This is my new fridge.  Isn’t it pret-eee?
Here’s what I like about it:

great reviews / reputation on Samsung refrigerators
tons of space, this one is 27 cu ft, but other sizes available
the finish is what they call platinum stainless, which is a fancy schmancy way of saying “fingerprint-proof“! It does NOT show fingerprints, and we would [...]

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On a bit of an organization kick, a little earlier than my usual new year organization craziness, during which I rip apart everything from the closets, cabinets and drawers.   I donate anything that we haven’t touched or worn in a year.  Done.  Gone.
I think it’s a sickness.  I think I need serious therapy.
But, until then, [...]

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I’m in love.
You know that feeling?  You can’t get enough of each other and just can not stop staring and touching and kissing?
That’s how my new oven and I feel about each other.  Well, minus the kissing…. it hasn’t kissed me.
As I discussed here, our microwave blew a gasket two days before Thanksgiving, forcing me [...]

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I just finished up approximately 213 loaves of Hoska, baked in my new oven (more about that tomorrow) and this sticky mountain of dough left my counter covered in dried dough remnants that were really hard to get off.
I rubbed with a wet cloth.  The crusty remains merely laughed.
I scratched with my fingernails-   I still [...]

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In our house, Christmas is a time for dragging out all the decorations from years past.  Each box is like a treasure chest, full of exciting surprises that bring back memories from years gone by.  I love unwrapping ornaments with pictures of the boys, especially those from the early years when they cried on Santa’s [...]

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Add a little bling to your morning with this adorable rhinestone monogrammed red mug.  Holds 14.5 ounces of your favorite hot beverage in style and announces to the world, I am a pretty princess!
Really.
Makes an inexpensive, yet elegant gift!
Personalized Red Mug – $19.95 at Personalization Mall

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I thought I had ample kitchen counter space, until I started baking and baking.  And.  Baking.
Now, I have bread everywhere, in different stages, all over the kitchen, and it seems, I need some extra flat area.  Just a little.  Like the little I’d get from a handy rolly cart like this one.
The perfect size, small [...]

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I finally gave up on the KitchenAid piece of trash can opener that I bought last month.  You see, the old can opener needing replacing due to maximum capacity in the wheel mechanism.  In other words, it was crammed with old food gunk.
I bought the KitchenAid can opener , thinking about how fantastic all my [...]

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Got me one of these too… as part of the “Spensive Kitchen Upgrade 2009″.  It’s a KitchenAid, like the microwave, because I have this crazy idea that the brands of appliances in my kitchen must match.
Anyone else?  Hello?
Tap tap… this thing on?
Yeah.  Just me.
Anyway.  Ceramic cooktop with downdraft.  Not my dream cooktop, by any means, [...]

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OK.  So here’s what happened.
The microwave died two days before Thanksgiving, and so we spent thousands of dollars for a new one.
Heh.  Just kidding.
Sort of.
All the kitchen appliances were at least 11 years old, some had been repaired multiple times and they were ugly.  The builder or previous homeowner had selected inexpensive white GE appliances [...]

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