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HomeRight SteamMachine Plus Review

by Tazim Damji

homeright steamer

Rather than just pushing first around, the SteamMachine Plus disinfects floors and countertops to make sure that you can go barefoot around your home without worries. "The 205 degree temperature steam at nozzle kills 99.9 percent of germs and bacteria including e-coli, salmonella, and staph." This is a big benefit, especially for those with children and pets. ...

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Filed Under: Gadgets, Kitchen Tagged With: cleaning, gifts for grads, gifts for home, review

Grocery Budget Tutor and a Grocery Challenge

by Tazim Damji

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We are celebrating the launch of Grocery Budget Tutor with a month-long back-to-school grocery challenge. The winner of the #grocerychallenge will receive $250 cash money! Who doesn't need a little more pocket change to start the school year? What I would do with an extra $250: stock up on "fancy" food ingredients so that I can make myself the most delicious lunches on work days. Also, I would stock up on some really amazing stationery for my home office! ...

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Filed Under: Deals, Kitchen

Celebrate the Summer Entertaining Season with Lanterns

by Tazim Damji

summer entertaining

There are two main entertaining times of year—one being between American Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve, and the other being between Canada Day/the 4th of July and the end of summer. Indoor and outdoor entertaining during the summer season is all about both celebrating your family and friends, as well as the bright colours and delicious produce around this time of year. Pears are so fresh and fun—I think they look great on these three lanterns. Whether or not you use candles inside these ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design, Kitchen Tagged With: entertaining, summer

How to Make a Blurb Cookbook

by Tazim Damji

(This post contains affiliate links. I will be compensated if you purchase through these links) Ever thought of putting your favorite recipes into a beautiful book you can give as a gift or pass down the generations? Blurb is a company that lets anyone create beautiful books from their favorite content, and get those books shipped in any quantity (even just one copy). Not a designer? That’s ok, Blurb’s free BookSmart software is an easy route to a great cookbook. What's the best way to get ...

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How to Get Relief for Your Back and Feet with WellnessMats

by Tazim Damji

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My mom loves to cook, but doesn't so much love being on her feet for so many hours at a time. Hardwood floors, like I have, make it especially painful to keep baking and cooking. A soft rug does little relieve the pain in your feet and back. Because WellnessMats are so portable, I tend to move mine from in front of my sink to in front of my stove regularly. If you don't want to do this - you can get customized WellnessMats in the shape/length you'd like! Take a look at the different ...

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Filed Under: Kitchen, Lifestyle Tagged With: holiday gift ideas, kitchen accessories, kitchen gift ideas, kitchenware

Great Tools for Holiday Cooking and Baking: Microplane Home Series Gift Set

by Tazim Damji

Holiday Cooking and Baking

I've taken my Microplane Home Series graters out for a spin a bit already, but going forward I'll be sharing recipes here a few times a month, and you can bet that these graters will be making appearances! If you've been using just one traditional-style grater for all your cooking and baking, I want to share this great set of graters that "make cooking fresh, flavorful meals one step easier" (from the Microplane site). ...

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Filed Under: Giveaways, Kitchen Tagged With: holiday gift ideas, kitchen accessories, kitchen gift ideas

Top 11 Kitchen Items Fit For a Foodie

by Tazim Damji

Top 11 Kitchen Items Fit For a Foodie

For a foodie, every meal takes on a gourmet dimension. Breakfast is not simply French toast; it is cinnamon-infused brioche, drenched in custard, fried lightly and served with a freshly-mixed berry coulis. The proper tools are needed to create culinary concoctions like these. Transform your ordinary kitchen into a foodie's paradise with the following gadgets: ...

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Filed Under: Kitchen Tagged With: housewares, kitchen accessories

A Grilling Alternative — BIC FlameDisk

by Tazim Damji

BIC FlameDisk makes outdoor grilling convenient and portable, as I came to know using the products. Each single use FlameDisk comes ready to use in the box. My family enjoys grilling at public parks, but the clean-up is frustrating. On top of that—who wants to grill when someone else's charcoal is in the BBQ? With FlameDisk, set-up is easy. Summer is just starting, and I have plans to do quite a bit of grilling in the next few months. I am really looking forward to grilling corn, ...

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Filed Under: Kitchen Tagged With: adventure, cooking, entertaining, kitchen accessories

How to Keep your Knives Sharp with Chefs Choice Professional Sharpening Station 130

by Tazim Damji

chefs choice professional sharpening station

I am sharing my tips on keeping your kitchen knives sharp thanks to Chef's Choice. If there is anything that makes me appreciate having sharp knives to use in the kitchen more than anything else, it's using my mom's dull knives. Her knives are consistently dull, making it difficult to cut through food properly. Add to that, the fact that she always uses the wrong types of knives for jobs, and it makes me want to gift her with a Professional Sharpening Station, like the Chef's Choice Model ...

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Filed Under: Gadgets, Kitchen Tagged With: fathersday, holiday gift ideas, kitchen accessories, kitchen gift ideas, mothers day

How to Steep Loose Tea — with Old Dutch Cast Iron Tea Pot

by Tazim Damji

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This post, which will tell you how to steep loose tea is brought to you by O.co Steeping loose tea correctly, serving it, and enjoying it really is a fine art. There are tea ceremonies where tea is the centre of attention. One of my best memories is perusing the tea market in Beijing, China. Hundreds of tea producers and sellers have little shops along a street in Beijing, where  you can go in and sample tea in order to select the one(s) you want purchase. I loved watching how the tea was ...

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Filed Under: Kitchen Tagged With: kitchenware

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