(Oct 22nd 2012 10:13AM) What\'s for breakfast? If it happens to be waffles, I\'m in. There\'s nothing like the aroma of freshly baked waffles in the morning, topped with fruit, and honey or maple syrup, to get me off to a good start on the day. If you\'re a fan of waffles -- Belgian or otherwise -- and need a new waffle maker, read on. For ...
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(Oct 18th 2012 10:27AM) I never tire of looking for clever kitchen tools and accessories -- gadgets, if you will -- given they save time and effort, and sometimes are just fun to use. Here are five more I recently came across; take a look and you\'ll likely find that some will work well for you in your kitchen. Who doesn\'t like ...
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(Aug 30th 2012 9:33AM) I loves me some gadgets, and no matter their purpose. If it\'s clever, I\'m going to want to see how it works, and if I can use it to my advantage, I\'m going to get it. As a follow-on to my earlier five clever cooking gadgets, here are more. I think you\'ll appreciate them. The Quirky Portion Cooking Spoon ($7) is ...
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(Aug 29th 2012 9:50AM) I\'m a fan of automatic gadgets. Anything that will save me time or effort -- I\'m there. I use liquid soap dispensers in my bathrooms and at the kitchen sink, but I recently purchased a touchless model, mostly to see how it works (I\'m a mechanical engineer by training). They all work on pretty much the same system ...
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(Aug 9th 2012 10:31AM) Nothing gets a body going in the morning like a freshly brewed cup of coffee; the coffee fragrance alone is enough to get my mouth watering. And while there is a boatload of $150+ coffee makers on the market, it may be hard to find one that makes good coffee while not costing an arm and a leg (or a tankful of ...
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(Aug 6th 2012 10:46AM) Yogurt -- good-tasting, and good for you; containing live cultures of beneficial bacteria, yogurt is rich in protein, calcium, and vitamins, and is generally available in low to moderate fat contents. And, the best part? You can make it at home, with an easy to use yogurt maker, for customized thicknesses and ...
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(Aug 3rd 2012 2:22PM) Much like the anecdotal belief that food tastes better served outdoors at a picnic or on the back deck, I believe that cold drinks taste better when served from a glass pitcher. Full disclosure -- I use plastic glasses and pitchers for many everyday occasions, but the glass container just seems to make the drinks ...
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(Jul 30th 2012 11:17AM) When you think of the most important and frequently used tools and appliances in your kitchen, you normally consider your microwave, toaster oven, or dishwasher (for sure); seldom does the lowly can opener come to mind. It\'s clearly not needed for slicing and dicing vegetables, or breaking open a box of pasta, ...
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(Jul 28th 2012 9:49AM) The dog days of Summer -- not much fun to be outdoors for very long, and not much fun to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. What to do? In my house, mid-Summer means lots (and lots) of salads -- no heat from the kitchen appliances, I can prepare them ahead of time, and a refreshing salad is great at the end of a ...
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