I am going to start with the fun part of this post at the beginning. King Arthur Flour is sponsoring a giveaway on my blog! Yippee! This means you (the reader) have the opportunity to win a box of very cool items, just in time for holiday baking. This all came about because of my [...]
From the random mindbump site, here is today’s writing prompt (remember, I am participating in National Blog Post Month (NaBloPoMo) with a post a day): “If you were limited to having only one electrical outlet in your home, what device would you plug into it?” I am going to chose to modify this by asking: [...]
This is not so much a review as it is a comparison post. My old anodized pans were looking shabby, so I removed them to the camping supply box and brought out my trusty cast iron. But my dear husband doesn’t love cooking with cast iron; he has trouble modulating the heat and these pans [...]
Inspired by this great blog, A Collection a Day 2010, I will share with you collections of kitchen gadgets and tools from my own stash. It won’t be an every-day kind of project, and I cannot predict how long it will last, but for the next month or so, keep your eyes peeled for my [...]
Lately when we travel, we like to stay in short-term rental apartments. We like the extra space and the flexibility of having our meals in, rather than out at restaurants. We have stayed in fabulous vacation rentals in London, Paris, Healdsburg and Lake Tahoe. Our recent vacation to Donner Lake reminded me that there are [...]
