PRODUCT: Make Infused Water

If you enjoy fruit-flavored water, you can make it at home, saving money and the environment (those plastic bottles pile up in landfill forever). Several companies make products that make it easy to create infused water. Bodum’s Ceylon Tea Pitcher is an acrylic pitcher with a filter that was originally designed to brew tea. We…
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TIP OF THE DAY: A More Cooperative Ice Cream Scoop

Ice cream slides off the scoop. Available at Amazon.com. Just as with any kitchen tool, the right ice cream scoop makes your life easier. We had five different ice cream scoops acquired over the years. Our challenge was getting the ball of ice cream to release from the scoop. The ice cream scoops with the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Mixing Bowls = Serving Bowls

Our favorite mixing bowls are available at Amazon.com. Some of the mixing bowls on the market are so good-looking, they can go straight to table. There’s no need to use (and wash) a separate “serving dish.” We use these stacked melamine bowls in THE NIBBLE kitchen. Who cares that they have a spout: They add…
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PRODUCT: Cucina Kitchen Spray

Top-quality room sprays that are environmentally-friendly. Photo courtesy Fruits & Passion. For years we have enjoyed the fragrant kitchen products from Fruits & Passion, a company with boutiques in its native Canada (think Body Shop combined with Caldrea luxury home care products). The company, which competes with Caldrea, sells to specialty retailers and websites in…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY #2: Kuhn Rikon Watermelon Knife

The most whimsical yet useful kitchen gadget for the summer season must be this nonstick watermelon knife from Swiss premium cookware manufacturer Kuhn Rikon. Not only is it a conversation piece; this handy kitchen tool with an 11″ serrated blade makes it easy to safely slice through thick melon skins. Check it out in action…
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