Tuesday Tool: The King of Dehydrators
Well, two peach trees, three apple trees and loads of berry bushes exploding with fruit compelled me to blow the dust off and give this fancy dehydrator a chance.
Tag Archives: Kitchen tools
How-To: Cutting Butternut Squash
Squashes can be intimating to cut, but you’ll have the best tasting meal when using the freshest ingredients.
Tuesday Tool: Hand Mandolin
Consider this hand mandolin the Louboutin of the kitchen gadget world- it makes slicing a sleek, sexy breeze. I love it. If you have a garden or are a farmers market regular, this mandolin is brilliant.
Tools & Tips: Ice Cream Maker
If you have a garden, fruit trees or a stocked farmers market, it’s great to have the ability to churn fresh produce into something special.
Tuesday Tool: Veggie Scrub Brush
If you have a garden or are an avid farmers market shopper, I highly recommend purchasing a designated vegetable scrub brush.
Tuesday Tool: Circle Cutter Set
Ovals, diamonds and flowers…oh my! These Ateco cutter sets come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and have endless uses in the kitchen.
Tuesday Tool: Wand Grater
The official name for this tool is a Microplane Rasp Grater. It’s a little tool with a big name, but it deserves the title. If you cook at all and don’t have one, get one. I use one of these daily, they’re always in the dishwasher.
Tea Time
My tea drawer selection ranges from the ordinary to extraordinary. Full disclosure: we reach for the ordinary way more than the extraordinary.
Tip: Kabocha Squash and Halloween Safety
A big sharp knife slicing through a huge, tough, wobbly, oblong-shaped pumpkin can be downright intimidating. But the work is worth it, because kabocha squash is absolutely delicious.
Quick Tip: Baking Basket
Sometimes it’s the silly little things that make life easier.
