I like discovering new food products and kitchen items, and when I find something I love, I'm always raving about it to my friends. Kalyn's Kitchen Picks is a blog feature that grew out of my natural inclination to share recommendations for products I'm excited about.
Everything featured on Kalyn's Kitchen Picks is a product I've tried myself and loved and some are things I've used for many years. Because I want my readers to know my opinions are completely unbiased, I no longer accept sample products of any kind. (In the past if I did occasionally feature a product I first tried as a sample, I always disclosed that information in the post, and you can be sure I would never be writing about anything unless it's something I would have happily purchased myself.)
I hope readers of Kalyn's Kitchen enjoy seeing what food products and kitchen items I'm recommending. As always, comments and suggestions are welcome.
I hope readers of Kalyn's Kitchen enjoy seeing what food products and kitchen items I'm recommending. As always, comments and suggestions are welcome.
Foods
Adams 100% Natural Peanut Butter
Aidells Roasted Garlic and Gruyere Cheese Chicken Sausage
Bel Gioioso Fresh Mozzarella Pearls
Bob's Red Mill Extra-Thick Rolled Oats
Brummel and Brown Natural Yogurt Spread
Carb Chopper Whole Wheat Tortillas
Earthbound Farm Ready-to-use Organic Mixed Baby Kales
Fage Total 0% Greek Yogurt
Jimmy Dean's Low-Fat and Pre-Cooked Turkey Link Sausage
Joseph's Flax, Oat Bran, and Whole Wheat Pitas and Tortillas
Kroger CARBmaster Yogurt
Laughing Cow Light Creamy Swiss Spreadable Cheese
Meza Hummus
Meza Peppadew Feta Dip
My Favorite Feta Cheese
Sabatinos Smoked Mozzarella Chicken Sausage with Artichokes and Garlic
Sugar Snap Peas
Sun Pix Hearts of Palm
Sweet Mini-Peppers
Tonno Genova Tuna Packed in Olive Oil
Triscuits 100% Whole Wheat Crackers
Whole Grain FlatOut Flatbread with Flax
Condiments, Preserves, Vinegars, and Salad Dressings
Cardini's Caesar Salad Dressing
Cholula Hot Sauce
Fini Balsamic Vinegar
Green Tabasco Sauce
Heinz Reduced-Sugar Ketchup
Le Parisien Vinaigrette
Smucker's Sugar-Free Apricot Preserves
Sriracha Rooster Sauce
Three Crabs Fish Sauce
Drinks and Treats
Peach Fresca
Popsicle Tropicals Sugar-Free Popsicles
Ruby Red Grapefruit Crystal Light Drink Mix
Ethnic Food Products
Patak's Biryani Paste
Thai Chili Garlic Paste
Thai Kitchen Lite Coconut Milk
Herbs, Spices, and Seasonings
Better Than Bouillon Organic Low Sodium Chicken Base
Better Than Bouillon Organic Low Sodium Vegetable Base
Christopher Ranch Garlic Cloves
Kirkland Herbed Seafood Rub
Penzey's Dried and Minced Lemon Peel
Penzeys Ground Red Chipotle Chile Pepper
Penzey's Turkey Soup Base
Spice World Ground Ginger Root
Spike Seasoning
Vege-Sal (vegetable seasoned salt)
Household Supplies
Zout Laundry Stain Remover
Kitchen Stuff
Anchor Hocking 12 Cup Bake-and-Store Glass Casserole Dish
Costco Reusable Shopping Bags
FoodSaver Vacuum Sealing Machine
Individual Silicone Baking Cups
Onion Goggles
Oso Fresh Food Storage Containers (for storing fresh food)
Polder Digital Meat Thermometer
Williams-Sonoma Garlic Chopper
Ziploc Twist 'n Loc Food Storage Containers (for freezing food)
Pantry Items
100% Whole Wheat Orzo Pasta
Bob's Red Mill Almond Meal
Bella Sun Luci Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Dreamfields Low-Carb Pasta (plus an important caution for Dreamfields fans)
Garofalo Organic Whole Wheat Italian Spaghetti
Garofalo Whole Wheat Italian Fusilli
Hodgson Mill Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
Ian's 100% Whole Wheat Panko Breadcrumbs
Kalamata Olives
Kirkland Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
King Arthur Flour White Whole Wheat Flour
Mt. Olive Roasted Red Peppers
Uncle Ben's Brown Rice
Uncle Ben's Converted Rice
Whole Wheat Couscous
Sweeteners
Agave Nectar
Hazelnut Flavored Agave Nectar
Stevia In the Raw Granulated Sweetener
Wholesome Sweeteners Organic Stevia Packets
29 comments:
I didn.t like the jarred sun dried tomatoes because of the oiliness. I found large bags of dried tomatoes (much like dried fruit) at Costco. I use them in everything!
I am thrilled to have learned about Penzey's Spices from you. Great philosphy, service, packaging options and, of course, quality! Thank you.
Anonymous, thanks. I just love their products, and actually just photographed something from Penzeys today to use as a future pick!
