A slow cooker for smaller portions

This post is jumping in from of another post I was working on, which oddly enough had jumped in front of yet another post I had intended to post today. Confused? Don't be.When something as ab fab as this Royal VKB & Margriet Foolen Slow Cooker comes to my attention, all other things can wait.

When it comes to slow cooking, I happen to believe that one of the things that keeps some people at bay is the concept of batch cooking. There are simply times when I don't want to eat the same batch of chili for days in a row, or take up valuable freezer spaces with batches of beef bourguignon. That's where these wonderful little slow cookers come into play.

Inspired by the tagine (a Moroccan slow cooker), this adorable terracotta bowl and glazed lid set can go straight from the oven to your table. In fact, the lid can even double as a serving plate!  The slow cooker is just big enough to serve 2-3 meals. It's also stackable, so if you have plans for a modern Moroccan dinner party, with a selection of flavorful bites, the Royal VKB & Margriet Foolen Slow Cooker is exactly what you need.

You'll find it for only $64.00 at the A+R Store. Come to think of it, this little slow cooker might make a pretty fine Christmas gift.

Williams-Sonoma is trying to kill me: Part 2

Behold...That's right, it's a brand new pie mold from Williams-Sonoma!!And that fantabulous gadget will give you this:


Is that not the gorgeousness! Oh the possibilities. Rather than one giant pie that for some tragic reason you can never quite cut into nice neat wedges, many individual, sweetly latticed pie babies for all to admire. Quick and easy but lovely presentation. Best of all, it's under $10 (US).

May the forks be with you

Have a mentioned before that the people of Williams-Sonoma are conspiring to kill me? Actually, first I'll go broke and then I'll simply die of cute kitchen toy overload.

Unless you'd rather Star Wars pancake molds over Star Wars cookie cutters:


Either way, may the forks be with you!

Williams-Sonoma is trying to kill me Pt. 1

Without a shadow of a doubt, W-S is the ultimate domestinista's toy store. I mean just look at this Apple Pocket Pie Mold! Do you swoon? Seriously, I swoon! The cuteness is just swalloing me whole. Visions of gifted baby apple pies are doing a chacha in my head.

Just imagine them as edible dinner party favors, daintily wrapped and sitting upon each guests dinner plate. Or perhaps placed in cello bags, wrapped with a fetching grosgrain ribbon and placed into a wicker basket for an office pot luck. oh the possibilities!