Cheaper than Williams Sonoma...

I just made a discovery - William's Sonoma has these great silicone cooking utensils and like everything else, are kind of expensive, as is shipping. I was poking around on Amazon the other day and I found these (which means free shipping -because how can you not order $25 worth of stuff?)

Check them out -



And this brilliant bowl scraper that only Crate and Barrel have, and in white -




And really cute spatulas that would make nice little gifts -

Hostess Gift Ideas

I have some trouble, even as a professional shopper, figuring out exactly what to bring as a "hostess gift." Take this past weekend for example, Greg and I went down to San Diego to visit a friend and meet her baby while she was visiting her mom (otherwise she lives very far away) and I had no idea what to bring them beyond the baby gift. I think something like this cute measuring cup set would make a lovely gift for a house you are visiting:




They come in several colors so you can choose according to the recipient's taste.

A beautiful cookbook is also a great gift idea, something special like one of these -


Of course if you can plan in advance, homemade jam, cookies or bread (or anything else you'd want to prepare) would make a perfect gift.

Have fun!

Valentine's Day Gifts

Emails keep reminding me that Valentine's Day is creeping up on us, just wanted to remind you that one of the perks is great discounts on two of my favorite Jewelry designer's work. Check out my previous post on the two for websites and promo codes.