Electric Pressure Cookers for Great Home Cooked Meals

I enjoy making homemade meals for my family, but I don't always have the time or the energy. I work from home a few days out of the week, but generally I am busy working. I really don't like to order fast food, or buy frozen dinners.  This is why I have gotten a really good electric pressure cooker. I love making healthy, balanced meals that are very satisfying. Check out some ideas and recipes for delicious pressure cooker meals.  That's when my electric pressure cooker pays off. It's easy to use, and I can just throw in fresh ingredients. Dinner's done in no time. I especially like making a barbecued dish in the summer. Here are some of the best rated electric pressure cookers for the kitchen!

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Electric Pizza Ovens That Fit On Your Kitchen Countertop

My family loves pizza, and our pizza delivery bills were starting to add up. My son loves pepperoni and bacon, my husband loves the meat lovers pizza, and I am a vegetarian - so many times I skip ordering a pizza for myself. I make my own meals at home. 

So I decided to start baking all of our own pizzas to save money. 

I have tried a lot of good homemade pizza recipes, and my son and husband especially like one recipe I found made with refrigerated biscuits.  It's called pizza casserole. 

I made it with honey butter biscuits, pizza sauce in the bottle, whole milk mozzarella, shredded sharp cheddar, pepperoni, and black forest ham. It came out great, and my family loved it. It takes about 35 - 40 minutes to cook in the oven on 375 degrees.

I have found some automatic pizza ovens online for sale, and I imagine that they would make the job of creating and baking pizzas really super easy. Here are some of the top rated countertop electric pizza ovens for the home.

Best Rated Pizza Oven Reviews and Ratings 2014

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Top Rated Mini Donut Makers for Delicious Warm Donuts

I love homemade donuts, and as a kid, I used to watch my mom make donuts from scratch.

There were no automatic mini donut makers, so my mother would make the dough from a recipe in the cookbook.

She would have a heavy cast-iron pan filled with oil for frying. I have been thinking of making some new treats for my family, and I thought mini donuts would be fun.

Here are some of the best top rated mini donut makers available!

Best Mini Donut Makers Reviews and Ratings 2014

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Some of the Best Top Rated Coffee Latte Makers

I love cafe lattes, especially when the weather turns cold outside, or in the evening any time of the year.

Sometimes I find it hard to get that quiet time I need to recoup and rest, and I generally have to find some quiet space in my home away from all of the chaos and noise. That's when I tend to grab a treat and retreat to my quiet space with my cat and books.

When I am shopping in the fall and need that wonderful pumpkin spice latte, I make a beeline to the coffee shop, but when I am home in my pajamas just needing a little treat, I make this delicious brewed creamy coffee at home.

Here are some of the best rated coffee latte makers for your home!

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Pretty Cupcake Decorating Ideas for Bridal Showers

Cupcakes are a great idea for a fun and lively dessert for a bridal shower.

There are so many cool decorating ideas that come to mind, and you can get a stand to hold the cupcakes, turning it into a table centerpiece.

You can make them at home or order them from a bakery. Most all of the decorations can be bought in a store, and you can gather friends and family of the bride to bake and decorate the cupcakes the night before.

Here are some cute cupcake decorating ideas for a bridal shower.

Cupcake Decorating Ideas for a Bridal Shower

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Cupcake Decoration Ideas Especially for Kids

Cupcake decorating can be so much fun. When my son was little, I loved to make cupcakes for him and his cousins. I would mix up all kinds of flavors and decorate them in bright sugary icing with little colorful candies on top.

Holidays were a time for me to treat the family to all kinds of homemade cupcakes and treats.

On Halloween, I would go absolutely crazy with baking and decorating cupcakes in orange and black icing with candy corn, making caramel apples, and of course, buying bags of candy for this kids.

Here are some really cute cupcake decorating ideas for kids.

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Really Easy Cupcake Decoration Ideas for Every Occasion

It can be a lot of fun decorating cupcakes. I love to get my son in the kitchen with me to decorate cupcakes. His favorite is red velvet!

Decorating cupcakes can set you free in the kitchen as you can make them as simple or as spectacular as you choose to.

I saw recently that Good Housekeeping had a step by step video for cupcake decorating tips too.

Here are some really easy cupcake decorating ideas for most every occasion.

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Cake Pop Decoration Ideas for Parties

Cake pops are super popular, and they make for a delicious party favor. They are actually bite-sized pieces of iced cake on a stick, and most everyone loves them.

They are fairly simple to make with the right tools and you can cover them in frosting, sprinkles, chocolate, or most anything delectable and sweet that you can think of.

Here are some fun cake pop decorating ideas for your next party.

Cake Pop Decorating Ideas for Parties

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Best Cake Pop Maker for Fast Party Treats

Cake pops are very popular for kids, parties, and most any special occasion. You can get very creative with them, and they are fairly easy to make.

Cake pops are little balls of cake with frosting on a stick. That description may sound a little boring, but they make for exciting and whimsical party favors.

Some people refer to them as cake balls or cakesicles too, how funny! I have seen many cake pop designs on Pinterest and in every imaginable color. 

I have noticed some really cute cake pop makers that will save you time and effort from traditional baking methods.

Here are some of the best rated cake pop makers for your next party!

