Vinzard - Deluxe Pizza Cutter Wheel - Review

At our house WE LOVE PIZZA. Every time we have pizza I hear mama can you come cut the pizza. The reason is we have a drawer with 3 cutter two cheap plastic rollers and a flimsy metal one that came free with a pizza. I realized how horrible my pizza cutters where when my new Vinzard cutter came fore me to test and review.
First thoughts WOW this bad boy is packed up like a Rolex. It came in a cute box all safe and sound.
Next step cook up a pizza and put it to the test. Nobody had to call out for MAMA cause I wasn't letting anyone use my new pizza cutter first. The Vinzand cut threw that crispy crust like a hot knife threw butter. I am 100% impressed, satisfied and HAPPY! The Vinzand cutter is 3.5" and made very well. It will hold up to your toughest pizza. They also offer a 1 year warranty.
I received this pizza cutter with a promotional discount in exchange for testing and reviewing. I am super happy I did too.
This cutter would make a great gift, toss in a gift card to a local pizza shop and poof instant gift!

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Back to school Cool

About half way threw the year last year my teen daughter decided she wanted to start packing her own lunch. I was thrilled no more checks for hot lunch! Plus I could help her make good choices.
She had this captain America lunch bag that has now seen better days. So we upgraded to the Artic Zone Coldlok Expandable Lunch Pack - it's awesome! It expands like a suitcase would with a zipper in the middle. For those days you need a bit more food!
It also has 2 pouches that zip open and shut to slide in ice packs.
My daughter has lunch at 1:00 pm and we leave the house by 6 am her lunch stays nice and cool all day.
Super Happy! I did receive this lunch tot with a promotion discount on exchange for my honest review.
We both are super satisfied.
You can check them out at Bed Bath and Beyond
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Tea Time

With fall fastly approaching my beverage of choice shifts to hot tea. My favorite is a blend from the mall all loose tea, with big chunks of dried fruits. So the Musings drawstring tea filters (bags) are perfect. The box comes with 100 bags. What a steal! They where super easy to fill and held up perfectly while steeping. I received these filters with a promotion discount in exchange for my honest review.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015QLFF70

BZTZ Watermelon Slicer Cutter Knife & Pineapple Corer Peeler - Review

To me time is more valuable then anything when you work full time and have kids.
I love to cook and feed my kids fresh and healthy items. So the BZTZ watermelon slicer and pineapple corer where a no brainier for me. Long ago I bought a pineapple corer from the home shopping network, I paid a pretty penny for it and loved it but I lost it in our last move.
Comparing the BZTZ to that corer they both worked great and it was a fraction of the price PLUS you also get the watermelon slicer.
Let me tell you what a time saver that gizmo is, and FUN!
I received this set at a discount in exchange for my honest review.  I am impressed with the quality and value of these pieces and it is a huge time saver for me.

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Pluot Jam

Friday night I was in bed eating a Pluot from our local grocery store. A Pluot it a hybrid fruit 25% Apricot and 75%plum. Pretty much 100% AMAZING!! I instantly thought I need to make some jam out of these. The taste was amazing so I knew the fruit was at its peak.
So I picked up just over 4 pounds of fruit and gathered my supplies. I used the recipe that was inside my package of sure-jell.

Pluot Jam
4lbs Pluots Finely chopped - No need to peel just pit and chop.
Bring Pluots to a boil with 1/2 cup water. Simmer med-low for 5 minutes.
Measure out exactly 6 cups of cooked fruit return to pot.
Stir in 1 pack sure jell bring to a full rolling boil that does not stop when stirred.
Add 8 cups sugar - return to boil and boil for exactly 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Ladle into prepped jars leaving 1/4 inch head space process in a water bath for 10 minutes.

I ended up with 10 half pints and 1 pint jar.

Easy breezy

Seems like everywhere I turn I see a hammock. My sister said that they even have a name for it "MOCKING"
So when I was given the opportunity to review the Lightweight Hammock by YuEdge I was super excited!
The day it came I had to put it up. First thoughts when they say lightweight they meant it! It comes packed into a pouch with everything you need to set it up. It would easily fit into a backpack when your out on a hike or out camping.
When I unpacked it the pouch it fits into is attached to the hammock so you can put your phone in it as you relax.
I found the perfect spot in my backyard to hand it up. It was super easy and like I said it comes with everything you need but the trees.
I was totally happy with the size and comfort.  I received the XL with straps free in exchange for my honest review. I can honestly say I am the newest member to the "mocking" crew.

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Chicken Stock aka Awesome Stock

If you have ever made homemade broth/stock you know what I mean when I say I never want store bought AGAIN! I do it for a handful of reasons
#1 Saving money
#2 I know what I am eating
#3 Tastes so much better then boxed stuff.
Usually I will make a big batch of stock use what I need and freeze the rest. But now that I have my pressure canner I can process my broth to be shelf stable. AWESOME!
I always use my rotisserie chicken carcass when I make my stock. 75% of the time if a recipe calls for chicken I use rotisserie chickens for it. If I don't need stock or have time to make it I will toss the carcass in the freezer until I am ready, I do this with veggie scraps too.
When I am ready to make up a batch I pull everything together.
Here is what I did yesterday to make this golden yummy stock.

Homemade Chicken Stock
Makes 6 Quarts
2 Rotisserie chicken carcasses
7 Quarts water
Veggies to taste
Celery I cut the top 2 inches of 1 bunch
1 onion cut into chunks - I don't even peel it
4 carrots chopped
 Season to taste

Bring everything to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for 5-7 hours.
Strain stock using a fine colander or cheesecloth. If you want a less fatty broth you can let this cool and skim off the fat. If you do this bring your broth back to a boil before filling your jars.
Pour hot stock into hot jars leaving 1 inch of head space. Wipe down rims and place your lids and rings on.
Process adjusting to your altitude
Pints - process for 20 minutes,
Quarts - process for 25 minutes