BLACK+DECKER FusionBlade™ Digital Blender with Personal Smoothie Jar

Create the perfect smoothie! The Black & Decker FusionBlade Digital blender features 4-function digital controls and a simple 30-second smoothie blend cycle. A two-tip stainless steel Fusion Blade provides enhanced blending that creates smoother smoothies, velvet-like purees and protein packed power drinks. This 2-in-1 blender comes with a full-size 48-ounce Perfect Pour glass jar.

My Review*
The Black & Decker FusionBlade Digital Blender is great for making smoothies, shakes, and even foods. This gives you all the blending power you need, without all the fuss. You have 4 different pulses, one being the smoothie pulse button.

                     

I was definitely drawn to this blender because of the smoothie cup. I wasn’t eating a  very healthy breakfast before, if I even ate breakfast at all. I was a straight for the coffee pot kind of chick, but I learned my lesson. I was getting headaches and feeling fatigued a lot, so I knew I had to start eating healthier.



Smoothies in the morning is definitely the way to go for me. Quick, simple, and absolutely delicious. Not only that, but have you seen all the smoothie recipes? How could I resist trying out all those delicious looking smoothies now that I had a blender JUST for blending my very own smoothies? Plus having it’s own smoothie cup makes it less of a fuss to clean.



Just toss your ingredients in, hit the smoothie button, and let the blender work it’s magic. I no longer have to use the bigger blender cup, find a to-go cup, and then wash the blender out. I can just put the smoothie cup lid on and out the door I go. Pretty cool, huh?



The kids and I went to the grocery store, and I got some ice cream. We had fun making chocolate milkshakes for their snack time drink while watching some cartoons. The girls helped me scoop in the ice cream, while Aidan poured in the milk. Dezi (my niece) got to push the pulse button, while I helped Aidan pour the drink in their cups. Adisyn got to choose the straws.

This is the Glass Carafe part of the blender, so it is pretty heavy. Not for me, but I had to help my son with pouring so he didn’t drop it. It didn’t miss a beat while blending the ingredients. We all got a perfectly smooth, non-clumpy milkshake. It was delicious and I love that I didn’t have to clean it. I just ran some warm water in it after and put in some dish washing soap, putting it back on the stand and turning it on, letting it clean itself for about 20 seconds.

Did you know that you can also make soup in your blender to increase your vitamin intake? It helps because you are actually getting the vitamins and minerals from the food, instead of a ton of sodium. When you buy canned soups, there is a ton of harsh preservatives and mountains of unhealthy sodium. Avoid it all by making your own soup at home with fresh veggies.

I will be posting some different blending recipes here soon. Recipes that you can make inside your blender. This week it will be MUST have smoothies. I would post them here, but I don’t have the room. I expect to have them up by the end of this week. I will also be writing about making soups and other non-traditional food recipes that you can make in a blender. Making life easier, and your lifestyle healthier!

It has dishwasher safe parts, so you can just wash them when you do your other dishes. I don’t have a dishwasher, but the blender DOES clean up very well. There aren’t any small crevices in which bacteria can hide, so it makes cleaning it a breeze. I also use the blender to clean itself. I fill the blender up with warm water and dishwashing liquid right after I use it, and put it on Pulse 1. It basically cleans itself!

• 4-Function Automatic Digital Control +l Pulse
• 6-Cup (48 ounce) Glass Jar
• Personal Smoothie Jar, Blade Base & Travel Lid
• FusionBlade ™ - 2 Tip Stainless Steel Blade
• Dishwasher-Safe Removable Parts
• Number of Speeds: 4
• Capacity (volume): 48.0 Oz.
• Appliance Capabilities: Blends, Grinds, Chops, Crushes Ice, Mixes
• Features: Adjustable Speed Control, Cord Storage, Push Button Controls, Automatic Start/Stop, Stainless Steel Blades, Pulse Feature, Pouring Spout
• Includes: Instruction Manual, Rubber Seal, 6 Cup Jar, Stainless steel multipurpose blade, Measuring Cup in Lid
• Material: Stainless Steel, Plastic, Glass
• Finish: Painted
• Metal Finish: Chrome
• Protective Qualities: Shock Resistant
• Safety and Security Features: Auto Shutoff
• Care and Cleaning: Wipe Clean, Dishwasher Safe Parts, Hand Wash
• Assembly Details: assembly required, no tools needed

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Compact Solutions: 4 Appliances Perfect for Small Spaces

1) George Foreman 5-Minute Burger (GR1036BTR) - Wal-Mart.com , $29.99
The all-in-one George Foreman 5-Minute Burger prepares two servings of your favorite meat, fish and veggies in just five minutes. The compact 5-Minute Burger features a warming grill on top so you can toast your buns while grilling. It’s the perfect little grill for anyone looking for fast, easy and healthy meals!

2) NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto Mini Me - www.dolce-gusto.us (Available Fall 2014), $34.99
The stylish and tiny NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto “Mini Me” features espresso technology creating coffeehouse-style beverages like NEW Café Au Lait and Skinny Latte – in under a minute. The machine makes 3 cups of coffee per use and the energy saving mode automatically shuts off the Mini Me after 5 minutes.

3) BLACK+DECKER Personal Blender with FusionBlade™ Technology (PB1002r) – Available at Target, Fall 2014, $34.99
The BLACK+DECKER Personal Blender with FusionBlade™ Technology makes everyday nutrition both effortless and quick. The powerful stainless steel FusionBlade is designed to crush ice and blend foods and liquids evenly, making it the ideal tool for creating mixed drinks and smoothies

4) Taylor Mini Bath Scale - Target, $19.99
The Taylor Mini Bath Scale is ideal for small spaces and can be stored under the bed or in a drawer. The digital scale has an expandable display, for easy reading, that can be folded down when storing. The Mini Bath Scale measurements are - 9” wide x 5” high x 0.8” deep - expands to 7” high when display is pulled out.

Do you think these items would make it easier to live in a smaller space? How?

Until next time…

-Jessica

Meals in Minutes this Fall

Fall brings many things – delicious food, sweater weather and beautiful scenery. It also brings the dreaded back to school rush, hectic schedules and increasingly short days which turns into thrown together dinners, sub-par takeout, and in some cases, skipped meals.

Stay on track this fall (and well fed) with help from products from BLACK+DECKER, George Foreman, and Taylor that’ll help you get meals on the table (or in your hand) in no time! With a 5-minute burger grill, a blender featuring enhanced blending capabilities, allowing you to create soother smoothies (and take them on the go), a convection ovens that’ll hold an entire casserole dish (and features faster heat up and cooking times) and a 4-event timer to keep track of everything you have cooking, you’re bound to experience less hectic meal-prep and keep your family full all season long.

George Foreman 5-Minute Burger - $24.99 at Walmart.com

The George Foreman 5-Minute Burger offers the power to prepare two servings of your favorite meat, fish and veggies in just five minutes – also features a warming grill on top, to toast buns while grilling. It’s the perfect grill for anyone looking for fast, easy and healthy meals!

Key Features:

· 50% faster cooking

· Dishwasher-safe drip tray

· Exclusive fat-removing design knocks out up to 42% of the fat

BLACK+DECKER FusionBlade Digital Blender - $49.99 at Target.com

The BLACK+DECKER FusionBlade Digital Blender provides enhanced blending capabilities that allow you to create smoother smoothies, velvet-like purees and protein packed power drinks. Plus, the individual smoothie jar makes a nutritious, on-the-go breakfast a breeze!

Key Features:

· 6-Cup (48 oz.) Glass Jar and 20oz. Personal Jar

· 4-Function Automatic Digital Control + Pulse

BLACK+DECKER Extra-Wide Convection Oven - $59.99 at Walmart.com

The BLACK+DECKER Extra-Wide Convection Oven is a great kitchen aid, with faster heat up and cooking times you’re able to cook anything you want on your countertop! Great for entertaining, it fits standard bake pans for everything from muffins to your favorite casserole dish. This compact countertop appliance makes preparing meals for anyone on your list a cinch.

Key Features:

· Four functions: Convection Bake, Broil, Toast and Keep Warm

• 60 Minute timer with stay-on function

· Bake pan and broil rack included

Taylor Multi-Event Timer with Whiteboard - $14.99 at Amazon.com

Thanks to Taylor, this convenient kitchen must-have allows you to time up to 4 events simultaneously in a single view. Featuring a whiteboard plus dry-erase pen for notes, it even features a different tone for each event. No need to use the stove, microwave and phone for simultaneous timing anymore!

· Each event can time up to 24 hours, 59 minutes

· 2 AAA batteries included

 

Review of the Blender coming soon!

How would these items make your life easier?

