After literally running into the office from our 3-block-away parking garage in 104 degree heat, I could definitely use to come home to one of these Gelato Makers. The Kitchn product review says that it doesn’t just make fabulous ice cream and gelato. It is also dishwasher safe and much quieter than most compressor machines. If it could also drive itself to my house and make a few pints of vanilla bean ice cream by, say, 5:30 today, I’m sold.

Via Shelterrific.

This Tradig bowl is the perfect way to ripen fruit. It’s also pretty easy on the eyes.

I had a few ripe peaches lying around earlier this week and made this modified bruschetta with what I had on hand, which happened to be some organic cherry tomatoes from the local farmer’s market and honeyed goat cheese. It was surprisingly wonderful, so I couldn’t resist sharing.

Peach and Heirloom Tomato Bruschetta:

1 ripe peach, diced
yellow and red cherry or grape tomatoes (probably 10 to 12), diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon peppery olive oil
2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon chopped basil, divided
cracked black pepper and salt to taste
two large slices of crusty sourdough cut in half
two tablespoons honeyed goat cheese

Combine peach, tomatoes, garlic, oil, vinegar, half of basil, honey, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Preheat oven to 350. Top bread slices with equal amounts of peach mixture, reserving left-over vinegar sauce. Toast for five minutes or so. Take out and top with goat cheese and remaining basil and toast for another two minutes. Plate and top with remaining sauce if desired.

Serves two.

It may not be easy being green, but being green just got really easy on the eyes. These single-use plates and bowls from WASARA are beautiful and totally sustainable. Talk about fancying up the average summer BBQ.

Via Readymade

People rave about beer can chicken (basically a chicken cooked with a beer can - how can I say this delicately? - um, shoved inside it). And now cooking it is all classed up thanks to this Beer Can Chicken Rack from Uncrate. Interesting since it seems the charm of the whole beer can chicken recipe comes from using an actual can of beer.

Coasters are the bane of my coffee table. The cardboard ones are quickly ruined. Plastic sticks to my glass. And glass or ceramic are out of the question with two dogs and my own klutziness to contend with. But these Hibiscus Coasters Shelterrific found on Etsy are the perfect solution - absorbent, pretty and perfect for wine glasses, too.

Funny how cats feel the need to sleep on whatever is taking our attention away from them - the computer, the newspaper, the remote… This beautiful serving platter sort of takes it to the extreme. The good news is this hand-painted kitty is 100% guaranteed not to shed on your appetizers, which is a lot more than you can say for the real thing.

If you’re in the mood for toast that talks back, the new Pop Art toaster offers a slice with sass.

I’m so groggy in the mornings, I can barely make my coffee. Much less figure out how to work my drips and spills through a saucer maze. But what a fun idea.

Here in Dallas, our State Fair is a reliable source of wacky fried food on a stick. Fried Snicker’s Bars, Fried Coke… But more and more, I see fair-style food gadgets popping up. Here’s a wafflesickle maker to prove my point. I’m not sure why I would need a waffle on a stick, but they look good. I suppose I could eat them on the way to work?