I love a great kitchen gadget; especially those that simplify my life and don’t cost an arm and a leg. Here are a few of my recent favorites. Painter’s Tape ($2, WalMart) Ok, I know this low-tack tape probably doesn’t qualify as a kitchen gadget to most people, but I use it in my kitchen all the [...]
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Watch any decorating show and they’ll tell you the key to great design is great lighting. In my opinion, organizing have the same mantra. The simple fact is that it’s impossible to keep things tidy if you can’t see the results. Take my kitchen cupboards, for example. Look in any of my upper cabinets you’ll [...]
Thursday, May 14, 2009
One of my New Year’s resolutions for 2009 was to start using the food storage I’ve moved from house to house over the last 10 years. Since I’m a carb-lover by nature, I decided to kick off my new goal by skipping the bread aisle in the grocery store and committed to making my own [...]
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
As a mom of four, I’ve found that it’s nearly impossible to be on time. It doesn’t seem to matter how much prep work I put into getting our family ready, some mysterious force of nature always thwarts my efforts. One of the most frustrating delays for me is lost keys. I’m sure you Moms [...]
Sunday, April 5, 2009
I hate emptying the dishwasher. It seems like such a tedious task to me. A few months ago I decided to put an end to this daily annoyance by making dishwasher-emptying a designated kid job. The solution had both good and bad results. Although I loved having the dishes put away everyday, I hated wasting [...]
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Sorry for the delay guys. My kids had Spring Break last week so it was tough to get to my computer. I’ll try to post a few times this week to make it up to you. Like most stay-at-home Moms, I spend a lot of my day in my kitchen – planning, prepping, cooking, cleaning, – [...]
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Lately I’ve been trying tons of new recipes from cooking sites like AllRecipies.com. Now, if I were a more patient person I would probably take the time to print the recipe before heading to the kitchen – but I’m not. In fact I’m a bit of an impulse chef. I tend to browse around the [...]
Thursday, January 22, 2009
C’mon, I know you’ve been there – it’s freezing outside and you’ve got a whole trunk full of groceries to carry into the kitchen. It’s a tough call. Do you make multiple trips out into the cold garage or do you load up and hope your fingers don’t give out before you make it to [...]
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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