Things We Love

This section is devoted to being a comprehensive resource for products and services we love.  Please share with us anything you love and don't see listed here.
Magazines

Bon Appetit- Besides recipes, the magazine features interviews, travel and/or restaurant articles and features about products.
Cook’s Illustrated - Consider this magazine the Consumer Reports for cooking.  No advertisements which means they review and rate both kitchen equipment and food products.  Plus provide excellent articles and detailed recipes.  The website is also full of great information but requires a paid subscription.

Everyday Food - Martha Stewart's magazine for the everyday home cook.  Plenty of easy recipes, often more realistic to make than what you would find in Martha Stewart Living. 

Food Network Magazine- Features a lot of recipes, plus articles, profiles of the network chefs and entertaining ideas.
Real Simple - For everything from home decor to health and finance.

Cooking Light - Very popular magazine that often takes traditional recipes and makes them lower in fat and/or calories.

Shape - Great fitness magazine that also features interviews, fashion and cooking.

 

Cook Books
Paula Deen's My First Cookbook
Williams-Sonoma Kids in the Kitchen: Fun Food
I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking
Everyday Food: Great Food Fast
The New Best Recipe: All-New Edition
Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006
Serious Barbecue: Smoke, Char, Baste, and Brush Your Way to Great Outdoor Cooking

Products and Services

Contigo BPA Free Kids Autoseal 2-Pack, Set of 2, Girls Colors

Snapware and Container Store for pantry organization
Reusies- reuseable sandwich and snack baggies
Easy Lunch Boxes- Great re-useable containers that are much less expensive than others on the market.
Get Natured - A blog for living a whole health lifestyle.
Pampered Chef- Outstanding cooking tools, cookbooks and seasonings.

Chef Mark- Remarkable Palate- Personal Chef Services in NYC, plus a great blog with audio cooking tips
Chefs Catalog- Huge catalog of cooking tools and equipment 
 

Food Products

Penzey’s Spices
Trader Joe’s Truffle Brownie Mix- we like to bake from scratch, but this mix is outstanding!

Trader Joe’s Carne Asada or Tri-tip Asada (watch the sodium content, but it tastes great)

Aidell’s Sausages

Aidell’s Teriyaki Chicken Meatballs
Amy’s Organics Bean & Cheese Burritos
Costco Rotisserie Chicken
Everett & Jones BBQ Sauce
Cowgirl Creamery Cheese (SO GOOD!)
Cal Tex Cattle Cooperative (Sacramento area local, grass fed Angus beef)

Farm Fresh to You - Organic produce delivery, commonly referred to as a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)

Non-Food Related
Chicks-n-Chickens - Lullaby exercises for mama and baby
Etsy - GREAT place to shop for handmade items.  Wonderful for unique gifts, especially for hard to shop people.
Celtic Cloths- Fabric retailer plus all the supplies you need for making your own cloth diapers