Pots and Pans

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’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.

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…

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:

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!

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?!