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Gorgeous New Color Added to the Rachael Ray Collection: Marine Blue

April 8, 2016 By Joi Sigers

Rachael Ray EVOO Dispensing Bottle in Marine Blue

Rachael Ray EVOO Bottle in Marine Blue

If you’ve read this food blog for very long, spoken to me at length, or stepped anywhere near my kitchen, you know I’m a Rachael Ray fan-girl.

  • Try the vast majority of her recipes? Check.
  • Collect her cookbooks? Check.
  • Seen every 30 Minute Meals episodes multiple times? Check.
  • Gripe that 30 Minute Meals reruns aren’t on Food Network and Cooking Channel daily? Check.
  • Collect every kitchen gadget, gizmo, dish, and kitchen item carrying the Rachael Ray name? Check.
  • Buy Rachael Ray items for my daughters so they can “do it right?” Check. Check. Check.

I honestly think every foodie has at least one celebrity cook or chef who they resonate with. The one that is on the same plane as them, so to speak. Rachael Ray is my foodie spirit animal… how could I not surround myself with everything she comes up with?!?

I was actually on the Rachael Ray Store’s website earlier, shopping for fresh moppines (try not to judge me) and I noticed that a gorgeous new color has been added to the Rachael Ray Collection, Marine Blue.

Holy spatulas it’s a knock out.

I definitely have both eyes on the Nonstick 14 Piece Cookware (pictured below). Seriously? How gorgeous is this color?

Rachael Ray 14 Piece Nonstick Marine Blue Cookware Set

Nonstick 14 Piece Cookware

As someone with a healthy assortment of other colors in her collection, I really love that Marine Blue goes with the rest. It’ll look downright glam alongside my greens, oranges, reds, and blues.

Check out the Rachael Ray Marine Blue collection in the Rachael Ray Store. Now, back to those moppines…

Filed Under: Christmas Shopping, Daily Gift Ideas for Foodies, Gift Ideas, Kitchen Gadgets, Pots and Pans, Rachael Ray Tagged With: Rachael Ray cooking tools, Rachael Ray cookware, Rachael Ray kitchen gadgets

Mega Post of Rachael Ray Dishes, Bakeware, and More

December 18, 2014 By Joi Sigers

Rachael Ray Ramekins Set
I’ll admit to a couple of full-blown obsessions in my life:

  • cats
  • polar bears
  • squirrels
  • okay, all animals
  • baseball
  • chai tea lattes
  • coffee
  • chocolate
  • sweet potatoes

Also making the list is Rachael Ray dishes, bakeware, pans, kitchen gadgets… all things Rachael Ray.  I’ve noticed that I’ve begun projecting my obsession onto others.  Not only am I forever telling you about Rachael Ray products you “simply must have…” I’ve started factoring them into my gift-giving.   “Oooh, I should give her a Rachael Ray platter…” “I want to give them a Rachael Ray set of dishes…”

Sigh. I mean well.

It’s just that when you KNOW something is exceptional, you want everyone else to experience it, too.  Trust your girl on this one, if Rachael Ray’s name is on the front of the box, your kitchen will be all the better for it.

Rachael Ray 10
Rachael Ray’s line of beauties come in a gorgeous array of colors. They’ve even added a few colors recently – including a light blue that’s perfect for my oldest daughter’s kitchen. As a matter of fact, yes, I’m trying to snag a billion and one things for her.

Personally, I tend to favor the reds, purples, and deep blues in our kitchen, but I’d certainly never say, “No” to the orange, green, pumpkin, or light blue.

They’re all welcome.

If your kitchen and world of cooking is anything similar to mine – it’s the essence of busyness. At times my kitchen seems like an episode of Iron Chef America. Other times it’s closer to a carnival – but it’s always an aromatic cluster of making, baking, and cleaning it all up.

Rachael Ray Cucina 12 Piece Cookware Set
With all of that going on, dishes and bakeware get chipped, cracked, and sometimes downright shattered.

