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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Sometimes you just need a quickie.
You know, where you don’t want to drag out the big guns for a small mixing job?  That’s where this powerful (290 watts and 6 speeds) hand mixer comes in handy because it’s got enough get-up-and-go to muscle through thick cookie dough as well as whip up delicate egg whites [...]

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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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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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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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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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Love the KitchenAid Stand Mixer. L-O-V-E it. I gush and fawn all over it regularly here, and I would apologize for that, but I’m not sorry. I have never met a kitchen appliance, tool or utensil that I use more.  Ever.
And now.  Something to make it more lovable.  More perfect than [...]

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So, I was browsing through this book entitled French Women Don’t Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano, and I am truly intrigued by her concept for managing weight and health.  Simply put, she says ignore the scale and learn to live by the “zipper test” – basically, if you can’t zip your pants, it’s time [...]

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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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Pink.  Because you care about the boobies.
Cuisinart.  Because you care about quality.
Now.  Because they will donate a portion of proceeds from all Pink Series products purchased in October to Susan G. Komen For the Cure.
And, let’s be honest here, because without your caffeine, morning comes in with a roar.
This classically designed coffeemaker is fully automatic, [...]

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