Want to shop for your favorite kitchen loving pals? Take a gander at what I've picked out for you this year!
1. Measuring Cubs - $36 at Anthropologie
If I weren't already in possession of the world cutest hedgehog measuring cups I would want these, badly. Do you see the fish in his belly? Adorable!!
2. Fridge Phrases - $15
Perhaps your favorite chef also has a fridge. One that things stick to (this is getting increasingly hard to find, my fridge is wood paneled, bizarrely enough). Maybe that friend also lives on the east coast and needs a regionally specific set of fridge magnets. Clearly, I would choose the Boston edition myself.
3. Maptote $17
You know your foodie friends are shopping for local organically grown produce at the farmer's market and would love a made in the USA cloth bag to use to carry their groceries home. I have Seattle and Cape Cod. I need to add Paris, Boston and Philadelphia to my collection. Available in a range of places and styles.
4. Gluten-Free Baking Classics $13.09
We're getting to the point where just about everyone knows someone who is gluten-free. My father, who knows good food better than just about anyone I know, heartily endorses this cookbook as the best source of gluten-free baked goods. I've sampled them and let me tell you, they're not just good for something that's gluten-free, they're actually delicious.
5. T-fal One Egg Wonder Pan
$8.98
$8.98
I think my nana is on a one woman mission to convince the world that this is the best pan ever. If you live alone, or enjoying eating one egg, it really might be. The egg turns out the perfect shape (really! no squiggly edges!). Plus the pan is so small and easy to wash!
6. All-Clad Belgian Waffle Maker ~ $179
Look, I don't know if this is the best waffle maker on the market. All I know is that I need a waffle maker. I have always wanted a waffle maker. I have never had space for a waffle maker. Currently, I have space for a waffle maker. Also, I would greatly appreciate it if you threw in someone to operate the waffle maker. That would be truly exceptional.
NB: Although I know next to nothing about waffles I do know that they should be square. Not round.
7. Pair of Terrier Mugs $16 each
It's only too bad these are fox terriers not welshies. I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere about terriers and caffeine delivery devices but I am entirely too exhausted to work it out for you.
8. Spaghetti Measurer $8.95
I have no clue whether or not this works, all I know is that I never have the foggiest notion how much spaghetti to make.
9. Blossom Trivet 2 for $19.50
Look, I haven't a clue how it does all those other things it says it can, but it's still pretty cool for a trivet. Plus, it seems like it would be fun to play with. Functional + toy = win!
10. Recipe Divider Magnet $11.99
My math skills are decent, but cooking (particularly baking) isn't exactly a place to be taking chance. And fractional division is far from my mathematical strong point. So why not make life easier with a recipe divider magnet (Who cares if it's magnetic? IT DOES MATH). I know my husband* would love to no longer hear "Babe? What's a third of three quarters?"echoing from the kitchen in frenzied tones.
*this is in no way intended to read as "girls are dumb at math and need to ask boys for help". My husband is a human calculator freak. It's just so much faster to ask him. At your house, it's entirely possible that the lady of the house is the one with the math skillz. The only relevant fact is whether the person who cooks (regardless of gender) is also the person in possession of the ability to quickly and accurately divide fractions. If not, helloooo recipe divider!
What's on your kitchen wish list? Let me know in the comments! I think I need #3 (in any one of the cities named), #6 (or similar, WAFFLES!!! WAFFFFFFFFFLESSSSSSS!) and #7.
Interested in last year's list? Many items are still available!
4 comments:
How much spaghetti to make? All of it, honey. Use the leftovers for something salad-y. Similarly, I never seem to divide recipes--only multiply.
For Christmas I would like someone to come to my house and make something tasty out of all these stupid greens in my CSA box. Because all I'm thinking about right now is pumpkin cheesecake.
For whatever reason, I can easily make the right amount of just about all other pasta shapes, just not spaghetti. And in truly inconvenient fashion, that's the kind I really don't know how to use up.
If I lived closer I would make you something out of your stupid greens. I make delicious kale, but can't be bothered to write out the recipe. Is the kale pizza too much for you?
Also, I for one would always choose pumpkin cheesecake over greens. Always. Because if there's a dessert I want almost as much as pumpkin creme brulee, it's pumpkin cheesecake.
Many thanks for including our terrier mugs, much appreciated :)
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