For whatever reasons (I suspect unicorns may be involved), Rachael Ray dishes and bakeware hold up to whatever my kitchen throws at them.

Is it any reason I’m so obsessed. The fewer things I have to actually replace, the better.

Not only is every item in my Rachael Ray collection sturdy, it performs to absolute perfection. Seriously, I’ve never had a single issue.

Finally, can I just go all girly here and say that one of my favorite things about collecting Rachael Ray dishes, cookware, and bakeware is the colorful prettiness? They’re simply brighter and more beautiful than the rest and, yes…. sometimes looks truly do matter.

Rachael Ray Rise Serving Bowl
As we come to the end of one year and the start of another, I’d love to suggest one thing: Begin your own collection of Rachael Ray merch. Either find the one or two colors that “speak” to you, or go full spectrum and grab every available color. Whichever way you go, you’ll soon be singing the same praises I am.

To everyone who’ll listen…

Rachael Ray Lazy Tongs - Purple
Click through any of the Rachael Ray products in the post above for more information and to find similar items in every conceivable color.

You can also find countless Rachael Ray products on Amazon:

  • Rachael Ray Bakeware
  • Rachael Ray Dinnerware
  • Rachael Ray Kitchen Tools and Gadgets

Rachael Ray Round Platter - Red

If you shake a leg (and take advantage of a speedy shipping option), you could even order Rachael Ray products from Amazon and have them in time for Christmas – whether it’s for gift giving or your own table!

Filed Under: Christmas Shopping, Cookware Reviews, Daily Gift Ideas for Foodies, Dishes, Kitchen Gadget Reviews, Kitchen Gadgets, Pots and Pans, Rachael Ray Tagged With: Rachael Ray bakeware, Rachael Ray cookware, Rachael Ray tools

Le Creuset Colorful Combinations for the Kitchen

September 5, 2013 By Joi Sigers

   
 

When it comes to colorful kitchen items, I’m nothing if not obsessed. Whether it’s bright kitchen towels, tea kettles, dishes, or even pans – the more color I’m surrounded by, the happier I am.

You can only imagine how in love I am with Le Creuset – their penchant for all things colorful is as strong as my own.

The tea kettles, Round French Trivets,honey pots, and pans shown here are just a few of the ways they show off their peacock ways.

   

Click through any of these colorful beauties for a closer look. You’ll find that there are tons of colors for mixing and matching. Le Creuset has jelly jars, garlic keepers, pitchers – and, quite frankly, even things you may have never heard of. They also have a lot of these gorgeous kitchen items in white (“Dune”) which is stunning in and of itself.

   

When I first began ogling the different beauties, I was thinking of my own kitchen.. then I started thinking what excellent gifts different color combinations would make. Can you imagine someone on your list opening up colorful gift after colorful gift?!

     

One more thing I have to show you – look at the adorable Le Creuset Magnets below. Oh, yeah, I have to have them too.

Le Creuset Magnets

Filed Under: Dishes, Food Blog, Gift Ideas, Gifts for Tea Lovers, Kitchen Decor, Kitchen Gadgets, Pots and Pans, Shop Tagged With: colorful kitchen items, Le Creuset, tea kettles

Doughnut Pans for Bakery Style Doughnuts at Home!

September 26, 2012 By Joi Sigers

12 Cavity Mini Donut Pan

 

The last post on the food blog was my review of 150 Best Donut Recipes. Not that it’s at all uncommon, but I have doughnuts on the brain today. I thought I’d round up a few doughnut cutters, doughnut essentials, and even doughnut bakers to… I dunno… celebrate the doughnut with all that’s within me!

Yeah!

The Wilton Nonstick 12-Cavity Mini Donut Pan, pictured above, is a must have for those who love to bake. Baked doughnuts are just as delicious as their deep fried cousins – and shhhhhh, they’re healthier.

