AZE Design's "Messy Tablecloth" celebrates the fun of a haphazard meal by featuring stitched outlines of plates and utensils along with a surprise spill. [via swissmiss]...
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Are you using your parchment paper to its fullest potential? If not, you will after reading The Los Angeles Times feature on parchment paper's many uses....
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Show off your favorite election '08 candidate while you're cooking with these patriotic aprons over at CafePress, whether you're a Hillary, Obama, McCain or Romney supporter. [Via The Kitchn]...
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Kitchen double-duty: decorate and save room with these Chain-Link Cups, which conserve space conveniently by way of magnets. Check 'em out over at IN/ALT, which includes more fun and innovative tableware. [Via Fun and Food]...
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Preserve your creative grease stains and ketchup stick figures with Arty Party, rectangular 8 1/2” x 10” plates with "gold frame" rims made of thick, coated paperstock. [via swissmiss]...
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Way back in September, I wrote about my future kitchen renovation, and at long last, we’re moving forward. Our architects are working on drawings with the intention of going to the Department of Buildings for permits and soliciting contractors for bids within the next month. If all goes well, construction will begin in March, and we’ll be enjoying our fabulous new kitchen some time in the early summer. That leaves us with, well, not a lot of time (especially considering lead times of several weeks between ordering and receiving appliances and custom cabinetry) to make all the decisions that we’d been putting off in a neat little pile to deal with at some nebulous point in the future. And,...
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Empty film canisters cleverly reborn as salt and pepper shakers are available from the MoMA store for $35. Or you could just drill holes into empty film canisters yourself. [via notcot] Update: robfadams commented that film canisters contain poisonous chemicals from the film that you can't clean out. In other words, don't fill them with salt and pepper....
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As soon as we saw Bodum’s elegant insulated drinking glasses a few years back, my husband was convinced that he’d found the perfect rocks glass for his evening whisky indulgences. When he finally got around to trying out a few of the Pavina tumblers last Christmas, he wasn’t disappointed. The delicate, clear glasses (right) showed off the honeyed tones of his whisky beautifully, and their double-walled construction insulated the contents from the warmth of his hands, prolonging the life of his ice cubes and his enjoyment. Because my mind always runs to dessert, I soon repurposed the tumblers for serving sundaes and trifles, for which they worked rather well. We have also used the glasses as stand-ins for coffee mugs,...
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Pour some clear broth into this Japanese-designed topography soup plate, surround it with broccoli florets and you've got yourself a minimalist mountain scene that doubles as a meal. Just be careful to pick the right liquid so that it doesn't look like your mountain valley is full of mud (gravy) or blood (tomato soup). Blue Gatorade may look best. [via TasteSpotting]...
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The horrors of lugging overstuffed, ill-packed boxes and bags while moving in and out of my college dorm came flooding back when I saw the Kitchen in a Box Dorm Room Set. My life would've been much easier if I had simply gotten a box that contained all the necessary kitchen supplies instead of gathering random kitchen tools from around my house and then, after realizing that I was missing something as basic as a can opener or a food storage container, having to buy more stuff to fill my dorm room kitchen and inevitably schlep back home. As for how much quality $30 for 40 items will buy you I don't know, but surely the spoons and containers would...
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