by Jaden | Jun 6, 2020 | Featured, Main Course, Most Popular, Pork, Recipes
When it comes to elevating a humble pork chop to something extraordinary, it’s all about the sauce. And let me tell you, this Pork Chops with Apricot Brandy Sauce recipe does exactly that. It’s like taking a regular weekday dinner and giving it a weekend...
by Jaden | Sep 24, 2014 | Featured, Grow, Ingredient
A lovely reader sent a package of his homegrown star anise spice. Have you ever used star anise before? Normally, when I buy them at the Asian market, they look like they’ve been picked through – none of the “stars” even resemble stars. Upon...
by Jaden | Feb 11, 2014 | Featured, Reviews, Video
The Ninja Ultima Blender was sent to us for review. No other bribes were exchanged. All opinions are my own and my kids’ 🙂 jaden A few weeks ago we released “First look at the Ninja Ultima Pro Blender” – here’s our full video review!...
by Jaden | Dec 12, 2013 | Featured, Finds, Reviews, Video
Ever want to compare blenders and see which one does the trick better and for less money? Well, here’s a first look comparison of the brand new Ninja Ultima Blender alongside the Vitamix 750. I own both Vitamix and Blendtec blenders but wanted to see how the new...
by Jaden | Sep 27, 2013 | Completed Steamy Kitchen Exclusive Giveaways, Featured, Reviews, Video
There aren’t very many kitchen gadgety-doo-da’s that impress both Cheri and me. But let me just get this out upfront. We both were speechless when the chips came out of the microwave – super crispy and crunchy. WHAT???? A microwave does this?? Yup....
by Jaden | Aug 13, 2013 | Featured, Reviews
Garlic Press Review I recently bought the NexTrend GarlicPress and was really impressed with it. I found out later that you can easily smash the garlic with the press to easily take off the peel, and then grind it in the press. A more detailed review of what I...