Product Description:

Great for family projects, baked doughnuts are more delicious, easier to make and healthier than fried doughnuts. Durable nonstick pans clean up easily in the dishwasher. Recipe included. Limited ten-year warranty.

Features:

  • Material: steel with nonstick finish
  • Durable nonstick pans clean up easily in the dishwasher
  • Recipes are included
  • Less than $10!

Below is the Wilton Nonstick 6-Cavity Heart Donut Pan. Come on, how cute would little heart-shaped doughnuts be? At first I thought, “Perfect for Valentine’s Day,” then I came to my senses and thought, “Perfect for every day.”

Heart Shaped Doughnut Pan

Product Description:

Great for family projects, baked doughnuts are more delicious, easier to make and healthier than fried doughnuts. Durable nonstick pans clean up easily in the dishwasher. Recipe included. Limited ten-year warranty.

Features:

  • Material: steel with nonstick finish
  • Durable nonstick pans clean up easily in the dishwasher
  • Recipes are included
  • Less than $10!

Finally, I honestly didn’t know one existed, but I found a Twisted Long John Pan (below).  Um, seriously?  When I’m in the same room as a long john doughnut, people have to hide the other women and kids.  It’s a real spectacle.

Long John Doughnut Pan

Product Description:

WILTON-Doughnut Twist Pan. Now you can bake six full-sized individual doughnuts! Each cavity measures 5-3/4×2-3/8×1-1/4 inches; overall dimensions of the pan are 16-1/2×11-1/4 inches. This package contains one Doughnut Twist pan. Dishwasher safe. Imported.

Click through any of the great doughnut pans above for more information. You’ll also be able to find many other doughnut pans and supplies while you’re there.
While you’re in the doughnut frame of mind, you might want to check out the doughnut cutters and bakers pictured in the slideshow below. Simply click through the ones that catch your eye, and be sure to grab a copy of 150 Best Donut Recipes: Fried or Baked for outstanding doughnut recipes you’ll use year round.

 

Filed Under: Breakfast and Brunch, Christmas Baking, Christmas Recipes, Christmas Shopping, Food Blog, Kitchen Tools, Pots and Pans Tagged With: doughnut pans, mini doughnut pan

Topsy Turvy Cake Pan Set

February 21, 2012 By Joi Sigers

Topsy Turvy Cake Pans Set

 

My youngest daughter, Stephany, and I are obsessed with baking. Sometimes the urge to bake will hit both of us at once and we’ll end up with so many sweets in our kitchen you’d swear it was a bakery.  Steph’s favorite thing to bake is probably cupcakes and the ones she made for Valentine’s Day were as delicious as they were adorable.

In addition to cookies (which I’m obsessed with), I’m all about baking cakes.  Most of my cakes are from scratch, but I’m happy to report that there are some very, very good cake mixes on the market.

I’ve started collecting different cake pans because they add a lot to the fun of making, serving, and eating cakes. Whether it’s a birthday, wedding, holiday, or simply the opening day of baseball (believe me, that’s a holiday in our house) – the right cake pans can transform your cake into a masterpiece that people take pictures of before they dive in.

You know you’ve created something memorable when they break out the cameras.

The highly unique and adorable Round Topsy Turvy Cake Pans Set shown above creates a cake that everyone will photograph.  I’ve seen these showstoppers used as wedding cakes as well as birthday cakes.  I’ve always thought they’d be IDEAL for Halloween and Easter.

Product Features

  • Time saving design.
  • Set comprises of 4-tiers. 12″, 10″, 8″ & 6″
  • Lowest side is 2 3/4″ and highest side is 4″
  • Make topsy-turvy cakes with ease

Product Description

Made from heavy duty anonized aluminum. U.S. Patent Pending. *Please note, our set only consist of 4 tiers. 6, 8, 10 & 12″ in diameter. We have discontinued the 14″ diameter because of the size of the pan, the cake does not bake in the middle even with the use of a 2 or 4 inch heating core.

