Back on Track: Spin Salad For the Week


Updated 04/06/10 8:06 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 8 comments

Use a Salad Spinner to Wash Your Lettuce For the Week

Of all the kitchen gadgets that help you eat healthy, one of my favorites is the salad spinner. I used to find them silly, but now that I have one, I use it all the time. With a little elbow grease, the whirling colander makes it easy to wash and dry lettuce in large batches. If you've got a salad spinner, make it a part of your Sunday night ritual. Buy a head of lettuce over the Read more

YumSugar Gift Guide: The Farmers Market Mother


Updated 11/14/08 5:28 AM · Posted by partysugar · 4 comments

YumSugar Gift Guide: The Farmers Market Mother

Wondering what to get your mother this year? Encourage her to head to the farmers market with a hook-and-go cart. She can hang her reusable totes packed with fresh produce and products on the side hooks. If she's too busy to make it to the market bring the farmers to her with a community shared agriculture box. Each week local, in-season fruit and vegetables will be delivered to her door! For Read more

Off to Market Recap: Salad Spinner


Updated 04/19/08 2:35 PM · Posted by partysugar · 7 comments

Off to Market Recap: Salad Spinner

Since they're one of my favorite kitchen gadgets, I recently decided to invest in a salad spinner. I asked you to help me by heading off to market in search of superb salad spinners. You looked for efficient spinners that are easy to clean, and avoided spinners that are too bulky for a small kitchen. You saved the spinners in the Yum Market on TeamSugar with the keyword tag, Salad Spinner. I Read more

Off to Market: Salad Spinner


Updated 04/09/08 3:11 PM · Posted by partysugar · 9 comments

Off to Market: Salad Spinner

When I moved out of my parents' house, one of the kitchen gadgets I missed the most was their salad spinner. I put salad spinner on the top of my to-buy list, but I never got around to finally purchasing one. I can't stand to live one more minute of my life without a salad spinner! Let's head off to market in search of superb salad spinners. Look for efficient spinners that are easy to clean. Read more

Food Must Haves For May


Updated 05/01/12 10:08 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Best New Food Products For May 2012

From the most addictive candy we've tasted in a long time to a salad spinner to help us celebrate National Salad Month, our tastes are all over the map for the month of May. The one thing we can be certain of is that it's going to be a delicious 31 days. Click through to see what we can't live without this month. Read more

Wash Greens Without a Salad Spinner!


Updated 04/17/11 6:44 AM · Posted by · 8 comments

How to Wash Greens Without a Salad Spinner

I love salad spinners. They're one of my favorite kitchen tools, but sadly, I don't own one. I have to wash greens, like spinach and arugula, the old-fashioned way. Here's how it's done: Place a large handful of greens in a colander. Rinse well with water. Roll out a long sheet of paper towels and place on a clean kitchen surface. Alternately, spread out a clean dish towel. Lay the greens in a Read more

Gross Alert! Fecal Bacteria Found in Bagged Salad Greens


Updated 09/01/11 1:14 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 20 comments

Bacteria and Fecal Contaminants Found in Pre-Washed, Bagged Salad Mixes

When it comes to fruits and veggies, I usually don't buy prewashed, precut, preanything. It seems too gimmicky and way lazy on my part not to slice my own apples. I make an exception for salad greens. I know it's hypocritical of me, but salad greens are pretty dirty, and I hate having to break out my cumbersome salad spinner. So yeah, I give in and buy the prewashed bags of mixed greens from the Read more

Off to Market: Salad Accessories


Updated 02/08/12 12:23 PM · Posted by partysugar · 0 comments

Off to Market: Salad Accessories

This Summer we've been celebrating in-season produce with a plethora of delicious salad recipes. Thus I thought it was high time we showcase a wide variety of salad accessories. From bowls to spinners to colanders to tongs to platters, a lot of kitchen tools are necessary to prepare and serve a scrumptious salad. This is where you come in. I want you to tell me your favorite salad Read more