Showing posts with label Recommending.... Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recommending.... Show all posts

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Smile

So, some good friends are working on an album and I thought I would share a little bit...
From Battery Street
Smile


Have a listen...and I HOPE you all enjoy!

Blessings,
C~

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

CuddleUppets

CuddleUppets
Blankets that are Puppets
$19.99 plus $8.99 s&h

I was given the great pleasure of reviewing a wonderful new product...CuddleUppets. A brilliant blending of a blanket and puppet.

A soft and warm blanket gets a much needed personality with a friendly puppet head. We were given the Green Crocodile for our review purposes. Since it was more boy-ish, DD got to be the official product tester. Immediately upon opening the box, he wrapped up in the blanket and snuggled down wherever he was...in the car, watching tv, sleeping...with his new "best friend"! It also doubled as a super hero cape at times! He loved how his Green Crocodile wrapped around him...like a nice hug.

There are six CuddleUppets styles to choose from:, pink poodle, purple monkey, yellow puppy, green crocodile, blue elephant and brown bear. All are completely adorable and it will be difficult to choose just one! CuddleUppets offers a discount when you get more than one...which is good, because I know a couple of little people who would LOVE these for Christmas or their birthday!

oh my...how can you choose just one?

I think CuddleUppets are a great size for youngers...my principessa snuggled with it too, but she was not able to really wrap it around her like DD did.


Ordering information can be found here and follow CuddleUppets on Facebook and Twitter


Disclaimer: I received this item for the purpose of writing a fair and honest review. I received no other compensation. All the opinions expressed are my own.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Unredeemed, again

Because...it's the Martins...and because I really LOVE their harmonies...and I really LOVE this song...





Monday, July 18, 2011

Unredeemed

A Beautiful Song recommended by a dear friend...the one who keeps pointing me to Christ...thank you...it means so much more than you know...I can see why this song is sweet...oh and don't forget to scroll down and turn off the player...




The cruelest world
The coldest heart
The deepest wound
The endless dark
The lonely ache
The burning tears
The bitter nights
The wasted years

Life breaks and falls apart
But we know these are
Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But when anything that's shattered is laid before the Lord
Just watch and see
It will not be unredeemed

For every choice that led to shame
And all the love that never came
For every vow that someone broke
And every life that gave up hope
We live in the shadow of the fall
But the cross says these are all
Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But when anything that's shattered is laid before the Lord
Just watch and see
It will not be unredeemed

Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But you never know the miracle the father has in store
Just watch and see
It will not be
Just watch and see
It will not be unredeemed



Blessings,
C~





Thursday, June 16, 2011

Cookbook reviews

So for the past two months, I have pulled a cookbook off of my shelf and cooked all of our meals from it for the month...so I thought I would post about the two I have done.
For May, I cooked from "It's All American Food" by David Rosengarten. It is funny, I bought this book YEARS ago because I saw the author on tv and he cooked one recipe...which EVERYONE LOVED...but other than that recipe, I had never made anything out of it before. So I made list after list until I had my menu plan in one hand and my grocery list in the other.
Here is what we LOVED:
Philly Cheesesteaks- I made, but did not "GET" the cheesesteak loaf...maybe you have to be in Philly to get it...save yourself the trouble and buy buns of some sort. Also, about the Velveeta...I would recommend using less than the recipe says.
Potstickers-GOOD, but VERY time consuming!
The Fried Chicken was good, but I would RECOMMEND using shortening or oil, not lard
The Carolina Pulled Pork Shoulder BBQ with 2 sauces was VERY GOOD...I liked it with the No. Carolina vinegar sauce, my hubby LOVED the South Carolina Mustard BBQ sauce (I didn't try that one)

What we didn't like:
The refried beans...too hammy...
Corn Dogs-not what we were expecting
The Epic 4 hour Tomato gravy/sauce- EPIC FAIL
Chicken Chow Mein-Dana liked this...the rest of us didn't
REAL Texas Chili

