Don’t know about you, but I really enjoy Jamie Oliver – his Food Network programs, his rustic cooking style… and his innovative products.

So, short story on this one is that I’m a newlywed. And like 99.9 percent of us blissful bees, I registered a numerous places for “must-have” homemaking wares. The registration process was trying for my then fiance and I. We got into more than a couple tiffs about scanning useless items to the registy. One of the Crate and Barrel squabbles I lost was for a mortar and pestle. 

How it works.

He said, “What are you ever going to use that thing for?! It will just take up space and collect dust.” To which, I replied, “To grid things like coriander.” (At the time, coriander seeds were the best I could do.)

I lost. We have no mortar, no pestle. For the record, we do have correander seeds that go unused becuase we cannot grid them.

Enter, my culinary crush, Jamie. Jamie’s invented a brilliant little product called the Flavour Shaker. This biomorphic contraption lets you beat your herbs and spices to smithereens – all the while providing a maraca-like percussion. I’ve had trouble finding the product in the US, but it looks to be available via UK import.

 

Think this would make a great Christmas gift. Friends, don’t be surprised if you are soon the proud owner of one! PS- do on to others…. would love one of these beauties for myself.

Check out Jamie’s newest show on the Food Network, Jamie at Home. It’s a fun little program. Like the format too. He focuses on extremely simple ingredients and does a whole show about the – like tomato’s, or zucchini or peppers.