Rice Cooker

This is my new favorite tool to have in the kitchen and for all the wrong reasons! Have you ever had one of those cravings late at night and could do nothing about it? You know the ones, where you want a big slice of chocolate cake (or any kind)? I know I have and not getting that slice usually meant I had cake on my mind all night. At 10 o’clock at night, who wants to wait around for an hour and a half for a cake to bake and get frosted just to satisfy a craving? Continue reading

Featured Product: Collapsible Bowls

I have found the perfect bowl. The Pampered Chef has this line of collapsible bowls that have been extremely useful. They are made of this soft silicon style rubber that make it easy to pop them up and down, plus they also come with lids. In three different sizes – 2qt, 4qt and 8qt – they have been great to use for dinner outside by the fire. Swarming flies are no longer issue when having picnics outside. Continue reading

Oven Pad

I have found an oven pad that I am loving. I am not a fan of the oven mitts or the glove looking things. I always feel like they are more in the way than letting me do what I need to do. However, I just got the one Pampered Chef sells and this thing is awesome. This thing rocks. My first impression when I opened it up was “damn this thing is huge”, but that’s the beautiful part. Continue reading

The Scoops

Seriously, this is probably my all time favorite product so far. Yes, the garlic press is great (and they just announced it’s been redesigned), but nothing beats the Scoops. There are three different sizes – Small/1 tbsp, Medium/2 tbsp, and Large/3 tbsp – and I have been enjoying the Medium/2 tbsp Scoop so much. I’ve been making a ton of cookies and this thing has been making it a breeze. Continue reading

Handy Scraper

When I first came across the Handy Scraper, I wasn’t too impressed with it. It’s a flat piece of plastic for $6. However, I ended up getting one and I’m loving it. I’m one of those cooks who dices with a knife and then picks up the pieces with said knife to transfer the items to the bowl. This method has always worked for me, but I always had to do it multiple times in order to get everything off the cutting board. Continue reading

Cut-N-Seal

A feature I am going to try to do each week (or month, we’ll see how it goes) is going to be a “featured product”. Something I’ve used and love and think others will as well. For the first installment, this weeks featured product is the Cut-N-Seal. I wasn’t initially interested in this item until I saw a post where it was featured at a show that consisted primarily of mom’s. Continue reading