Mother's Day Gift Idea

A Nintendo cooking utensil? Well, not quite, but today the company releases a new spring Cooking Bundle that might be perfect for Mom -- or a Dad or Kid who wants a DS-Lite (Nintendo's portable gaming console) under the guise of generous Mother's Day giving. The Bundle comes with one DS Lite, one fetching carrying case (pictured), and a copy of Nintendo's recent instructional program Personal Trainer: Cooking. As part of our food tech roundup in the March issue, Kristin Donnelly and I tried out the program. It held an impressive amount of information in a small machine: It walks you through over 245 recipes, with instructional videos and shopping lists. But I think my favorite part of the package might be the bag.