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Chops in the Crock Recipe & Fix It And Forget It Slow Cooker Magic Cookbook

October 21, 2015 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

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I love using my slow cooker! It’s perfect for cooking on hot summer days when the last thing you want to do is turn on the stove. A slow cooker is great for any day you are short on time. I love being able to put supper in my slow cooker, then spend the day homeschooling the kids, going on field trips, running errands, or visiting family & friends. It’s so nice to have supper waiting for you at the end of a long day!

 

Fix It And Forget It Slow Cooker Magic

 

In fact, I love my slow cooker so much I own three! The new Fix-It and Forget-It Slow Cooker Magic cookbook is a great addition to any kitchen. This new cookbook has 550 recipes perfect for every season and occasion, and feature more than just the usual soup, stews, and casseroles.  Highlights include Thai veggie curry, slow cooker pizza, black bean burritos, chile rellenos casserole, banana chocolate chip bars, cornbread, and expanded vegan offerings.

 

There are several full page color photos of some of the recipes.

Fix It And Forget It Slow Cooker Magic

The author, Phyllis Good, did not create all of the recipes; rather, recipes are submitted by and tested by a select group of home cooks known as “Team Fix-It” – real women cooking in Chicago, Kansas City, Washington, DC, Indianapolis, Louisville, Brooklyn, and across the country.

 

“Good cooks love to share their recipes rather than possess them,” Ms. Good says. “Readers feel surrounded by a community when they cook from Fix-It cookbooks. They take comfort in knowing that these recipes come from other people who are also working and feeding their families.” Ms. Good is propelled by the belief that slow cookers make it easy to cultivate quality time with loved ones

 

Fix It And Forget It Slow Cooker Magic

 

I have tried a few recipes from this cookbook so far, and have more on this weeks menu. Here are pictures of a couple that I tried. This first dish is Butter Chicken. It has a wide variety of spices and seasonings. I served it with rice and green beans.

 

Butter Chicken

 

This dish, Chops in the Crock, is my favorite recipe in the cookbook. So far! With tomatoes, green peppers, and onions, it’s very flavorful. I served it over rice, like the recipe says.

 

Chops in the Crock

 

 

Chops in the Crock

by Lavina Hochstedler
from the Fix It & Forget It Slow Cooker Magic cookbook
Ideal slow cooker size: 6 or 7 quart
Prep time: 15-20 minutes

4 1/4″ bone in, blade cut pork chops
salt and pepper to taste
2 medium onions, chopped
2 ribs celery, chopped
1 large green bell pepper, sliced
14.5 oz can stewed tomatoes, undrained
1/2 cup ketchup
2 Tbsp. cider vinegar
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 beef bouillon cube
2 Tbsp cornstarch
2 Tbsp. water
cooked rice

1. Grease interior of slow cooker crock.
2. Holding chops over crock, sald and pepper tops and bottoms. Lay in cooker.
3. Scatter chopped onions, sliced celery and peppers, and stewed tomatoes over chops.
4. In a bow, mix together ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and lemon juics. When well mixed, add bouillon cube. Spoon over vegetables and chops.
5. Cover. Cook on Low 2-3 hours, or until instead read meat thermometer registers 145* when stuck into center of chops.
6. In small bowl, mix cornstarch and water together until smooth. Stir into sauce in crock.
7. Cover. Cook 30 more minutes, until sauce thickens.
8. Serve over cooked rice.

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Sugar Twists Review & Giveaway

October 10, 2015 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

Have you heard of Sugar Twists?

 

Sugar Twists put an end to the hassle and headaches caused by elastic, fabric hairbands. No dents or damage, slipping or snapping, and NO tearing or tugging! Sound too good to be true? Well it’s not!

 

Sugar Twists

 

I’ve been using Sugar Twists in my hair for about 2 weeks now. I love them! I have to wear my hair up out of my way in a pony tail while I am working, or it drives me insane. Whenever I go out anywhere, I always pull the hair elastic out, as I prefer to wear my hair done when out. Which means my hair would always have the dreaded hump in the back. Enough that my teenage daughter will always tell me I should put my hair back up. lol

 

Sugar Twists

 

Now, thanks to Milk and Sass’ Sugar Twists, I can have my hair just the way I want it. With no hair hump to embarrass my teenage daughter!

