PRODUCT: Fun Kitchen Decor

These fun decals meant for the nursery are over our kitchen table. Photo courtesy WeeGallery.com. We saw these baby room decals from Wee Gallery Wall Graphics and knew immediately that we wanted to repurpose them for our kitchen, which needed a bit of color. The self-adhesive, removable decals, made of eco-friendly polypropylene, can be repositioned…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Get A Pressure Cooker

If you love dishes like braised short ribs and pulled pork, but don’t make them because they take so long to cook: You need a pressure cooker! Today’s pressure cookers are not your mother’s (or grandmother’s) chugging hunks of iron. Sleek and 100% safe in stainless steel, they’re one of the biggest time-savers in the…
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PRODUCT: Flings Trash Containers

Fill with recyclables or other trash, pull the drawstring and it’s ready for the trash hauler. If you celebrated July 4th at a cookout or other party, you no doubt participated in filling a trash bag with your share of recyclables. Flings Pop-up Recycle Bins are an attractive and environmentally-friendly solution for collecting indoor or…
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PRODUCT: Looftlighter, Light My Fire

It may look like a hair curling wand, but the Looftlighter, from Swedish inventor Richard Looft, solves the aggravation many grillers face when the burning wood or charcoal has the audacity to go out. Lighter fluid is one option to restart the flames, but it has the nasty habit of flavoring the food with petroleum.…
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PRODUCT: LunchSkins Reusable For Kids’ Lunch Bags

Disposable plastic food bags were introduced in 1964. Overnight they changed the way people carried their sandwiches and carrot sticks to lunch. (The prior options were aluminum foil, paper bags and wax paper.) Baggies and the variations that followed made it easy to transport food and keep it moist. But flash forward to the present:…
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