I picked up some of these containers by StayFit the other day and I gotta say, they work pretty well.  And they’re quite inexpensive.
You see, we try to send healthy lunches to school for the boys, but invariably, I hear My cheese was too hot. or My pasta was cold. They say other stuff too, [...]

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I’m still on the hunt for the perfect mixing bowl set.
I used to own one, a stainless steel set made by Farberware and included in my first set of cookware as a bonus.  You can’t buy them separately now, and I’m not sure that you ever could, but I want them.  And I can’t have [...]

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One hot chick.
And she cooks.
Hen-shaped kitchen appliance boils or poaches eggs, with 3 different water levels, creating the perfect egg.  Piercing pin prevents shells from cracking.  Removable parts are dishwasher safe.
It doesn’t get any easier or faster to crank out some eggs.  The kids will love her!
Henrietta Hen Egg Cooker – $27

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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, @#$(*@(#*! , [...]

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The guys love baking and decorating and eating sugar cookies for Valentine’s Day.  We share with teachers, neighbors and anyone else that comes by.  Of course, we have a great variety of heart cookie cutters and even a cupid shooting an arrrow, but NO lips.  These are so cute and different and I think they’re [...]

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If you’re a child of the 80’s, you remember the Rubik’s cube.  Maybe you even solved this innocent-looking puzzle.  I know I spent some hours on this.
And if you loved it then, you can love it again now, as a salt or pepper mill.  Shaped like the classic Rubik’s cube with a ceramic mill inside.  [...]

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Sometimes your day just calls for a cupcake, but having the time to mix and bake an entire batch… just doesn’t happen as often as it used to.
Now, with The Original Cupcake Maker, you can make a mini batch in just 5 minutes.
That’s right.  FIVE.  Minutes.
In less time than it would take you to make [...]

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Valentine’s Day is one month from today, and while I’m not sure what fantastically wonderful creation I will be making for my family yet, I do like these silicone cupcake molds… maybe for cupcake for this kids’ classes.
Hmmm….
I already own a rose cupcake pan and a heart-shaped cake pan, which I’ve used it in some [...]

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My oldest boy is just about to begin his science fair experiment process.  So far, he’s chosen his topic, which he has named Rocket Blast Off.
His experiment will measure which soda generates the most energy when combined with a whole pack of Mentos: Diet Coke, regular Coke or seltzer water.
He saw a video of someone [...]

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Whether cooking for 1 or 100, this recipe calculator easily scales any recipe to suit the number of servings you need as well as converts between U.S. and those pesky foreign weights or measures.
Also functions as a multi-function digital timer with alarm and, AND, get this… it works as a standard calculator.
Get one today if [...]

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