Hi Kalyn
Carole with an "e" again. Love your blog. The silicone baking cups look terrific and will go on my shopping list for my daughter who is a cupcake fiend. She recently made us double chocolate with chocolate chip cupcakes (I still have two in the freezer) and I'm sure she will love these as one of her Xmas gifts. Thanks for the info. PS: making the squash soup with kale and farro this evening for tomorrow night's dinner. Thanks, Carole
i love your blog and the presentation. you arr so sweet
Hi Kalyn
Thank you for your great website
I am a newbie at South Beach and I believe your website will become a valubable tool in assisting me with adjusting to the new South Beach way of Life.
May GOD bless you
Batamie
Any advice on salad spinners? I've put off getting one; they only do one thing and take up so much space. But they'd also make life a little easier. Do you use one? What features should I look for?
Thanks!
Jana, I could not cook without my salad spinner! They're useful for so many things besides salad. I have a big one for lettuce and greens and a small one for herbs, and both are OXO brand. I've had a few different brands through the years, but this is definitely the best brand I've tried, and I've had my current ones for many years, so they're durable too. Hmm, maybe I should write a post about them!
Kalyn I just wanted to say how much I've enjoyed your website. I've gotten so many wonderful ideas from you!
I noticed that we have alot of the sames tastes so your recipes have really helped.
I am also a frequent Costco shopper (love that store) and it always seems that I foget something right after I've been there. Do you have a grocery shopping list of things that you purchase from Costco? Maybe if there was a master list that I could print off I won't forget something next time :)
Keep up the good work!!
Carol, glad you are enjoying the blog. I'm afraid I don't have a master list for Costco! what I do is have a notebook open on my kitchen counter at all times (so two pages are showing). I keep two lists there for the grocery store and Costco, and when I notice I'm low on something I write it down. Then when I go, I just tear out the page. This works well for me.
Kalyn,
Can you give me some suggestions for store-bought 100% Whole Wheat or 100% Whole Grain Bread that is not dense/heavy? I've tried several South Beach bread recipes and haven't found one that is light/soft enough for our tastes. The store bought packages I've checked have other flours (either "enriched" or "wheat") that seem against what we're supposed to eat. (Am I wrong in that?)
Thanks,
Betty
Betty you're right that it can be hard to find bread that's 100% whole wheat. If you enter "South Beach Diet bread" into the search box, you'll find a post I've written about choosing bread. That's the only help I can think of, I don't know what brands of bread are available where you shop.
what was the food processor you use again? thought it was a cuisinart, but can't find it on your page anymore. I looked it up on Amazon but there are too many to pick from! Costco has one right now, but I want to make sure I don't spend a lot of money on a dud!
I have the Cuisinart 7 cup DLC-10, which I have used for years and love!
This is actually my second one. About 10 years ago I dropped one on the floor and broke it, bought another brand of food processor to save money, and within 6 months I was buying another Cuisinart because it was so superior to the other brand. I think if you get a Cuisinart you can't go wrong, the differences are mainly in the size of the bowl. Have fun with it!
I practically lived off of this cheese when I was backpacking in Europe many years ago. It is still one of my favorites. Of course, over there it was known as "La Vache qui rit", (The Laughing Cow in French) which is what I still call it in my head.
Dara, it is a keeper isn't it. And I should have known the cheese was much hipper than I realized when Rex brought it to my house.
Fabulous website Kalyn!
Thanks for sharing your success and recipes on your website.
You do great work and thanks again for sharing!
--Harry Johnson
Harry, glad you are enjoying the blog.
Kalyn,
What size crockpot are you using? What Brand?
Jeannette
Jeannette, I have about ten Crock-Pots, everything from 1.5 quart to about 6 quart. Most of them are Rival brand, but not all. I usually try to tell what size I used in the individual recipes.
I just got Crock-Pot® 7-quart from your favorite store (Costco). Will your recipes work using this 7 quart crock pot?
Jeannette, the size of the CrockPot does matter in slow cooker recipes, because the slow cooker must be a little over half full to cook properly. I'd guess most of my recipes are made in a 3.5 - 4.5 quart slow cooked (check the individual recipes to see the size.) So you may need to double the recipe in some cases, but most food cooked in a slow cooker freezes well so that might not be a bad thing at all!
Any chance you have this food list in a printable format? Trying to save myself lots of cutting and pasting :) Thanks for the great recipes!
Hi Angie, glad you are enjoying the recipes. I am constantly updating this list, so my best suggestion would be to just highlight and print this page.
Dear Kalyn,
I love your website and try many dishes.
I plan to eat salads a lot this summer and your recipes sound so good. And I had a question.
Can you please let me know what brand/kind of salad spinners you use ? I tried to dry the leaves with paper towels and I was not happy with the results.
Please help.
Thank you.
Mala
Mala, glad you are enjoying the site. My favorite salad spinner is the one made by OXO with a black disc in the middle that you push down on to make it spin. I have that in both sizes and use them both a lot.
THANK YOU !!! :)
Hey kalyn,
Sorry to bother about this. But I found 2 kinds of OXO with black button. Here they are :
http://www.target.com/p/oxo-salad-spinner/-/A-628331#prodSlot=medium_1_3&term=oxo
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=111373
So which one is the one you use ?
Thank You !
Mala
Mine is a few years old, but it looks just like the one from target. (And actually I think those might be the same in how they work, just slightly different design.)
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