Oneida is a respected name brand in dinnerware. I own two sets of Oneida dinnerware, one for formal and the other for everyday use. However, I didn't realize that they also market kitchenware under their brand name.
Did you know that there is an a line of Oneida Kitchen Gadgets? Yes! They have everything from knives and cutting boards, whisks, measuring spoons, potato mashers to peelers? Visit the Oneida.com website and you'll find out that they also carry cutlery, bakeware, roasters and serving tools. For branded items, the prices on their gadgets are quite reasonable and comparable to other brands.
I was astounded, when I was looking through their roasters, how affordable their prices are. Then I realized that they were all on sale! They are all discounted by about 30%, just in time for your holiday cooking or gift giving. I think the best deal I found on the site is a set of 3 graduated mixing bowls with lids, on sale for 11.99. That's a pretty good deal, don't you think? That's less that what you would pay at discount retailers.
Of course, the beautiful dinnerware and flatware are there too, they are after all, what brought Oneida to the forefront of kitchenware brands.
"Salt is salt" most people would say, and for most people this is probably true. However, for foodies with discriminating palates, they will tell you that there is salt and there is salt. All you have to do is look in gourmet magazines and foodie blogs and you will find out the vast array of salt varieties now available.
So what's the difference? Some will tell you that the taste is purer in sea salts compared to regular table salt. Really, that is the main reason foodies lean towards sea salts, the taste. But now some people are leaning towards a sea salt diet because of the claim that some sea salts have a lower amount of sodium than regular table salt; making it healthier for you. All you have to do is perform a quick search on the sea salt health benefits online and you will glean a ton of information, some you probably have never even heard of before. As one who has hyper-tension, I am repeatedly advised by my doctors to cut down on the salt; but aside from carbs, salt is my second largest addiction. I just can't do without it! So I reduce my salt intake, but I can never totally live without it.
So, I cut down on the amount of salt I use for cooking. But wouldn't it be great to not have to sacrifice the taste of salt if we are assured that it doesn't have as much of the health impairing component, sodium? Another quick online search will give you sea salt food recipes that will enhance and showcase the taste of food instead of overpowering them. I am surprised when I run across recipes that practically blanket food with sea salt only to learn that the salt used makes little difference in the amount of sodium in the dish. Some sea salts boast over 50% less sodium than regular table salt! That is surprising to me!
Here are a few of the Halloween goodies my daughters made last weekend for their friends. I didn't have to lift a finger! I did have to wash a few dishes they left behind though. But that's ok, they had a great time with their friends.
There's no secret recipe for these goodies. Just some boxed cake mix and cream cheese frosting. I offered to buy the canned frosting too, but that was pushing their limits. lol! They vehemently said "NO WAY!" they think the frosting in tubs that you buy at the store is too sweet.
So, they made their own cream cheese frosting: two bars of cream cheese, one stick of butter and just enough confectioner's sugar to suit your sweet tooth.
The great thing about making the cream cheese frosting is, they could then color batches of it with different colors to get the desired result. They also used some of those cookie decorating gels that come in small tubes. That's how they got the pretty spider web design. Cute, huh?
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A cook's wish list is always evolving and expanding so if you have a cook on your Christmas list, make sure to get them the latest gadget but you've got to get good quality. Most cooks are particular about the utensils they use in the kitchen. They want high quality stuff even if they have to wait for years to get them.
One place to get some of the best quality cooking utensils at discount prices is Cooking.com. They carry some of the best brands like the Calphalon pots and pans pictured above, Forschner Victorinox, Viking, Kitchen Aid, Cuisinart and Swiss Diamond to name a few. They carry everything a kitchen could need from cookware, silverware, china to just about every kitchen gadget imaginable.
When you shop online, you now can find all sorts of deals including Cooking.com coupons. So start shopping early and save even more by avoiding high shipping costs.
Ever since the Harry Potter hoopla hit our house, and it's been going on over five years now, my girls have been obsessed with anything to do with Harry Potter. They've had the Bertie Bott's every flavored beans, for example. So you know that the butter beer experiment is not far behind. Ever since we've tried it, this has become a tradition of sorts in our house. They just have to have butter beer the night before Christmas. Here's the best recipe we've found so far. It's a cholesterol attack waiting to happen, but what the heck, you only have it once a year! That is if they don't ask for it on New Year's Eve :)
Ingredients:
1 pint vanilla ice cream (softened)
1/2 stick butter (softened)
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 quart apple cider
Directions:
Cream butter, sugar and spices together. Beat in the vanilla ice cream. Re-freeze the mixture. Scoop out the frozen mixture into a glass. Pour hot Apple cider over the ice cream mixture.
Optional: add an ounce of rum for an adult treat.
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