Many of these recipes included ingredients that were hard to find, like the rind of a pecorino Romano Cheese, and pork bones...many had HUGE ingredient lists with SPECIAL ingredients like Pho with dark and light soy sauce, fish sauce, whole star anise, etc...many of the recipes took A LONG TIME TO PREPARE or needed a special process...like bbq with wood chips on a certain side of a charcoal grill with a liquid below, etc...So overall, I think that this would be a great cookbook to see if you could try at the library before you buy it...There are enough recipes in here that we enjoyed and still want to try, that I will keep the cookbook, but now I know, this is for a special meal, not the Tuesday Special...and wanna know THE recipe that got me to buy the book in the first place? Boiled Shrimp for Shrimp Cocktail...welll I have never made it into cocktail...just when we want to eat cooked shrimp (the large kind)...the recipe is on pg. 417. My family LOVES these!

The next cookbook is much MORE MY style..."Don't Panic, More Dinner's in the Freezer" by Susie Martinez, Vanda Howell, and Bonnie Garcia which is our June cookbook (And since we are really just beginning, it will cover most of July too!). We have only had a couple of recipes out of this cookbook, but I can just tell...this is gonna be good!
So, over the course of about 4 days, we shopped, chopped, cooked and froze about 40 meals...maybe about 16 different recipes...and now I have a freezer full of dinners...
What looks VERY GOOD...
The 4 Cheese Italian Minestrone looks AMAZING
The Sausage Tortellini soup looks good...I think the tortellini should have been added when you are going to prepare the soup though...
Baked Penne with Sausage, Tomatoes and Cheese has already been tried and is a keeper...this recipe made more than we thought it would, so we got and extra dinner out of it!
The Buffalo Chicken Soup sounded so good...I am not sure about it though...so we will see.
The Clam Chowder looks DELICIOUS...I never have frozen a cream based soup before, so that is making me a little nervous!
Beef Tacquitos- My husband REALLY LOVED THE MEAT FILLING...we haven't tried them all rolled up
Parmesan Garlic Chicken- This recipe made CONSIDERABLY LESS than expected
Santa Fe Chicken Nachos- I had tried this recipe before (as Nachos) and liked the flavor, but the chips were soggy...really ruining it for all of us. So we put this filling into tortillas and made burritos out of it and REALLY enjoy it that way!
Cinnamon Bread Souffle...SO GOOD! Like a french toast casserole
Elliot's Gourmet Burgers- Looks SO yummy! May not be for picky eaters though!

So far, I am really pleased with this cookbook and would heartily recommend it!

Enjoy!
C~



Thursday, March 17, 2011

Maybelline's Super Stay 24 2 Step Color and giveaway

As a Bzz Agent, you get the opportunity to try some fun new products...this product is no exception...forget what you know about Long Lasting Lip Color...this product has all the ones I've tried before beat hands down...

I was actually a little afraid to try this product. I have used Lip Colors like this in the past and they BURNED like blue blazes...not sure what that means, but boy howdy...they stung something terrible. If you could use the product long enough to get used to the stinging feeling, when the lip color dried, you could feel your lips shrivel up like really OLD raisins...not the plumper moist ones but really OLD ones!
So, with great trepidation, I tried this product as soon as I ripped open the envelope. I was VERY SURPRISED...first of all, the product smells pleasant...not something I usually notice with lip color, but it has a very nice fruity smell. The color goes on with a wand applicator, like you use for lip gloss and is easy to apply. At this point, you need to wait a couple of minutes for it to dry...it dries sort of tacky...funny feeling to have on your lips...then you apply the conditioning balm...and I really love this step. After the balm is on, your lips feel smooth and like you have a normal lip color on, rather than overly glossed and slick...Reapply the balm often. The lip color is long lasting, but I have yet to determine HOW long it does last (I may have just found a tip about this...the balm is part of what makes this product long lasting...so it needs to be reapplied often). The color palette has 30 long lasting shades to choose from...with something to please most everyone. Maybelline's Super Stay 24 lip color retails for about $9.99

Another Surprise in this campaign was getting 4 FULL SIZED products to try...so, to share the love, I would love to pass one on to one lucky person...since I hate those giveaways where you have to jump through all these hoops to enter, just comment leaving your favorite lip color or why you would like to try this one and you will be entered. You have until 3/25 to enter...the winner will receive Everlasting Wine to try for themselves.
As a Bzz Agent, I have received these products for free and a link for $2 off coupons. If you would like information on how to become a Bzz Agent, please visit BzzAgent.com to learn more.

