That Kitchen Place Blog

Quick Pops by Zoku

Thu, 26 May 2011 15:35:10 -0400

Just in time for summer, we are stocking the new popsicle maker set by Zoku. It works like a modern ice cream machine; you keep the non-electric quick pop maker in the freezer and then make pops whenever the mood strikes. Pops freeze in 7-9 minutes, just pour in juice and watch it freeze. Add fruit slices, candy, nuts, or make stripes with yogurt for a one-of-a-kind pop! We have a tool kit, pop storage container, and a quick pop recipe book available also. This super-cool set is a perfect remedy for our North State summer heat!

Paper Bake-ware

Thu, 12 May 2011 13:28:53 -0400

From Welcome Home Brands, we just received a wide variety of paper bake-ware. Perfect for baking as much or as little batter as you need, the many sizes and shapes of paper bake-ware are oven safe to 400 degrees, freezable, and perfect for gift-giving. When baking a beautiful gift cake, there is no need to ask for the container back! We have two sizes of miniature tube pans, red heart pans, and many other sizes of rounds and muffin sizes; they even come in oven-safe plastic dessert cups! Come in today to see the variety of fun shapes; let your baking imagination flow!

Locally Made Pie Birds

Wed, 04 May 2011 14:17:56 -0400

Stacey, of Two Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, was here with us last Saturday at ShopHop, showing off her hand-painted pie birds and spoon rests. Pie birds vent steam so your juicy, two-crust fruit pies down boil over in the oven. They are very cute and collectible and Stacey will personalize them at no extra charge! Perfect for any gift-giving occasion, the turn around time is short because Stacey in located in Shingletown. Customize a pie bird or spoon rest by special order today for your bride, grad, or the special birthday girl.

Is it possible to get a catalog or search through your Peggy Karr items?

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:05:29 -0400

Thank you for your interest in the Peggy Karr glassware. We don’t have our inventory listed online but would be happy to search through our Peggy Karr stock for you, just call us anytime!

Spring ShopHop

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:03:25 -0400

Don’t miss the Spring ShopHop when 9 local businesses offer special discounts, samples, raffles, and fun.Here’s how it works: Visit any of our ShopHop businesses and pick up a map and a ShopHop shopping bag. Get your map card stamped at each shop and then you will be entered into a drawing for ShopHop merchants’ gift cards worth $225! ShopHop businesses are: Antique Cottage & Garden, Classic Trendz Boutique, Fabrics, Etc., Prestige Home & Gifts, Sweet Spot, Sweet Treats Candy Shop, Sugar plum Cottage, That Kitchen Place, and Wild Thyme Gift & Garden. Go to www.shophopredding.comfor more information or a map of ShopHop stores. We’ll be hosting Stacey, from Two Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, who will be showing her locally made pie birds. We love her old-fashioned, hand painted pie birds which vent your double-crust pie so juices don’t boil over, dirtying up your oven. Pie birds were recently featured in both Martha Stewart Living and Country Living magazines because they are both functional and decorative. Our special sale items for ShopHop are all glasses 10% off!

A Good Story

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:33:09 -0400

At our Show N’ Shine last Tuesday (for Kool April Nights) we raffled off two cooking classes as a fundraiser for the Wounded Warrior Project. (For more information on how to get involved with this wonderful organization, visit their web page: www.woundedwarriorproject.org) That day we also had a pressure cooking and canning class with Chef Pam. We offered our raffle tickets to the participants and a student in the class, Deborah Baldwin-Pulcini donated and won the raffle! She and husband Joseph Pulcini will be taking a cooking class in the future. Deborah recently visited Disneyland and during the Retiring of the Colors ceremony the crowd was asked if there were any veterans present as they like to honor any vets present. Since Deborah’s “semi-son,” John Joy is in the Air Force in Balad, Iraq, she had the couple’s photo taken with the color guard and posted the it on facebook which is easily visited by the soldiers. We’re happy to report that due to everyone’s generous donations, we are sending the Wounded Warrior Project a check for $100!

