Welcome to Must Have Monday’s. Every Monday our reviewers will let you have a sneak peak into what we use in our homes and our lives. Here we will tell you about the things we can’t live without. If you have a “must have” item to pass along please e-mail us. We welcome contributions from [...]

You may not be a meat eater or even enjoy the flavor of bacon, but I urge you to try Bacon Salt. The makers of this cool product are just two normal guys (named Justin and Dave) who love grilling, Sunday football and the taste of bacon. They turned their dream into reality by trademarking [...]

I discovered Dorot frozen cubes at Trader Joe’s by accident. I was looking for frozen vegetables when I stumbled upon the little ice cube trays of chopped garlic, minced basil and crushed cilantro. How could I resist the urge to boost my recipes with flavor that did not require me to chop and peel the [...]

I spent most of my pregnancy trying to figure out how to buy the least amount of baby gear possible. We decided to forgo the traditional infant carrier system and go straight to the convertible car seat. For a stroller, we simply bought one jogging stroller that would recline. I foolishly thought this, with my [...]

I love playing games with kids, because I believe it encourages strategic thinking. When I first heard about a new revolutionary toy that teaches just that I was thrilled to invite it into our home. ThinkBlocks don’t use the electronic gadgets that kids are used to, but instead encourage creativity and the natural ability to [...]

Welcome to Must Have Monday’s. Every Monday our reviewers will let you have a sneak peak into what we use in our homes and our lives. Here we will tell you about the things we can’t live without. If you have a “must have” item to pass along please e-mail us. We welcome contributions from [...]

One of my friends at work gave me some small bottles of hand lotion to try out and the C.O. Bigelow Lemon Hand Treatment was one of them. My first reaction was lemon equals boring. But it smelled nice so I set it aside to try out when the lotions I knew better had run [...]

I love sending good old fashioned greeting cards. Not the e-cards that are enclosed in e-mail, but actual paper cards with an envelope and a postage stamp. It is expensive and time consuming to select pretty and appropriate cards for all occasions. In the past I would keep a supply on hand for events and [...]

Several of our Props and Pans reviewers recently received samples from Johnson & Johnson’s new Bedtime Toddler Wash and Easy-Grip Sudzing Bar. As you can expect, they each had a different opinion. Read their reviews below and then sign up to win some to try for yourself!

I recently received a bottle of Johnson’s Bedtime Toddler [...]

Welcome to Must Have Monday’s. Every Monday our reviewers will let you have a sneak peak into what we use in our homes and our lives. Here we will tell you about the things we can’t live without. If you have a “must have” item to pass along please e-mail us. We welcome contributions from [...]