Oh sure, Halloween means the kids are out shleppin’ a bag full of candy and bribing their neighbors for treats, but one of the things I LOVE about Halloween is that it begins the holiday baking season for me! And it’s starts with hauling out all of the assorted Halloween related kitchen gadgets.

I love the smells of the various spices baking and the colors and creativity are… both literally and figuratively… the icing on the cake!

Even though these Halloween gadgets are used only for a limited time each year, they give us a great opportunity to invite friends over for a festive gathering just to celebrate the season. (more…)

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As I was holding an onion under cold running water while peeling it this afternoon, I was pondering various old wives tales… some of which seem to hold true, some NOT. Including that ‘trick’ of cutting an onion under cold running water to prevent the burning and weepy eyes so many of us experience when cutting an onion. Now I don’t consider myself as someone with any special sensitivity but I gotta tell ya… I am more and more uncomfortable with cutting onions with every year. (more…)

Here’s an absolutely BRILLIANT gadget that many might overlook when they’re thinking cool kitchen gadgets… yet this is THE COOLEST!!!!

It’s the Amazon Kindle!!!

That’s right! Perhaps you heard Oprah raving about it on her Friday, Oct. 24… and like Oprah, I too am an AVID, PASSIONATE reader who thought I couldn’t do without the real, paper pages. Well, I still like to read books with paper pages but the Kindle is an addition that you don’t want to be without!

And guess what… it’s an incredible way to have recipes at your fingertips… from so many resources. Get this… you not only can download cookbooks, you can also download magazines, blogs, and newspapers…all places where you’ll find delicious recipes! And because of the design of the Kindle you NEVER have the grief of holding the book open to the recipe page. And it’s wireless so it’s easily portable. (more…)

Have you browsed antique stores to find many of them filled with all sorts of contraptions once found in kitchens across the country? If you have, it will come as no surprise that there are not only areas of Museums displaying kitchen gadgets from the past but you might not realize that there are actually entire museums dedicated to old stuff found and used in kitchens. (more…)

I LOVE my Magic Bullet! The late night infomercials for the Magic Bullet may have caught your attention… a bit of over-acting going on if you ask me but still… this wonderful little kitchen gadget really does perform as advertised… and then some. (more…)

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You might enjoy this video featuring Lisa Loeb in her kitchen, talking about her favorite kitchen equipment… including several kitchen gadgets. (more…)

A true kitchen gadget junkie isn’t a bit bothered by the plethora of non-essential gadgets out there. So when shopping for your favorite cooking enthusiast you might want to consider a non-essential kitchen gadget. I recently ran across one that I’ve never considered before. It isn’t exactly a fit for a coffee and water drinker like me but it’s likely to cause smiles on the faces of the do-it-yourself lovers on your holiday lists who also enjoy drinking soda. It’s from Soda-Club… and naturally, this kitchen gadget lets you make soda at home. (more…)

Have you looked through the drawers in your kitchen recently? If you’re anything like me you are likely to find a mystery tool or three… or six.

Maybe they come from your great-aunt Jezebel’s kitchen and she’s no longer around to tell you what it’s intended use is… or maybe it’s something you picked up somewhere when you were watching a demonstration that amazed you so much you just had to have one… but now you can’t figure out what it’s for if your life depended on it. (more…)