I’m not saying that every guy, or (especially) gal, will be thrilled to receive a piece of kitchen equipment, albeit, aesthetically-pleasing, life-enhancing kitchen equipment, on Valentine’s Day. Sure, some will jump up and down with joy and jubilation if you shower them with gastro goodies to fill out their favorite room in the home. But, [Read more]
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Online Seed and Plant Sources
(image) If you live out in the country with a big SUV, getting plants is easy. You just drive on over to the local garden center and, boom, seed packets, palettes of plants, dirt, containers… You walk through the well-stocked nursery, load it all in your vehicle, and DONE. It’s harder in a city. For [Read more]
Pantry Essentials: Everything You Need For a Year of Deliciousness
Even the best cooks however, are only a shadow of their ultimate culinary selves without a properly stocked kitchen. Now that your kitchen cabinets have been purged of out-of-date and out-of-flavor fare, it’s time to restore and re-group the pantry essentials. Now what do I mean by “pantry essentials”? You might even question whether you [Read more]
Out With the Old: A Kitchen Fit for 2012
Ahh…If only…. As I surveyed my post- holiday pantry and fridge earlier this week, I knew that tough measures had to be taken. I had 3 bottles of ground cumin – all opened, none finished. The dried shrimp (no judgements, thank you – they are an essential, and delicious component of many an Asian meal) [Read more]