Cutesy Kitchen Post

Spring is almost on the way and you know what that means. A good spring cleaning. But once the house is clean I have a feeling there will be more space. And, with more space, more household items will be needed.

If you have more space in the kitchen these following items will surely make a great new addition. I know I want these all in my kitchen.

ElseWares-A place for Independent Art & Design has the cutest and most affectionate salt and pepper shakers.

For $26 these little cuties can be shaking salt and pepper in your kitchen or sitting on the spice shelf hugging and holding each other. Either way these little guys are adorable and for such a cute product affordable as well.






Stupid Idiotic- A site full of oddities and novelty items. There are tons of strange and kitschy products.

These pizza clippers are perfect for any college student who's diet consists of 75% pizza anyway. Forget the pizza cutting rollers of the past for $20 take yourself into the future. Oh yea, they're dishwasher safe too! Score.

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Crock Pot How I Love Thee

A few years ago, for Christmas, Santa brought me a Crock Pot. Exactly what an 18 year old asks for. Right? Wrong. For the next two years, I neglected my gift. I put it in the cupboard, shoved it way in the back and pretty much forgot all about it. Until this year when winter hit.

Justine was the first to get sick this past flu season, and so the chicken noodle soup making began. Usually, I would make a big pot on the stove and let the soup simmer all day long, but with moving into a new house and the stove not functioning correctly at given times I had to come up with an alternative. That's when I remembered, I have a Crock Pot. On hands and knees grasping for the poor neglected and still taped from the last move Crock Pot, I realized there could be more done with this cooking device. After the first flop of cooking soup on high for 4 hours, I learned the concept of slow cooking food. Meat tastes more tender and flavorful. The drippings from the meat can be turned into a sauce or gravy.

These past few weeks I've been using the hell out my Crock Pot and I love it! On Friday and Saturday of last week we had some visitors, siblings to be exact and I had to feed an 11, 13, and 14 year old. Picky as they are, I figured a good slow cooked meal would be perfect. The concept of putting everything in a pot in the morning, and going on your way with the rest of the day could not be more well thought out. Dinner was done by 5 or 6pm each day and they ate every bite.

Thursday was corned beef and cabbage, with onions and potatoes. An entire meal in a pot that fed 2 adults and 3 ravenous teens. It was a success. Not only did I make a great dinner, but chocolate banana pomegranate cupcakes were for dessert. Yum.

Friday continued with BBQ beef short ribs, potato salad, and corn on the cob. Delish. I've never heard those three kids as silent as they were while eating this dinner.

The weekend ended on a good note, and I even went out and purchased a small 1.5L bebe Crock Pot. I already broke it in with a homemade fondue cheese sauce that we served at our impromptu Super Bowl party yesterday.

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