Wooden Spoons - Dress Up Your Kitchen & Photos!

Sometimes you need to take a step back in life and appreciate the small things. Smallness that brings in joy and beauty - like wooden spoons do to a kitchen. I started using them mainly on my non-stick cookware but now I use them with pretty much any cookware. They are handy, easy to maintain and add a special touch to your food pictures.

Here's an example of that. Sala's gorgeous picture of her disposable wooden spoons, priced at 99cents (USD) for a pack of 6 from the World Market.

This pretty looking stack was sent by Mriganayani. Here's what she has to say about her collection. "No matter what kind of pan I use, I always use wooden spoons for cooking and stirring and scraping. I bought some of these from the shops in Guruvayoor temple when I visited there last time. The container that holds these is actually a wooden pickle jadi with a cover. But, I love to use this as a wooden spoon holder! They stay on my counter and look pretty. Each of these wooden spoons cost about Rs. 15  each. And the base was about Rs.600".

Here's a picture from my archives of Tomato Spinach Pulao featuring the coconut shell bowl and fork (the spoon is missing in the pic) that I bought for about Rs. 50 a pair.

Spoon Rests - Pretty-fy Your Kitchen!

I am going to be honest here. I hadn't really heard of spoon rests before this was sent to me to be added to this site.

Now that I do know what they are, it all makes perfect sense. I am soon going to graduate from the small steel plates I currently use, to using a pretty spoon rest as soon as I can find one.

What? Spoon Rests
Where? Any kitchen store
Price? USD3 - USD10

This was sent to me by Mriganayani. If you haven't checked out her site yet, you should. She has some radical recipes in there - really.

A bit about her spoon rests, in her own words:

 My spoon rests - These are a must in my kitchen and they come in beautiful designs and colors - mine are simple though. But works perfect all the time. The really sturdy stainless steel ones cost more than the porcelain ones. But, I love the porcelain ones for their designs. But they do break easily - so you'll have to be careful with these especially while washing with soapy water. I've already broken a few in my cooking career! 


So what are you guys waiting for. Time to go spoon-rest shopping!

Spork? What's That?

These are funny yet interesting. I saw them in Tangs Orchard when I was browsing around for a new wok and immediately picked up two (from a whole range of bright and citrusy colours. Since I only chose two, I went for black and white.

What? Spork - a spoon-knife-fork combo

Where? Tangs Orchard, Singapore

Price? SGD 3.50 / Rs. 110 per piece

This is a nifty spoon-knife-fork combo, all rolled into one from the company Light My Fire. Mine say 'Made In Spain' although this looks like a US company. 

Anyway, they are cute, and a fun thing to have in the kitchen. They have a disclaimer that the knife edge may be too sharp for kids so be careful handing it over, although these look pretty and innocent.

Let me see if I can fit them into my food pictures soon!