When I was asked to try out Lean Cuisines Culinary Collection and write a review I wasn’t really sure if I was going to accept. I’m not a real fan of prepackaged ”diet” food. Maybe it’s because I like to cook everything from the freshest ingredients possible or maybe it’s because when I was bed ridden [Continue...]
I love finding little shops that sell olive oils and vinegars and spreads and crackers. I found this company, O&OC and as soon as I started browsing around their website I knew that is was a site that I would want to share with all my friends. I live in a small town and some more » [Continue...]
Penna Gourmet Foods is a grower, packer and processor of gourmet olives has been in business since 1979. Their processing incorporates old processes improved upon and made safe by modern microbiology. Something I have always wanted to have in my backyard was an olive tree. But unfortunelty I have never lived in a climate that was more [Continue...]
Ruby Red Polka Dot Reisenthel Carry Bag Market Basket I have this basket and I honestly don’t know what I did without it. I guess I used paper bags and boxes… how unattractive. It’s perfect for loading up and taking to my parents for a family dinner or throwing in a couple of bottles of more » [Continue...]
J.A. Henckels International Forged Premio 13-Piece Block Set Nicely affordable and offering a modern style, this 13-piece Forged Premio block set includes the knives you’ll use most to prepare meals in your kitchen as well as six steak knives. This set includes 8-inch chef, 7-inch santoku, 5-inch serrated utility, and 3-inch paring knives [Continue...]
This book has been my source for improvisation and inspiration in the kitchen for a couple of years. Even if you are not a vegetarian The Complete Italian Vegetarian Cookbook: 350 Essential Recipes for Inspired Everyday Eating is the perfect cookbook to have on hand. The mozzerella and tomato tart with a basil and garlic crust was the more [Continue...]
If you only buy one pan this year, it has to be the Calphalon Commercial Hard-Anodized 12-Inch Everyday Pan with Lid. This has got to be one of my most favorite pans in my kitchen. It is great to make sauces in and roomy enough to add the pasta. It goes wonderfully from the cook-top more » [Continue...]
I started out looking for a quick and easy beach read, but what I have come away with was so much more than that. I found a new sense that we truly can do what ever we set our minds to with the power of your “sisters”. By the end of this book I was laughing more » [Continue...]
Let’s face it, times are tight for everyone. Staying within a budget is more important then ever. Before I started sitting down once a week and planning my meals for the entire week and then basing my grocery list from those menus, I wasted lots of money buying for meals that never got made or more » [Continue...]
I love Paninis. They are my all time favorite way to eat a sandwich. Check out this cookbook for great recipes. Serve with a hot bowl of soup and you’ve turned an ordinary soup and sandwich night into something super! [Continue...]
This gardening classic was first published in 1975, and now a second generation of gardeners who prefer pest-resistant planning to chemicals will find a place for it on the shelves. Not only does it tell what to plant with what, but also how to use herbal sprays to control insects, what wild plants to encourage more » [Continue...]