C~




Saturday, January 8, 2011

Dymo Label Manager 260P

I got the privilege of trying Dymo's Label Manager 260P by being a Bzz Agent.
When the box came in the mail, we all gathered around to open it. Don't you just LOVE to get a package in the mail? Then we printed off a few labels. I really wanted to have people try this for themselves, so I didn't go crazy with it. The first place I took it was to our homeschool support group meeting. I shared a little about it and then passed it around. I think that most people just LOVE the look of having labels on things...I use labels in my pantry, craft room and school room. The theory is that when people know what goes into each container or space, then it will be returned there...the practice of that does not always play out that way in this house. I also took it to a family gathering and a girl's craft night. Now that people have had a chance to play with it a bit, I am going to go crazy in my pantry...OR maybe on all the binders in our schoolroom...I cannot tell you HOW many times I have pulled them out looking for the right one. This tool is valuable in so many areas...the office, garage, children's rooms, toy bins, SCRAPBOOKING...really so many things to organize. There is something just so satisfying in having a place for everything and everything in its place! A label also makes it easy to read...uniform in appearance...nice.

I think everyone really had fun watching that label print and then pressing the cut button and seeing their label. The Dymo Label Manager 260P is portable...I carried it around in my purse for several days. While I have not gotten a chance to fully master all of the features of the Dymo Label Manager 260P, it is fast and easy to use. It has 3 fonts and 6 text styles...you can save to memory, print multiple labels and it has a nice sized display, which as we, *ahem* age, is a very important feature! The buttons are a nice size, giving plenty of room for fingers to work without pressing wrong keys.
If you are in the market for a new label maker OR want a little bit of organization for the new year, you can pick this up here
for $65.99. I have a few coupons for $25 off as well...making this a much more affordable tool for your home, office, craft room....the possibilities are endless! Let me know if you would like one...I LOVE mine!
Happy Labeling!
C~

Monday, January 25, 2010

Cereal...is it for breakfast?

Have you all noticed the subtle switch in the cereal market? Many are now stating that they have whole grains and less sugar. General Mills is one of those who have made the switch, and I really appreciate having a quick and easy AND healthier option. As a member of Blog Spark, I was given VIP coupons, the online coupon link, and the information from General Mills and MyBlogSpark...coupons in hand, I went to the store and chose our cereal...Cheerios, of course...a staple, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, a nice change of pace, Honey Nut Cheerios and Reese's Puffs (I mean you got to live a little...) Now, I know some of you are cringing...how could you feed THAT to your children...what about Oatmeal, it is SO NUTRITIOUS...cereal is full of empty calories, sugar, etc...well, my family (myself included) does not care for oatmeal...and I cannot be cooking eggs, bacon, etc everyday...not exactly the best way to cut fat and all...and cereal is the option that works in our home.
So, have you noticed all the little boxes on the front of the box? It tells you...right on the front...in a clear and easily understandable way how much sugar, etc is in each serving. Now I love THAT...Also, did you know that General Mills Big G cereal contains at least 8 grams of whole grain per serving, and more than 20 General Mills cereals deliver 16 grams or more.
This site has alot of interesting information about cereal and breakfast...I would recommend you take a look at it. I was a little surprised...try them out...and here is a link for a coupon to try them again.
Still concerned about the sugar? Either grab one that is low in sugar or mix a cereal that has more sugar with one that has very low sugar...and add some sliced bananas or strawberries and you have...Breakfast!