2 Years Gone By
So this humble little blog is 2 years old today.
Hard to believe that I eat and drink my way thru life and have the photos to prove it!
Here are some things I bet you didn't know about me (and probably don't care either!).
1. I don't own a wok or a Kitchen-Aid Mixmaster (I have no more room for storage!).
2. I eat a piece of cheese (or two) before bed every night.
3. I despise bananas. They are my kryptonite.
4. I don't drink water at all.
5. I don't know how to tie my shoes with one loop, I still tie with bunny ears.
My essential kitchen tools that I could not live without are:
~ My Microplane Grater/Zester
(great for lemons and oranges)~ Best Mini Potato Masher
(great for egg salad and avocados!)~ I love my Black & Decker Food Chopper with 3-Cup Bowl
(best $20 bucks I've ever spent and no cleaning the food processor!)~ Fat Daddio's 12 " Square Tart Pan with Removable Bottom
(makes all my tarts look beautiful)~ Global 5-1/2" Vegetable Knife
(pure luxury!)~ Le Creuset Enameled Cast-Iron 7-1/4-Quart Round French Oven (any color, they are gorgeous and last forever. I love my 3 pieces!)
~ My favorite garage sale find: a set of vintage white French gratin dishes that were one dollar a piece.
To celebrate my 2nd anniversary, I am giving away 2 Black & Decker EHC650 2-Speed Food Choppers
Please leave a comment and tell us what kitchen tool you could not live without.
2 lucky winners will be randomly selected and announced on Tuesday a.m! Have a happy 4th of July weekend!
Comments
Happy anniversary. I had been meaning to ask you about the tart pan with the sloped sides. Now I know, now I've ordered. Thank you. I have two favorite kitchen things, I think because they really qualify as gadgets - and I am the gadget king. I couldn't do without my immersion blender and, while I don't use it all that often, my Peugeot nutmeg grinder. Happy 4th!
Peggy
You go girl. And yes, Ive seen you shudder around a poor banana!!!
One of my favorite kitchen tools - a wonderful, industrial rubbermaid spatula!! I get the industrial ones in Somerville and have many. Can't bake without them!!! Hate to leave anything in the mixing bowl!!!!
Love you
Linda
Your blog is GREAT!!! Keep up the good work!!
Cast Iron Is the best...
I love what you wrote about your daughters, Le Creuset and father in law!
You should've signed your name!
Stacey
My husband and I have been reading your wonderful blog almost everyday for the last two years. My brother is your friend from NYC...now living in PGH.....our tool we couldn't live without would be our pampered chef bread knife. Gerri & Jack from Pittsburgh, PA
Take care and best wishes!!
My mornings would not be the same with out checking in on your blog and seeing what you cooked up. You amaze me with all your daily posts, you've inspired me so many times, I'm still making those shrimp cakes! Keep doing what you're doing, don't change a thing!
xox
Oh, my favorite gadget, although I have many is my 15.00 hand rotary garlic shaver from Williams Sonoma, I love how the paper thin garlic comes flying out!
The kitchen tool I probably could not live without are my Cutco knives. After using a knife at a neighbors house, I realized what a difference a good knife makes!
Thanks for an amazing blog! I really look forward to checking it.
ps. If you don't drink water, what do you drink throughout the day?
Thanks for the tip about the Wagner cast iron, got it at Walmart. I have A small one from many many years ago maybe 50+it's still going strong Lost my 10-inch. after moved to & retired in fl so replaced with the Wagner.
Anywho, may can't live without in the kitchen is my Cuisinart Mini Prep-Plus, I love most of the Cuisnart products I own. The mini stays on my counter (small kitchen) great for small jobs Chopped onions, peppers, celery etc.
Enough of my babble, keep info coming great blog.
Again Happy Happy Happy
Regards.
Joan in Fl
I love you and your blog Stacey! It starts my every morning with the right attitude and carries me though the day in high spirits. Congratulations, and please never stop.
Bunches of hugs,
Marika
Great giveaway!
You are an inspiration to me since I am not creative, especially in the kitchen.
My favorite kitchen go to is my 7" All-Clad saute pan that we use for everything from stir-fry to omelets.
My second favorite is my jar lid popper! No need to ask for help in getting those stubborn tops off ever again. How's that for Independence Day! Happy 4th of July too!
Keep up your friendly blog.
Nancy
As for kitchen tool I could absolutely not live without -- my Chicago Metallic sheet pans. I use them to roast vegetables & meats, for baking when doing a group of small tarts, for prepping and storing items, and as a holding tray for delivering cookies and cakes. Could not live without them!!
Can't live without? I guess a can opener, 'cause Wilson would only have dry kibble to eat.
Happy 4th!
LL
My most essential item in the kitchen is my wooden spoon!
Jacqueline (from Huntley Taverne)
Keep up the good work, Stacey.
I just found your blog recently, and it's quickly become a daily read. Simply elegant dishes and great pics to boot! Happy anniversary to you. As for my favorite kitchen tool, it has to be the apple-peeler-corer-slicer given to me by my mother-in-law. Makes pie making a true breeze! Oh...and my Breville espresso machine. Don't know where I'd be without it!
By the way, I just love Trader Joe's Beluga lentils. They are wonderful for a quick meal with their equally quick and easy brown rice stir fried with tofu and veggies. Yum!
I couldn't live without my kitchen knives! I recently just invested in some and my life has been changed forever.
Happy Anniversary!!
My favorite thing? My Good Grip paring knife.
I could not live without my Cutco kitchen shears..I have two pair:)
See you soon, congrats again. Jim from Montville.
My favorite kitchen tools are my microplane zester, small food processor, salad spinner, chef's knife, rubber spatula, and small whisk. Sorry - I couldn't pick just one!
Love your blog. I couldn't live without my cast iron frying pan, vegetable peeler, colander, and Le Crueset pot like the one in the picture. I dropped the lid recently and broke the top knob and they sent me a new one for free! I thought that was incredible.
All the best! Keep writing and sharing wonderful recipes!
The one thing I can't live without is my immersion blender set - it's great for soups, it has a blender attachment that I can use to blend anything, a whisk attachment to beat eggs and cream, and a cup with a lid that's great to transport smoothies!
All the best -
Kathy
My favorite kitchen thing is my cast iron skillet......I use it for everything; cornbread, chicken, I just love it!
I just love your blog. Love to read it every day and see what you are up to. I don't think I could live without my chef's knife and a big cutting board.
I own a wok. I haven't used it yet. It's been since Christmas.
Can you tell I'm finally catching up with your recipes?