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Two of My Favorite Things: Aprons and Measuring Cups

Friday, April 9, 2010 at 08:13 AM

Hooray for Friday!  TGIF always calls for a fun blogpost so I thought I would bring you Two of My Favorite Things.  Today’s topic – kitchen things!

I ♥ aprons!  Isn’t this one just awesome?

It’s by Jessie Steele  and I bought it at Just A Little Something Boutique  in Foxboro, MA.  My friend, PJ, owns Just A Little Something and he is fabulous!  He’s the kind of guy you can call when you’re having a clothing crisis and he will come to the rescue.  He makes buying jeans fun and easy.  I never knew that was possible.

So, back to my apron thing.  I wear aprons all the time.  The reason?  I like my clothes and cooking is messy.  So, at least once a day (usually for dinner prep), I always tie on an apron.  In the end, I get to keep my clothes longer and we spend a lot less money on Spray & Wash.  Someday, I would like to own an apron that says A Better Bag of Groceries!

I had never heard of Jessie Steele aprons until I found this one at Just A Little Something.  Their aprons are “retro-chic vintage-inspired hostess aprons, kitchen aprons & cooking aprons for the contemporary woman.”  My pink and black apron is from their Hostess Apron Line and it’s perfect to wear while entertaining.  So, if you are an apron kind of girl (or boy), check them out!

And now for Thing #2:  Measuring Cups!

I have so  many measuring cups, but one of my new favorites is this one by OXO.

I received this as a gift from Dream Dinners, the meal preparation site that I visit once a month to keep my sanity in check.  You might remember my post on Dream Dinners.  Basically, I go there and prepare about 8 or 9 meals every month to keep in the freezer for extra-busy nights.  I ♥ Dream Dinners!  And it was there that I started using these OXO measuring cups.  Here’s what’s so cool about it:

You can measure from up above!   No need to crouch down and get at eye-level when measuring liquids.  They even have a Mini Angled Measuring Cup for measuring Tablespoons.  I don’t own one of the small ones, but I hope to someday!  Hopefully, my dear husband reads today’s post for some ideas for my upcoming birthday and/or Mother’s Day!

Question of the Day

What are two of your  favorite Kitchen Things?

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