gone green

by Heather Shoning

We’re seeing green this summer everywhere from our backyards to our kitchens. Bring a little fresh green into your life with any of these products in this pleasing palette.

Saute Away
The Always Pan from Our Place has developed somewhat of a cult following likely because of the highly versatile pan’s good looks and best-in-class branding. It’s no marketing mirage though. This pan does it all: braise, sear, steam, strain, saute, fry, boil, serve and even store. They gave the 10” diameter sturdy aluminum body a ceramic coating made without all the toxic stuff. It comes with a stainless-steel steamer basket, a modular lid that you can lock and a beechwood spatula that sits in an integrated spoon rest right on the pan. You can add on a spruce steamer basket with liners and cooking chopsticks. Always Pan Sage, $145, Spruce steamer add-on $25
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Growing Green
Herbs are a functional and flavorful way to green up your front stoop, back patio or kitchen windowsill. Not to mention, they’re easy to grow! Add them to salad, dressings, sauces, mojitos and more. Top picks for at-home cultivation include mint, basil, parsley, cilantro, thyme and chives. Create a collection of mix-and-match pots for outdoors or get the Click & Grow Smart Garden for perfectly calibrated automated watering, light and nutrients for indoors.
$99.95, Clickandgrow.com

Green and Teal
Although the color is teal, this dinnerware collection is all about being green. An alternative to paper or plastic, these dishes are made of bamboo, cornstarch and melamine for durability. They are BPA- and phthalate-free, and you can put them in the dishwasher. Available in bowls, salad plates and dinner plates. Go ahead, make your tabletop a green one this summer—indoors or out.
Audley Teal Bamboo and Melamine Dinnerware Collection,
$6.95–7.95, crateandbarrel.com

Big Green Grilling Machine
If you’ve not gotten on the Big Green Egg bandwagon, this summer is the time. This beast of a grill (Is that really all it is? We think not.) will make your backyard the hotspot of the season. In the Large Egg, you can cook up to 12 burgers, 8 steaks, 6 chickens vertically, 7 racks of ribs vertically or a 20-pound turkey! Add on some EGGcessories for baking, roasting or smoking. It’s perfect for weekend cookouts, and because it heats up in minutes, it’s also great for everyday dinners.
$948, biggreenegg.com

Trendy Table
This rope design is all the rage in contemporary patio furniture these days. It’s not only beautiful, but it’s lightweight so you can easily switch up your furniture arrangement to suit the moment. This side table, designed by Vincent Sheppard Studio, has a whole family of seating options that accompany it. The powder-coated aluminum frame is strong and the rope is designed to withstand any weather condition and can be left outside all year long.
Vincent Sheppard Loop Side table, $550
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