 

I also had my other daughter, who has long, thick hair try the Sugar Twists. She said the Sugar Twists held her hair in a pony tail very well. I wish I had had Sugar Twists when my three girls were little. They would have made our lives, and hairdo’s so much easier!

 

Sugar Twists

Sugar Twist are only $7.95, and each box has 6 bands  Available in a rainbow of colors, from neutral to neon, Sugar Twists are a must-have for active moms and children alike.

 Sugar Twists Review & Giveaway

 

 

Sugar Twists are available in six color combinations: Caramel Toffee, Chocolate Mocha, Neon Candy, Pink Candy, Pink Marshmallow, Glitter Candy, and Cotton Candy. All those color choices mean there is a color perfect for everyone, and for every occasion.

 Sugar Twists
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Milk and Sass just launched a special pink package called “Candy for a Cause,” where a portion of proceeds will be donated toward the cause. Additionally, we’re having a social media campaign and for every person who uploads/shares a photo with the hashtag #CandyForACause, the brand is donating $1 per photo to Susan G. Komen  You can check out the BCA package at: bit.ly/CandyForACause

Sugar Twists Giveaway

 

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Nichole Nordeman The Unmaking CD Review & Giveaway

September 6, 2015 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

I recently received Nichole Nordeman’s latest CD, The Unmaking, to review. Nichole Nordeman is a recording artist and songwriter for Sparrow/EMI CMG. She has had numerous number-one and top ten singles and cumulative CD sales of over one million.  Nichole is a two-time Gospel Music Association winner for Female Vocalist of the Year. She has also won a total of nine Dove Awards, including the best selling album, Music Inspired by The Story.  Nichole Nordeman’s  best known songs include Holy, Legacy, Brave, This Mystery, Why, and What If.

 

 Nicole Nordeman

 

Now Nichole is back with her newest CD, The Unmaking. There are 6 new songs on this CD.

 

The Unmaking
Not to Us
Name
Love Your More
Something out of Me
Slow Down.

 

 

I listened to this CD several times while driving with my family. I listened with my husband, two teenagers, a couple of 20 year olds, and even my 79 year old mother at different times. Everyone enjoyed listening to the songs. There is something for everyone on this CD. Some songs are slower, some faster, and some a mix of both. This is a great CD for the whole family.

 

I really like this quote from Nichole Nordeman:
Before things in our lives can be resurrected and given new life, certain things must die.  Before beauty blooms in spring, roots must do the hard work under the hard frozen soil of winter.  Before you renovate and re-build, you tear down the parts of the structure that are weak or damaged or dangerous.  Before we make, we must unmake.

 

Nicole Nordeman The Unmaking

 

For more information about Nichole Nordeman and The Unmaking, you can visit Official Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and can see more videos at VEVO.

 

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Air Angel Air Sanifier and Purifier Review

July 30, 2015 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

 

 

I recently received an Air Angel Air Sanifier and Purifier to review. Unlike an air purifier, which only circulates a portion of a room’s indoor air and pushes it through a filter, Air Oasis’ Surface and Air Sanitizers, including the Air Angel, produce safe catalytic molecules that are blown throughout a room to sanitize both the air and surfaces year-round.

The Air Angel is able to purify and sanitize the air and surfaces in rooms up to 250 square feet by using a proprietary technology developed by NASA requiring.

Benefits of the Air Angel, made in the USA, device include:

  • Provides clean air for a good night’s sleep
  • Destroys up to 99 percent (99%) of air allergens
  • Destroys up to 99 percent (99%) of odors (i.e. diaper pails, smoke)
  • Destroys up to 99 percent (99%) of germs in the surrounding air and on surfaces

 

I also received an Air Oasis Indoor Air Quality Test Kit so I could see for myself the difference the air sanifier made. The first thing I did was test the air quality in my house.

air quality test

 

The test kit was easy to set up. I followed the directions, and set up one dish. The picture on the right below is the before picture. After one hour open on the table, I closed the dish, put in back in the box & put it on the shelf for 5 days. After I put it on the shelf, I plugged in the Air Angel Air Sanifier and Purifier. I kept it plugged in and running for 5 days. I then put the second dish out out on the table for an hour. After the one hour, I put the second dish on the box on the shelf for 5 days, just like I did the first one.

