Thursday, May 14, 2009

Sippy cups are for....vinaigrettes?


I love hearing of ways people reuse items. Over the last couple of days I heard of two ways to reuse common baby/kid products that I just had to share.

1) Sippy cups. I read somewhere that a Mom reuses her children's old sippy cups to make vinaigrette salad dressing. It totally makes sense, with the lid you can shake it (be sure to put a finger over the spout). And the small spouts keeps the dressing from spilling out too much. Helping to not overdress the salad and make it a little more healthful.

2) Formula Dispensers. Today during a playdate, a Mom friend of mine pulled out an old forumla dispenser when her 1 year old wanted a snack. No more formula in there- she uses it to store small snacks now. Each compartment nicely holds goldfish and other small snacks.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Love it!


"Don't buy a lot of fancy gadgets; the less kitchen equipment that I have, the easier it is to find exactly what I need in the drawer."
From "Barefoot Contessa, Back to Basics" by Ina Garten