I grew up in a mining-heavy community. You wouldn't BELIEVE the level of dust in the air. On the bright side all the mica floating around made sunbeams extra sparkly and beautiful, despite whatev...

I'm one of those people who would rather gnaw off my own leg than be caught in a store on Black Friday, but I can't see why anyone would hate the name. Black Friday is only a "bad" nam...

I generally think the tiny-house movement is very sweet but very self indulgent at the same time. It's very easy if you don't have kids, or a don't have job that requires lots of dress...

Does anyone remember the little metal tins they used to give away with the artwork of each tea on it? Oh, how I miss those!

Most of those look super easy to make, too, if you're the crafty sort!

"How is a 4000 square foot home for a self-proclaimed "empty nester" *GREEN* ?" Depends on how modular the place is, perhaps. Sounds like the extra living space to fit the three kids ...

I threw them all out and only kept two sets - my pyrex set, which is good for very large dishes, and my collection of square asian take-out containers. Why the take-out containers? We...

Erika, some of the harder cheeses will happily last for MONTHS. (or years, really) Which seems crazy at first, but then makes sense when you realize that one of the reasons cheese was invented and...

Probably wouldn't have to worry as much about mildew if you used a mildly soapy mix or something similar. I love the idea of color the bubbles in.

I have a couple of the Ikea cutting boards (just like the one in the above picture) covering up my very ugly countertop. The only drawback is that despite oiling them often, the dratte...

Crazy as it sounds, you can actually take regular old cookie dough and FRY it. Makes these awesome cookie-ish things that are crunchy on the outside and deliciously gooey on the inside. Even bett...

I'm in the ladle-loving crowd. Although I hate my current crappy plastic ladle - I need a nice big metal one like my mom has. The thing I never use is my pastry bag. It's always floa...

It's a lovely, LOVELY house, but I'm afraid I have to agree - the stairs look unsafe for younger children, the elderly, or someone who is ill.

I often throw in celery leaves when I'm making stock and haven't noticed it being bitter. Perhaps that happens if you use too many of them at once? I miss having a garden compost and ...

I've found the fastest way to really boil water is to pour the water in an electric kettle and get it to boiling there, then pour it in the pot. Perhaps it's just that I have a really bad cooktop,...

Snuggies, that infamous as-sold-on-TV product, are the ugliest, tackiest products ever. They're hideous and cheap, and make people look like weird cultists. I bought one as a gag gift...

Gosh, it's beautiful! I love it! (I know it's not a real fireplace, but I grew up in a wood heated home, so I can fiddle around with cute little fire thingies as much as I please, and...

"I swear, AT profiled this exact same product about four months ago." Looking at the search function, they've talked about the same sort of idea before at least twice, but by different...

Looks like part of the rental price is also a dolly, which you're not going to find for free and not many people have someone to easily borrow one from. And a wardrobe box, which I've ...

It's totally just like paneer! I prefer to make my paneer with lemon juice, though. :)