Microwaves and ovens come with timers these days.  We use a kitchen timer for all sorts of other purposes: time-outs, how long one hooligan gets to play a certain video game, how long another hooligan’s shower should last.  You know.  Crucial stuff like that.
Why not let the hooligans have a little fun while they shower [...]

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You know what they say?  Peanut butter and jelly is nature’s perfect complimentary food combination.
They DO say that!
On one side, you have all the protein and iron from the delicious globs of peanut butter, even healthier if you use the all-natural stuff without any added sugar.  That’s what the jelly is for.  The sugar.   On [...]

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Saturday morning and you have a ton of things to do and the little princess won’t get her butt out of bed?  When she finally arises, you’re late and you just know that all the good bananas are gonna be gone at Costco.
Grab a dual-sectioned cereal-on-the-go container, fill it with Cheerios on one side, milk [...]

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So many friends requires such a large outdoor patio table.  All good until the hot dogs are ready.  Then, it’s go time.  And, what you need to dress your dog always seems like it’s at the other end of the table.  Hard to reach the mustard for your first dog and the relish for your…ummmm…second [...]

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I know I’m dreaming, but I was thinking it would be so cool to have an outdoor fridge, so my proximity to the adult beverages ice cold water would be …closer.  It gets really hot here, guys.  Work with me.  The energy expenditure to walk all the way inside – it’s at least 15 steps- [...]

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The corners of my white ceramic sink are stuck with layers of gunk 10 minutes after I clean it.  Why?  Not because I am a slovenly pig, incapable of a good thorough cleaning.  Not even because my eyesight is failing changing to the point that I can’t read something too close to my face without [...]

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Fabio’s gone…wish they would have kicked Stefan to the curb instead…his arrogance is annoying as hell.  Maybe that’s why the judges left him there….he adds controversy.  What do you think?
Tonight’s Season Finale, Part II, straight from Nawleans, is sure to be fraught with excitement and peril.  Who will win?  Who will break a finger and [...]

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Today is Ash Wednesday, and as some of you many know, our family is giving up all things sugary and sweet for the next 47 days…for Lent.  Actually, my husband devised the scheme, and, no, we’re not Catholic, to ensure he reaches his weight loss goals.  The rest of us are in it as a [...]

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This time, the Food Network Challenge brings us five amateur chefs, and by chefs, I mean regular old people like you and me, attempting to win $50K by making the best burger.  A $50K burger!  Outta beef and other stuff they thought would be yummy together.  The second part of this show is the Alternative [...]

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Love the microplane grater, but sometimes it’s just not enough…like when you want to grate a large hunk of cheese, but are too lazy to clean the food processor.  You need to go old school, with this KitchenAid Stainless Box Grater.
Sports 3 grating blades as well as a slicing blade.  And, this is the beauty, [...]

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