St Valentines Day Dinner
What would a cooking blog be without a St. Valentines Day post? This year I decided that instead of taking my wife out for dinner, I would make her a nice dinner at home. It turned out to be much…
Oxo’s Mango Splitter
Oxo has a winner with their new Mango Splitter. I like to serve fresh fruit for dessert, and I've wanted to add mango to my list but they are so dang hard to work with. My son gave me the…
A new Whisk
I seem to be collecting whisks. Merry Ann gave me this great heart-shaped whisk for Christmas. I tried it last night when I made Beurre Blanc sauce. It is the best thing I've used so far for emulsifying the butter…
Potato Ricers
I bought a new potato ricer today because the old one was such a pain to use. First, some background: I am a Tool Junkie. Capital T, Capital J. Some people say that a new hobby for me is just…
My New Roasting Pan
Yesterday I made my weekly visit to my favorite cooking tools store here in Glendale, Arizona and asked Heather, the proprietor "What's New?" With a gleam in her eye she said, "Viking's new roasting pan." At that point I knew…