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Air Purifier Filter Basics

Many people do not truly understand what is in the air they are breathing.   They do not realize that air has particles that contain mold, mildew, pet dander, minuscule plastic particles and so much more.  All of these particles are harmful to your health, but how do you remove them safely?

Using an air purifier filter you can capture as much as 99% of the particles in the air that are causing health problems.  This is the majority of toxins that are in the air and causing you or a family member a host of problems. If you could remove these toxins easily, would you?  Most people do not realize how simple this process really is.  They do not realize it is as simple to solve as purchasing an air purifier that uses a high quality air purifier filter.

In the land of air purifier filters, the HEPA Honeywell Air Purifier Filter is the king. This particular air purifier filter removes the most pollutants with up to 99.97% removed.  This means that your air is much cleaner than ever before simply by using a good quality air purifier filter. HEPA air purifier filters are also capable of removing cigarette smoke, which helps remove the odors that many non-smokers dislike.

When you are looking to purchase an air purifier filter, you need to look for a store where you can purchase the correct size for the particular air purifier you have.  This means you may not find the air purifier filter that fits your needs perfectly at the first store you go. You may need to look around at several stores in order to locate your particular air purifier filter.

Some air purifier filters are more expensive, depending upon the quality of the filter.  For example, HEPA filters are always more expensive.  However, these air purifier filters are of a much higher quality than other standard air purifier filters, which makes them worth the additional cost. When you are trying to manage the health of your family, it is a good idea to find the best filters possible for your air purifier.

When looking for the perfect air purifier for your home, make sure the filters for your selected machine are easy to find to ensure that they are changed as scheduled to ensure the air purifier works at full capacity. When working properly, it will help ensure the air quality for your family is the best possible. Never compromise when trying to ensure the health of your family.

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Christmas Cookie Recipies

When I was a little girl my favorite holiday treat was no-bake cookies. I remember the sweet aroma throughout the house and the delightful gems lined up across the kitchen counter on waxed paper.

Mom made them perfect. She always made them around Christmas time. She made other kinds of cookies, but the no-bake ones stick in my mind.

Are you pressed for time or energy this holiday season and you just don't have the time to make a big variety of homemade cookies? I have a really fun solution for you!

Host a Christmas cookie recipe exchange party. This is an excellent way to gather a nice assortment of Christmas cookies. The key to this event is "how many show up"...the more guests you invite, the more recipes and cookies you will end up with.

This event can even involve a holiday meal before hand as well to make it more festive. This is really up to you. But, the number one rule is...each guest that attends has to bring so many dozens of only one type of homemade cookie along with their recipe. (the exact amount of cookies are decided upon by the hostess).

Important Tips For Your Cookie Exchange Event

1. It's best to print the recipes on index cards. Each guest will need to bring multiple copies of their recipe. Make sure your guests include their names on top of each recipe copy. It would be a good idea for you to have extra index cards on hand just in case there is not enough to go around to each guest that attends.

2. Have your guests call you to let you know what recipe they will be preparing and bringing to the event. (just to make sure none of them are bringing the same recipe) Of course, you want them all to be unique to provide a good variety.

3. Have some festive throw away containers or trays available for each of your guests to gather their cookies in.

4. If you decide on a meal...to make it easy on yourself, finger foods work really well for this type of event. Make it a buffet style. A good idea for a beverage would be some hot cider.

5. Have fun with this event and set a festive table display!

A cookie exchange party is a really fun way to visit with family and friends and end up with some special holiday treats and recipes all at the same time...not to mention, it saves YOU time and energy when it comes to baking.

Below is my Mother's recipe for no-bake cookies:

No Bake Cookies

Ingredients

2 c. sugar 1/2 c. milk 1/4 c. cocoa (unsweetened) 1 stick margarine 1/2 c. smooth peanut butter 1 tsp. vanilla 2 1/2 c. quick oats

Directions

Combine sugar, milk, cocoa in small saucepan. Bring to boil for 1 minute.

Remove from heat, add remaining ingredients. Mix well.

Drop by tsp. onto waxed paper. (May need to refrigerate)

Christmas Cookie Recipes - Frosted Gingerbread Nut Cookies: A dressed up gingerbread cookie with frosting and the addition of nuts.

1/2 cup butter, softened

2/3 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 cup molasses

2 3/4 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Cookie Frosting

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Prepare baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar. Beat in the egg and molasses. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt and cloves; add to the creamed mixture alternating with buttermilk. Stir in the chopped nuts.

Drop tablespoons of dough onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until cookies spring back after being lightly touched in the center. Let cool.

Cookie Frosting

1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

4 1/2 teaspoons butter, softened

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 to 3 tablespoons half and half cream

Walnut halves, optional

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla and cream (enough to get desired consistency). Frost cooled cookies. Top with walnut half, if desired.

