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Love the wooden tools… spoons, spatulas and all the rest. Because they don’t scratch delicate non-stick surfaces. Because they’re heat and stain resistant. And because they’re made from renewable bamboo. Fifteen pieces all nice and neat in a handy tub that’s pretty enough to sit on your counter.
15 Piece Bamboo Tools – $30
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My beautiful basil is dead. You see, it froze to the ground after our 30 minutes of snow this past Friday, leaving me with little or no hope of indulging my basil pesto craving.
But all hope is not lost.
Basil seeds in a bag of organic soil with proper drainage (via coconut husks) all ready to [...]
Look at this cool new product, the G-Spout!
Drains grease from your ground beef with nary a chunk falling in the sink. Can you even imagine all the uses this handy tool will have in your home? How about pouring pancake batter, filling muffin tins, straining veggies, pouring sugar and even garage stuff like pouring paint.
Fits [...]
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Soon, our beautiful herb gardens are gonna freeze to the ground, leaving us at the mercy of our local grocery store for fresh herbs. Seems like they wilt into mush so quickly.
Store ‘em in the Cuisipro Herb Keeper and they will stay fresh so much longer – in some cases, up to weeks longer, depending [...]
Love your fruit and veggies but worry about feeding your children and yourself pesticide residue? Me too. My guys eat a ton of fresh produce, but I can’t always afford organic. Even when I do buy organic, that doesn’t mean there are no unsavory characters residing on the surface of that produce. Stuff I don’t [...]
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It’s a juggling act, even before you start drinking.
In one hand, you have a lovely glass of wine, hovering precariously over your hostess’ carpet. With the other hand, you are trying to gather tasty morsels.
I’ve never figured out how to eat from a plate while holding it, except to lower my face inches from the [...]
Although it doesn’t quite feel cool yet, summer is winding down and soon those beautiful basil, oregano and rosemary plants in my yard will be mush.
Actually, I think the rosemary is evergreen, but the basil is doomed for sure.
I love cooking with fresh herbs because I know they’re pesticide-free and they’re free. Of charge. Something [...]
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Not that we need a reminder to eat or drink, my body does that for me at least 10 times a day or even more whenever there are cookies around, but these misprinted labels add some color and whimsy to otherwise bor-ing walls.
Wood-based, covered with recycled misprinted metal can motifs, these letters can be mounted [...]
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All you fellow tree-huggers out there, and the rest of you, will be as thrilled as I am to know that this gorgeous dinnerware was once a bunch of crummy old bottles.
Really.
Instead of spending an eternity in the landfill, these bottles are getting a second chance… on your table. Don’t worry, they were washed first.
Set [...]
Over the years, we’ve collected quite an array of knives – our favorites reside in a knife block on the counter within easy reach. It looks like a mess, because the knives don’t all fit into the slots perfectly perfect. Or even at all.
This innovative Bamboo Knife Box is the answer to my [...]
