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Don’t you just love the commerical - cook pasta and vegetables in minutes with no mess!

I was over at a friends house last night and we saw the commerical for the Pasta Express - I mentioned that I wondered it if really worked - and well let’s just say that conversation was the inspiration for this entry.

Jamy was so excited when he saw the product at Target and thought let’s try it, after all it was on sale.

Now you have to realize that my friend Jamy is an extremely patient person, nothing gets him upset - but get him talking about this product and well let’s just say it is good that they were not that hungry the night they tried it. They followed the directions, by boiling water, placing the pasta in the container but after 4 failed attempts (I told you that he is patient), 2 boxes of pasta and 20 minutes later, they had undercooked, gummy, gross pasta. Thank goodness for leftovers!

Don’t waste your time on this one folks - it is not worth the $19.99. Thank goodness for Target’s excellent return policy.

The Magic Bullet is about as magic as the Magic 8-Ball. Last night I was tired, I was hungry, and I wanted my salad made quick so I could plop into the recliner and relax. I willed myself to start chopping the bell peppers, cucumber, celery and carrots. I looked over at my unopened Magic Bullet and visions of veggies chopped less than 10 seconds danced in my head. A few minutes later, the Bullet is plugged in and within 10 seconds I’ve chopped pureed my bell pepper. Outlook not so good. Unless pureed orange bell pepper is the new “it” nutritional beverage, we have a problem. Now in all fairness this is my 10-second impression because after looking at that liquid pepper (band name, anyone?) and all the veggies left to chop, I said forget it, and heated up a baked potato. So either I have not mastered the art of the “Tap” method or this product isn’t as magic as it claims to be.

I did my latest oxyclean test today — Blood Stain on a pair of nice slacks. The stains were right where they could be seen, on the thigh area. So, I put some oxyclean in my hands and wet it just enough so that I could smear it into the pants. Then, I let them sit in it overnight. And, guess what the results were … drumroll please … it came out. Yes it did. And I have to admit, that I let the stain sit for two weeks before I tried to get it out. Now, I also have to admit that I don’t think I was going to mention that part if my experiment didn’t work, but oxyclean is amazing so I’m not suprised it came out. Pants are as good as new.