Deviled Eggs In The Round

Deviled eggs are exceptional enough as they are. The concept of taking apart an ingredient, manipulating it and then stuffing it back together is one that seems like it shouldn’t be successful. (Or even successfully appetizing.) However, when it comes to the incredible edible egg there seems to be no end to how it can… Continue reading Deviled Eggs In The Round

It’s Always A Circus In The Morning With The Original Circus Waffler

Kids running around like monkeys in the morning? Tame them with the Nonstick Circus Waffle Maker by Smart Planet. Measuring 9.25-inches by 9.75-inches, the Original Circus Waffler makes three circus-themed Belgian-style waffles in less than four minutes. Just like mornings can be on the blurry side (not too much for the kids, hopefully), so too… Continue reading It’s Always A Circus In The Morning With The Original Circus Waffler

How to Fill Thirty-Two Ounces of Stone(ware)

When it comes to looking for kitchen gadgets to serve as gifts, it can be pretty hard to decide on what to give. The hidden gizmos that populate the kitchen cupboards of those that we know and love can be pretty hard to divine. Luckily there is usually something that every kitchen can use, and… Continue reading How to Fill Thirty-Two Ounces of Stone(ware)

Half a Dozen Eggs on the Half Shell

I was first introduced to the concept of soft-boiled eggs, not via a soft-boiled egg as one might think, but rather the egg-cup in which it is served. Not knowing what the heck it was, I assumed the little stand with a concave indentation was only brought out for fancy parties—what kind of parties I… Continue reading Half a Dozen Eggs on the Half Shell

It’s not magic, it’s Sushi Magic!

It can take years to be properly trained as a sushi chef. Or, with the help of a little magic, it can take minutes. Promising to “put the ‘U’ in sushi” (um, eww), Sushi Magic offers fresh-fish lovers an easy-to-use kit that gives everyone the ability to make sushi at home. The kit contains a… Continue reading It’s not magic, it’s Sushi Magic!

Slicing (garlic) without jail time

You know that scene in Goodfellas when they are in ‘jail’? And whatshisname is slicing garlic so thin that “it melts in your mouth”? That has always appealed to me. (The garlic, not the jail time.) While I may have picked up a few cooking tips from Martin Scorsese films, generally I still crush garlic.… Continue reading Slicing (garlic) without jail time