Click here for a closer look.

 

Filed Under: Cake Recipes, Pots and Pans Tagged With: cake pans, cake recipes

Warm Mulled Wine

February 2, 2012 By Joi Sigers

Warm Mulled Wine by Marcus Samuelsson

Marcus Samuelsson’s Warm Mulled Wine

1 piece star anise
2 cinnamon sticks, broken into pieces
8 whole cloves
4 cardamom pods
1 small piece ginger, peeled (1 tablespoon of the piece grated)
1 orange (half of the orange slice, half grated for zest)
1/2 cup vodka
2 1/2 cups dry red wine
2 1/2 cups ruby port or Madeira
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup blanched whole almonds
1/2 cup dark raisins

Instructions:
1. Crush the cinnamon and cardamom using a mortar and pestle (or put them on a cutting board and crush them with the bottom of a heavy pot). Put them in a small glass jar and add the ginger, orange zest, cloves, and vodka. Let stand for 24 hours.

2. Strain the vodka through a fine sieve into a large saucepan; discard the spices. Add the red wine, port or Madeira, sugar, almonds, raisins, and star anise, and heat over medium heat just until bubbles start to form around the edges.

3. Serve the wine hot in mugs, with a few almonds and raisins in each glass; keep any remaining wine warm over very low heat until ready to serve – do not let boil!

The above recipe was graciously shared with our readers by the super cool people at A Bullseye View.   Visit their wonderful site for more decorating tips, recipes, beauty, and shopping.  Lots and lots of shopping fun!

Marcus Samuelsson Cookbooks and Cookware:

You can find more Marcus Samuelsson recipes, on Food Network’s website. There’s a recipe for Swedish Meatballs with Spicy Plum Sauce that I’ve bookmarked. How delicious does that sound?!?!

Filed Under: Beverages, Marcus Samuelsson, Pots and Pans Tagged With: Beverages, Marcus Samuelsson cookbooks, Marcus Samuelsson cookware, Marcus Samuelsson recipe

Gorgeous Large Electric Skillet

December 26, 2011 By Joi Sigers

Large Electric Skillet

A few nights ago, I saw a really cool recipe on one of my favorite shows – Good Eats with Alton Brown. Alton made an amazing looking French Onion soup in an electric skillet. The soup looked so delicious I could practically smell it through the television. It made me anxious to try his recipe (all Alton Brown recipes are great) AND it reminded me that it’s time… way past time, that is.. to replace my electric skillet. I think it’s pretty safe to say that if anything in your kitchen looks like something Alice would use to whip up something for the Brady kids, it’s time to upgrade.

The Electric Skillet shown here is a great-looking alternative. It’s from Anna’s Linens and is available online only.

Features:

  • 12 x 15 inch cooking surface
  • Sturdy, tempered glass lid with stainless steel rim and cool touch knob
  • Glass lid to easily monitor food as it is being cooked
  • Easy to read, detachable, adjustable temperature probe (Warm – 450°F)
  • Deep interior for roasting or frying
  • Warm setting is perfect for keeping food warm on a buffet
  • Non-stick surface, eliminates the need for oil or butter
  • Easy carrying, heat resistant handles
  • Includes instructions with recipes
  • 1300 watts

Use the link (Electric Skillet) or the picture to take a closer look at this first rate electric skillet and be sure you check out Alton Brown’s French Onion Soup Recipe, it’s also first rate.

Filed Under: Alton Brown, Kitchen Appliances, Pots and Pans Tagged With: electric skillet, small kitchen appliances

Cactus-Shaped Pan for Perfect Southwestern Cornbread

August 11, 2011 By Joi Sigers

Cactus Cornbread Pan

My family is fanatical for cornbread, so I try to have it as often as possible.  It seems, for some reason that I make it more often in the fall and winter than I do the spring and summer. I guess that’s because my favorite meals to serve it with are chili and beans, which we have far more often in cooler weather.

