Help Rebuild One Home At A Time

Several years back, my family had a house fire. It was the most devastating thing that I could have ever immagined. Everything we owned was reduced to a pile of ash. During our time of need, friends, family, and strangers all came together to help my family out. So when I was driving through an area that I had never been in recently and noticed a house across the street was a Habitat for Humanity project, I stopped. Coming from a small rural town this really took me by surprise. I stopped to talk to a few of the people that we volunteering at the site. I was already lost, couldn't hurt to stop. After a long talk with some of the volunteers there, I made the decision to volunteer a few hours of my time to help build a home for those in need. Over the years, I have helped put on roofs, paint, and repair dry rot for my local church members, why not help someone that does not have a home?  Strangers did it for me, it is my turn to help out someone in need.
You do not have to volunteer to help the needy. To simplify things, you can just go to Pfister’s Facebook page and click "like." For each "like" that Pfister gets, they will donate $1 worth of product will be donated to Rebuilding Together.
Know that the $1 donation does help.

Here’s how you can help Pfister and Rebuilding Together reach their goal:

• “Like” Pfister’s Facebook Page and $1 worth of product will be donated
• Already a fan of Pfister? Make a monetary donation to Rebuilding Together through the Friends of Pfister campaign on Causes.com!  Pfister will even match your donation up to a total of $5,000.
• Join the Blog Hop! (Don't forget to Like Pfister on Facebook)

Bloggers do you want to do more to help?  Join the Friends of Pfister Blog Hop!

• Simply publish a post on your blog sharing how you get involved in your own community and encourage your readers to like Pfister’s Facebook page and join the effort for Rebuilding Together.
• Amplify your post on Twitter using hashtag #PfisterHop
• Link up your post on the linky below so readers can “hop” the posts and read your experiences.
• Encourage your readers to join the Blog Hop, too!  The more posts the merrier!  Host the linky code in your post so your readers can join in the fun!
• Posts must be included in the linky by 11:59pm EST on April 30, 2012.  Only one blog post per domain name, please.

OK, you joined the Blog Hop…so now what?

• Pfister will donate $1 in product to Rebuilding Together for every post on the Blog Hop linky (up to $500 in product donation).
• Twenty (yes, TWENTY) posts included in the Blog Hop linky will receive your choice of one Pfister faucet from among several kitchen and bath options! Have you seen the selection?!?  Winning posts will be randomly selected.

Help Pfister Revitalize Homes with Rebuilding Together {Blog Hop!}

Here’s how you can help Pfister and Rebuilding Together reach their goal:

• “Like” Pfister’s Facebook Page and $1 worth of product will be donated
• Already a fan of Pfister? Make a monetary donation to Rebuilding Together through the Friends of Pfister campaign on Causes.com!  Pfister will even match your donation up to a total of $5,000.
• Join my Blog Hop!

Want to do more to help?  Join my Friends of Pfister Blog Hop!

• Simply publish a post on your blog sharing how you get involved in your own community and encourage your readers to like Pfister’s Facebook page and join the effort for Rebuilding Together.
• Amplify your post on Twitter using hashtag #PfisterHop
• Link up your post on the linky below so readers can “hop” the posts and read your experiences.
• Encourage your readers to join the Blog Hop, too!  The more posts the merrier!  Host the linky code in your post so your readers can join in the fun!
• Posts must be included in the linky by 11:59pm EST on April 30, 2012.  Only one blog post per domain name, please.

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OK, you joined the Blog Hop…so now what?

• Pfister will donate $1 in product to Rebuilding Together for every post on the Blog Hop linky (up to $500 in product donation).
• Twenty (yes, TWENTY) posts included in the Blog Hop linky will receive your choice of one Pfister faucet from among several kitchen and bath options! Have you seen the selection?!?  Winning posts will be randomly selected.

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3.	Cool Baby Kid- Humanizing Hurricane Katrina	4.	Rebuilding Month!
5.	Pfister & Rebuilding Together join forces	6.	Shady Lady #PfisterHop Rebuilding Together
7.	Support Pfister As They Help Rebuilding Together	8.	Bargain Fun
9.	Join Pfister Rebuild America	10.	Pfister Needs Your Help!
11.	Best faucets	12.	Pfister & Rebuilding Together & #PfisterHop
13.	Support Rebuilding Together & Join the #PfisterHop!	14.	Pfister Revitalizes Homes with Rebuilding Together
15.	Friends of Pfister– Blog Hop for a Cause!	16.	Help Pfister Revitalize Homes with Rebuilding Together
17.	BabyGoodBuys: National Rebuilding Month	18.	Momma Findings Supports Pfister and Rebuilding Together
19.	Help Pfister Make a Difference with Rebuilding Together	20.	Help Pfister Help Rebuliding Together
21.	Join Pfister and Rebuilding Together to Save Communities	22.	National Rebuilding Month 2012
23.	Mama Bee Does: Help Pfister Make a Difference	24.	Rebuilding Together with Pfister
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Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil

I recently had an opportunity to try Tropical Label Virgin Coconut Oil. I am not the best cook in the world, just ask my husband. I know that I need to start cooking and eating healthier and that I need to remove chemicals and animal fats from my dinners at home.Trying coconut oil is a good way for me to start improving the diet of my family.
I am not a health food guru in any way. I am new to the idea of needing to eat healthier. With a family of recent medical illnesses ranging from cancer to diabetes, it was time for me to start researching a better way to eat. As I looked up the benefits of coconut oil, I found that it is a much healthier option that traditional oils and that coconut oil is nature’s richest source of lauric acid. Lauric acid raises the "good" cholesterol in your body. I know my household can use more good cholesterol than bad at this point.
I was really nervous to test this product since it is an oil, but when you look at the product in the jar it is solidified. How do I cook with that? Remember, I am not a genius in the kitchen, so I needed all of the help I could get. Thank goodness for the recipes on the Tropical Traditions website. I picked two simple recipes that I knew that I could succeed at.

Now to test the product. My first test was a breakfast smoothie recipe that I found on the Tropical Traditions website

Banana Orange Smoothie

• 1 banana
• ½ cup orange juice more or less, depending on how thick or thin you want it
• 3 tablespoons virgin coconut oil - liquefied
• 1 tablespoon Coconut Cream Concentrate
• 3 tablespoons organic whole milk vanilla yogurt
• 3 ice cubes

Blend everything together in blender!

When I made this, I modified it slightly. I did not have the coconut cream concentrate, but I had a fresh coconut sitting on my counter. So I used about 1/2 cup of fresh coconut in place of the coconut cream concentrate. My husband loved this smoothie, but not as much as my 21 year old daughter. It was a nice refreshing way to start the day.

The second recipe I tried was

Coconut Sautéed Green Beans with Tomatoes

Servings: 2 - 4
Preparation Time: 11 minutes

• 2 1/2 - 3 cups fresh green beans, ends trimmed and cut in half if very long
• virgin coconut oil
• 2/3 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• salt and lemon pepper (or black pepper) to taste
• Grated Asiago or Parmesan cheese (optional)

Sauté the green beans in a few tablespoons of oil.

A few minutes or so before the desired degree of tenderness , add more oil, if necessary, and the garlic and tomatoes. Sauté a few more minutes.

Remove pan from heat. Add salt and pepper and a good sprinkling of cheese, if desired. Serve warm or hot.

This recipe turned out amazing! This is a must try! The flavor was great and even the 4 year old in my house ate green beans! Woo Hoo!

You can learn more about  Tropical Traditions and the other products that they offer by going to their website at http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/

You can also watch their YouTube video to learn more about the company and how it produces their products.

Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose.  Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.