Although I’m certainly eating fewer bagels, like none,  these days, my boys still love ‘em dearly.  I do miss a nice toasted schmear with cream cheese.  If only my body wouldn’t violently reject it.  But no.
Anyway.
Real bagels, you know, the kind from the bakery, need to be sliced in order to be toasted.  Have you [...]

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Hate scraping the bowl? Me too.
Know why?  Because my fantastically awesome KitchenAid mixer is so automatic that it should do all the work for me, which means that I shouldn’t have to stop periodically and scrape the sides of the bowl.
And now I don’t have to because the Sideswipe will do it for me.
See those [...]

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With all the things that moms are required to attend to these days, helping with homework, batting practice, combing hair, washing clothes, etc., any tool that makes life easier is totally welcome.
And this is one of those things.
This digital spoon scale measures both weight and volumes for precise cooking results.  You heard me.  This [...]

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Take all the guesswork out of those pesky recipe measurements with this handy dandy digital measuring cup slash scale.
Milliliters, cups… it’s all soooo confusing.
Not anymore with this cool tool because it combines weights and volume in one handy tool.   Measures in pounds, ounces, milliliters, grams and fluid ounces…. one of which is sure to float [...]

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In case you haven’t quite mastered that special hand position that chefs use… you know, the one where you curl back your fingers on the hand that’s holding  the food, we bring you Safe Slice.
This useful tool helps you safely grip and chop carrots, potatoes and other slippery foods so your fingers don’t end up [...]

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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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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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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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Everything’s better on a stick.
It’s true.
Where would a lollipop be without it’s stick?  It’d be a chunk of boring old candy.
And what about corndogs… a Texas State Fair staple?   Without the stick, simply some cornbread and pig parts.
Popsicles without the stick?  A puddle of melted ice cream in your hand.
And now, with the help of [...]

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