I have few faults. Seriously. But they’re loo-loos. Horrid spelling by the way, is one of them. The rest I’ll leave to your imagination. Well, except one other. The math. I’m not terrible, I actually enjoyed calculus (which I can’t spell – thank god for spellcheck) once I grasped the whole “homework” concept anyway. But these days, I’m a word gal. It’s just who I’d rather be dammit. But combine those few, minuscule, wee faults with the inability to adjust a recipe for single servings (yes, I’m alone – no, it’s not the faults) and things get a little chancy at best. This wheel of fortunate chefs from Crate & Barrel could save me. Find me the love of my life. At least keep twenty more pounds off my *ss, anyway.

It’s a cool conversion wheel – multiply or divide at a glance. Yeah, I know. It’s cheating. So are those rubber pants Oprah wears to make her look thinner. Ya got a problem with it? Right. Anyway, it’s got a handy-dandy magnet to stay on the fridge so it won’t get lost. You spin the laser-etched dial and bam, _ a recipe with the math done, four times the recipe for the dinner part (yeah right, like people come over and eat in my messy house), double for those dessert depression days… this isn’t going well for me today is it?

Must be the weather. In any case, I think it’s a swell invention for the numerically challenged. And it’s under ten bucks. Yeah, you have a calculator on your computer, phone, watch and probably microwave at this point – but this is sooooo much easier. Kinda like those elastic pants, eh? [ Crate & Barrel Recipe Divider ]

OK, I know I don’t have room in the freezer for this. But if I did, I mean, when I do. I like it. IceOrb is a multi-functional wine/beverage chiller than actually also makes adorable egg shaped ice (21 to be exact), Continue Reading ->

I kid you not. These are rocks. For sale. To put in your drinks. Um, they’re reusable. When people say “on the rocks” you’ll have a conversation starter that’s quite possibly amazing. Continue Reading ->

When I was a kid, I hated onions. My mother, like most, was probably ready to throttle me. She would put the onions into her mixer and “sneak” them into recipes attempting to fool me. I was on to her. As I said at the time, “It’s not their shape I don’t like, mom. It’s the whole idea!” I was a special child. In any case, now, many millennium later I’ve discovered the beauty of her thinking. And gone one step further.

I do a lot of cooking for one and spontaneous meals for more, then stop for days at a time and eat elsewhere. So keeping ingredients fresh isn’t always easy. Continue Reading ->

Rosemary is my downfall. I would put it on ice cream if I could, and I can. And I might. I’ve got plans to infuse some gin with it, seriously. I make a killer turkey meatloaf with it. I’d smoke it if it weren’t so unhealthy. There’s nothing this fabulous green can’t do for me. However, it’s a little much when I buy a loaf of Rosemary Bread and there’s a big ole stick of it poking out. Not the best way to get flavor if you ask me. And not a pleasant experience.

In fact, fresh herbs are one of the best things Continue Reading ->