Buying fresh herbs can get expensive rather quickly, but when it comes to freshness of flavor, there really is no compromise. Growing your own herbs is a great way to maximize savings, but if you lack a green thumb (or don’t lack overzealous cats), getting the little sproutlings to grow up nice and tasty can… Continue reading Herbs stand up to be counted
Tag: Cheap Gifts
This is the apron you are looking for (if you’re not George Lucas)
“Come to the dark side. We have cookies… – V†Really I don’t see that there really is a choice; everybody knows the dark side has the best cookies. Unless of course, the dark side is where George Lucas keeps his lawyers ready to pounce on any dubious unlicensed goods from Star, er, Stir Wars.… Continue reading This is the apron you are looking for (if you’re not George Lucas)
Please hold the mustard with Cakewich
Peanut butter and jelly not sweet enough for ya? Instead of topping it with sugar, try using cake instead of bread. Sure, good ol’ white bread might as well be made with sugar, but sometimes it’s best just to cut to the chase. The Cakewich from Fred & Friends is a silicone baking pan shaped… Continue reading Please hold the mustard with Cakewich
Don’t forget to take the meat off the tree
It’s National Get Rid of the Tree Week, but before you do, make sure you safely pack up all those little ornaments and stuff them away for another year. While it’s generally not recommended to file away meat products for a year, I think you’ll be OK with keeping this Prosciutto Ornament under wraps. The… Continue reading Don’t forget to take the meat off the tree
Abracadabra! You may now drink your beer!
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. – Clarke’s Third Law Of course, you are not going to be fooling anyone if you don’t have a magic wand. Everybody knows that magic requires a magic wand. That’s like Magic’s First Law. But in a pinch, a thing that looks like a magic wand will… Continue reading Abracadabra! You may now drink your beer!
Automated s’more maker does the smushing for you
The best part of a s’more is pushing it together. There is nothing more barbaric than seeing a full-figured marshmallow that hasn’t been smushed into s’moredom. Right out of the microwave (or campfire for you s’more purists), the first thing to do is to smush that sucker together. It is a satisfaction that should be… Continue reading Automated s’more maker does the smushing for you