My husband is a Consumer Reports officionado. If he can’t find a review — a favorable review in Consumer Reports, then he is not buying the product. Period. The man is militant about CR. I’m a late-in-the-game follower, but realized the…
Category: Family Dinner Time
Let’s Get Physical, Physical!!
I go in spurts with exercise. Last spring I was a dynamo…well, perhaps not a dynamo, but I was exercising twice or three times a week. I felt good. I never overdid the exercise. I was more in shape than…
More Cuisinart Products!
Cuisinart Elite Collection 14-Cup Die Cast Metal Food Processor — $279 The Cuisinart Elite Collection™ 14-Cup Food Processor delivers the next big innovation for the modern kitchen. With 11- and 4½-cup work bowls nested inside the 14-cup bowl, plus the…
Review & Giveaway: Cuisinart Rice Cooker
My basement storage room is work in progress. Everything has a home…theoretically. The problem is that some items have several homes. The floor is perhaps the worst home for any item. I can lose items in a sea of boxes and…
Review & Giveaway: Where Would We Be Without Hellmann’s?
When I stepped foot in the dining hall at college for the first meals of my freshman year, I was astonished by two things: the size of the portions and the array of condiments. At home in England, we used…
Review & Giveaway: Walmart to the Rescue
Almost 15 years ago… As a new resident in this part of our county, I was immediately struck by how far away everything was. In our old house, I was 10 minutes from work, in walking distance from a grocery store,…
Review: Easy Bake Oven and Snack Center
One of my teen’s favorite gifts was the Easy Bake Oven. She was 5 or 6. Loved cooking. Loved doing everything by herself. Her aunt purchased the gift for her. The Easy Bake Oven was a hit. It was a…
Teens and Other Drivers: Take the Buzzed Driving Pledge!
None of my children are of driving age…YET. I don’t need to worry about handing the car keys to a teen who may or may not be heading to a party where alcohol may or may not be served. I…
Climbing Mount Laundry and Other Tall Tales
I think of my laundry room as my little corner of the house. Yes, it is the smallest room in the house. Yes, it is piled high with clean laundry, dirty laundry, clothes that don’t fit, clothes that need mending,…
Musings on Eating Healthy
I am not a particularly good cook, but I do cook all meals for the family. With several picky eaters and a hectic afterschool sports schedule, I tend to cook meals that we all like. The Musings from Me house…
