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!

How-to and Tips

How to filet a fish without passing out

I was contacted recently to try the Kona Kampachi from Kona-Blue. The fish is sushi grade and known for high omega-3 levels and being free of detectable mercury. It’s served at Morimoto’s restaurant, so I felt confident it would be good. I don’t cook often with fish and knew this was a good opportunity to [...]

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Breakfast and Brunch

Poaching Pods and Century Eggs

While shopping yesterday, Joe pointed out a neat little gadget for poaching eggs. He said that he noticed it as Christmas and had considered it as a stocking stuffer, but went in a different direction and ended up not buying it. Yes, these are the sorts of things I like to find in my stocking. [...]

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Cookbooks

Book Review: Dim Sum, The Art of Chinese Tea Lunch

While cleaning my office today, I rediscovered a small yet wonderful cookbook by Ellen Leong Blonder, Dim Sum: The Art of Chinese Tea Lunch. Beautifully illustrated, the book is tailored to the everyday person, utilizing commonly found ingredients with detailed explanations on cooking techniques. I’ve been going out for dim sum over the past few [...]

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Shopping

Progresso Light Soups – Weight Watcher 0 Points

When you are running low on time and need a quick lunch or snack, a hearty heat-and-eat soup can really hit the spot. Progresso recently launched 5 ‘Light’ soups with a Weight Watcher’s 0 points value per serving: Italian-style vegetable, Vegetable & Noodle, Homestyle Vegetable & Rice, Savory Vegetable Barley, and Southwestern-style Vegetable. I picked [...]

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