Stinkerpants

Favorite Things: Microplane

January 18, 2009 in I Freakin' Love This Thing! • I Freakin' Love this Kitchen Stuff!

My friend Sarah tells me about many things.  Especially cooking related things, because I’m still pretty much clueless in that arena.  I asked my friends to share their favorite cooking gadgets, and Sarah responded with this gem:

It’s the Microplane!  Image from here.

It’s a zester, it’s a grater…it’s wonderful.   It grates parmesan fluffier and faster than anything I’ve ever experienced.  I tell you, people, get one.  I thought, “what the heck am I going to use that for?!”  But I use it all the time.

I got mine from Macy’s online, but I’ve also seen them at Cost Plus World Market and Crate and Barrel.

Favorite Things: Stemless Martini Glasses

December 18, 2008 in I Freakin' Love This Thing! • I Freakin' Love this Kitchen Stuff!

Around Thanksgiving, my friends and I all gathered at Sarah’s house for a little party.  I brought all the makin’s for my favorite cocktail: the lemon drop.  Sarah provided the glasses, which were awesome:

 from Crate and Barrel

I fell in love with these glasses.  I tend to spill things, and these glasses are easier for me to balance (for some reason) than the typical martini glasses.  They’re also stackable, which saves a ton of space.  Last week I ran out and bought 12 of them (I might have gotten a little carried away), and I’m happy to share that they’re also cheap!  Each glass is only $1.95.  What a deal!

Another great thing for making a delicious lemon drop?

The rokz brand of sugar rimmers:

The yellow sugar hardens around the glass, so it doesn’t come off right away, and it tastes delicious!