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Cook’s Tools & Toys

You know the jokes about men not reading directions and putting a bookcase together — only it comes out looking like a Rubik’s cube?  Well, I guess it’s time to break the myth that it’s only men. Guilty. The Thermomix arrived on Tuesday (instead of the anticipated Wednesday) and I was so excited I yanked [...]

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I feel like a kid at Christmas.  At the same time I’m a little  (OK,  a LOT) embarrassed at the indulgence of buying a stupid-expensive kitchen appliance. The first time I saw the Thermomix, I was fairly rational.  “I have a food processor.  I have a mixer.  I have an oven. I don’t need to [...]

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Here’s the finishing touches to make a wonderful French Onion Soup, Spanish Style – in the Thermomix.  Teresa is an incredible cook and this is a great example of the usefulness of the Thermomix.  This soup is something she threw together on the spur of the moment, with ingredients she happened to have on hand.  [...]

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I’m a kitchen stuff  junkie.  It has nothing to do with believing that kitchen gadgets will improve my cooking. (hmmm… maybe that’s a subconscious message… )  Anyway, I just love kitchen stuff of all kinds.  When our kids were growing up, the standard holiday or gift question was “Mom, what do you want for [insert [...]

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