Pop Goes The Baking May 15, 2009

Is it just me or is there never enough space for all the kitchen gadgets in the world to fit in your kitchen?! For this reason, we’ve fallen a little in love with this Collapsible Measuring Set ($19.95) available from Sur La Table. With four cup options and four spoon options, you can measure ’til your heart is content and your cake is perfect without giving up half your drawer or wall hooks for standard measuring cups/spoons. Dishwasher safe, of course.

Chef’n® Sleekstor™ Collapsible Multi-Color Measuring Set

Summer Fiesta Essentials May 8, 2009

Party tableware sets the tone for a fun party – that and what goes inside the tableware! Crate & Barrel has some lovely fiesta goodies as well as a Set of One Dozen Margarita Glasses ($21.95). Latin Works Co. has fun Fiesta Lights ($6.26) and Salsa Bowls ($5.91).

Set of 12 Margarita Glasses from Crate & Barrel

A Living Gift May 7, 2009

Giving a gift can bring such joy to the giver and to the recipient, so why not extend the enjoyment by providing the gift of a living, flowering plant? Harry & David has a Crimson Amaryllis Plant (on sale for $9.99) that comes nestled in a nursery pot and arrives ready to start blooming. Each bloom is up to six inches and the beauty will last for a month! Perfect gift for someone in a new home, someone who has hosted you for a weekend stay or dinner – also a nice gift for the bride and groom, just be sure to order more than six weeks prior to the wedding so they can enjoy the plant at its peak.

Crimson Amaryllis Plant from Harry & David

Cinco de Mayo May 5, 2009

No matter where you are, you may celebrate Cinco de Mayo with style, fun, and flavor. There are so many options now to order authentic Mexican (and in some cases Tex-Mex) cuisine online for delivery worldwide! Anywhere you are, you can enjoy your favorite flavors of Mexico on the fifth of May or any day!

Here are a few places that offer delicious Mexican goodies and ship:

Mexican Food & Gifts To Go (based in Houston, Texas)

Frontera Food Products & Gifts Sets (inspired by the Chicago restaurant)

Harry & David Calico & Corn Relish (based in Oregon)

Around the Table (based in New Jersey)

Robert Rothschild Farm Salsas (based in Ohio)

Gourmet Tex-Mex Gift Baskets (based in New Hampshire)

From Gourmet Tex-Mex Gift Baskets

Protection from The Elements… of Your Fridge April 23, 2009

Once something is sliced, it seems to be so vulnerable to drying out, particularly in the fridge. Solutions Catalog thought of that when they started selling their Produce Saver Sets. Available in sets of two (lemon & lime, garlic & tomato, red onion & yellow onion) for $7.95 each. Instead of using disposable plastic wrap every time, you can use the same containers again and again.

Solutions Catalog Produce Saver Sets (red & yellow onion; lemon & lime; garlic & tomato)