Yes, yes, you can at last go specific with your spices. What I like best about these wee grinders is that you can fill them with your own combinations and herbs. While they don’t replace my coffee grinder for fresh, fine chopping - they are a great convenience for everyday use, year round. From pepper to rosemary (ahhh rosemary) to celery seed - it’s a quick way to release more flavor - especially with dried herbs. Continue Reading ->

Okay, I saw this at my discount store kitchen wares aisle this weekend and laughed out loud. I would categorize it under “things that make great gifts because you don’t want them” category. Yes, it’s a bit of genius. But it’s a really pointless bit of discovery. It reminds me of some of my best buys in the “have to have but don’t need” selections. Continue Reading ->

A little ode to the Alligator Pear, or as you normal people refer to it, “the avocado.”

Yer ugly and fat
But aside from that,
Move California to roll
Then fill a Guacamole bowl.

Yeah, well - I’m no poet. In any case, there are a bajillion (that’s a rounded out number) of strange knives and tools to use on this mushy wee lump. These are two of my most esteemed choices. Continue Reading ->

This is my new favorite summer salad. It is simple to make and makes a great presentation for entertaining. The unlikely combination of feta and watermelon are fantastic. You can also substitute mint for the sweet basil and turn it into more of a “dessert” salad. Continue Reading ->

Rumors suggest that there are over forty ingredients in the 200-year-old tincture created by Surgeon General Dr. J Siegert. He spent over four-years perfecting the recipe in order to encourage the increased appetite and health of his soldiers – primarily the British Navy. But of his forty ingredients, only two have been confirmed as of today. It is perhaps one of the greatest kept secrets in the modern world. Seriously. The ingredients identified are no less mysterious, sugar and Gentian. The latter known as a common poison antidote during the Middle Ages. The former (I hope I got that right, Continue Reading ->