I love this cool product from Ikea, only problem is it resides in my daughter’s kitchen and not mine! This magnetic knife strip attaches to your cupboard and let me tell you that magnet is strong, it pulls the knives from your hand!

Limited Counter Space?

She’s such a clever girl, my daughter, with limited counter space in her kitchen, she has found a way to safely keep her knives in an easy to grab area on the side of her kitchen cabinet. I say “safe” because my grandson won’t be able to reach those knives for quite some time and that’s good news

Knife Wear and Tear

I heard once that the wooden blocks for knife storage can actually harm your knives if you are not careful when you are inserting them and removing them from the block. Rubbing the blade against the wood inside the block is not healthy for the life of your knife, this makes sense to me.

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After having the Healthy Crockpot Chicken, the following night’s dinner was my favorite, taco bowls. The shredded chicken was put into a pot with a small amount of water and some taco seasoning. It simmered for a bit while we prepared the taco shells.

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Crockpot Meals All Year Long

Okay, this gal, Stephanie is a woman after my own heart. She has made the New Year’s resolution to prepare and eat meals cooked in her crockpot every day for the whole year of 2009! Talk about creativity, she shares her adventure on her blog, so perfectly named Crockpot 365. Stephanie also brings up a good point too, it’s quite frugal to cook this way. [Read more...]

It’s amazing what I’m learning from foodie blogs I visit. On the Almost Frugal blog I learned that before cooking a whole chicken in the crockpot you can remove the skin to avoid the extra fat in your meal. I took this idea to John and here is the way we made our healthy crockpot chicken.

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Sometimes I get frustrated in the kitchen with difficulty opening jars or learning to use a new gadget. I would have to say the one item I struggle with most is the cooking spray caps. They tend to get a bit greasy, and they snap on so hard that I struggle to get them off. First I’ll wipe it clean, then grab one of my rubber jar openers. Of course if this doesn’t work I’m seeking out my son or John to help me out.

He Cooks and He Shops

Yes, it’s true, I’m totally spoiled. John does all the shopping and cooking. If you think about, how the heck would I know what to buy when the recipes seem to reside in his head? Well he brought me a lovely gift from his last shopping trip, he found Crisco Cooking Spray in a capless can. Can you believe it? Well perhaps you already know about it or even already use it. I’m thrilled! Plus think of how many caps the environment won’t be subjected to. Way to go Crisco!