 

Until next time…

Jess

add thirst-quenching fun to any occasion with the Margarator Plus <Review>

Mix up great-tasting margaritas or slushies' in no time with this easy-to-use Margarator Plus from Nostalgia Electrics.
 
I was extremely eager to receive the Margarator Plus! It is a brand new design of their original Margarator. This one is a supersized one-gallon Margarita/Slushie machine that is bound to add some amazing fun and unforgettable memories to any occasion.

I immediately fell in love with the bright color (lime green) and the amazing clean cut look of the Margarator. There is nothing like having your own super-sized Margarita machine. Parties? Of course! Get togethers? TONS more fun! Holidays? Absolutely! It’s here to put a little fun in your cup!

The Margarator Plus is designed for kitchen or home bar use. It is extremely easy to use and even easier to break apart and clean. I was amazed at how convenient it is to just grab it and go! It has a fully functional handle on the top and the cord safely tucks inside itself so it isn’t left dangling.

All you have to do is fill the bowl of the Margarator Plus with Ice, Margarita Mix, and Tequila and watch it go to work! Of course, you DON’T have to create Margaritas, ANY alcoholic mix can be instantly turned into a slushie creation! It works amazing and produces superb drinks!
I love that all I have to do is add the ingredients, raise the handle, and then flip the on switch. It takes only minutes to make your ingredients into something tasty! You can watch how much how the ice is shaved and broken down by the clear see-through top- that way you can choose how thick of a consistency you want your drink to be.
The handle being brought up is the ONLY way you can flip the on switch. If you flip the switch without the handle raised it won’t do anything, I LOVE that.. my kids can’t get to it and turn it on if I leave it plugged in for awhile.

It has a patented dual swivel system that pulverizes the ice. You can use small ice cubes from your freezer, from the store, or small chunked ice (ex. Sonic Ice). It dispenses consistently smooth frozen drinks no matter how much is left in the machine! The bowl is Insulated and holds up to 128 oz. of your favorite frozen drink!

It has a front serving spout, which makes it SO easy to pour the right amount for yourself or your guests. I love it!! As the main drink maker in my home, it was nice to sit down and enjoy company. I didn't have to constantly clean out a blender! I actually had the chance to sit down and talk and reminisce!

The Margaritas that I mixed up were SO yummy! The inside of the bowl kept the drinks frozen. I didn't have to worry that they were going to melt and water down! They were just as fresh at the end as when we started!!

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Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot, Kmart, Dillard's, Sears and so much more!



-Jessica Renee

Review: Fagor Slow Juicer

I had been on the lookout for a better way of adding more fruits and vegetables in my diet without the hassle. My #1 New Year’s Resolution was to eat and drink healthier (and not consume so much soda and coffee)!

I was on the hunt for an affordable juicer that was easy to use and was easy to clean. I’ve had many MANY appliances that were hell to clean! It seemed to take a ton of elbow grease and a sharp object wrapped around a washcloth sometimes STILL couldn’t get the hard to reach spots. I ended up breaking the spout off my old blender this way.

When I got the Fagor Slow Juicer in the mail, I was ecstatic. Not only did it look easy to clean (even more so than on the website) because it came with it’s own cleaning brush, but it looked easy to use.

It came with a manufacturer book that tells how to properly clean it, and THEN in the back of the book it has some awesome mixtures of different fruits and vegetables for unbelievable tasty (AND healthy) juice mixes.

We all know that going to the store and buying a jug of juice without all the extra fructose, sugar, colorants, and additives can be quite hard (AND quite expensive as well). This juicer will pay for itself in just a matter of months (depending on how much juice you drink).

I loved that in the back of the book they show which vegetables and fruits help certain sicknesses and ailments.  It makes it easier to whip something up in a hurry!

The best thing about the Fagor Slow Juicer is how much juice it saves from being thrown out. The extraction of the juice (150 watts rotating at an ideal speed of 80-90 RPM)  gives not only more juice but MORE nutritious juice.

There isn’t any extra “heat” because of the slow spin of the motor, so that all that comes out is pure, healthy, great tasting juices. It comes with 2 different jars. One that you place under the front of the machine (which the pulp and extras go into), and the other your juice goes into.

The parts that come into contact with your fruits/veggies are BPA free and FDA approved. This is so that nothing goes into your juice but juice. No chemicals or extras coming off the plastic. AND all the parts have a terrifically placed 5 year warranty.

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Jessica Renee