Simple Living Products 5.2L XL Manual Air Fryer Review

August 16, 2017 By Marijean

I LOVE fried foods!! I have a deep fryer at home and my husband loves to cook fried chicken, onion rings, french fries…anything that can be fried! I love the crispiness that deep frying gives, but I know it is terrible for my health and the health of my family. I am always looking for alternatives to deep frying. I have found such a great fryer and I am excited to share it with you. Let me introduce you to the Simple Living Products 5.2L XL Manual Air Fryer!

Key Features

The whole package in one delivery. Airfryer comes with Cooking Accessories & Recipe Book.

Healthier Fried Food. 80% Less Fat and Calories, but your food is still crispy.

Discover Versatile Dishes. Choose to Fry, Bake, Grill or Roast your food.

Small enough to fit on your counter and big enough to cook for the entire Family.

Quick & Easy Cleanup. Nonstick coating makes removing grease and food EASY!

The Short Path To Healthy Eating: Cook a healthier version of fried foods with the Simple Living Products SL-AFM-5L XL Air Fryer. Your calorie intake can be reduced by 80% every time you cook using your airfryer. This XL airfryer not only allows you to healthy meals but it enables you to cook fast and delicious meals at once. You can still eat all of your favorite foods, Simple Living Products is just giving you a healthier way to cook them.

Advanced Rapid Air Circulation Technology: The air circulation technology extracts all the oils, fats and juices from the food by allowing it to drip through the basket. It then air fry’s the food by lifting the oils, fats and juices and making the food airborne by coating it. It rapidly circulates the oils throughout the entire cooking process to ensure crispy food. This ensures no oil, less fat and fewer calories.

Cooking and Cleanup is Quick & Easy: With a 5.2L nonstick food basket & a food divider, you can cook for the entire family at once. Both the divider & layered rack included allow you to cook multiple items at once. Cleanup is also a breeze, the non stick food basket makes removing grease and food easy and hassle free.

Spoilt For Choice: This XL airfryer is not like any other air fryer on the market, its bigger, its better and it’s faster. Using the recipe book included you can Fry, Bake, Grill or Roast all your favorite foods. With many safety features including the automatic shut off and non-slip feet you can be rest assured. This oil-less air fryer is super easy to use. Just place your food in the basket, select the cooking setting from one of the 7 preset programs. There is no guesswork and our settings ensure whatever your cooking comes out perfect and delicious every single time.

Can be used ANYWHERE: Even when in operation this black airfryer from Simple Living Products is only warm to touch. But what we love and what our customers love about this cooking appliance is that it does not heat up its surroundings. Regardless of the temperatures you live in, this portable air fryer will not make your home any warmer. So, you can cook all summer long even if there’s a heatwave. Unlike deep fryers you do need to hover over the airfryer while it is in operation.

1 Year Manufacturer Warranty: Our Family size 5.2L Air Fryer is the most reliable, efficient, and powerful cooking appliance available. Backed by a 30-day money back guarantee PLUS a 1 Year Manufacturer’s Warranty. Because we’re not happy until you’re happy.

I never used my deep fryer at home, that was my husband’s job. He was comfortable with using one, however I was always afraid of getting burned by the oil. Thank goodness you do not need oil to cook with this air fryer! I was very intrigued with this product, and wondered how the taste of food would be. Would the food be crunchy? Would it be tasty? Would it be just like cooking in the oven? When I received this, I wanted to immediately try it out! This fryer is very simple to use. Included in the box is the fryer, cooking rack, food divider and recipe book.

What I love about this fryer is you can make so many varieties of food in it! Not just your typical fries/onion ring type foods. It Air Frys, Bakes, Steams, Sautes, Grills and Roasts. It is big enough to accommodate food for my family of 4. The control panel is easy to use, just set temperature and set the timer and you are done!! The first food items that we tried out were curly fries and onion rings. My family loved fries and onion rings, and we always deep fry them. I was excited to see how this would compare to a traditional deep fryer with oil.

First up were the fries. I put about half the bag in the fryer basket, closed it, set temperature and timer. So easy! The fryer alerted me when my food was done. A warning: The fryer gets extremely hot. I used an oven mitt to remove the basket and I also used a wooden cutting board to put the basket on. The fries came out amazing!! I was so surprised by how crispy they were. They still had the delicious fried taste but with no oil and 80% less fat. I did the same thing with the onion rings and they came out fabulous as well! My kids love tater tots so we tried out them. It is so great to just toss some tots in this air fryer without starting the oven and waiting awhile for it to heat up. This only takes a few minutes to heat up, and the tots only took 10 minutes which is twice as quick then the oven bake directions.

