Become A Gazelle Affiliate and Earn Cash!

05/04/2016 R.C. Liley 2 Comments

Many bloggers earn cash through affiliate marketing. Depending on how much traffic your site sees, the earnings can be just enough for a cup of coffee (fine with me) or a good amount to help pay your car or even mortgage.

Right now, I enjoy sipping my hard-earned coffee, but I’m hopeful to earn more now that I recently joined the affiliate program with Gazelle. If you’re already a member of other affiliate programs, no worries, you can (and should) add one more to your list.

Join the Gazelle Affiliate Program!

Why? Here’s a quick rundown of what Gazelle can offer once you’re approved into their program:

Gazelle is the nation’s leading consumer electronics reCommerce site, providing an easy, fast and safe way for consumers to get cash for their used electronics or buy certified pre-owned devices at an affordable price and without any strings attached. Gazelle reduces the risk and effort of buying and selling pre-owned electronic gadgets online with benefits such as comprehensive data removal and a reputation for very strong customer service, recognized by an A+ Better Business Bureau rating and a 9.5/10 Reseller Ratings review average. To date, Gazelle has paid out more than $200 million and bought and resold more than 2 million devices, helping consumers upgrade to the latest technology.

Our affiliate program offers the opportunity to earn generous commissions by promoting both Gazelle’s electronics trade ins, and certified pre-owned devices. The Gazelle program is an ideal fit for sites that cater to Apple and tech enthusiasts who are frequently looking to upgrade their technology to the latest and greatest gadgets, eco-friendly and green websites, sites about saving money, mommy blogs, and more.
Highlights of our program include:

Commission levels starting at 15% for trade-ins and up to 5% for certified pre-owned purchases

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Average trade in value of $160 and average certified pre-owned selling price is $300

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Monthly newsletter with updates on promotions, contests, and sales opportunities

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Besides the advantages of being an affiliate for Gazelle, the business itself is genius. Sell your pre-owned electronics for cash and/or buy other pre-owned electronics. Because, well….

Nuff said.

So, will you join me as an affiliate with Gazelle? If the answer is yes, just click below to get started.

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Food, Going Healthy

Sugar-Free Zucchini Banana Blender Bread

05/03/2016 R.C. Liley Leave a comment

Our weekly CSA order has been full of zucchini lately. It’s delicious when simply sliced and steamed with a little sea salt and pepper, but I wanted to use some of it in a different way.

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Since I already have my plate full (pun intended) with cooking the meals for our family, I knew it shouldn’t take too much time, but I still wanted stray from the norm. Hmmm, something different, something fast, and something zucchini; what to do…..

I quickly decided to make use of my favorite kitchen tool, the Vitamix! Then I’d really turn that zucchini into squash. Yes, pun intended once more.

Bananas are usually always around our home since Avery loves them and they are an easy and healthy breakfast. Especially when on the go since they have their own “built-in” wrapper.

Thus, this sugar-free zucchini banana blender bread was ~~born~~ baked. If you don’t have or want to use oats, try protein powder or peanut flour instead. The taste and texture will be different, but I think equally delicious. Actually, I might make a protein version soon.

Zucchini Banana Blender Bread

by RC Liley

Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Keywords: bake bread gluten-free sugar-free

Ingredients (1 Loaf)

1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 cup coconut flour
1 ripe banana
1 small zucchini or 3/4 of a medium to large one
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp aluminum free baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
12 drops regular or vanilla liquid stevia
1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/3 cup milk of choice
1/4 cup egg whites or 3 whole eggs

Instructions

Grease a 9×5 loaf pan making sure to get all the up the sides and corners. I used coconut oil.

Preheat oven to 350 F

Put the oats and coconut flour in your blender and blend until you see a fine powder.

Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.

Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake in the middle of the rack for 40 minutes.

Remove from the oven and let cool completely to room temp. This allows the bread to retract from the sides as it cools which makes it MUCH easier to remove.

Go around the sides with a thin rubber spatula or butter knife and turn upside down to remove from loaf pan.

Slice as thick or thin as you’d like and enjoy your healthy bread plain or with a pat of grass-fed butter. Better yet, smother it in NuttZo!

Have your kiddos help by throwing the ingredients in the blender and turning it on. Parenting tip: never actually use the word “throw” when asking your kids to do anything in the kitchen. Now that I’m at that point with Avery, kinda, this is an easy way to get her cooking healthy food with me in the kitchen.

When and if you give this recipe a try, come back and let me know how you like it.

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Healthy Cooking With Daddy

05/02/2016 R.C. Liley 2 Comments

Finally, the time has come to teach our little girl the ways of healthy cooking! In our house, pants are optional….

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I’ve thought of this before she was even born, and it warms my heart now that it’s becoming a reality. Oh, wait, that’s my shirt on fire!!

Okay, all better. So she’s not exactly ready to start slicing and dicing ingredients, but with a little help, she can add spices pretty well.

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This was us making a lunch for Mommy to bring to work. Now if she calls sweating from a little too much cayenne, I can blame Avery. She knows that we add fresh ground black pepper to all of our meals and made sure she had a “hand” in that part too.

I had to hold the dish lower since her new non-slip Froggie Step Stool is not quite high enough for her to reach the counter. It’s called the Mommy’s Helper Step Up Froggie Stool, but looks like we just changed that to Daddy’s Helper, huh? Time for a product name change!

Product naming conventions aside, our growing toddler is using her stool for potty training and cooking training. Yes, we use a butter knife to stir in this house, but don’t worry, I was supervising.

I usually tackle several meal preps at a time, so I took the time to get her dinner plate ready as she posed for the camera. Or maybe she was watching the cat walk by….

Either way, she gets so excited if I ask her to help me, and even though she has a way’s to go before I can really trust her to do a few simple things, this is how it starts. For anyone who has cooked with kids, I’m sure you know they are more likely to eat the healthy food if they have a roll in helping prepare/cook it. This includes quality control of whatever we make.

And the verdict?

It’s an underwear-iffic win for dinner tonight!

Avery continues to put a smile on our face every day, and she seems to learn/grow more faster than we can keep up with. Soon, she’ll be stating things to us that we never knew. To those with older kids, when should we expect this?

When time allows, get your kids in the kitchen and explore a new food/recipe together. It will pay dividends well into the future in the form of bonding, healthy eating, and cooking skills.