Babycakes Cupcake Maker

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:55:41 -0400

It’s electric! It bakes 8 mini cupcakes in 5-8 minutes! It’s pink! It’s the cutest electric gadget we’ve gotten in is quite some time. Priced at 39.99, it’s a very cool thing for Grandma or Mom to do with the kids and would be very fun at a children’s birthday party. It comes with a little cookbook with some interesting ideas, not all cupcake-related, such as one and two crust mini pies and savory appetizers. We think it’s pretty fun for little and big bakers!

Cast Iron Cooking Season

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:38:54 -0400

It’s been so nice to see the sun, after so much rain! It’s going to a beautiful summer. We are getting geared up for the outdoor season by receiving a big Lodge cast iron cookware shipment in readiness for our Dutch Oven cooking class, Saturday, April 9th. We have lots of the Dutch ovens with legs and the special lids used for holding charcoal and plenty of Dutch ovens for indoor use. Those taking the class receive a discount of 10 percent off everything (except electrics) the day of the class. The class fee is fifty dollars and there are still some spaces available. Shari ordered some new Lodge pieces that we haven’t had before so if you are a cast iron fan (like we are!) come in soon for best selection of cool Lodge cast iron.

Escali Scales

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:32:01 -0400

We received our compact-sized kitchen scales from Escali, the Pico series. They retail for 23.95 and have all the functions and features of their bigger counterparts. The scale, measuring a little bit over 3” by 4”, weighs up to eleven pounds by ounces or grams. The Pico comes in black, soft green, red, royal blue, and silver gray.

New from Escali is the digital luggage scale in a cool purple color. It weighs luggage up to 110 pounds or 50 Kg. It features one-button operation, data lock, low battery indicator, auto power off, and a zero-out function. It retails for 19.75, potentially paying for itself by saving you over-weight fees on your next air excursion.

Take A Lunch and Save!

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:44:21 -0400

Shown: Lunch cube

We have everything you need to bring your lunch to work or school and save yourself some money. Made in New Zealand, the Klip It line of BPA-free containers come in fun colors and are dishwasher, microwave, and freezer safe. For sandwiches, the Lunch Cube has separate compartments: one side fits a sandwich and the other side is divided to hold fruit, crackers, or other snacks. The Twist N’ Sip bottle is 15.5 ounces and is a convenient shorty shape to fit in your lunch bag. The Breakfast To Go is a round 17.9 ounce container with a built-in spoon and top and bottom compartments to keep cereal and yogurt or milk separate until ready to eat. You can stow all these cool containers in a cute and functional insulated lunch bag from Sachi. These bags are various sizes and fabrics and are cute enough to carry as a purse! Last time we ordered these lunch bags we sold out quickly so come in soon for best selection.

Shown: Blue Floral Cosmo tote

Slather Sauce

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:49:07 -0500

By California standards, the tasty “hot” Slather Sauce isn’t very hot but it is really delicious. Made in South Carolina, Shari and Marsha sampled it at the show and ordered the original Slather Sauce in the blue packaging and the tiny bit spicier red-labeled version. Chef Pam recently mixed both together to make the sauce for her pressure-cooked pulled pork sliders and that was tasty by any standard. We currently have both the 5 ounce and 12 ounce bottles.

Housewares Show

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:10:00 -0500

Shari and Marsha are on their annual buying trip to the Chicago Housewares show, checking out the latest innovations in cookware, electronics, and gadgets. They also make orders from favorite vendors such as the cast iron purveyors Lodge Logic and Escali, from whom we get the cool miniature food scales. Also in Spring buying news, we’ve met with our cookbook rep, Diane, and our new cookbooks will be arriving over the next few weeks. Already in the store are the grandma-friendly series of cookbooks for little mermaids, fairies, and princesses! We’ve moved our children’s section to the center of the store so it’s more shoppable.

