Shopping & Gift Ideas

Whether you need a product review or gift idea, you’ll find ‘top five’ and ‘best of’ lists to shopping and gift giving easier. From kitchen product reviews to Christmas gift guides, there’s sure to be a gift idea for your loved one’s birthday or anniversary.

Before buying anything though, make sure you get more opinions to make an informed decision. I rely heavily on Amazon.com even if I’m not planning to purchase from their site. Amazon offers a wide selection of products for the home and each one typically has valuable user reviews. It is an amazing research tool for any savvy shopper!

Cookware

Selecting a Cast Iron Wok

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I recently purchased a 16 inch Traditional Cast Iron Wok from The Wok Shop and absolutely love it. However, I didn’t realize how many choices there were when deciding to buy a wok — cast iron vs. stainless steel, flat bottom vs. round bottom, long handle vs. side handles, nonstick vs. no coating … and [...]

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Cookbooks

Book Review: The Ethnic Paris Cookbook

Book review of Charlotte Puckette and Olivia Kiang-Snaije’s, The Ethnic Paris Cookbook. When I think about food from Paris, I tend to imagine typically and widely known French food. The Ethnic Paris Cookbook shatters my perception of French food and is the first book to focus on the many wonderful ethnic foods and cultures also [...]

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Shopping

Selecting a Dependable Kitchen Timer

When we remodeled our kitchen a few years ago, I allocated a large portion of the budget to buying a professional range. I was excited to take it out on its maiden voyage only to discover expenseive professional ranges do not have simple (and useful) functions like built-in timers. A kitchen timer is an essential [...]

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Shopping

Hang Your Fruit on the Wall

Designed by Joung Myung Lee of Germany, “The Ring” is a porcelain wall-mounted fruit holder. Its sleek and futuristic form is beautiful yet functional. The design works perfectly for small spaces where counters can easily become overtaken by clutter. Simply place your fruit ring on the wall. Fill the ring by placing fruit in the [...]

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