At Home with Kim Vallee

COOKING tools, DINING | October 14, 2009

Hand Held Julienne Slicer

You know how I like kitchen gadgets that simplify my life and are easy to clean. I pick my big mandolin slicer when I need julienne strips but I would prefer a hand held option for when I only need to slice one carrot. I found this julienne slicer that seems to do a good [...]

COOKING tools, DINING | May 11, 2009

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Three Nifty Kitchen Gadgets by Lékué for my Organizing Monday

I admit that I am a fan of Lékué. Their premium silicone cooking tools are fun, practical and imaginative. On the green side, this company finds permanent solutions to techniques that typically nourish our trash can. Their innovative products make the best of the possibilities offered by silicone kitchenware. I told you before that I think [...]

COOKING tools, DINING | May 5, 2009

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Magisso Kitchen Cloth Holder Available in North America

Do you recall this fabulous discovery from the IDS 09 in Toronto? Magisso exhibited at the IDS in the hope to find a distributor. They did! Urban Butik opened a couple days ago their online store, which delivers in Canada and the Unites States. I used my kitchen cloth holder since the IDS and I [...]

DINING, PICNIC, TABLEWARE | February 24, 2009

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Three Cool Kitchen Gadgets by Royal VKB and at Cox & Cox

The first two items are from a creative Dutch brand called Royal VKB. I introduced several products from Royal VKB over my blogger life. + Jorre van Ast designed a set of functional screw caps that fit twist off standard jars. The set is built for most common sizes of glass jars used for food. The [...]

COOKING tools, DINING, HOUSEWARMING gifts | February 9, 2009

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Magisso Kitchen Cloth Holder | My Best Find at ISD 09

Storing our kitchen cloth under the sink is not very practical. When we are cooking or cleaning in the kitchen, we need to keep the kitchen cloth at reach. This cool Finnish product enables us to keep the cloth at reach while hiding it from sight. Miika Mansikkamaa designed the magnetic kitchen cloth holder. It [...]

COOKING tools, DINING | July 30, 2008

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5 Cool Products for Your Kitchen

The top 3 are Red-Dot Design Award winners and an honorable mention. The fifth is there because it is cute and original. Zyliss’ Easy Spin Salad Spinner On my book, noting beat a Zyliss salad spinner and I got a 10 year old model. Zyliss won in 2004 for its Easy Spin salad spinner. The latest model, the [...]

ALL occasions, COOKING tools, DINING, ENTERTAINING, EVERYDAY entertaining, GIFT IDEAS, TABLEWARE | May 28, 2008

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Three Advanced Kitchen Gadgets

I was looking for unique gift ideas when I spotted three amazing kitchen tools at Generate. It is worth noting that this US retailer ships to Canada and the United States for free. Serving ware by Zoocreative First, Zoocreative reinvented the eating tray by converting two of its corners into armrests. Your arms rest comfortably [...]

COOKING tools, DINING | March 22, 2008

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The best of the International Home and Housewares Show 2008

I followed the International Home and Housewares Show 2008 in Chicago mostly through the eyes of The Kitchn. From what I have seen so far, these cooking tools are my favorites. Emily Henry’s Flame-Top Collection in Figue I told you earlier about the Urban Colors for the oven and tableware collection of Emile Henry. [...]