Every year, my family has a yankee swap. This year, I’m prepared with a slew of great ideas.

Let me know what your family traditions are in the comments!

Here’s my family’s Christmas Wish List – things I’d love to review for this blog and that I’d love for myself and my family to find under our tree this year:
For myself: What don’t I want? A signed edition of Atlas Shrugged, The full penguin classics collection, a secretary desk, two wing back chairs, a [...]

Children want to be just like their mom and dad or older siblings. They reach a point where they no longer want to sit in a high chair or booster seat for “babies” anymore. In fact, many children would rather sit on their knees and eat rather than use a booster seat. With KABOOST, a [...]

The Demy is the first digital recipe reader that holds your entire recipe collection in a sleek, compact, kitchen-safe device. With a high-resolution color touchscreen, an uncluttered interface and many special tools, the Demy makes any cook’s job easier.
The Demy was created to meet the demands of a busy kitchen. Its splash-resistant design and sturdy [...]

Okay, so I’ve been using these products for a couple of weeks now to make sure I reeeaally like them. To be completely honest, when I run out, I’ll be running out to the store to buy some more. This is exactly the kind of stuff I never knew I always wanted.
The Every Man Jack [...]

If you didn’t read the review on Allergaroo’s wonderful, allergen free products, here’s a recap:
There are three different varieties currently available – Spyglass noodles, Spaghetti, and Chili Mac. All of them are super easy to prepare – cut open the pouch, heat for a minute, and serve.
The Spyglass noodles are penne with ground chicken in [...]

From padding the corners of furniture to toilet seat locks, early childhood safety is the most important priority of parents. Babies spend up to 70% of their early life sleeping and playing on a crib mattress, so being concerned about their sleeping environment makes sense.  Visibly, there is little difference between this and a ‘regular’ [...]

Carissa Rose is a clothing company specializing in fitting the full bust. As defined by the founder, Carissa Brown, a full bust is “a narrow rib cage (28-40 back size) with a DD+ cup size, otherwise a misses sized body, but with a bust-line that doesn’t fit button-up shirts.” The company is named after her [...]

For those of us who love fine food, cooking is an art, and a quality knife is the artist’s brush. Raw fish is probably the most difficult thing there is to cut cleanly. That’s why over centuries the Japanese have developed a special knife just for this purpose. Though cooking of large roasts in Japan [...]

Historically, brining has been used as a method to preserve meat. Meat is soaked for many days in a very strong saltwater solution with the addition of sugar, spices, and other [...]