Archive for November, 2006




If I were to name three must-have kitchen appliances, the blender would be one of them.
There are some cool blenders out on the market that are color coordinated like Waring blenders. This green one reminds me of milkshake machines from yesteryear.  Any blender will do just make sure your blender crushes ice.
Blenders take a few simple ingredients and turn [more...]


While it used to be fashionable to have a wine rack mounted on a wall or perched on the counter, serious wine collectors go for the jugular and now are wanting to store wine in the proper wine storage. And since wine is big business, not just anything will do.
If you live in Tucson, Ariz. or Sacramento, [more...]


Deciding to buy a new KitchenAid coffee grinder was one of the easiest decisions my husband and I ever made together.  This is quite remarkable given that in our marriage we work as a team with equal voting power, and as with all “committees”, this can sometimes slow down the process to the point of [more...]

My First Cup Of Coffee


Believe it or not, I didn’t have my first cup of coffee until I was in my mid-40’s. 
Both my parents were coffee drinkers; Dad took cream and Mom liked it black.  So, I was raised with it in the house.  Still, I never drank it.  It always tasted bitter. 
Mother always bought Maxwell House coffee in the [more...]


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