{"id":1691,"date":"2015-12-17T17:18:36","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T23:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=1691"},"modified":"2017-10-22T22:52:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T03:52:08","slug":"lisas-life-skills-kitchen-essentials-gidgets-and-gadgets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=1691","title":{"rendered":"Lisa&#8217;s Life Skills: Kitchen Essentials Gidgets and Gadgets"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1923\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1691-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lisas_Life_skills_Kitchen_essentials_Gidgets_and_Gadgets.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lisas_Life_skills_Kitchen_essentials_Gidgets_and_Gadgets.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lisas_Life_skills_Kitchen_essentials_Gidgets_and_Gadgets.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Lisa Salinger @Lisasali brings us a 3 part series called Lisa&#8217;s Life Skills and Part 2 is all about Kitchen Gadgets from choppers, knives, scoops and slicers.<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t forget the measuring cups and bowls. Join Lisa as she goes through some of the main essentials in the Kitchen drawer.<br \/>\nYou can find more podcast with an <!--more--> <a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/category\/independentliving\/\">Independent Living from a Blindness perspective<\/a> in our Smart Category selection.<br \/>\nThank you for listening!<br \/>\nYou can follow us on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br \/>\nOn the web at <a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br \/>\nSend us an <a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br \/>\nGet the <a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a> on the App Store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1925\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1691-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lisas_Life_skills_Kitchen_essentials_Gidgets_and_Gadgets.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lisas_Life_skills_Kitchen_essentials_Gidgets_and_Gadgets.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lisas_Life_skills_Kitchen_essentials_Gidgets_and_Gadgets.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Lisas_Life_skills_Kitchen_essentials_Gidgets_and_Gadgets.mp3Lisa Salinger @Lisasali brings us a 3 part series called Lisa&#8217;s Life Skills and Part 2 is all about Kitchen Gadgets from choppers, knives, scoops and slicers. Don&#8217;t forget the measuring cups and bowls. Join Lisa as she goes through some of the main essentials in the Kitchen drawer. 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