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Have you heard of Mission Flour Tortillas? Based on my understanding, Mission Flour Tortillas is when only minimum amount of preservatives necessary are used to help protect the flavor and freshness of products. Mission Flour Tortillas contain 0 grams Trans fat per serving and are cholesterol free. Mission Foods use a blend of fully hydrogenated soybean oil plus soybean oil which allows them to obtain product with 0 gr of transfatty acids.

Using Mission Flour Tortillas in meal preparation will give you versatility and convenience producing a kid-friendly and freshly-baked taste meal. Mission Flour Tortillas are available in small (6"), medium (8") and large (10”) sizes in major grocery stores nationwide. I saw some quick and easy, budget-friendly meals for $10 using Mission Flour Tortillas.

Mission Foods is kicking off the summer with the Mission Menu Challenge since June 28, 2010 with only 10 more days left to enter. This is their way of supporting Share Our Strength, the leading national organization committed to ending childhood hunger in America. Consumers are encouraged to submit their budget-friendly recipes to Mission at www.MissionMenusChallenge.com for a chance to compete in a cook-off in Los Angeles and win a $10,000 dream kitchen makeover as well as a host of weekly prizes. The grand prize winner will win round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations for two to the Mission Menus Challenge Cook-off on September 10, 2010 at the Hard Rock Café in Los Angeles.

All recipes must include Mission Flour Tortillas. They must be original. They must feed a family of five for $10 or less. Very easy, right? Just submit your recipe online and you will be part of the Mission Menus Challenge. You still have until August 9th.

I saw those statues of carabao or water buffalo when I went to Guam.  Those were the ones found outside the airport, I believe there are more around the island - particularly in tourist spots.  If I remember it correctly, tourists will get a price for having their picture taken beside all those water buffaloes.  I didn't really see any real ones when I was there but then again I wasn't given the chance to visit the rural side of the island.  I like how colorful and unique they painted those water buffaloes.

I remember when I last went back in my hometown to actually get near one. I was still scared to get close to it because of the leeches that are found on most of them as mentioned by my grandma back when I was still a child. :)