LilSugar

Pimp Your Crib: Gourmet Kitchen

babysugar — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:01:30 -0700

My child delights in watching the Food Network almost as much as she takes pleasure in cartoons. She loves to pretend cook - offering me invisible eggs and cereal while saying, "I'm cookin' and eatin'!" If you've got the next Rachael Ray or Bobby Flay whipping up mini creations in your cucina, you might want to consider pampering them with their very own posh appliances.

Shelling out $879 for the entire Gourmet Kitchen Set from Pottery Barn Kids sounds a little nutty, especially during these uncertain economic times. However, the dark brown "woodwork" and the "stainless steel" trimming is enough to make me want it for my own! Parents who dread plastic toys may find this sleek enough for their modern day home. Besides that, if a set like this encourages my wee one to help me out around the kitchen, it may be worth the high ticket price in the end.

Delilicious: Mini Bear Smile Skillet

babysugar — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:00:08 -0700

It wasn't until I became a mother that I learned an important fact about cooking: everything tastes better when it comes in a fun shape.

The Mini Bear Smile Skillet ($18) will assist you in making scrumptious and silly pancakes and crepes that will have your kids begging for seconds. The pan is a great substitute or addition to the cute dollar sized Zoo Animal Pancake Pan we featured a few weeks back.

Do you use shapes to make snacks and meals more appealing for your picky eaters?

Delilicious: Beaba Baby Cook

babysugar — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:00:39 -0700

For parents, who like to cook all of their tot's tasty meals, the Beaba Baby Cook is a heaven–sent product.

Hugely popular in Europe, Americans are now privy to the convenient meal–maker.

To learn more about this Beaba, read more.

This small machine works overtime as a steamer, blender, warmer and defroster. Instead of dirtying up pots, pans and blending appliances, use this simple gadget to do it all. Steam the veggies, preserve the vitamins and chop it all up in minutes.

For $140, you get two polycarbonate bowls, a cooking basket, a spatula and a recipe booklet.

Home Free Treats For Children With Allergies

LilSugar — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:00:35 -0700

Mamas of tots with dairy, nut or egg allergies have a tough time of it when attending birthday parties or simply looking for a baked good to snack on during the day. Most allergy-free packaged goods are lacking flavor and substance and are better left untouched. Home Free Treats puts an end to that kind of thinking. Though the goodies are baked without peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, wheat or dairy in a kitchen with all new appliances and a separate delivery area (providing space for deliveries to be wiped down before entering the cooking area), they taste great! Their organic, whole-grain filled cookies and cakes don't even contain high fructose corn syrup, making them desirable to moms who are also looking out for the wee ones' general health too.