I love infomercials that start off by making simple everyday tasks such as turning on the lights, wrapping a blanket around you, or shaving seem impossible and frustrating. But watch out for Edison - he was a total crook. I wouldn't buy a lightbulb off him either!

Oh, sad to hear about Joe Ades . I bought his peeler for $5.00 outside of Fairways one summer, and it slices any vegetable. I also own the George Foreman Grill, which makes a great burger.

The magic bullet is the best! I don't make all the dips and other recipes they make on the infomercial, but I use it at least weekly to shred chicken or make breadcrumbs. I love it

it's not strictly a kitchen gadget, but i'm a teeny bit obsessed with the ShamWow.

George Foreman made more on selling the grill than in boxing.
Eventually, food is more than just eating.

Its about the character behind food, in this case, a food device.

Farmers market allow the public a rare chance to see the people behind the scense.
Here in San Francisco, the farmers market rock with diversity.

tamales at the Alemany Farmers rocket are on point.

keep writing!

I have a magic bullet and I love it. I use it for everything. If I don't feel like grating Parmesan I throw it in there. Or if I'm making dressing. When we have friends over for cocktails I can make them each a blended drink of their choice and I'm not cleaning a huge blender a hundred times. My husband even uses it, and it is so small the it fits in a small cupboard. So its one less thing cluttering up the counter.Its Kind of loud but definitely worth the buy

Today I asked for fast meal featuring meat. I chose Pork Tenderloin with cabbage and apple. The nutritional info stated the fat content at 42%. Each gram of fat equals 9 calories. The recipe stated there were 321 calories per serving. It doesn't add up. It stated a person's name at the end. How can I contact her?

Hi Acadiana,
I spoke to Kate, who developed the recipe and oversaw the nutritional analysis. Here's her response: According to the nutritional information there are 15 grams of fat in this recipe. At 9 calories per gram there are a total of 135 calories from fat. To get the % of fat content you divide the calories from fat by the total number of calories in the recipe (321) which does, in fact, give you 42%. It may seem like a high number but it is because the entire recipe is low in calories. If it was higher in total calories the percentage of fat would be lower. I hope this helps.
Lygeia