Some of my favourite kitchen items!
Happy Monday? Monday can be happy right? 😉 I hope you all had a great weekend…I spent a busy weekend in the kitchen cooking up new posts and couldn’t be happier!
I’ve got a serious case of spring fever so I’ve busted out some great spring recipes and even one for Easter. I actually can’t wait to share my recipe for Easter…it’s one of the best side dishes in the whole wide world. It really is. So stay tuned.
But for today, I thought it would be fun to do a post that isn’t a recipe. Sometimes it’s nice to step away from the usual – I find it refreshing. So today, I’m sharing some of my favourite kitchen items! I originally shared these with Shauna over at Satori Design for Living.
It couldn’t be my favourite kitchen items list without naming a few of my favourite cookbooks! These four books are my most loved cookbooks of all time: The Joy of Cooking, Any Best of Bridge book, Looneyspoons and Chef at Home. I refer to them all the time and love them all! For me, these books are must haves!
Now there are all sorts of kitchen gadgets out there, but these are the ones that get used the most in my kitchen. I seriously would be lost without them. I use my Pampered Chef knife every day, it’s really the best! And the bag clips, these are the greatest invention ever (these are from Ikea). I also can’t live without my pan scraper, silicone spatula and my pretty measuring cups!
You may recognize some of these dishes from my blog posts. They are a recent addition to my kitchen (I bought the entire set of this ceramic bake ware from Superstore). I love them SO much. They bake everything beautifully, and they look fabulous in my blog food photos! I use these dishes everyday…they make an everyday meal look gorgeous! My favourite way to use these dishes is to roast vegetables, like this butternut squash.
I only just discovered how amazing heavy skillets are. They’re so versatile! I grill, saute, broil and bake with them…but what I love the most about them is that I can start a dish off on the stove and transfer it directly to the oven…it saves time and dirty dishes! Can’t beat that! I used these dishes recently for my Apple Baked Dutch Baby.
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I love being in my kitchen, and have so many tools that I can’t live without! You can see more of my favourite things as well as some of my kitchen tips in these posts!
Kitchen Organizing Tips Part 1 // Kitchen Tips Part 1 // Kitchen Cleaning
Kitchen Tips Part II // Fridge Organizing // 10 Ways to Clean with Vinegar
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What are your kitchen must haves? Do you have a favourite?
Have an inspired day my friends!
I really like this kind of post. It’s different from what we do all the time. I am a cookbook and kitchen gadgets addict. I have 3 of these cookbooks and will never get rid of them 🙂
I absolutely love this “behind the scenes” post! I just bought my first cast iron skillet!
I love those pretty measuring cups! I have always liked the Pampered Chef citrus squeezer and their can opener. I inherited some beautiful copper cookware but I’m still working up the courage to actually use it!
This is such an interesting behind the scenes look. I can honestly say I’ve never used a bag clip (I’m the twist tie or an elastic kinda gal.) Do they really work that well? I’ve always just passed over them at the store.
Hi Jo-Anna! So love your blog and look forward to what you share with each post. I really like your casserole dishes from the Superstore. Who knew? Goes to show you don’t have to go to an expensive kitchen store and they do photograph really well. I need to stop by and see what catches my eye. Take Care, Thea
I also love white dishes and cook with several white ones from Corningware. Those measuring cups look like fun!
Can I confess I have never ever used ceramic bakeware in my life? I’ve always used the clear ones and to this day I have no idea what the difference is. I’ll give them a try the next time I make lasagna. Oh damn there I go again admitting I know another recipe.
Bag clips are the best. They have saved me so much money as my kids never close chip bags
I have those clips too, they are so handy! What a nice set of bakeware you’ve got too, great score!! Your pans in the last photo were my fave though – sigh!
I really need to pick up a skillet I think! I have heard so many good things. I must try!!