"clinging is the source of suffering." How true.

My parents had one of these when I was a kid. I always didn't really like to walk on it and found it sort of weird.

We had barbecue from a great place in Ames, Iowa (it really is some of the best barbecue north of the Mason-Dixon line. George Battle, the founder of the restaurant, was from Texas and settled in I...

Personally my favorites are the Hatch Show prints. :D

Having seen this book, that's such a lovely question to ask. :)

The humble, wooden spoon. It's a beautiful one, not like those cheap ones, but of a more substantial weight, hard and perfect for all sorts of cooking needs. It has the most beautiful patina as well.

I loved Carrie's redesigned apartment! :)

This isn't that different from the Mies building in Des Moines, only bigger. http://www.absolutedsm.com/images/Skywalk%20Vie...

Why not round ones? They come in a cotton weave in several colors. I have a couple sets of those, and they are washable and I found them at Kohl's.

I like samosas with potatoes and peas :)

I prefer to just use my immersion blender to make whipped cream. It performs beautifully and is useful in several and varied ways.

I posted the same photo the night before! :)

My husband found a whole bowl of them last weekend. We had them with salmon and asparagus in a cream sauce and it was really good. And we didn't have to pay a dime for them. :)

This is what we have. You could probably have more than one if you liked to sort and it would work great. We only have room for one though. :(

Nice image! :)

I love the Room & Board on Ohio Street ...

I think value has different meanings to different people, and you have to make up your own mind.

I heard a chef say the other day, if you buy Wusthof you'll never have to buy another knife like that again.

My husband loves Rendevous. :) I love the Blues City Cafe. I'll have to try this.