The Keuring K-Mini Mate: Tiny Footprint, Same Easy Brewer

If only there had been a Keurig K-Mini Mate when we had our last corporate job, when the powers-that-were discontinued the free coffee in a cost-cutting move. (Seriously, a Fortune 500 company couldn’t provide a pot of coffee)? Instead of walking down the hall to the kitchen for a cup, we had to take company…
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Thermomix 7, AKA TM7, Is Next Big Thing In Cooking At Home

[1] The base unit does all the chopping, grinding, weighing, blending, stirring, and heating, and delivers the recipes and step-by-step guidance (all photos © Vorwerk). [2] Thousands of recipes (actually, 100,000!) are available at a touch. [3] The base unit can be topped with steaming baskets. [4] Our first Thermomix meal started with avgolemono soup,…
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How Not To Celebrate National Kitchen Klutzes Of America Day

[1] For the kitchen klutz in your life. Order the book on Amazon (photo © St. Martin’s Press). [2] To stop a pot from boiling over, see photo #9 (all photos created by A.I. unless specified). [3] To prevent the lid from blowing off a blender or food processor, see the *footnote. [4] To put…
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Chopsticks Recycled Into Something You Can Use, Not Landfill

National Chopsticks Day was February 6th, and we headed out for a sushi dinner. But as we removed the chopsticks from their paper wrapper, we paused to wonder how many pairs of chopsticks are thrown out every day, after just one meal, and how many trees are felled in their production. So we looked it…
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Roll Gear’s “Take A Roll,” A Great Idea For Paper Towels

  [1] Paper towels pull out and tear off easily (all photos © The Roll Gear). [2] It stands by in the backyard without blowing over. [3] Its handy at the picnic table. [4] It stands ready when camping or backyard grilling.     Necessity is the mother of invention*, and we never would have…
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