After my husband and I first married, we rented a cute little house with a small kitchen.  Being a young newlywed, I didn’t have a lot of kitchen gadgets, but the kitchen was so small that there wasn’t much room for even the basics.  If I remember correctly, there were only two drawers in the kitchen.  I found myself looking for alternative storage methods.

I immediately needed to find some way to storage my kitchen utensils.  After some thought and searching around in the stores, I found this handy basket.  It stores my most used cooking utensils neatly on the counter …read more

Occasionally, I have told you about some kitchen gadgets and products that I have found useful in my kitchen.  These are items that I feel are essential for my cooking needs.  Today, I want to tell you about a kitchen gadget that I feel is unnecessary; it is the spoon rest.

I have seen spoon rests in people’s houses.  The spoon rest sits on top of the stove and many times it will match their decor.  I just sits there, usually unused.  One time I asked a relative about the gadget and asked her why she used one.  She said to …read more

About seven years ago, I bought my first Rada knife. I’d seen them before and heard good things about them and someone was selling them as part of a fundraiser. I bought the tomato pairing knife and have been hooked since then. These knives are inexpensive, long lasting, and provide such a smooth cut. 

My husband and I enjoyed our first knife so much that we found it was always dirty.  Last year, I found someone else that was doing a Rada fundraiser.  We ordered another knife, the knife sharpener, cutting board, and chopper. 
My husband frequently sharpens our Rada knives.  I have never found …read more

Today was my first attempt at making fresh lemonade.  My dad bought a bag of lemons because they were on sale for $1.99 and I thought I’d give it a shot.  Homemade lemonade is so yummy anyway.

I tried two different kinds of gadgets – the old fashioned hand squeezer and the lemon press. The lemon press was much easier to use and it seemed like it did a much better job at getting all of the juice out of the lemons. The directions on the lemon press said to cut the lemons in half. It was easier to press them …read more

Even coffee-makers are smarter these days. As example is the Braun Tassimo Coffee Maker can deliver coffee, tea, espresso, hot chocolate, cappuccinos and lattes. Discs containing measured ingredients for your drink of choice are brewed perfectly each time. The secret are barcodes in the discs. The machine reads the barcode and knows the temperature, amount of water, and brewing time needed for the perfect beverage.
Products like this take the guesswork out of the perfect cup of coffee, or tea.
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