Wine Gun Review & Giveaway

Wine Gun Review & Giveaway

Wine Gun Review This seriously is the most fun I’ve ever had opening a bottle of wine! The Wine Gun is an electric wine opener, 1 charge can open 30 bottles (the holster doubles as a charging station that you can just keep plugged in if you want.) The Wine Gun...
Zak Designs 75% Off Outlet Sale

Zak Designs 75% Off Outlet Sale

I love fun, colorful kitchen tools! Zak Designs makes delightful, high quality, BPA-free products for your home and kitchen. I just discovered their outlet store online, with discounts at 75% off. The bright orange melamine divided BBQ plates (above) are $2.49 each...
Insulated Tumblers, Calphalon

Insulated Tumblers, Calphalon

Kohl’s has some great sales going on – entire stock of Circulon cookware is on sale! My favorite set is on sale for 60% discount. Insulated Tumblers, set of 4 $14.99 (73% off) – love these no-drip double-walled tumblers. No drips, no condensation...
Toaster Oven 55% discount

Toaster Oven 55% discount

The Oster extra large digital toaster oven can fit an entire pizza! It’s on sale at Amazon at 55% discount. If you need a solid set of cookware and don’t care about name brands, this 10-piece, premium grade 18-10 stainless steel mirror polished set is a...
Low Carb/Paleo Vietnamese Jicama Noodle Salad Recipe

Low Carb/Paleo Vietnamese Jicama Noodle Salad Recipe

Get your vegetable spiralizer out! Ali Mafucci, the queen of spiral cut vegetables and fruit, is back with a collection of new recipes in her cookbook, Inspiralize Everything. This book is like an encyclopedia of ingredients that you can turn into healthy, fun...
Cuisinart Grill/Panini Sale

Cuisinart Grill/Panini Sale

Amazon has the Cuisinart GR 4-NR Grill/Panini Press as deal of the day for $49.99 – but only in the silver with red dial color scheme. Removeable plates (easy to wash) and reversible plates (grill vs. flat). Regular price is $80 – this is a great deal!...
Best Selling Bread Machine on Sale

Best Selling Bread Machine on Sale

This #1 selling Panasonic bread machine is on sale as the Deal of the Day on Amazon. We have a Panasonic bread machine that was purchased years ago — and it’s still going strong, even after weekly use. We make our own whole wheat bread for sandwiches with...
My favorite peeler, hands down

My favorite peeler, hands down

My favorite vegetable and fruit peeler of all time is the Oxo Good Grips Peeler. I’ve used the same peeler for the past 5 years and have bought dozens of them as gifts to friends and family. It fits in my hand perfectly, the grip is soft – so that when...
Secret ingredient to Thai cooking

Secret ingredient to Thai cooking

The leaves on this tree is the magical ingredient in Thai cooking, providing an unmistakable bright, intensely aromatic lime-y flavor. This ingredient is most commonly known as “kaffir lime leaves,” however the Oxford Companion to Food recommends using...
What to do with leftover ginger

What to do with leftover ginger

  How to use leftover ginger to flavor cooking wine. Preserve ginger by grating and freezing, just snap off what you need. The next time you have leftover ginger, don’t throw it away! Here are two ideas that will help you make best use of ginger. What to do...
Shortcut to clean, clear homemade broth

Shortcut to clean, clear homemade broth

When making homemade soup, how to get the cleanest, clearest broth possible. Have you ever made homemade meat based broth and find a layer of foam on top? That foam is what I call soup scum. It’s basically from the surface of the meat that you are using –...
Magic Chef Microwave Cookware Review & Giveaway

Magic Chef Microwave Cookware Review & Giveaway

When I need to steam just a portion or two of food, I’ll use the microwave. It’s fast, efficient, and doesn’t require me to turn on my stove. I’ve used the Prep Solutions microwave steaming set cooking rice in the microwave, and the Pampered...