So when I saw this adorable ice bucket I just fell in love with it and wanted to share it with you all.  Maybe its the color, which probably is what it is…. purple my fave! But also beside the lovely color, this Bodum Cool Double Wall Ice Bucket keeps ice cubes colder longer and […]

Want to stop salt from clumping in the salt shaker… just add uncooked rice inside the shaker.  This will not only help with the clumping issue but also with keeping the salt fresh, locking moisture out. Great tip!  Image by steven.kohus/Fickr

I remember as a child my grandmothers would always cook rice, but never with a rice cooker.  The would throw a cup of rice with 1 1/2 -2 cups of water and let it boil in a pot.  When i frist got married a rice cooker was one of the best wedding gifts I could […]

Have you ever wondered exactly how much a pinch is? Or what about 2/3 of a teaspoon? Now I know the majority of us have a measuring spoons already in our kitchen, but what about the tricky measurements that are sometimes asked in recipes.  I am always asked exactly how much these measurements are and how do I know […]

anjeve/Flickr I have never been a real fan of sour cream…. if a recipe calls for the ingredient then sure but on its own with other things never really was a fan. So I started wondering what can you do with a container of sour cream that is in your refrigerator?   According to our […]

  Have any of you heard of Couponmom.com? Well if you haven’t then your really missing out… this site is sooooo incredible for mothers, or pretty much anyone that does grocery shopping for their home. You can pretty much find any grocery realted coupon you can imagine on this site, which means money you get […]

Everyone is looking to save money here and there especially when grocery shopping.  I the meat department of the grocercy store shoppers are always weighing the prices of meats and what they can get for the most of their money. o2B/Flickr Though steaks are quick and easy to prepare, they are often the most expensive […]

 Remember last week when I asked you all if you had any rarely used appliances that were just sitting in your  kitchen collecting dust.  Thanks to Real Simple has definitely come up with great ideas for all kinds of  appliances…  We discussed the other uses you can get with a Milk Shake Machine and I […]

iirraa/Flickr When I was making homemade whipped cream I made more than enough for the Yummy Oreo Pie the other day.  It is really hard to just make a small amount of whipped cream, before you know it you have a large bowl filled with light, frothy yummy cream… 😉 Did you know that there […]

Compost pail….. are just so handy to have in the kitchen.  I know that when I am in the kitchen and I need to find somehwere to throw all the food scraps having a local central bowl or pail to throw them in makes life so much easier.