Here are a few of my favorite ways to enjoy leftover  cornbread:

  • Coarsely (very coarsely) crumble or cut cornbread into chunks and place in a bowl or large mouth glass.  Add buttermilk and eat with a spoon.  I SWEAR this is absolutely Heavenly.
  • Serve cornbread the next morning with eggs.  You can warm the cornbread up on a griddle (with a little butter, of course) and place a fried egg smack on the top of it.  Or, simply eat it with butter and jelly as you would toast as a side.
  • Of course there’s the old school favorite – use leftover cornbread for stuffing!  All in all, I still favor it in a bowl with buttermilk. If you’ve never tried this, you seriously don’t know what you’re missing.

A few other tips about cornbread:

  • Buttermilk always makes the cornbread taste better than regular milk.
  • Use a cast iron skillet or pan for the absolute best cornbread or cornbread muffins on earth. Like buttermilk, it somehow makes a HUGE difference.
  • Green Chilies are a great stir-in addition to cornbread.
  • Like pancakes and brownies, cornbread batter doesn’t like to be manhandled. Just combine the dry and wet ingredients, and put the spoon down. Don’t even think about using your electric mixer.
  • The wet ingredients  activate the leaveners in the batter, so once you’ve combined the wet and dry ingredients, get it into the pan(s) and get the show on the road. Act fast, don’t doddle.
  • When using leftover cornbread (for the next day), keep it wrapped in the refrigerator. If you’re saving it for cornbread dressing or stuffing, cornbread can be kept in the freezer for 6 weeks.
  • If you’re making cornbread, in bulk, for stuffing, Jiffy Cornbread Mixes are excellent!
  • When making cornbread that’ll be used for stuffing or dressing, add a little sage to the batter.
  • Here’s a recipe for Cheddar Cornbread from Taste of Home.  I’ve actually never made cheddar cornbread but, after seeing this recipe, I’ll be correcting that oversight SOON.
  • Here’s an Alton Brown recipe for Creamed Corn Cornbread you’ll love.

Adding a little chopped jalapeno to your cornbread batter adds a lot of flavor – and it looks pretty cool too… especially when you make cactus-shaped cornbread, courtesy of the Lodge Logic Pre-Seasoned Saguaro Cactus Pan, shown above.

Product Features

  • Cast-iron cactus pan with 5 saguaro impressions for making cornbread and muffins
  • Preseasoned with vegetable oil formula and ready for immediate use
  • Cast-iron construction heats slowly and evenly
  • Nonstick, rustproof finish releases foods cleanly; hand wash only
  • Measures 15-1/4 by 1 by 5-3/4 inches (W x H x D); lifetime warranty

Amazon.com Product Description

Southern chefs will tell you that nothing bakes cornbread like a good cast-iron pan, and this Lodge Logic cactus pan is among the best. The vessel features a series of five saguaro cactus impressions, each measuring 4-1/4 inches long and 2-1/2 inches wide. The cactus shapes are clever and precise, with a pair of arms that extend out and up in the traditional saguaro manner. Meanwhile, the batter cooks beautifully thanks to the cast-iron material, which heats slowly but evenly and holds its heat far longer than stainless and aluminum rivals. The resulting cornbread cakes and muffins are cooked to the peak of perfection, with slightly crisp exteriors and moist, flavorful insides. It’s the perfect way to add a Southwestern touch to your chili and black-eyed pea recipes.

NOTE: Yesterday, I told you I’d be making the Cucumber Salad recipe for supper. It was beyond delicious.  My youngest daughter, Stephany, helped me in the kitchen last night and that’s always a special treat. We actually wound up doubling the recipe because we kept sampling so much as we went along!  The dill adds such a wonderful flavor to the fresh, crisp cucumbers. Outstanding.

Filed Under: Alton Brown, Bread, Buttermilk, Cornbread, Pots and Pans Tagged With: buttermilk, cast iron pans, cornbread, kitchen pans

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