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Amazon Prime Day officially begins tomorrow, but there are early deals already going on! I have to admit that I have been doing a little window shopping. This is a great time to get some smokin' deals on things that you have been wanting but may have been a little to pricey to splurge on. Here are some items that I've been looking at. I can't buy them all, and the decision making is on. What do you think I should go for? Hurry! There is no time to lose!
A choice of 2 tablets-
My tablet is a few years old now and it won't work without being plugged in, even though it says it is 100% charged. My tablet is an important tool for me when I work on the blog, so I am in the market for a new one. I currently have a Samsung, but here are the choices I am looking at on Prime:
Fire HD 8 tablet, 8" HD display, 64 GB, latest model (2020 release), designed for portable entertainment, Twilight Blue
Which one would you choose?
There are also great deals on Echo Products right now. I am toying with the video version because I think it would be awesome to be able to talk to my grandkids on it face to face. Plus, when you play music, the words can come up like karaoke! This one: Echo Show 5 (2nd Gen, 2021 release) | Smart display with Alexa and 2 MP camera is $34.99 through tomorrow!
I'm also really tempted by this Air Fryer/Toaster Oven Combo. Lindsey has an air fryer that she uses a lot, and I think it would be perfect for my home life now as well. Plus, I think the combination with the toaster oven is awesome!
Here is a true story, we had a cheap little side table that sat next to my husbands chair in the living room. I've been wanting to replace it. Then, my grandson was at our house last week. When I came out of my room in the morning, he was in the living room. He immediately confessed to me that he had broken something. He showed me that the little table was broken all to pieces. (Kudos to him for telling me right away!) I wondered how it had become so broken and asked him if he had sat on it. No, he had not he assured me. He whispered to his mother that he had stood on it! LOL What luck that he wasn't hurt! So now, I am looking for a better replacement side table! AND LOOK, Amazon has one on sale that will go so well with my bookcases in that room!
Finally, neither Alicia nor I can pass up a good deal on office/school supplies! There are a lot of deals on Amazon right now. My two favorites are these sets of pens! How can anyone live without these?
Those Sharpies are 71% off!
So, those are my choices! What do you think? Have you found anything that is tempting you? Let me know in the comments, because it may tempt me as well!
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This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. Thanks for your support! A little over a week has gone by since we came home from our wonderful family reunion in Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming! Maddy is going to tell you all about it in a later post. But, since we have been focusing this summer on cooking with kids, I wanted to let you know that our cooking fun continued while we were in the beautiful cabin that we stayed in. As with any vacation, one of the highlights was the great food that we ate! We arrived at the cabin on Father's Day, which also happened to be my husband's birthday. We celebrated that evening with a cake made by my granddaughter, Shyanne. Actually, to feed all of us, she made 2 cakes! When it came to frosting, we had to improvise because we only had enough powdered sugar for one cake, but thankfully some chocolates that I happened to bring along came in handy! We just melted them on top and spread them like a frosting! One of the best things about cooking with my grandkids is the times that we laugh and talk and get to know each other. I love watching my grandchildren interacting with their cousins and develop good relationships. Since one of the things I did with my grandsons was make cookies from a store bought tub of cookie dough, it was pretty simple and there wasn't measuring or math involved, except that I did explain rows and columns to them as we scooped the dough on to the cookie sheet. I made a little video, (very amateur) of a couple of our cooking moments that we captured. These show cousins working together and Aunt Maddy with nephew, Kyle, working together. I hope you enjoy it and that it inspires you to make some cooking memories with your kids and grandchildren. Past Cooking Videos:
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Sometimes it is a lot of fun to try something new. I had a chance to get kiwi, pineapple and limes from our local produce wholesalers and I jumped at the chance to try some Pineapple Kiwi Jam. It has a twist of lime in it as well, so I used all of the things and the jam came out great!
I've gotten pretty brave about trying new combinations of jam over the years. You have to be careful in order to get a jammy set. But the great thing about jam is pancake syrup and ice cream toppings are what you get when it doesn't gel just right, so it is still a win! Lately, I've been having a lot of success with the set though and I can share a few tips with you.
Jam Setting Tips
Jam is really very easy to make, I love to make it and to enjoy some toast and jam every so often, or in a delicious peanut butter sandwich. Oh! And these jam muffins, SO YUMMY! I hope you will be brave enough to try jam making on your own!
This Pineapple Kiwi Jam was pretty quick to make. My recipe uses 12 kiwi, peeled and chopped. That probably took the longest, but wasn't that bad at all. And, because I have a pineapple peeler, corer, slicer, the pineapple came together in a snap! Save as much juice as you can from the pineapple to add to the flavor. I used my lime zester and lime squeezer for the limes of course. And, to make my jam not quite so chunky, I used an immersion blender.
Okay! Here is the recipe! I hope you enjoy it!
*Keep an eye out! We will soon be publishing an e-book of our favorite and original jam recipes!
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When you live in one of the hottest places in the country, you learn ways to keep cool in the long, blistering summer months. One of those ways is to enjoy foods and drink drinks that will cool you down. Here is a round-up of some of our cool favs!
2 Amazingly "Kool" things to do with Kool-Aid that are fun to do with kids as well as delicious! Make no churn homemade ice cream and candy dots. The coconut lime ice cream is my favorite!
There you have it! Great ways to have a cool summer! Stay cool yourself and enjoy!
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
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