Tea Pots

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:15:00 -0500

At market this past January, Shari and Marsha ordered from a company called Coastline which specializes in traditional bone china tea pots, cups and saucers, and tea sets. Our shipment just arrived and we love the selection of beautiful porcelain tea pots that we received. Come in soon to see the pansies, roses, pinecone, and lemon decorated tea ware. Shown here is the lemon tea-for-one: charming! We also have well-priced ivory and white tea pots in fanciful shapes to go with your existing china patterns. And of course, we have Taylor’s of Harrogate and republic of Tea brand teas to go along with your new tea service!

Chocolate Class 2/26/11

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:59:32 -0500

Come taste new chocolate sensations at Chef Jadda’s All Chocolate Class, Saturday morning, February 26th, 10:30am to 1:00pm. Fee is $50 per student. Pam made her Chocolate Gelato to sample today and it’s heavenly! If you are in town, come and sample it, too. Jadda will be making coffee floats with the gelato as well as a layered cheesecake made with dark, milk, and white chocolates. Also on the menu are decadent chocolate puddings with Kahlua whipped cream and chocolate lava cakes with caramelized bananas and rum sauce—wow! If you are a chocolate lover or you have one in your life, this class is must. Come in or call us to sign up today.

Romantic V-Day Cookie Class

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:33:55 -0500

Join the most romantic bakers when we decorate dozens of heart-shaped sugar cookies in our Valentine’s Day Decorated Cookie class, Saturday morning, February 5th, 10:30am to around 1:00pm. This hands-on class will give ample opportunity to practice your fine decorating skills and go home with beautifully decorated cookies to share with your Valentine…or not!

Cast Iron from Lodge

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:23:25 -0500

We just received our cast iron cookware shipment from Lodge Manufacturing, in Tennessee. If you missed out on that cast iron skillet you had your heart set on at Christmas time, come in and shop our best selection now. Lodge is so well-made and popular with folks here in the North state that it just flies out of the store! One of the favorites is the super fun Danish pancake puff pan, the Aebliskiver, as pictured above.

Shari and Marsha Off to Market!

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:24:55 -0500

It’s that time of year again when the gals travel to distant states to see the newest items the housewares markets have to offer. It is always fun to see what products will begin showing up in our receiving department a few weeks after they get back. We are also doing our annual counting, considering what sold well last year and what we think people would like this year. Items are going into the fifty percent off area as we go through everything and all Christmas merchandiseis now seventy-five percent off. Our basics will begin arriving soon and as usual, we’ll call everyone in our request book when their requested item is back in stock. Stay warm and if you are in the area, come in for a free cup of Peet’s coffee, which is a dollar off a bag until January 16th!

Happy New Year

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:02:14 -0500

We made it through another busy holiday season here at That Kitchen Place, thanks to all our wonderful friends and customers! We are now busy cleaning and restocking. Our usual fifty percent off area is now at seventy-five percent off and the holiday merchandise is now at fifty percent off. Victoria has completely redesigned the linen and apron room and we think it will be much easier to see everything. We are looking forward to a new season of classes, beginning next week. Visit www.tkpredding.com for the full schedule of upcoming classes.

Merry Christmas!

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:29:33 -0500

Merry Christmas from everyone at That Kitchen Place.

Everything Knives!

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:03:52 -0500

Don’t forget to bring your knives this Saturday for our sharpening event from 11:00am to 1:00pm, taught by our friendly Wusthof rep, Kyle Hogan. The first two knives are free, the next three knives are two dollars each. It’s first come, first served so add it to your calender. In the afternoon, Kyle will be teaching a knife skills class from 1:30pm to 3:00pm. It’s a great opportunity to improve your cutting, chopping, mincing, and dicing skills, just in time for the flurry of Thanksgiving cooking. The class is twenty dollars and students receive a ten percent discount on everything in the store the day of the class with the exception of electrics. The students should also bring their knives for Kyle to sharpen. It’s going to be a fun, knife-centric day!