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If you have feet, you need this. Especially if you stand on them frequently. And I do. So I got this very mat, in truffle.
Here’s why it’s great:
it’s quite cushy because it has a gel core, so my bare feet don’t get sore or tired standing on hard tile
it’s fits perfectly in front of my [...]
My fantastic new oven burned me last week. Burned me bad. I still have the scar, although I’m sure, in time, it will fade, as my pain has faded.
Sniff sniff. Waaahhhhh.
Here’s what happened: I was minding my own business, removing a key lime pie from the second rack in the oven, when OW, @#$(*@(#*! , [...]
All those hours in the gym won’t increase your jar-opening muscle one bit. Your heart will be strong and your pants will fit better, but you won’t be able to open that jar of olives any easier.
And it seems that one of two things is happening, either a) I’m getting weaker or b) companies using [...]
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We all have ideas about what our ultimate kitchen looks like. Some want the latest and greatest appliances and others wish for simplicity.
Me? I dream of organization. See this kitchen pictured on the front cover of this book… right over there to the left? That’s my idea of perfection. Every dish, every pot, every thing [...]
Keep the peanut butter out of the jelly and the jelly out of the peanut butter with this ingenious Peanut Butter and Jelly spreader. You see, it has color-coded ends, so even the youngest sandwich maker can easily guess which end spreads the jelly and which end globs on the peanut butter.
Soft silicone ends prevent [...]
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Easily lift turkey Tom out of the roaster and onto your serving platter with the Sili Sling by William Bounds. Bumpy silicone bottom holds turkey (or chicken) securely so it doesn’t slip onto the floor, which is always good. Wide handles provide an easy-to-grip area for even the largest man hands. Silicone is oven-safe [...]
Do you know what this is just by looking at it? I’m not sure that I would, because it looks so different from anything else I’ve ever seen that does this job.
It’s a meat pounder. Ya know, a tenderizer. Usually they look like this, but not this guy. Nope. He’s far too cool to look [...]
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We regularly chow down at this local place called Phil’s Icehouse that has the tastiest sweet potato fries. If we’re being completely honest, and we are, I’d have to admit that we love Phil’s not only for the cute mini burgers and those delectable sweet potato fries, but also because they are housed right [...]
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Bodum really has a way of spicing up our lives with colorful kitchen gear. First, they gave us these Bistro Toasters that are nothing short of art. Now, we have salt/pepper mills, available in 8 fun colors, that know when you need a little spice in your life and automatically add it for you.
Really.
These salt [...]
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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 [...]
