I have a new favorite kitchen appliance–it’s a Food Saver, which vacuums out all the air from your food so it lasts much longer. 

You can buy in bulk or make a big dinner, then seal the leftovers into individual packets that you just nuke later or drop into simmering water.

This is just the greatest gadget for saving money (less wasted food) and time. Once you start using it, you’ll be addicted.

The web site probably does a better job of explaining it than I have time for right now. Go check it out!

I am probably the world’s worst cook (I never learned how, and now that I’ve had a baby, I hardly have time to wolf down a Luna Bar).

But I just saw a popover mix in the grocery store that I thought I’d experiment with, and it worked–to my amazement! You just stir it together, let sit for 20 minutes and pour into a popover pan (just like a cupcake pan but with rounded edges).

After I did this and opened the oven door, I was thrilled to see an entire pan of perfect popovers that looked like an expert chef created them, and they’re delicious too.

 The mix is King Arthur Flour Popovers All-Natural Quick Mix–and they make an organic version too.