At Home with Kim Vallee

Easy Tips for Brewing a Good French Press Coffee

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I always start my day of work by brewing a pot of French Press coffee. I am picky about which coffee beans I buy. It has to taste fresh and strong. If it is not, I will throw it away. I will take extra steps to ensure a great cup of joe but I am [...]

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Alessi’s Folding Cake Stands: from Anna Gong to Fatman by Marcel Wanders

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Sourcing: Fatman Folding Cake Stand designed by Marcel Wanders for Alessi $340 USD at Yliving Like many Alessi products, you may not want to hide this cake stand. Marcel Wanders designed the Fatman cake stand for Alessi.  Wanders put a whimsical touch by dressing as a clown the round structure that you see when the three [...]

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My Weekly Meal Planner Experiment: Conclusion

photo credits: Stacey Brandford for House & Home – March 2013 It’s time to write my post-mortem. First, I shortened my weekly meal planner experiment by 2 weeks because I learned nothing new from the last two weeks. When I started this little experiment my hope was to add more recipes to my repertoire, and [...]

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Weekly Meal Planner: Week 6

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My meal planning was business. I wished that I could report a new recipe but it didn’t happen. So, you will see many common faces on last week’s menu: Monday: What was in my pantry dictated what we ate that night. I served spaghettini with a garlic, olive and tomato sauce topped with freshly ground [...]

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