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Top 10 Tucson Pinterest Boards To Inspire Your Mother’s Day

We think of ourselves as pretty creative individuals around here but often we get inspired by what others think are great, cool, new, hip or cutting edge. and you know what?  That is perfectly fine.  Sometimes an idea arises from something that has nothing to do with what we originally thought might work.  Being creative is a process but mostly a journey.

 

Being creative takes work

 

What do we get or do for our awesome Mother’s on this day?

  With so much information at our fingertips,  we are often left being stumped as to what we are exactly looking for.  What do I search for when needing ideas for our moms?  If you don’t know yet, how can you search for it?

Lately, our first stop is Pinterest instead of a search engine.   You cannot beat this site for inspiration.  Often we go in searching for one thing and come out on the other side with a whole new project, diet,  lifestyle and a new manifesto for living.  Trust us, minutes have turned into hours once you get started on this site.

 Pinterest is the ultimate in idea organization.  Pinterest is the uber digital dream vision board.  Pinterest is the  best online bookmark for inspiration. 

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Pin with us!

 

For Mother’s Day, it can be a way to:

find a unique gift for her

 a beautiful idea for a heart felt letter

a way for her to improve herself

             finding an easy  how-to for the  perfect Mother’s Day brunch

find a great mom weekend get-away

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Check out these local Tucson Pinterest boards for Mother’s Day inspiration!    

The Top 10 Tucson PinMasters are………

1.  Pima County Public Library boards.  Their pins are chock full of ideas, just like a brick and mortar library.    This isn’t just a must for mom-readers; it is for doers, too.  It is great way to find out what to read next.  

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2.  Connie Ryan from Enchanting Occasions has amazing board ideas not just for  Tucscon weddings or events but for life.  She is an active pinner and has a great sense of humor as well!  

Connie with Enchanting occasions in Tucson

Connie with Enchanting occasions in Tucson

3. Deborah Munoz-Chacon from Sonoran Oasis, a Tucsonan, has great boards for all things outdoors in Tucson.  Follow her boards and you will be on your way to outdoor bliss. 

Deborah from Sonoran-Oasis Landscaping

Deborah from Sonoran-Oasis Landscaping

 

4.  The Community Food Bank in Tucson.  I know.  It does not seem like the place for Mother’s Day inspiration but it is chock full of healthy eating pins and local events.  

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5.  Miraval. our local world-celebrated spa.  They pin serene desert scenes as well as tips for mindful eating. 

Miraval Spa

Miraval Spa

6.  Degrazia  Gallery in the Sun.   Live in Tucson long enough, these images become a part of your memories. How do they get there? I do not know but those creations are synonymous with our  Old Pueblo hometown. Get some art inspiration here.  degrazia 

7.  University of Arizona Alumni boards hold something inspiring for those sporty true blue Wildcat moms.  

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8. Gadabout Salons.  Fashion, Beauty and well-being inspiration.  

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9.  Mrs. Green’s World.  These boards are for the environment concsious moms.  Gina Murphy-Darling is an active pinner so there is always lots of new pins.   

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10.  Miss Jen Fabulous.  She is our very own local make-up fashion guru.  If your mom is of the fashionista variety or maybe she needs a little help in this department, check Jen out here.  Her pins are full of fashion, Ryan Gosling and of course, the ultimate in nail artistry.  

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Hope this list helps you find local inspiration this Mother’s Day!  Don’t forget to pin with us, too

 We love to pin great food recipes, beautiful tablescapes and motivations to get through the week.

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Happy Mother’s Day from Baggin’s Gourmet Sandwiches 

-Sunny B 

          

Baggin’s Sandwich of the Moment!

Announcing a new Baggin’s Sandwich of the Moment!

Delicious marinated artichokes, diced zucchini, sliced tomatoes, provolone cheese and spinach on a grilled marbled rye.

                        What’s not to like? 

                                            And we even have a great offer right now……….

The Veggie Pesto!

 

Veggie Pesto, chips and a regular drink $7.50 

Head on into any of our 8 Tucson locations.  Limited time only.

Not available online.

KIDS EAT FREE!!

August is not just back to school month,

it is KIDS EAT FREE month at BAGGIN’S GOURMET SANDWICHES

YUMMY lunches from BAGGIN'S

Stop by any Saturday or Sunday in August 2012 and your kiddos eat free from our Gourmet Kids Menu with the purchase of an adult sandwich or salad.

