HOLIDAY GIFT BASKET GIVEAWAY: Aroma Housewares Juicer

Is one of your New Year’s Resolutions to eat better? Really… who’s isn’t.

How about adding some more fruits and citrus to your diet? Those vitamins are calling you! They want to party down with you in the kitchen!

Fresh!

Remember this lovely moment? It makes the whole Kitchen Party thing a bit… difficult.
Yeah. It’s always fun to work in the kitchen with a finger splint taped to your hand… not!

It’s even more fun when you’re trying to squeeze citrus juice good to the last drop. Unfortunately, my recurring early-onset arthritis is currently recurring.

Fortunately, Aroma Housewares sent me this great Electric Juicer to test drive for them.

Aroma Housewares Juicer

Can I just say, this will probably change my life? I mean that in a good way.

This wonderfully small kitchen appliance is, well, wonderful. The electric cord wraps around the base and secures on the bottom for easy storage.

Safe and Secure

There are two reamers, for all sizes of citrus. Just slice your citrus in half, and lightly push it down. The juicer is pressure-activated, and spins immediately. When you release the pressure, it stops!

Push Activated

As a compare-and-contrast, I tried squeezing juice myself. With my hand. With my currently-recurring-early-onset-arthritis hand.

Compare and Contrast

Guess who won.

No Contest

It took less than 30 seconds for the Juicer to juice half a lime, lemon and orange. It took me three times as long to get half that amount of juice with my own hands.

The Better Juicer

And their strainer caught the pulp! I wasn’t so lucky doing it the manual way.

What about the clean up? Just take the pitcher off the base and wash. It comes apart easily. No difficult corners or dangerous cords. The base shouldn’t need cleaning but if it does, a simple wipe with a lightly damp rag will do it.

I’m so excited. No more will my citrus turn bad because I’m unable to juice it in time. And because it’s self-contained, it stores neatly in the kitchen cabinet. Ready to be used quite frequently. Which, as you can tell, is the plan.

A Tablespoon of lemon juice for a recipe? No problem. A few ounces of Vitamin C to boost your immune system? Never tasted better. No preservatives here. Just a whole lotta pure, fresh, wonderful juice.

Just Juice

And now that you’re salivating, it’d be quite unfair of me to not give you the chance to get your own juicer, wouldn’t it? You’re lucky I’m not that kind of person. So just follow the links in the Rafflecopter widget below to earn entries for this wonderfully necessary Juicer.

You can thank me later.

BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE MANDATORY ENTRY OR ALL OTHER ENTRIES WON’T COUNT.

And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!

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Baked Frittata with Photos

A year ago I posted my recipe for Baked Frittata. It’s still a family favorite: inexpensive to make, delicious to eat.

It’s why Hayley calls me “Momma” with a smile.
It’s my Go-To Lazy Weekend recipe.
It’s what I bribe my brothers with. [Let's just say they're coming home for the holidays... trust me!]

But the new Blog look mandates a new recipe look, dontcha think? So here it is. A familiar recipe with a new look.

Baked Frittata

Rating: 51

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Yield: 6-9 servings

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This delicious Italian baked omelet is a favorite! Add or omit ingredients to suit your own family's flavors. Onions, mushrooms, diced chilies... the ideas are endless.

Ingredients

  • 8 large eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup shredded cheese
  • 1/2 cup mini pepperoni (or other diced meat)
  • 1 can diced, seasoned tomatoes, drained
  • 1/4 cup fresh spinach, cut
  • salt
  • pepper
  • seasonings (Italian mix, basil, garlic salt)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Scramble eggs in bowl.
  3. Add all other ingredients.
  4. Mix well.
  5. Spray 9 x 9 inch glass baking dish with non-stick spray.
  6. Pour mix into baking dish.
  7. Bake for approximately 45 minutes, until eggs are cooked and edges are slightly browned.
  8. Serve big or small portions.
  9. Enjoy!
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You can also bake this wonderful mix in muffin tins for an individual-sized bite.

However you choose to make and bake your frittata, I wish you Happy eating!

And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!