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Aquaversa Under-Counter Water Filter
amazon.com Sally did A LOT of research into under-counter water filters for her Laboratory kitchen. She opted against the 3-stage filters for fear of difficulty keeping track of the various filters,...
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Aqua Globes
amazon.com Watering globes are basically inverted bottles that you fill with water and “slam into the moist soil”; they will slowly trickle water into your potted plants, a great solution for watering...
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Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
Amazon.com After we quoted John O’Donahue’s Anam Cara in a post, we got a number of Comments from readers telling us how much the book means to them. From Cara de Silva: “I love John O’Donohue and...
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An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace
examiner.com A number of readers told us about this book, which they likened to M.F.K. Fisher’s writing. Here’s the publisher’s description: In chapters about boiling water, cooking eggs and beans,...
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Abeego Food Storage Sheets
amazon.com Just about everyone we know wants to cut back on using plastic wrap and ziplock bags but are having a hard time actually doing it. One way is with clever Abeego flats: cotton sheets that...
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A Year from Monday: New Lectures and Writings by John Cage
This book is part of our Essential Bathroom Library; you can open the book anywhere and find a short concentrated bit to shake your head up. As one reviewer wrote: “Cage’s writing does not tell us...
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A New Way to Cook
The New York Times Book Review called Sally’s 732–page A New Way to Cook “the ‘Silver Palate’ for the new generation.” It won both James Beard Foundation and International Association of Culinary...
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A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity
William Coperthwaite Amazon’s description is better than ours of this remarkable man’s work: William Coperthwaite is a teacher, builder, designer, and writer who for many years has explored the...
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A Field Guide to Getting Lost
amazon.com A sort of anecdotal historian who is simultaneously enamored of the aesthetic experiences of walking, photographing, and living, Rebecca Solnit has written a book that is part memoir, part...
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500 Watt Halogen Work Light
amazon.com After I decided against installing pendant lights over the kitchen island at the last minute, I rigged this industrial 500-watt work light on top of the fridge with a dimmer to adjust the...
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500 Watt Dimmer for Heavy Duty Work Light
This dimmer works wonderfully with the heavy-duty halogen construction light we set up in our kitchen; sleek and functional, it does its job well with fuse protection and an LED indicator. Five-foot...
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50 Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do)
Gever Tulley, founder of Tinkering School for Kids, has published a book we’ve been waiting for, not just to give to the kids we know, but us adults as well, because the same idea applies: By...
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3 Bud Vases for Tiny Herb or Flower Bouquets
amazon.com This affordable set of three bud vases would be perfect for the kind of alt-flower arrangements we’ve been adoring for the past few years. Perfect for holding more than just flowers, fill...
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The PDT Cocktail Book: The Complete Bartender’s Guide from the Celebrated...
amazon.com We originally fell in love with PDT’s Bacon-Infused Bourbon Old Fashioned, but find this book to be a fabulous compendium of many styles of cocktails, offering recipes for all 304 original...
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A Natural History of the Senses
Diane Ackerman’s poetic/scientific exploration of the human condition through the portals through which we experience is a captivating adventure. Grazing on kissing, tattooing, sniffing, and music,...
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All-Clad Super-Wide Saute Pan
When I wrote about cooking a large batch of rhubarb and concentrating the juices, a reader asked what pan I used. The answer: my trusty All-Clad 13.5 inch-in-diameter saute pan. Because it’s wide and...
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Acorn by Yoko Ono
Acorn A sequel to Yoko Ono’s enduringly wonderful 1964 Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions, Acorn’s conceptual “instructions” are more overtly focused on healing and personal change. We have actually...
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All-Clad Nonstick Skillet
If you want a classic nonstick pan, All-Clad’s Nonstick Skillet/Fry Pan has two big virtues: All-Clad changed their formula to remove harmful chemicals AND they offer (and honor) a lifetime warranty....
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All-Clad All-Purpose Saucier Pan
The saucepan I use most is the All-Clad 2-Quart Saucier Pan given to me many years as a thank you gift when I taught cooking classes at DeGustibus. Its proportion and size a perfect for a variety of...
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All-Clad 12″ Universal Pot Lid
Sally Schneider On my first trip to France when I was in my twenties, I bought a classic French pot lid in a flea market. Ten inches in diameter, it is a tin-lined copper disk with a cast iron handle....
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