New Gadget

Just wanted to point out that I added a handy new gadget to this blog.  If you look to the right, you'll see a "Culiverter."  It converts culinary measurements for you.  There's nothing worse than finding an awesome recipe thats in milliliters and you only know cups (or visa versa).  Have fun with it!

Good Gadget Review

I stumbled across this site the other day and just had to share...they're so clever! My kids would LOVE this stuff! Here's a few of my personal faves for the home:

How cute are these fruit paring knives?

Now my boys would LOVE this Condiment gun!

And what about this BBQ Sword? Like a little boys bbqing dream!

And I think these BBQ Branding Irons are awesome! How easy would it be to make sure you got everyone's "order" right while grilling...I'd never get stuck with a rare steak again...sweet!

They're all so clever!

Yowsers!

If I had a retro kitchen (or were a baking bachelor), I would TOTALLY get this!

Good Gadget Review: Electric Citrus Juicer

I'm starting something new called a "Good Gadget Review."  It'll showcase kitchen gadgets that I/you/we just can't (or would rather not) live without.  For my first one, lets explore the wondrous electric citrus juicer.

(image courtesy of wikipedia)

We've got lots of citrus trees - oranges, lemons, limes - but what's a girl to do with so much fruit?  Why make juice of course!  And nothing is better in the morning than freshly squeezed orange juice!  But to have to squeeze those oranges by hand is no good at all, so thats why last year I broke down and treated myself to an electric citrus juicer.  I think I got it at Walmart or somewhere, I don't know, but I do know that it only cost $9.99 - nothing to totally break the bank - and oh how I LOVE it!  I like to freeze the juice in ice cube trays (then store them in ziplocks) and pull them out for smoothies or drinks later.  

Julie R.