Back in college, in the olden days, I had a hot pot, affectionately termed Polly Hot Pot (I don’t know we called it that), in which I made everything imaginable, so as to avoid the food in the dorm cafeteria.
Polly Hot Pot never failed.  She persevered through it all: mac-n-cheese, Chunky soup, chocolate fondue, hot [...]

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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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I still don’t own this.
I do own this.  And I reeeeally like it.
But I’m dying to test metal vs. silicone because I’m curious like that.
Both pans are similar in color, but this one is heavy cast aluminum, designed to heat evenly.  Or so they say.
The silicone version has been fantastic for baking individual pie slices.  [...]

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Why do appliances always die a horrible silent death right before you’re really gonna need them… like the day before Thanksgiving?
Yes.  It happened.
Luckily it wasn’t my oven, but it was the microwave, which I use to keep everything warm since I only have a single oven.
Yes.  It’s true.  One really tiny oven built for a [...]

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This is the coolest baking pan I’ve seen in a long time, and I’ve been around the block a few times, you know?
Oh, I don’t look that old?  Thank you.  Yes. Right.
I’ve seen this one, which I love, and this one that my kids are begging for and this one too.  The problem with many [...]

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Besides smoothies and protein shakes, there are tons of things that need blending.
Like broccoli soup.
I make it all winter long and the whole family loves it.  And, they don’t even realize how healthy that soup is.  Bwah ha ha ha.  I’m evil like that.
I’ve been pouring the soup into the regular old blender, in small [...]

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Even if you wait until the last minute to think about what’s for dinner because one kid needs help with homework and the other one has football practice, you can still have a tasty dinner on the table before dark.  With this.
Vacu Vin has created this marinating container that is like a science experiment in [...]

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My parents have an enormous group of close friends in their small Texas town.  They gather frequently and food is always involved.  You know about small town potlucks, right? Tons of food.  Every kind of delectable dish imaginable, most of it made with butter.
And jello with fruit for dessert.
I’ve never understood the jello with fruit.  [...]

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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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Let’s get one thing straight: I do not own a pink food processor.  Mine is a nice shiny chrome.
All the colors of this fantastic food processor work the same, but this pink one can help end breast cancer. Starting today and for the month of October, a $25 donation will be made to Susan G. [...]

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