Five Things You Didn't Know You Needed On Your Wedding Registry!

I just got married to Benja-man about two months ago. And I Googled this topic myself because I wasn't really sure what to put on it!! So my hope for this article is that some bride-to-be will find it and it will help!

Five Things You Didn't Know You Needed On Your Wedding Registry!

In no particular order...

1. RICE COOKER! This little beauty has made my life so much easier. I still have to look up the directions every time I want to cook something, but that's just me :-) Perfect rice EVERY TIME! This is one similar to the one I received-- from Target. It even comes with a vegetable steam rack! Click HERE to see it.

2. Magnetic Knife Rack  -- really useful, very simple bar that screws very easily into the wall. You can stick anything metal onto it... check it out HERE!

3. Electric Skillet -- GREAT for larger crowds or when you want to double a recipe. You can use it as a warmer for parties, too! It is especially nice when I am having to chop/prep and cook all at once--this thing sits right next to my "chopping grounds" and I can throw things in as soon as I'm done! No more walking across the kitchen to the stove with a handful of garlic! FIND IT at Target.

4. A Big, Comprehensive Cookbook. You'll learn things about cooking you never knew every time you open it! Plus, if you've got a certain ingredient on hand in the fridge you need to use, simply look it up in one of these babies and you should get some ideas on how to use it in no time! My "big" cookbook is How to Cook Everything: Vegetarian by Mark Bittman.

5. A Bread Machine! You can save a lot of money and make a lot of REALLY GOOD bread with an inexpensive bread machine! There is a delay timer so you can make your bread at night and let it bake while you sleep... so you wake up to the delicious fragrance of fresh bread wafting through your home!
Click HERE to see the bread machine that now calls The Breadbox its home.

These are some of my very favorite wedding and shower gifts. Actually, I got the bread machine for Christmas, but whatevs. I use them all regularly! Great gifts are ones that you come back to over and over again, ones that help you save time and money--and these all fit the bill!