 

 

air quality test    air quality test

I don’t think the after results are completely accurate. Everything was quiet in the house until after I put the second dish out on the table. Then my family decided to get super active. Repeatedly going in and out the door about 12 feet away from where I had the dish out. Then they walked by the dish on the table about a million times. (Ok, maybe not quite that much, but a lot!)

As you can see from the after picture on the above left, the mold is greatly diminished. The red bacteria spots are more, but I blame that on my family. I am impressed with how much mold was removed from the air. It’s kind of freaky to think about all that mold (& all that bacteria!) in the air you are breathing. I do have house plants, so that probably is the biggest contributor to the mold in the air. I wish I had had another dish to use after my family got so active, and in my mind, ruined the after sample.

 

air sanitizer

The Air Angel Air Sanifier and Purifier is easy to set up and use. It is designed to be able to use when traveling, as well as in your home, so it comes with a great carrying case.

air sanitizer

There are pockets to hold the device, as well as the car mount, the car cord, and the house electrical cord.

air sanitizer

The Air Angel Air Sanifier and Purifier is small so it will fit wherever you are using it at. The baby’s room, your living area, the car, or the hotel night stand. The included owners manual is easy to read and understand. It also has directions for removing and cleaning the stainless steel filter. No new filters to buy!

The filter needs to be removed every 2 months, or more often depending on where you use it at. The filter is easy to clean, simply remove, and wash with water or use compressed air on it. It then slides back in easily.

air sanitizer

 

I haven’t done any traveling since I received the Air Angel, so I haven’t been able to test it in the car. I do have seasonal allergies, so I think this will be great for our next road trip. Since the Air Angel comes with a car mount, it will be easy to take along. You can see the car mount on the under side of the Air Angel in the picture below.

air sanitizer

It has a low profile when mounted in the car. The Air Angel slides off the car mount easily for use in nurseries, bedrooms, playrooms, hotel rooms, planes, and more. Where ever are, this will help protect your children (and yourself!) against germs, viruses, and harmful pollutants in the air and on surfaces around them. I think the Air Angel will be amazing during cold and flu season.

 

air sanitizer

The Air Angel Air Sanifier and Purifier is fairly quiet when in use. Most of the time, we didn’t even notice that it was on. I only could hear it first thing in the morning, before everyone else was up. lol

This cutting-edge NASA technology was also recently awarded the influential Parent Tested Parent Approved™ (PTPA) Winner’s Seal of Approval for excellence in the baby and toddler category. With North America’s largest volunteer parent-testing company, PTPA is dedicated to bringing families products that are parent tested and parent approved.

The Air Angel not only eliminates odors in the air and surfaces around you, but it also removes fabric odor in your clothes! Here’s how to keep your clothes smelling fresh all summer long:

  • Simply place your Air Angel device in your closet or drawer and you will have noticeably fresher clothes in no time!
  • Another option is to place your Air Angel device under your comforter to remove any unpleasant odors from your mattress and pillows.

 

For more information on Air Oasis or to purchase an Air Angel, $249.99, please visit www.airangelbaby.com.

Air Angel has created a unique coupon code exclusive to my readers in celebration of Air Angel winning the PTPA Seal of Approval. For 15 days, you will have the opportunity to receive $50 discount off of the Air Angel by using lunacylinda50 promo code. That’s a great deal!

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Old Fashioned Novel & Devotional Review

July 2, 2015 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

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I recently shared my review of the Old Fashioned DVD, and today I’m back to talk about the Old Fashioned novel and devotional.

 

old fashioined dvd

 

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Pirate’s Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson

June 19, 2015 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

Pirate’s Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson is the follow up movie to Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure. My 14 year old son had already seen Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure. And was happy when I got Pirate’s Code in the mail.

Pirate's Code

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Hillsong United Empires

May 28, 2015 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

My kids were so excited when I received the new Hillsong United Empires CD in the mail. They tried to run off with it! They love listening to anything by Hillsong.

Hillsong United Empires
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