Onions and garlic seem to be the basis for nearly every recipe I make, and that adds up to an awful lot of chopping and mincing. So I'm always on the lookout for gadgets that make this chore easier.
Garlic presses seem like a good idea, but we've bought several, and while they do a good job of crushing the garlic, they're also great at wrenching my wrist. Can you get carpal tunnel syndrome from a garlic press? My Kuhn Rikon makes me wince very time I use it. Kuhn Rikon has come out with a new, supposedly more ergonomic garlic press, but, at $30, I'm not willing to take a chance on it.
Interests: Anything with an ING:
dancing, biking, listening, talking, writing, reading,
watching, eating, drinking, running, thinking, working, dreaming,
surrendering, laughing, smiling, acting, traveling, singing, surfing,
driving, shopping, thanking, observing, welcoming, connecting,
loving, learning, sharing, practicing, asking.
Inspiration: Books: Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke/
Music: Linkin Park and The Cure/
People: My mother and all of those that have come before me that have fought their
own battles and didn't give up/
Places: Carl Schurz Park, New York, NY/
Movies: In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Stealing Beauty, Beautiful Girls, When A Man Loves a Woman, In America, Magdelene Sisters, The Notebook, Run Fat Boy Run/
Things: Causes worth fighting for: Lupus and other auto-immune disorders, Organ Donation and impoverished and at-risk youth.