Make sure you tell our cashiers where you saw our offer and pass it on to your friends!

Happy Back to School Month!

Happy Kids Eat FREE Month!

Happy National Sandwich Month!

Salads Galore…

Salad season is upon us and for those who live in the Old Pueblo, this season starts early.   We have been ramping up production in our Baggin’s commissary due to the demands of our gourmet salads.

 

Nick Glauber, our food and beverage supervisor takes pride in the changes we have made to our standard salad mix.  “We have changed our garden salad mix base from a primarily iceberg lettuce to a much more vibrant mix of greener, healthier lettuce like romaine, spinach, arugula and mustard greens.”

Nick and his staff have even revamped our Thousand Island, Ranch, Caesar, Blue Cheese and Honey Mustard salad dressings so that we are making them entirely from scratch in our kitchens.  This truly is what gourmet is all about: high quality ingredients made fresh.   Our main kitchen builds an average of 225 salad bases nightly to be shipped out to our stores throughout Tucson.  Our high salad season starts now and Nick’s crew will clean, prep and ship upwards of 350 a day.

All of our veggies are bought through a local produce company.

 

Our newest location, Baggin’s Gourmet at the William Center, has added Gourmet salads in bread bowls.  These bowls are baked fresh daily in our store.  Come early and you can inhale that heavenly just-baked smell.   We are looking to add the bread bowl as an option possibly in future to a few of our other locations as well.

We have added a traditional Cobb salad to our menu at all of our stores which proves to be a best seller.  With many options at Baggin’s, you will find a salad that fits your craving.

Chicken Caesar salad

Asian Chicken Salad with a Thai Peanut dressing and pasta.

Gourmet Cobb

BBQ Chicken Ranch Salad

Almond Albacore Tuna Salad

Almond Chicken Salad

Our William Center includes the above salads in our gourmet breads bowls as well as these delicious salads:

Aunt Chucks Green Apple Salad

Cassidy’s BBQ Chicken Salad

 

 

Do you Party? We cater!

Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!”  

~Robin Williams 

Did you know Baggin’s has gourmet lunch boxes?

They are one of the fun options we have in our Baggin’s catering department.  These boxes are perfect for tours, picnic lunches, or impressing that corporate client.  They can be customized with several different sandwich sizes, desserts and sides.   Each box is wrapped with our signature raffia and chili pepper to create that impressive lunch.

Gourmet Box Lunch by Baggin's

Our store managers are trained to help you order for your function or event.  They can help you get that exact look or feel by adding those personal touches

Box lunches need 24 hours advance notice.

Have a great day!

Don’t forget to sign up for our March deals through our email promotions here.  This month we will have a couple catering deals so don’t miss out.

Kids Eat Free February 25th and 26th!

GOT PICKY EATERS?

Kids can eat healthy at Baggin's!

I think every parent has dealt with a picky eater or had a defiant child go through a picky eating phase when it comes to meal times.   Recently, my 4th grader declared that she was going to be a vegetarian.

“I no longer want to eat animals”, she protested.

“You do realize that chicken nuggets are animals.”   My rebuttal did not phase her in the least.  In fact,here we are six months later and she is still vegetarian strong.  You would think that this would be a major change for this kiddo but it really has been more of an issue for me.  I am of the meat-eating variety and I have really struggled with finding fast easy foods for her to eat or foods that my entire family will eat that is healthy.  Just because it can be classified as vegetarian does not exactly mean healthy.  (“Isn’t sugar vegetarian?”)   She has learned a lot about where her food comes from and what it does in the body which means less fights at the dinner table for this family.  Getting her involved was key!

Check out a few resources that can be helpful for your picky eater: 

1)  Locally, the HealthyPima website, (funded from the Pima County health department)  has vasts amounts of information on getting your kids to eat and be healthy.  It is filled with links, articles and activities for parents and kids wanting to know more.

2)  Also, the MayoClinic has a great article on how to handle picky eaters.  It is all about perspective.  Having a child help with meal and snack preparations makes them feel like they have a little control which in turn gives parents a little peace of mind during meal times.

3)  Don’t forget to stop by any of our Baggin’s locations because Kids eat free February 25th and 26th, too!

So if you are looking to say NO to chicken nuggets this weekend, stop by any of our Baggin’s Gourmet Sandwich locations because KIDS eat FREE with an adult.  We have turkey, veggie, roast beef , ham and peanut butter options for your kids.  They can even get it without the sprouts!

Have a fantastic week!

 

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