Shop for Cookbooks, Kitchenware and More
Welcome to our shop. We hope you like what you’ll find here, but mostly we hope it will be helpful.
Product Categories:
Small Appliances | Must-have Tools | The Basics (Equipment) | Specialty Foods and Other Stuff | Books
Small Appliances
Not to clutter up your countertops, but certain small appliances more than pull their weight on busy nights.
Immersion Blender By Cuisinart
Hand-held blenders -- also called immersion blenders or stick blenders -- save time and cleanup by letting you puree soups right in the pot. (Byron's Broccoli Cheese Soup is just one example.) This one is in a mid-price range, but other brands work, too.
Rival 6-Quart Smart-Pot Programmable Slow Cooker
We test all of our recipes in Rival brand Crock Pots and find the 6-quart model works for almost everything. Being able to make Alicia's Risotto with Gourmet Mushrooms or Beverly's Scrumptious Beef Stew alone are worth having one.
Must-have Tools
These handy, inexpensive gadgets will make cooking a lot easier.
Mojito Muddler
Whip up a Mojito in no time using this stainless muddler.
Shrimp Peeler/ Deveiner
Makes quick work of peeling and deveining shrimp. For other alternatives, check our buying shrimp blog post.
Microplane Coarse Grater
Ever struggled to get perfect zest off a lemon? Not anymore…
Lemon Reamer
Get all the juice without all the cleanup.
Hamburger Press
Makes perfect patties every time, especially when you get big packs of beef on sale!
The Basics (Equipment)
Some kitchen equipment is standard operating procedure for us. Here are a couple of basics for starters.
Nonstick Skillet
About half the recipes in the Desperation Dinners and Cheap. Fast. Good! cookbooks are made in a skillet like this. For more information, check out our blog.
Cast Iron Skillet
When you need one, you need one! Browns like a dream.
Specialty Foods and Other Stuff
Sometimes supermarkets are slow to stock specialty ingredients. Who knows why, but these are must-haves for certain recipes.
Arborio Rice
Arborio is the only rice that gives you the creamy wonderful texture in risotto.
Chipotle Mini Cubes
Quick alternative to reconstituting dried chilies. Perfect for Tex-Mex and especially our Copycat Chipotle Chicken.
Clam Base
Can't make Almost Dad's Clam Chowder in 20 minutes without clam base.
Burt's Bees Coconut Foot Creme
Yes it's for your feet, but Beverly swears by it! Read all about it on her blog.
Books
The BBQ Queens' Big Book of Barbeque
These girls know how to grill.
Taming the Flame
Let Elizabeth share her nearly 20 years of outdoor cooking with you.
Potato Salad
KS Guest Blogger Debbie Moose's newest cookbook includes a recipe for Greek Potato Salad. Who knew potatoes could taste this good?
Deviled Eggs
Debbie's first cookbook. 50 amazing recipes from simple to sassy.
Wings
KS Guest Blogger Debbie Moose's second cookbook. 50 tasty recipes for America's favorite snack.
Fan Fare
Debbie's cookbook guide to everything you need to know about tailgating.
Microwave Gourmet
Our recipe for Risotto with Ham and Asparagus will convince you the microwave isn't just for leftovers any more. You heard it first from Barbara over two decades ago.
The Well-Filled Microwave Cookbook
In our Humble Opinion, making the most of your microwave means making risotto, and this book has four more recipes for how to do just that!
Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook
Okay, so this is the cookbook to turn to for alternative ways to do risotto in a Crock Pot. But it's a book we turn to over and over for lots of ideas. Way more than stews!
Desperation Dinners
Our first cookbook, and we're still using it night after night. Full of great 20-minute meals, well, we think so, and so do lots of others here on The Scoop.
Desperation Entertaining
Our second cookbook. If we had it to do over again, we'd name this "Entertain Anyway" or maybe "Just Get On With It." Either way, it's tips and recipes for entertaining that are fast but don't taste like it.
Cheap. Fast. Good!
True, this is our third cookbook but it's so much more than that. In addition to 275 budget recipes, CFG is a common-sense guide on how to save money in the kitchen without killing yourself. Start small or start big, it's up to you.
