I really like the Good Grips Flexible Vegetable brush. I feel it really fits naturally in the hand and I like that it is non slip when if your hands are wet! I have never had this brush slip out of my hands when I was washing vegetables. My family buys a lot of fresh vegetables and we also grow some of our own vegetables. This brush easily removes all the dirt, even dirt that is tough on those ...

 Deep Line Eliminator Not very many people have heard of Yves Rocher beauty products. I became a regular customer last year after sending in a pamplet for some discounted bath soap & lotion. Their products are organic, and botanically grown for their company in France. They are even environmentally friendly! The Serum Vegetal Deep Line Eliminator is for those little lines around your e...

The Twenty Minute Vegetable Gardener by Tom Christopher & Marty AsherPublished by Random House 1999This is a book about how to make a vegetable garden in just twenty minutes a day. I know that seems impossible, but I really think you can do it if you follow the ideas set forth in this funny little book.The book is written in the third person, by and about two guys who don't really seem ...

I like food.  I like food and I like memoirs.  Animal, Vegetable, Miracle delivers both as well as anything I've ever read.  In this book, Barbara Kingsolver tells the story about the year she and her family decided to leave New Mexico and move to rural Virginia to try to grow some of their own food and live entirely off of local food.  What begins as a challenge, with t...

Let me just say hands down, this is the BEST rice steamer I have ever owned. That may be due to the superior quality of the unit, or the fact that I have only owned one rice steamer in my entire life. They could not make it any easier to use, you simply measure out the number of servings you want with the included measuring cup, then fill the bowl with to that number on the side. After that, ju...

I was browsing through the grocery aisles today to look for more varied food stuff for my growing baby and I discovered that Nestle Cerelac has the Stage 3 variants. I got the Chicken and Vegetables flavor, because actually I have already fed my baby that. But I like products like Cerelac because these are fortified with vitamins. This dry cereal is specifically for infants ages 8-24 months, bu...

The Hoffritz Stainless Steel Vegetable Peeler is a little workhorse! It peels vegetables and fruits in record time, as it has a wide blade which will peel a large section at one time. The handle is nice and thick, comfortable to hold, and it won't slip out of your hand as you are peeling away. I suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome, so it's important for me that a tool I use a lot is comf...

We got this with plans to eat healthier and I had seen my mother use a steamer for all sorts of things so I was excited about the purchase. Now I can honestly say that this is one of the most used small appliances in our kitchen. I love how easy this product is to use, how it cooks things freshly and you know you are getting great health quality out of your vegetables. I have cut up red skin po...

I love fresh vegetables, but don't always have time to get out the steamer and cook them. So when I saw Ziploc Zip 'n Steam Cooking Bags I started wondering if I could really enjoy fresh vegetables without all the work.As soon as I found Ziploc Zip 'n Steam Cooking Bags on sale, I bought a package and tried them right away. The first time I used them, I steamed zucchini. I actually ...

If you are tired of poor blooms and skimpy underweight veggies and fruits, help is here! There is a wonderful little miracle known as HB-101. Though not technically a fertilizer in the accepted sense, this all natural product works wonders in the garden. Here is what the creator of HB-101 says:"HB-101 is a purely natural extract derived from the portion of the plant that is most important ...

The Chillzanne Rectangle Server is a great versatile tray.  One side holds 24 deviled eggs while the other side can hold vegetables, cheese, and/or dip.  I have had a small problem with my eggs slipping around, but eggs are generally slippery.  The vegetable tray side has removable dividers so you can separate it up to 6 compartments.  The middle can hold a dip.  I use ...

The book Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld is possibly one of the most inspiring cookbooks a mom of young children can own.  Faced with the problem that many mothers have of making sure their children get nutritious meals, the author gives dozens of recipes that include vegetable purees.  The recipes are easy to follow, and are accompanied by photographs of the foods...

Ice Elements has a 100% squalane product that is derived from olives (as opposed to sharks) and comes in a pretty tinted blue bottle with a glass dropper.While squalane is an oil, when used in small quantities it is not greasy at all. In addition to its moisturizing properties (which is great for plumping up the skin to make fine lines and wrinkles to be a lot less noticeable), it stimulates ce...

This is one of my favorite kitchen gadgets, a very helpful electric device called Starfrit Rotato Potato Peeler Express. Perhaps you have seen it on TV: a potato or a fruit is inserted into the holder, a button is pressed, and ZOOM - it gets nicely peeled within moments. It really does work like that; simply amazing. I did not mind peeling potatoes by hand all my life, but after I got this unit...

100% Pure shower gels from Puritycosmetics.com are some of the very best I've found.  They are actually 100% pure, and 100% vegan. I'm showing (and using) the Tangerine right now, but there are 18 different scents, mainly fruit like the tangerine, orange, lemon, blueberry, and so on, as well as almond, coconut, dark chocolate mocha, and white chocolate.  The website is like a ...

This is a great appliance to have. I am pretty much completely useless in the kitchen, with boiling pasta being the most complex thing I can do. I was looking to add more healthy vegetables to me diet and this device helps me to do just that. It comes with an instruction panel that completely explains everything you need to do to steam just about anything. In addition, printed on the product i...

V8 V*Fusion juice comes in 4 delicious flavors: Pomegranate Blueberry, Tropical Orange, Strawberry Banana, and Peach Mango.  My absolute favorite is the Pomegranate Blueberry.  What I love about this juice is the fact that it provides a full serving from the fuits and vegetables section of the food pyramid.  Lets face the facts, we don't all get our proper dose of nutrition f...

I love Spring and I'm already picking out my tomatoes and other garden goodies right now! One staplew in my garden year after year is Alaska Brand Fish Emulsion. Why? Because I won't use chemical feeds or pesticides in my garden. Besides which all most chemical fertilizer induce a high nitrogen "rush" to your plants. Akin to getting your garden hooked on meth. This rush m...

My grandson had a Sassy Teething Feeder when he was a baby.  I thought it was the most ingenious thing I had ever seen!  This feeder allows you to give a baby fruit or vegetables without having to worry about them choking on the pieces of food. This teething feeder is recommended for 6 months and up.  It has a small mesh bag that holds fresh fruit or vegetables safely inside for ...

I have owned my Sunbeam Electric knife for probably 10 years and it still works as good as new! This knife can be used on any food item you would normally use a regular kitchen knife on, but we use it mostly to carve chicken and turkey.  I have used it a few times to filet fish and it is the perfect knife for slicing bread.  The knife is lightweight and has an easy to hold handle. The...