Makes 60 cookies.

Christmas Cookie Recipes: Butter Cookie Snowmen Cookies: These snowmen will delight any cookie lover over the holidays.

1 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1 tablespoon milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

Red and yellow paste food coloring

Miniature chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add in the milk and the vanilla; mix well. Gradually add in the flour.

Remove 1/3 cup of the dough and place in a small bowl. Tint this dough with red food coloring. Remove another 1/3 cup of dough from the original bowl and place in a small bowl. Tint this dough with the yellow food coloring. Set aside.

Shape white dough into 24 balls. They should be around 1 1/4-inch each. Make another 24 balls from this dough about 1/2-inch each. Last, shape the remaining dough into 24 1/8-inch balls.

To make the snowmen bodies, place the large balls on two ungreased baking sheets. Flatten each ball to about 3/8-inch thickness. Place the 1/2-inch balls above the bodies to create the heads; flatten.

To make snowmen hats, shape red dough into 24 balls of about 1/8-inch thickness; set aside. Shape 24 pieces of red dough into triangles. Place these triangles on top of the snowmen heads. Place the 1/8-inch white balls onto the end of hats to make little pompoms.

Take the 1/8-inch red dough balls and place onto the snowmen heads for noses.

Divide yellow dough into 24 pieces and shape into scarves. Press scarves into place at bottom of snowmen heads.

Create eyes with the miniature chocolate chips and also use the chips for buttons on their bodies.

Bake for 13 to 16 minutes, or until set. Let cool completely.

Makes 24 cookies.

=> Christmas Cookie Recipes: Pfeffernuesse Cookies

A wonderful traditional cookie that is always welcome.

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1/2 cup light corn syrup

1/2 cup molasses

1/3 cup water

6 2/3 cups all purpose flour

1/4 cup crushed aniseed

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

Confectioners' sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Prepare baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray.

In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add in the eggs, one at a time; beating well after each addition.

In another bowl, combine the corn syrup, molasses and water; set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, aniseed, baking soda and spices. Add to the creamed mixture, alternating with the molasses mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls 2-inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for 11 minutes, or until golden brown. Roll warm cookies into confectioners' sugar. Let cool before serving.

Makes 96 cookies.

Christmas Cookie Recipes - Candy Cane Cookies: Everyone loves candy canes and they'll love these festive shaped holiday cookies.

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

2 tablespoons egg, slightly beaten

1 1/4 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 teaspoon red food coloring

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Spray a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray.

In a bowl, blend together the shortening, confectioners' sugar and egg; mix well. Stir in the flour, salt, almond extract and the vanilla.

Divide the dough in half. Tint one half with red food coloring. The other dough half remains plain.

Forming the cookie: Take a small piece of the plain dough and roll it between the palms of your hands. Set aside. Repeat with tinted dough.

Twist both pieces together and shape them into a candy cane.

Place each cookie on the cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden brown on the bottom.

Makes 8 to 12 cookies.

=> Christmas Cookie Recipes: Cinnamon Wreath Cookies

A lovely frosted holiday wreath cookie.

3/4 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

2 tablespoons granulated sugar red and or green M&Ms

Cookie Frosting

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a bowl beat butter with electric mixer for 30 seconds. Beat in 1/2 cup of granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon of the cinnamon, ginger, and 1/8 teaspoon of salt; beat until well combined.

Beat in the egg and vanilla until well combined.

Beat in the flour.

Divide the dough into two parts. Cover and chill about 1 hour, or until dough is easy to handle.

In a small bowl, combine the 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar and the remaining 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.

On a lightly floured surface, roll half of the dough to 1/4-inch thickness. With a 3-inch scalloped cookie cutter, cut out cookie shapes. Place cookies onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon/sugar mixture. Press M&Ms into dough.

Repeat with other half of dough.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are firm and the bottoms are lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes. Let cool completely. Decorate with Cookie Frosting.

Makes 18 to 20 cookies.

Cookie Frosting

In a small saucepan, melt 3 ounces of white baking chocolate and 1/2 teaspoon shortening over low heat. Stir in a few drops of green food coloring. Christmas Cookie Recipes: Sparkle Tree Cookies

Christmas tree cookies are a wonderful tradition of the Christmas season.

1 1/2 cups butter, softened

1 1/3 cups powered sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 cups all purpose flour

Powdered Sugar Icing

Green colored sugar

Candied red cherries, sliced

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high for 30 seconds. Add in the powdered sugar and the salt; beat until well combined, scraping the sides of bowl.

Beat in the vanilla. Add in the flour; beating until the dough comes together.

Wrap the dough and chill for 1 hour, or until it is easy to handle.

