Gadgets and Gizmos

Tools and appliances: the good, the bad and the enigmatic

Slow Cooking for a Hot Summer’s Night

Friday, June 25, 2010
By Kimberly Rae Miller
Slow Cooking for a Hot Summer’s Night

The weather has finally warmed up, which means my kitchen and I do a sort of hot weather dance.  I try to leave my stove alone, and it tries to not make my home a sauna.  The problem is, a girl cannot live on salads and smoothies alone … I know, I’ve tried. Even... »

Getting Smooth With Fruit

Monday, June 14, 2010
By Emily
Getting Smooth With Fruit

After suffering through several weeks of smoothies that did not live up to their names (they where more like chunkies, if anything) due to my less-than-stellar bender, I finally gave in and bought another kitchen gadget.  What I really wanted was a Vitamix which could have taken the place of my blender, food processor,... »

Things just taste better when cooked over a fire

Tuesday, June 1, 2010
By Kristin
Things just taste better when cooked over a fire

I didn’t do much cooking in the past week, which is nothing new for me at this point (I swear I thought I cooked enough to be on a food blog when I started participating in this…) What is new for me, however, is that this week I have a good excuse: I went... »


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