by Kate Etue | Sep 8, 2023 | Shopping Finds, Tips + Tricks
I’ve been looking for ways to store knives safely in my kitchen that will replace my knife block, ever since I’ve read all the reports about knife blocks requiring about once-a-month cleaning to keep nasty bacteria from growing in those dark, deep knife...
by Christina Refford | Apr 21, 2022 | Tips + Tricks
With Earth Day’s 52nd anniversary this week, it’s a great time to reflect on ways we might do even more to lessen our negative impact on this place we call home. But where to start? If your family spends as much time as my family of five does thinking...
by Caroline Siegrist | Aug 30, 2021 | Shopping Finds, Tips + Tricks
After so much time at home with the kids this past year, let’s just say that my kitchen is not its best self right now. (Neither are the parents here, but that’s another story!) So I’ve been gathering tips, tricks, and products for reorganizing my...
by Caroline Siegrist | Aug 2, 2018 | Tips + Tricks
I’ve always refrigerated my butter. It’s what my parents did. It’s what my friends did. Which is why I was (pleasantly) surprised to hear recently that storing butter in the fridge might not be necessary. Could it be true? Are my dreams of silky...
by Stacie Billis | Jul 15, 2017 | Shopping Finds
My oldest was born in the midst of the great parental bisphenol-A (BPA) panic (as I have dubbed it). I spent an inordinate amount of time researching the chemical and, yes, even calling toys companies to find out which of his few plastic toys contained BPA. I also...