Divide the dough into two parts.

On a lightly floured surface roll out one half of dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut dough with tree shaped cookie cutter. Place cookies 2inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with other half of dough.

Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, until edges are lightly browned. Let cool completely.

Brush each cookie with Powdered Sugar Icing. Sprinkle on green sugar to decorate and add a cherry half on top.

Makes 16 cookies.

Powdered Sugar Icing

In a bowl, combine 3 cups powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 2 to 3 tablespoons milk. Stir until well mixed. Refrigerate for up to 1 week before using. Before using, let icing thaw to room temperature. You can make it thinner by adding a few drops of milk. Makes about 1 cup.

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Christmas Lunch Recipies

I have hosted a good few Christmas lunches and I know that they can be both costly and stressful. Over the years I have gathered a few tips that help me to manage Christmas And Boxing Day Food that I am sharing with you:

Make sure you confirm your guests and write a list of everyone who is coming to your Christmas lunch.

Estimate how much each person will need of each element of the meal. I always try to over estimate as I think its better to have leftovers than empty tummies! Once you have done this go through your list and work out how many of each element of the meal you will need to get to serve everyone what you have planned.

Decide on the main meat dish and order it as early as possible. It's traditional to have a turkey but I have had a rib roast of beef for the last couple of years which has been lovely. I always do a honey glazed ham on Christmas eve so I make sure to put an order in with my butcher well in advance to avoid any disappointments.

When you have your shopping list complete, highlight anything that is around the same price on the list. Give every guest the role of bringing one of these similarly priced ingredients to the lunch. This will cut the overall cost tremendously.

Go through the list once more and highlight all non-perishables. Make sure to add them to your next shopping list and get them way before Christmas as this will save you carrying heavy shopping bags around and help you manage the cost of Christmas by splitting up the shopping bills.

Before you invite your guests, have a think about what you want the day to be like. Consult your family about this as it is their day too. My family like to relax in the morning over a long breakfast so I often ask guests to arrive after 12 so we can have the morning to ourselves.

Think about when you want to serve food and create a schedule working backwards from this time making sure to write down the time that you want to finish cooking every part of the meal and start cooking every part of the meal.

Try to delegate at least one task to each person attending your lunch. If you have small children, ask them to set the table and organise the table decorations or wrap streaky bacon around mini sausages, older children can help with peeling vegetables and guests can all have one task each which you can all congratulate each other on over the feast when it is served.

If this all sounds like too much then book a table at a restaurant and let someone else do it for you! No stress, no fuss, get a taxi there and back so that everyone can enjoy a drink and no one has to worry about dishes.

Whatever you decide for your meal this Christmas day, invite your guests by using a fantastic Christmas e card. An original and fun way to send messages and greetings!

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Some Of The Best Mine-craft Apk Mod Revdl For Gamer

                                                After playing your Mine-craft for some time, you could want to exchange, regulate or add some things in your sport. To complete the activity, Mine-craft mods are what you want. Mods emerge as very popular in recent times as they may be able to totally trade your Mine-craft. They will assist you increase your creativity in many ways. In addition, it enables you to refresh the game so you won't lose interest easily playing with the equal sport style.

If you have got decided to make some modifications to your Mine-craft, now that is the time to browse the proper mods for Mine-craft. There are abundant alternatives for Mine-craft mods that offer different modifications and patterns for you. Which one should you get? If you have no ideas approximately the mods to choose, let me let you know some of the great options that are available.

Too Many Items Mine-craft Apk Mod Revdl

It allows you to tug any item out of skinny air. You will love to apply it since it also works nicely with other mods. If you propose to install just one Apk Mod Revdl, this is the maximum recommended item for you. When playing Mine-craft, there are times when you discover difficulties in finding objects. This Apk Mod Revdl will assist you ease the problem with the aid of helping create and delete object in-game. With this item, you may create various shares of check mods or objects.

Millionaire N PCs Apk Mod Revdl

So some distance, that is considered as the maximum famous N PCs Apk Mod Revdl. It is able to add villages of N PCs to your game. In addition, it also allows you to engage with the N PCs and upgrade a village into town. In go back, they may pay you by making ready wool and cobblestone.

Mine-craft Planes Apk Mod Revdl

You probably have acknowledged what the Apk Mod Revdl gives from its name. Yes, Mine-craft Planes Apk Mod Revdl enables you build planes in Mine-craft that enables you to tour exceptional distances quickly. You can also find extraordinary planes with distinct stage of capability. Some planes have offensive competencies while others are able to cope with shipment transporting obligations.