I also tried out a cooked rotisserie chicken. It took a total of 30 minutes to re-heat and it came out so crispy and juicy!

Here are some of the foods you can cook in this fryer:

Fish sticks
Chicken nuggets and Chicken fingers
Chicken wings and drumsticks
Any fried foods
Veggies
Burgers
Pizza
Lasagna
Fajitas

In conclusion, I love how versatile this air fryer is. I love how I don’t have to turn on my oven to make my family a meal, or worry about the added oil and fats from a deep fryer. This really is a great all around kitchen tool to have!

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Marijean

My name is MJ. I have two wonderful children and work part time as well as volunteer at my children's school.

Pop Drop Popsicle Holders for Kids!

July 21, 2017 By Marijean

Introducing a new summer accessory that is simple yet smart! Kate, a mom of 3 young kids has designed a silicone cup to prevent popsicle drips from running down kids’ arms and dripping all over their clothes. I’m so excited to try these as I understand the struggle of kids with Popsicles from first-hand experience!

“Having 3 young kids, popsicles are a popular summer treat in our house. When I came across a pinterest trick to slide a cupcake liner on a popsicle stick to catch the drips, I thought it was a great idea! Except, as the popsicle melted away, so did the cupcake liner. When I looked around stores and online for a better device I was surprised to find there weren’t any! Unless I wanted to make my own popsicles (I didn’t) or buy a big, bulky popsicle holder (also didn’t) I was out of luck. That’s when I designed the Pop Drop!”

Right now, Pop Drop is collecting funding and pre-orders through their Kickstarter and if they reach their goal, they will be sending us Pop Drops to give away to our readers! So head over to their Kickstarter to pre-order yours, or share their great product on your Facebook page! This is the mom product you never knew you needed—until now!

Pop Drop Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mypopdrop/pop-drop

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/mypopdrop/

Marijean

My name is MJ. I have two wonderful children and work part time as well as volunteer at my children's school.

Pickles and Ice Cream: A Bizarre Pregnancy Cravings Cookbook Giveaway!

July 18, 2017 By Marijean

When you are pregnant, you may have odd cravings for foods you never would have thought you would like, or foods that would go together to taste good! When I was pregnant I craved Pickles and Root Beer the most, AND I had to have them together! No ifs ands or buts!

Something I wish I had when I was pregnant is the Pickles and Ice Cream: A Bizarre Pregnancy Cravings Cookbook! This book is filled with recipes for each trimester! Craving Hot Dogs and Peanut Butter? This book has a recipe for that! How about Pickles? You got it! So many recipes for so many foods pregnant woman crave!

Wry, humorous, and shockingly beautiful, Pickles and Ice Cream: A Bizarre Pregnancy Cravings Cookbook is a collection of some of the most outlandish things moms-to-be crave. Peculiar recipes like “Oreos and Toothpaste” or “Tomato Soup with M&Ms” are photographed like gourmet meals and accompanied by short stories about the women who craved them. Each dish has also has been tasted and reviewed by the authors so you don’t have to.

About the Author:

Vicky Jacob-Ebbinghaus is an award-winning copywriter from Johannesburg, South Africa. She began her career in advertising at Saatchi & Saatchi in Johannesburg before moving to Germany in 2006, where she collected numerous accolades while working at some of the top German agencies. In 2015 Vicky took her talents freelance, and she continues to work in advertising in Hamburg, Germany.

Juarez Rodrigues is a distinguished art director in the field of advertising. After studying in his native Brazil and Germany, he began working as an art director in Hamburg while also pursuing his passion for photography. Incapable of sitting still, Juarez keeps a list of “Personal Projects” to channel his creativity-including this Pickles & Ice Cream Cookbook.

Visit them both at picklesandicecreamcookbook.com

This book would make a great congratulations on your pregnancy gift and/or baby shower gift!!

This book is available for purchase at Amazon.

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Marijean

My name is MJ. I have two wonderful children and work part time as well as volunteer at my children's school.

The Comely Cuisiner – 5 Meals That Will Hone Your Health

May 24, 2017 By Anne

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The secret to losing weight and maintaining a toned, healthy body is not what you think. The diet industry has spent decades trying to convince us that control is everything, but we’re starting to understand why this might not be true. More important than what you don’t eat is what you do consume, so sticking to tough, calorie deficit diet plans is an uphill struggle.

The healthiest, happiest people are not on diets. They don’t obsessively monitor everything that passes their lips because picking the right foods comes naturally to them. They have trained their brain to love the good stuff, so eating well is never a chore. And with so many amazing recipes out there, can you blame them?

Keep reading for a peek at some of the tasty, super nutritious meals that you should be enjoying on a regular basis.

