Lots of moms like to think out loud and PatiBF is one of them. On her BabyStyle blog, she discusses her favorite baby products. I love baby products that look cool and don't stick out like a big ugly sore thumb in your decor. This drying rack ($18) is great because it not only looks cool but it holds all of the little pieces from baby's sippy cups as well as spoons and pacifiers. It's also Read more

Beaba is on a mission to make lil one's first bites taste better than ever. The company that introduced the world to the all-in-one steam and puree Beaba BabyCook has launched five new products. The highlight is the Bib Secondes ($65), a combination bottle and food warmer that works with almost any brand baby bottles and baby food jars. The rocket-like gizmo uses steam heat to warm tots' food to Read more

If you're not using your dishwasher efficiently, you're wasting money, energy, and water. Business Insider shares the right ways for you to use the dishwasher. In leaner times, plenty of households boycotted energy-sucking appliances like dishwashers and went back to basics: manual scrubbers, a bottle of detergent, and a lot of elbow grease. But is all that extra effort really helping us save in Read more

It's funny to think that just a few years ago, bamboo cutting boards were hard to come by. These days, the boards have taken their place as standard fare beside their wood and plastic peers. This material has endeared itself toall kinds of kitchen products, not to mention environmentalists, thanks to the plant's rapid growth and regeneration. Bamboo grows to a harvestable height in three to five Read more

It's amazing just how much stuff a person as tiny as a newborn baby needs. But as anyone who's gone through it before can tell you, babies are high-maintenance little people! If you're lucky enough to have friends and family who want to gift the new addition, they'll likely be looking to rely on your registry. Consider registering at a larger, all-inclusive baby store, like Giggle or Buy Buy Read more

Even when the product is supposedly "disposable," you can always reuse it. Wise Bread shares awesome ways to reuse these 21 disposable products. It’s said that we live in a disposable society. But the word "disposable" is a misnomer. Disposable is considered throwaway, something you use once and dump, regardless of the life that may be left in it. As a frugal shopper with a concern for the Read more

Tara O'Brady runs the beautiful and well-respected blog Seven Spoons. Her work has been nominated for countless awards, and I, for one, am endlessly inspired each time I visit her blog. Tara doesn't have formal training, although she comes from a fine arts background, but her love of the art came from experimenting and telling stories on her own website. Her food photos are straightforward, Read more

Reader For The Love Of Fiber gave a healthy makeover to classic Irish soda bread. She shared her recipe in our Healthy Recipe group. A new generation of Irish Soda Bread just in time for St. Patty's Day. It’s versatile as a breakfast bread with a schmear of grass-fed butter and your favorite cup ‘o tea, or as a nice addition to a body-warming soup. Or corned beef and cabbage, if you want Read more

It's true: the little things add up. As anyone who ever had a piggy bank knows, small everyday actions can help you save big. Hoping to create a financial cushion for yourself this season? Follow these 15 easy tricks to help you save at least a dollar a day: Hold the milk. In your coffee, that is. If you regularly stop at the coffee shop on your way to work, order it black to avoid any extra Read more