I’ve had a lot of trouble lately with my old corkscrew, mostly because of the rise of synthetic corks.  So when I saw this little beauty being recommended by Bon Appetit , I sat up and took notice.  It’s just $10 at WineStuff .  The trick, apparently, is to look for a corkscrew with a...

Technique Tuesday! A special project created and shared by Paul Bishop, our wire-wrapping champ, of Bishop Wire & Bead . Don’t miss Paul’s great tutorial from last week, Sodalite Delightful ! You need: · A length of heavy half-hard wire, enough to go around the briolette with room t...

All-Clad has come up with an update to their Cop-R-Chef line, and you can get the entire 8 piece Cop-R-Chef 2 set exclusively at Bloomingdale’s.  Everywhere I looked at reviews of these beautiful pots and pans, people just couldn’t seem to say enough good about them. Cop-R-Chef 2 featur...

Technique Tuesday! A special project created and shared by Paul Bishop, our wire-wrapping champ, of Bishop Wire & Bead . Look for another great tutorial by Paul next week! Wrapping stones can be fun and challenging. Fairly regular-shaped rocks are easiest. One with a distinct shape can prove a c...

Gardening in the desert, on the scale I aspire, has meant a lot of trial and error. Gardening IS trial and error regardless, but the desert possibly contributes more to the error side of the equation. Because I am pretty much stuck at home with my mother, I've been learning much of it on-the-fly. I ...

What would your guests think if you pulled out one of these?  The Shots Gun is available from DrinkingStuff. Crack out the cowboy hats and boots its party time!! The shots gun tap is easy and fun to use. Just screw the holster on to your favorite liquor and give it a pump. Pull the Wild West style ...

Artist: Lorena Angulo Website: Lorena Angulo Lorena, when did you become interested in art? I was born in Mexico, and due to my father’s job in public works we had to frequently move from state to state, what gave me the unique opportunity to grasp the various cultural and artistic expressions of ...

Busy Family Meals Busy Family Meals has a WMF USA stainless steel pressure cooker to give away during the Bloggy Giveaways! In Search of Low Cal, Low or No-Carb Snacks for Nighttime Snacking Did you know there is a theory that sugar and high glycemic carbohydrates accelerate the aging process? Read ...

What’s Up Wednesday! It’s not that easy to do ugly. I mean to do really gut-twisting ugly. It’s easy to make a necklace that isn’t that great, but how about to make one that breaks all the rules of good design and leaves your viewer feeling squeamish? I can’t show you a picture of ...

Martha shows us seven of her favorite kitchen gadgets and how to use them. Incidentally, she also tells us how to boil a perfect hard-boiled egg, and demonstrates egg juggling…well, almost! Image: MarthaStewart Tags: cooking gadgets, kitchen gadgets, Martha Stewart Share This...