Best Cake Pop Maker Reviews and Ratings 2014

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Cupcake Makers for Delectable Homemade Cupcakes

Most everyone loves a cupcake, as these delectable little cakes with pretty frosting and sprinkles just make people smile. I love to bake, and it's so much fun to give them to friends and family, just a little surprise. It's so much fun to come up with new ideas and flavors and to make them at home.

Sometimes, having to make a cupcake from scratch can be a little daunting, but with a cupcake maker, you don't even need to use an oven.

With a little cake mix magic and some frosting, you can mix up sweet little treats. Here are some of the best rated cupcake makers for fantastic cupcakes anytime!

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Best Electric Kitchen Blender Reviews for the Home

I have always enjoyed cooking, and having a good quality blender in the kitchen is a super bonus.

My blender helps me to mix up ingredients quickly and effortlessly allowing me time to get everything together with plenty of time to spare for home cooked meals for family and friends.

Really good quality blenders are great for entertaining. You can mix up everything from a frozen margarita to wonderful healthy fruit smoothies.

If you love fresh coffee and buy the beans, you can grind them up in the blender or even chop onions perfectly.

Another thing to look for is if the blender is easy to clean and use. These are two huge factors to look for in a quality blender. Here are some of the best electric kitchen blenders for the home!

Top Rated Electric Kitchen Blenders 2014

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Top Rated Air Popcorn Poppers for Movie Night

Popcorn is one of my favorite snacks. I like it because it goes great with a good movie.

I will usually grab my big red popcorn bowl and make a quick bowl of popcorn with my air popper.

Air popped popcorn is really more healthy than microwaved popcorn, and you can add whatever toppings you like. It's also very figure friendly, as I can eat a big bowl without feeling guilty afterwards.

You can also make popcorn faster in an air popper. I love popcorn on movie night with the family. Here are some of the best rated air popcorn poppers for your movie night!

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Best Top Rated Ice Cream Makers for Delicious Homemade Ice Cream

Ice cream is a real treat, and making homemade ice cream with the kids can be so much fun!

I love to make homemade ice cream as it brings back such good memories of my grandmother and her homemade banana ice cream in the summertime. Passing on the tradition brings such happiness.

My grandmother was a wiz in the kitchen. With her homemade banana ice cream, she made not only a delicious summertime treat, she made memories that will last my lifetime.

She used to get out the old churning bucket, salt, and ice. Not to mention all of the ingredients and measurements.

Now it's so much easier to make ice cream at home. Here are some of the best top rated ice cream makers for your home!

Best Rated Ice Cream Makers Under $100

Who doesn't love ice cream? Some of my favorite flavors include mint chocolate chip, banana split ice cream, oh - and anything with chocolate in it. We even have nights where we head over to the grocery store just to stock up on waffle cone bowls, butterscotch and strawberry toppings, whipped cream, and maraschino cherries.

Ice Cream Recipes

Lavender Honey Ice Cream + the Ultimate Ice Cream Sundae Giveaway - Cake 'n Knife

So do you remember popcorn week?? Well, we're back with something even better! ICE CREAM WEEK! This is the week I've been looking forward to for so long... Because ice cream. ALL the ice cream. I might have stolen the lavender honey ice cream flavor idea from It's Complicated...

White Chocolate Blackberry Ice Cream | Life As A Strawberry

This easy homemade ice cream gets a natural sweetness from fresh blackberries, and some melted white chocolate lends extra creaminess and flavor. An easy, delicious summer dessert! In a hurry? Click here to jump straight to the recipe! I love that it's finally springtime. I've been craving sunshine FOREVER and it's finally here!

Brownie Fudge Swirl Ice Cream - Life Made Simple

Ok, I know I say this almost every time I share an ice cream recipe, but this one has got to be the best! It's rich, chocolatey, swirled with fudge and studded with chunks of brownie. Take just one bite and you'll be hooked for life!

Homemade Ice Cream | Easy No Bag, No Churn Unicorn Cream -

Homemade ice cream is so easy to make and with this no churn ice cream option for a gorgeous rainbow or unicorn colored cream, it's even more fun! Learn how to make ice cream below in the easiest way possible and never have a late night craving without a perfectly creamy, delicious and colorful solution again.

Top Rated Hamilton Beach Ice Tea Makers for Your Kitchen

Iced tea is such a treat especially when it's hot outside, it is simply refreshing.

I used to like to go to my local coffee shop for their fruit teas, but it can get quite expensive even to buy one a few times a week.

I prefer to brew ice tea the old fashioned way, but I have recently found that an ice tea maker can make the process so much easier as I love to brew lots of ice tea in the summertime for friends and family.

Here are some of the best top rated Hamilton Beach Ice Tea Makers for your kitchen too!

Hamilton Beach Iced Tea Maker Reviews

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Best Rated Ice Tea Makers and Ice Tea Brewers for Fresh Ice Tea This Summer

I just love iced tea, and I am well known among my family and friends for adding fresh orange, mint, and a variety of fresh flavors for that perfect cup of tea.

We always serve tea during the summer simply because it is so refreshing!

I keep thinking one day I will have one of those fancy swimming pools and serve tea to all of my loved ones around the pool and outdoor kitchen!

A girl can visualize and wish, right? :)

Well, here are some of the best rated ice tea makers and ice tea brewers for your home and fresh ice tea this summer!

Top Rated Ice Tea Brewers and Ice Tea Makers

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