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Mr Frenchie and I are settling into our new apartments and finding a home for all our stuff - old crap and shiny new presents. In an effort to spend less money (and because we think it’s pretty darn fun) we’ve been cooking at home most nights.
Our first night cooking was pretty interesting, we tried to make tomato soup (to have with paninis) and realized we didn’t have a can opener. The next morning, we attempted to make pancakes, and realized we didn’t have a spatula. Thankfully, last Friday we were able to open up the remainder of our wedding presents at Mama and Papa Frenchie’s house. Here are a couple of my favorite wedding presents, in case you’re in need of more things to add to your registry.
1 - Utensil Set - This 10 Piece Utensil Set by OXO has been a lifesaver! Can opener? CHECK! Spatula? Would you like solid or perforated? Because we have both!
This set comes with a crock (to hold everything), 2 spoons (perforated & solid), fancy nylon-headed tongs, 2 spatulas (perforated & solid), can opener, whisk, swivel peeler and a flexible spatula.
2 - Pyrex Set - Mama Frenchie has more Tupperware than you can shake a stick at (well you could actually shake a stick at it, but you would have to back up A LOT to get the whole kitchen in your shaking area) because she attended many a Tupperware party in her day. I don’t think they have Tupperware parties anymore, or if they do, I haven’t been invited to one, and there has been some debate on microwaving food in plastic containers. Our solution was this Pyrex Clear Glass 17-pc. Bake and Store Set from Target.
We’ve already started storing leftovers in these containers. Plus, it came with a measuring cup, something we realized we needed while trying to measure ingredients making tomato sauce on Sunday night.
3 - Towel Hook - I don’t know what man designed the bathroom in our apartment, but they put the light switch right below our only towel bar. Thus, making it impossible to find the light switch if you, oh, I don’t know… want to hang up your towels. Before we opened this Cero Spa Over-the-Door Hook Rack from Target, I had to give our guests a lesson in where to find the switch before they used the bathroom.
Now, the light switch is super easy to find (it glows) and my towel is closer to the shower. SCORE!
What was the most useful weding gift you recieved?
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We love the Martha spice rack we got. It has all the major spices plus some extra.
I haven’t received any gift yet as my shower is just coming up this weekend but I’m hoping someone buys me out super duper garbabge can that our dogs won’t be able to break into(hopefully)
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One of the best gifts I’ve received is a Borner Mandoline. This bad boy diced a bag of onions in less than 5 minutes. No more tears! It’s cut down on tons of prep time!
Probably our Henckel Knife set since I use it everyday. It works great too!
I have awhile to go for my shower but I have been obsessing over my registry the last 2 days. I can’t believe I will actually get some of this stuff!!
My most useful engagement present was plastic veggies I put the real veggies inside once they are cut. You can buy these at the grocery store for like $3 and I love them!
Awww. Cooking together is so much fun … unless you get super nervous and he tries to eat everything PRE DINNER and than you kick him out of the kitchen … =)
Awesome post…I just added the first two items to my registries =]
i love my kuhn rikon epicurean garlic press - garlic is my favorite! that’s probably the most useful, and all my chef’s knife. but i really love them all!
Frenchie, they do still have Tupperware parties. How about a Tupperaware Bee Meet-up lol… I remember my mom having so much tupperware too, just isn’t as popular because you can get great stuff so much cheaper… it can be a fortune! I lovvve OXO I think I registered for everything OXO!
dude. my mom has tupperware EVERYTHING. hahha. and in those lovely avocado green/yellow/orange colors. nice. and those towel racks are INGENIUS if there are more than 2 people using the same bathroom 
hehe, I’m picking up that tupperware bake & store set this weekend for a wedding gift.
I read this right after I microwaved my dinner (leftovers from last nights crockpot dish) in a plastic container. 
I love those OXO utensils. We have a set already, but need to register for another one because someone (i.e. me) accidentally set a few down on a hot stove eye! Mmm, burned plastics!
I think you mean “slotted,” not perforated
We loved our electric can opener - and we had been through about 5 crappy handheld ones before the wedding so it was definitely our favourite gift!
We haven’t gotten any gifts yet, but I just bought myself a brand new microwave. It has a top heating element so that I can “Grill” in the microwave. Unless someone buys us a KitchenAid mixer, that’ll be pretty tough to beat.
Hahah… our light switch is ALSO under the only towel rack. What makes its worse is the 1st switch is the fan, the 2nd is the light! We ended up putting a night lite in there to save our guests from peeing in the dark
thanks for sharing. now you have me checking for the OXO utensils set 
We have that Pyrex set, too! I think my most useful wedding gift was my coffemaker with a timer! This way, I can have fresh coffee waiting for me when I wake up–the perfect way for me to start the day!
We have that same OXO utensil crock set! It’s lifesaver (espectially the tongs) and they work great with my Analon Bronze cookware. My favorite wedding gifts is the Fiesta dinnerware we registered for (I’m a HUGE Fiesta fan).
It definately makes a difference cooking and baking with the proper equipment
You two are so organized! We haven’t even gotten around to unpacking our present yet — they spent the weeks leading up to the wedding being shifted around the apartment to whatever was the most out of the way spot.
@karmina: Thank you but, OXO calls them perforated so I did too.
@Mrs. Bruschetta: Our apt was very bare and really needed the presents to fill it up. We have a lot of storage in our place, but not much area for lots of boxes
@Gator: It’s the WORST isn’t it! Good idea on the night light, we’d do that if they had also given us more than one outlet haha
I have the OXO set and it is a-mazing! I loooove that it came with everything and I only had to register for one thing.
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Mrs. French Bulldog, Orange County
Age and Occupation: 28, Administrative Assistant & Interior Design Student
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Purchasing Analyst
Engagement Date: November 8, 2008
Wedding Date: August 2009
Venue: Bernardo Winery
About Me: I've lived in Atlanta, Dallas and Laguna Niguel; although I've lived in Orange County, CA most my life, I'm a Southerner at heart. I work full time for a Commercial General Contractor (aka my father) and I go to school for Interior Design at night. I love modern design, music, wine, crafting, DMailing, my family, my Westies, and of course, Mr Frenchie! Mr Frenchie and I met 3 years ago on Match.com and have been best friends ever since. I love his "old soul" and how he laughs with his whole body, among many other things. We are planning our summer wedding at the winery near his hometown, just 45 minutes south of Orange County.
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