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7/3/12 12:25 P

Sounds great I will do. Have fun experimenting!!!!

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7/3/12 11:51 A

ElbowE77: Sure, I'll let you know how I do with that yogurt maker. If I lose this Healthy Cooking Challenge Link --anything's possible with me on a computer!-- you can keep in touch with me through my Spark Page. Feel free to make me a friend so we don't lose each other in the masses of sparkers around!

Should you want to look it up online, I've ordered a Euro Cuisine YM100 Automatic Yogurt Maker through Amazon.com, after checking with Best Buy, Target, Walmart and BedBath&Beyond, who offered the best charges for the same product.

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7/3/12 11:43 A

I too have multiple crock pots I think I have 4 of various sizes and shapes, they are wonderful and I use them year round it so nice to have a hot dinner without heating up the whole house in the summer. As for the rice maker I have that also and what a nice way to make a pot of rice or quinoa and it is so easy to clean. I would like to see updates on the yogurt maker, let us know how you like it and maybe that will be my next addition to kitchen electronics.

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7/3/12 11:18 A

I'm totally with you. I love my crock pot and rice steamer, especially in the hot summer months. I can steam veggies in the rice maker and cook a chicken in the crock pot. Dinner in 15 minutes that's healthy and delicious without heating up my kitchen. I like a hot meal when I get home at night that I don't have to spend an hour preparing. I'll have to check out the yogurt maker, as greek yogurt is already a staple for me.

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7/3/12 9:52 A

Crockpots can be surprisingly versatile. I use mine whenever I can just to conserve power and be a bit more "green"-minded. As I write, mine's working on a batch of sauerkraut (rinsed!), kale and pork soup.

My new "toy" is a yogurt maker: ordered it online yesterday. Looks like there'll be a lot of yogurt in my healthier future, and I did the math: like a good furnace/A/C unit, this little toy should pay for itself by fall.

A basic 6-cup rice cooker is also quite versatile, particularly cooking for one. I use mine in place of the crockpot for smaller batches of dried beans, lentils, poached fish/chicken, hot grain cereals, and rice, of course. Nothing boils over in my rice cooker and makes a mess on the stove--which inevitably puts me in a grumpy mood!

Hah! See how I'm helping you spend your virtual money?

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7/3/12 9:32 A

WOW I have a crock pot and that is about it :O I gave allot of stuff to my son when he moved out : ( SO it looks like I will be saving up for some new kitchen items. The shopping went well and I have nothing but health food in the kitchen : )