We reuse our plastic shopping bags by using them as mini garbage bag. Given that we must bag our garbage before dumping it in the dumpster, we simply use our store plastic bags instead of buying ga...

My wife and I prepare the Russian version which is salted cabbage. We use a large enamel pot and a cheap food processor we bought to process 20-or-so pounds of cabbage that we buy in bulk. We add s...

You can never have too many jars. My wife and I salt cabbage and use empty jars to keep our cabbage over many weeks and months; My wife makes her own "kefir" (Russian butt...

Hello, I discovered the joys of using cast iron when I was looking for a good frying to use when camping. I enjoyed it so much that I now use my cast iron frying pan exclusively at hom...

Hello, I have to thank everybody here. Your comments helped me decide which vacuum cleaner was best for me: a Miele. Some of the factors that pushed me to chose a Miele: