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RebeccaCT
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March 15, 2008
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New Haven, CT
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From past experience, do not deliver the cocoa mix layered as pictured. It's really hard to mix in a full jar, and if you don't get it mixed, it doesn't taste right.
Does anyone else t...
We use an Ikea Expedit shelf (4x4) behind the bed. The shelves are deep enough to keep things from falling out, and we've got the door and drawer inserts to lean against. The lower shelves have bin...
I have a Ikea Gruntal rack over my sink. Works like a charm, everything drips right into the sink, no mess.
All that water in the picture must have been staged--what were they doing, ...
Mythbusters lost me on their Hindenberg episode several years back. Really, they just like to blow things up. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but what they are doing is not controlled experimen...
Syrups, including honey, are hydrophilic from the high sugar content. This is why they generally don't spoil, since they suck the water right out of the mold or bacteria that tries to grow on them....
Hot water in the pot, add the steel cut oats and a little salt (brings out the oat taste), and leave it covered several hours or overnight. No skin, no lumps, reheats perfectly. I usually have it w...
I've read elsewhere, and the Consumer Reports article mentions this too, that the plastic/foil packs and pouches are usually BPA free. Tuna comes comes in a pouch, and tomatoes are sometimes availa...
Another 'conscientious' omnivore here (thanks, art, for the word). I don't eat much meat (and my husband is a recent convert to grain based sausages!), but what we do eat we try to make sure it was...
Just be careful of the heat! I tried something similar with plastic egg cartons and melted the plastic. (Not only was it gross and got who knows what into my food, but I couldn't get anything out b...
We used to get apples from a relative in styrofoam mailing packs that were perfect for ornaments. Something like 36 (6x6) round indentations in a styrofoam slab, with a matching top. I think my mot...
I've never made colored pasta, but I buy them regularly, fresh and dried. Do the ones you've made with beets keep their color when boiled? I've never had premade beet pasta that didn't turn pale wh...
Last year I went as a "data pirate" (idea stolen from a college classmate way back when). Generic pirate costume with flash drives hanging off my hoop earrings, necklace and anywhere else handy, a ...
I really have to do the books (purge, sort, reshelve), but I'm not sure if I can do a full cure right now. I think I'll just tag along and cheer; maybe I'll get inspired!
It seems to me that the color of the food and the color of the dishes (or table, walls, etc.) would be completely different things. For that matter, light is different than color--the blue bulb in ...
Oh, and I have something very like the Martha Stuart one (might be a knock off). Very useful, but be aware that the collapsible colander really collapses--it almost useless outside of the cutting b...
Domestic Intellectual, many years ago, I had some large rectangular burner covers (painted metal) that fit over 2 burners--I think I got them at a local hardware store. They were large enough to ma...
Latest Comments...
From past experience, do not deliver the cocoa mix layered as pictured. It's really hard to mix in a full jar, and if you don't get it mixed, it doesn't taste right. Does anyone else t...
We use an Ikea Expedit shelf (4x4) behind the bed. The shelves are deep enough to keep things from falling out, and we've got the door and drawer inserts to lean against. The lower shelves have bin...
I have a Ikea Gruntal rack over my sink. Works like a charm, everything drips right into the sink, no mess. All that water in the picture must have been staged--what were they doing, ...
Mythbusters lost me on their Hindenberg episode several years back. Really, they just like to blow things up. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but what they are doing is not controlled experimen...
Syrups, including honey, are hydrophilic from the high sugar content. This is why they generally don't spoil, since they suck the water right out of the mold or bacteria that tries to grow on them....
As someone who spends her summers going to Renaissance Faires, bring on your theme parties!
When I read the post title I thought "Japanese", but I have to admit the beer mug completely knocked that idea out of my head for a bit.
If they aren't going to re-release Pelican Punch, at least they could post the ingredients list!
Hot water in the pot, add the steel cut oats and a little salt (brings out the oat taste), and leave it covered several hours or overnight. No skin, no lumps, reheats perfectly. I usually have it w...
I've read elsewhere, and the Consumer Reports article mentions this too, that the plastic/foil packs and pouches are usually BPA free. Tuna comes comes in a pouch, and tomatoes are sometimes availa...
Another 'conscientious' omnivore here (thanks, art, for the word). I don't eat much meat (and my husband is a recent convert to grain based sausages!), but what we do eat we try to make sure it was...
Just be careful of the heat! I tried something similar with plastic egg cartons and melted the plastic. (Not only was it gross and got who knows what into my food, but I couldn't get anything out b...
We used to get apples from a relative in styrofoam mailing packs that were perfect for ornaments. Something like 36 (6x6) round indentations in a styrofoam slab, with a matching top. I think my mot...
I've never made colored pasta, but I buy them regularly, fresh and dried. Do the ones you've made with beets keep their color when boiled? I've never had premade beet pasta that didn't turn pale wh...
Last year I went as a "data pirate" (idea stolen from a college classmate way back when). Generic pirate costume with flash drives hanging off my hoop earrings, necklace and anywhere else handy, a ...
I really have to do the books (purge, sort, reshelve), but I'm not sure if I can do a full cure right now. I think I'll just tag along and cheer; maybe I'll get inspired!
Does anyone have a suggestion for getting slides scanned? My family has a ton of my grandfather's slides--we aren't sure what to do with them.
It seems to me that the color of the food and the color of the dishes (or table, walls, etc.) would be completely different things. For that matter, light is different than color--the blue bulb in ...
Oh, and I have something very like the Martha Stuart one (might be a knock off). Very useful, but be aware that the collapsible colander really collapses--it almost useless outside of the cutting b...
Domestic Intellectual, many years ago, I had some large rectangular burner covers (painted metal) that fit over 2 burners--I think I got them at a local hardware store. They were large enough to ma...