Mano Chia Pudding

It takes just ten minutes to prepare a delicious bone healthy mango chia pudding recipe. All you need is a handful of chia seeds, a little milk, a cup of fresh mango, and a teaspoon of vanilla extract. The ingredients (minus the mango) are placed in a jar and shaken vigorously. Then, you leave the jar in the fridge for an hour and voila, you’ve got a beautiful, healthy pudding which is fantastic for the bones, heart, joints, and cells.

Broccoli and Feta Omelette

If you can’t get enough of brunch recipes, but need to keep your choices nutritious, eggs are a wonderful choice. They are filled with healthy fats and protein, so they are a great way to start the day. Plus, leafy vegetables like broccoli are rich in calcium and vitamin D as well. Just make sure that you use minimal oil when cooking your omelette. The best option is one of those low-calorie spray oils.

Middle Eastern Salad

Carbs tend to get a bad rep, but it’s really just the white, processed options which you should avoid. So, stick with whole grain rice, pasta, and bread for maximum nutrition. Middle Eastern rice and salad dishes, for instance, ditch the heavy white rice in favour of a brown alternative or they use chickpeas, couscous, and quinoa. In fact, chickpeas are an incredible health food, because they contain minimal calories, but they are packed with protein and fibre.

Greek Lentil Soup

Often, thin soups taste great, but they can leave you craving a more filling snack. This is tricky because the last thing that you want to do is dive into creamier, fattier recipes. Plus, canned supermarket products are some of the worst offenders. They are filled with sugar and salt, so do try to make your own if you’re a soup fan. Lentils are tremendously filling and they taste amazing when added to carrots, celery, onion, garlic, and oregano.

Five Bean Chili (Non-Carne)

Mincemeat is not a great choice when you’re trying to cook healthy meals because it contains a lot of fat. If you are going to eat meat, you should stick with whole, lean cuts, as opposed to processed products. Swap out the mince for beans when you make your next chilli and you’ll be amazed at how tasty and filling it can be. You can use whatever beans you want; kidney, black, butter, pinto, haricot. Bring them all together in a bubbling pot of tomatoes, paprika, cumin, garlic, and chilli powder.

Why Food Is the Secret to a Healthy, Happy Life

Everything starts and ends with the food that we put into our bodies. It affects our mood, energy levels, happiness, resilience, and ability to deal with daily challenges. So, there is no excuse for not paying attention to the quality of your physical fuel. With just a few small changes, you can transform your diet and become a healthier, happier individual.

Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

Ionutrition: Healthy Meals Delivered To Your Door (Review)

April 30, 2017 By Heather Little

So many of us want to start eating healthier, but we just don’t know where to start. There are countless books and articles out there about the latest diet trends and research, it’s sometime hard to know what is the best. Even when we try to prepare better, healthier food, the task becomes too much and we go back to our old ways of fast food and unhealthy grab-n-go meals. But now, Ionutrition is taking the guesswork and struggle out of giving your body the best fuel it can get. Made fresh from 100% natural and organic ingredients, meals are delivered fresh right to your door. The delicious meals have NO preservatives, additives, dairy, gluten, GMOs, hormones, added sugar or soy and are very easy to prepare at home or eat on the go. Choosing to eat healthy has never been easier!

My meals came in an insulated box delivered right to my door. I just unpacked the items and placed them in the refrigerator until we were ready to eat them. I was surprised by the wide variety of meals and even snacks – from fiery squash frittata to blueberry white peach oatmeal to complete chicken, steak, and even salmon meals with sides. My kids really enjoyed the breakfast oatmeal, hearty granola, and coconut almond butter cups. The Moroccan salmon with veggies was delicious and my husband really liked the pepper beef and broccoli. Preparing the meals could not be any easier – just poke a few holes in the plastic wrapper and heat in the microwave for a few minutes and they are ready to eat!

Ordering is easy – just pick a meal plan or order a la carte. There are original, Paleo, protein, and even vegetarian meals to choose from – all are fresh, healthy, and delicious and delivered right to your door. The Ionutrition website is very easy to navigate, complete with pictures of all the meals and snacks so you know exactly what you’re getting. You can even order bulk meals and sides large enough to feed a family.

So if you and your family are on a mission to eat healthier or you’re already there and just looking for easy, convenient, delicious and nutritious meals, I would definitely recommend checking out www.ionutrition.com. You’ll find a wide variety of healthy meals, snacks, and sides, delivered right to your door, ready to eat in just a few short minutes.

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*I received meals in exchange for this review. All opinions are my own.

Heather Little

My name is Heather Little and my husband and I have two sweet girls and one crazy dog. We moved to Florida 6 years ago and have loved every minute of it! I enjoy crafting, good food, shopping, and of course travel!