Four Ether Apk Mod Revdl

If you expect to add an entire realm on your sport, this is the one that you want. When using this Apk Mod Revdl, you won't discover the underground hell dimension. Instead, you may see floating sky with new possibilities. In Ether, there are two styles of flying mounts known as moss and flying pigs. In addition, you could find ample new block kinds here consisting of the cloud block. If you get bored with the prevailing block types, it's miles a extraordinary idea to get refreshment with this notable Apk Mod Revdl.

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Ping Pong Table Vs Dinner Table

Why can we need whatever to combat our dinner desk? If we do, what makes a ping pong table a worth opponent? The answer is that for most Americans, specifically children, our dinner desk has grown to be a massive, hulking danger and a desk tennis desk represents one awesome answer. It's a piece of a David and Goliath story, however this David will need a whole lot of ping pong balls! Let's take a look at the monster in our midst first.

Our opponent is a fierce, unpleasant, dependency forming, and now well-entrenched danger to our us of a, and it is hitting our children even harder--weight problems. According to Professor Barry Popkin on the University of North Carolina, Americans have expanded their DAILY caloric consumption from about 1,803 Kcal in 1978 to 2,374 Kcal in 2006. How did that show up?

Researchers conclude that component size (specifically "supersizing"), the range of each day food, and type of snacks eaten are the largest factors. Daily meals and snacks rose from three.Eight in 1977 to four.Eight in 2006 and went as excessive as 7 in line with day. Though portion length seems to have stabilized within the last few years, the overall wide variety of calories remains increasing. Where do the more calories come from?

Expert advice has been to eat smaller, greater frequent food to enhance metabolism and manage hunger rather than three big food a day. It appears that advice has been observed, however we flew off the tracks at the CHOICE of foods. When the ones smaller food consist of excessive-calorie and salty alternatives like "incredible sized" snacks, the blessings of smaller meals vanish, except round our middles of path!

One most important villain in this nutritional teach destroy is gentle liquids, which includes dehydration liquids, which account for over 220 extra daily energy over those years. At the equal time, dry snack ingredients modified to better quantities of fats and sugar with little fiber, nutrients, or minerals. Even searching for healthy meals has come to be more difficult.

Our food market area is now dominated by processed meals, which hides threatening ranges of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), an industry that now holds sizeable political energy. For greater details, watch the YouTube video made with the aid of the University of California San Francisco known as "Sugar: The Bitter Truth". Some physicians and food scientists make a strong argument that HFCS should be classified as a POISON. Yikes!

So, how can we manipulate our weight properly? Experts agree that over 90% of all diets fail to maintain long time weight loss. Those that ARE a hit at maintaining excess weight off have obtained a healthful way of life they genuinely experience. Moderating screen time, re-acquainting one's taste buds to the subtle flavors of fresh produce, whole grains, lean meat, and organizing a ordinary, a laugh ordinary of exercise are all a part of these long time success testimonies.

How much workout is needed for this new lifestyle? Not as an awful lot as you believe you studied. For instance, records show that canine owners can add years to their lives. Though canine on foot is mild exercising, its regularity and stress relieving components be counted maximum to breaking "sofa potato ship". Establishing a wholesome lifestyle for kids has grow to be even more hard currently.

Educators and professionals agree that finding activities that maximum, if now not all, kids will embrace is a task. School sports activities have now not been universally enticing to youngsters. Plus, cutbacks in regular physical education time in faculties have robbed our children of gazillions of calories burned. Even greater important may be the loss of creating normal exercising behavior. So, if kids aren't workout as a good deal, what is taken its location?

Without ordinary exercising young people display time has jumped highly. How a great deal? Eric Schlosser, referred to fitness creator, says screen time (tv, internet browsing, and video gaming) in teens ages eight-18 is about 1.5 hours on a pc, over an hour playing video video games, four.5 hours watching TV, and 7.5 hours on enjoyment media... PER DAY! Now for the strong ping pong ball!

Before the writer turned into a sports activities medication consultant, earlier than he operated a tennis education business, before he became a tennis participant, he become a ping pong participant--one of the lots of children taking active shelter within the basement from Midwest snow playing desk tennis. Before that, he turned into a target for the college bully. For that infant, a little ping pong ball helped steer him away from a sedentary lifestyles style, and it became a laugh!

A ping pong desk can beat a dinner table because the first time you select up a paddle or table tennis racket, you may without difficulty have a laugh and sense professional with out training. Against a pal or member of the family of similar potential, your abilities can speedy improve without guidance. Eye-hand coordination, mind feature, stability, footwork, and bodily confidence are all without problems available.

Compared to display screen time, ping pong/table tennis might start as mild exercising, but it's far fairly useful. Establishing amusing exercising conduct enables suppress appetite, relieve pressure, and stability calorie intake. This may even be done on my own as many table tennis tables have a playback mode, (keep in mind Forrest Gump?), for a one participant workout.