In our kitchen, our rule is don’t buy uni-taskers. If it’s not a tool I can pull out for many different uses, I don’t have the room to store it. Our Cuisinart food processor comes out all of the time! If you’ve never owned a food processor, you need to. It will change your cooking world. It’s amazing the recipes you can create with it. As a home cook, it’s one of my … [Read more...] about Standard and Mini Cuisinart Food Processors
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Spiral Slicers for Making Zoodles
One of the greatest things about summer is the availability of fresh produce. Whether grown in your backyard or bought at the farmer’s market, nothing tastes better than earth-grown, sun-kissed, fresh-picked fruits and vegetables. For Mother’s Day, my husband and kids gifted me a spiralizer, aka spiral slicer. As one who loves new kitchen gadgets, I had been giving hints, … [Read more...] about Spiral Slicers for Making Zoodles
4 Crockpots on a Tight Budget
That dreaded time of day has rolled around again…DINNER!! As a mother of five young kids, I can really get stressed out at dinner time. We tend to keep quite a tight evening schedule with basketball practice and games, piano lessons, homework, chores, and church callings. So, a lot of time when I hear the phrase, “What’s for dinner mom? I’m starving!!” I haven’t even had a … [Read more...] about 4 Crockpots on a Tight Budget
Great Panini Presses on a Budget
If someone asked me what small appliance is used most in my home, it would undoubtedly be my panini press. That is saying a lot because I spend a lot of time cooking. Our panini press is used at least once every day (and some days multiple times). It allows my kids to prepare foods on their own that I wouldn’t be comfortable letting them do on the stovetop or in the oven. They … [Read more...] about Great Panini Presses on a Budget
5 Great Waffle Makers to Buy in 2023
Waffles are a favorite food at our house. I started using a whole wheat waffle recipe (shared at the end of this article), and my kids love it! That is a big win—healthy grains that kids actually want to eat. When we have waffles, it seems that I make a huge stack and they are gone before I can blink, let alone eat. I don’t have time for a mediocre waffle iron; I need one that … [Read more...] about 5 Great Waffle Makers to Buy in 2023