Cool Yule Toys

Well, Christmas has come and gone. Love was spread, friendship was cherished, and now it's time for my inner-pirate to escape and take count of my bounty. One cool new toy is my 22 piece, stainless steel, knife set. It has hollow handles with a nice comfortable grip. Most of all, I like the stainless steel part. Stainless steel handles are the most durable of all handles, as well as the most sanitary. Many argue, however, that they are very slippery in the hand, especially when wet. To counter this, my Cooks set uses a curved design to increase usability and safety. Also, the high-carbon blades will not discolor and maintain sharper edges. Overall, this set is a very high-quality set and very eye appealing.

It includes: 8" chefs knife, 10" chefs knife, 8" slicer, 6" sandwich, 3.25" parer, 3.5" parer, 6" carving fork, kitchen shears, 9" bread knife, 6" boning, 4.5" utility, 5" utility, 8 steak knifes, 8" sharpner (honing blade). It will likely become my kitchen 'Pride and Joy'.

Flank steaks, here I come.

Five Days of Christmas at the Quasebarths - Dec 19

Here's one of my recent favorites, last year, we added this ornament onto the tree. It's a neat little Chihuahua ornament to represent our favorite Chi...Lola.

Do you have any favorite ornaments? When I was growing up, my mother would hang all of my birth ornaments. I think I had one every year until I was 18. (Not really, but it seems like that.)

Also, do you have any Christmas traditions associated with ornaments? Stacy and I purchased a pickle which we plan on doing every year with our children. If you haven't heard about the pickle tradition you can check it out here...Christmas Pickle Explanation

Tis the Season...now it's time for some Chesney

Kenny Chesney - All I want for Christmas is a really good tan.