include How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying starring Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette, Million Dollar Quartet, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Jerusalem, Memphis, La Cage Aux Folles, the West End production of Million Dollar Quartet and the touring production of Dreamworks’ Madagascar Live!  For more information, please visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com and Broadway.com.