This Blog is Now Closed

This blog has not been updated for some time now, and I do not plan on updating it again.  I have removed the posts that had expired offers/events.  I do not have much time for this blog any longer, and my interest has been waning for quite some time.  Thank you for understanding.  Feel free to visit my other active blogs!  :)

Redi-Set-Go Recipes
PCOS Blog
Easy-Bake Bloggin'

Xpress Redi-Set-Go Indoor Grill

I'm not sure how many of you have heard of the Xpress Redi-Set-Go indoor grill.  I had never heard of it before last Christmas.  My mom saw it on an infomercial, and purchased it for me as a Christmas gift.  I opened it up, had no idea what it was, and thought to myself, "This thing is pretty nifty, but is it really practical?"  I made one recipe in it - the Pineapple Inside-Out Cake (a recipe that comes with the unit).  It was alright.  I wasn't that impressed.  So, I put my little grill in the cabinet, forgetting all about it.  There it sat, collecting dust and going unused.

Soon it was time for Easter Seals to pickup in our neighborhood - the time to get rid of unecessary items was upon me.  I pulled my little grill out of the cupboard, and thought, "Am I ever going to use this?"  I don't consider myself a hoarder; if I know for certain I won't use something, it's gone.  I thought about this grill for a day or two.  I decided to try at least two more recipes in it.  If all three recipes were "duds" (or at least something that would be faster/easier to cook with other appliances), then out the door it would go.

First, I tried fried eggs.  Easy enough.  Crack the egg into the cooking well and cook for a few minutes.  Nice!  It was the easiest and fastest fried egg I've ever made.  The cleanup went even faster.  Color me impressed!  Next I tried a pizza.  I went the simple route and used a pita pocket for the crust (christening it "Pit-Za"), and the traditional pizza "trimmings."  It was delicious and the perfect size for two lunches!  Hmmm, impressed again!  I moved on to grilled sandwiches, small cakes, French toast, cookies, potatoes, chicken, and more!  Every time I made something with my Redi-Set-Go, I was impressed - and I continue to be impressed.

My love of this grill sent me on a quest... to find new recipes.  You can sign up for automatic recipe delivery service through the company's website (http://www.redisetgo.com/), but I just didn't have the money for that.  I knew my mission.  That's when I decided to start a blog completely dedicated to new recipes for the Redi-Set-Go.  Redisetgorecipes.com was born:

The recipes included on the blog are all my own creations.  Some are original, some are inspired by other recipes.  In addition to recipes, I provide: tips for using your grill, general tips for your kitchen, and some information about the grill that you cannot currently find elsewhere (e.g. the pan insert types and their volume - in cups and ounces).  I add new content three times a week - minimum.

So if you have one of these grills, I urge you to stop by www.redisetgorecipes.com.  Or, if you're just thinking about getting one, come on over and see what they're all about.  And if you ever get one as a Christmas gift, please don't toss it 'til you try it!  I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by all it can do.

Organizing Your Recipe Binder

I am in the process of moving all of my recipes into a new recipe binder.  My previous binder was a bit of a mess with newspaper and magazine clippings, crappy printed pages from the interwebs, and sloppily handwritten messes with crossed out ingredients and edited directions.  Apparently, recipe binders are all the rage now, too.  How fortunate for me!  When I first started putting mine together years ago, there wasn't much custom stuff to download or purchase for it.  I started out with some hokey little printouts I did on my home printer, but I just got sick of looking at them (and I got sick of running out of printer ink!).  So, I headed on over to Zazzle to get some custom pages printed in full color for a small fee.  Friends were asking me where I got them, so I made them available to purchase on Zazzle.  Now you can get them, too.  They come in TONS of colors, you can opt to have them lined (for handwriting) or unlined (for printing via computer), and they are FULLY customizable.  Love them so much!  To see all the styles available, head on over to this store!  You can also get recipe grading stickers, which are simply awesome for sticking to a recipe page of any kind and giving the recipe a quick grade (A-F) or rating (1-5).  The stickers are the perfect size to fit into the "Notes" section on the recipe pages.