I was always taught that you don't tip the proprietor of a business, and I have never heard of tips for teachers. In my several years of continuing education (yoga, gardening, cooking, etc) I have ...

I don't pour hot liquids into my blender anymore, I just use a stick blender. Works great and allows me a little finer control over the texture of the finished soup (I could never get just the righ...

@thisisnina -- No muffin tops! the only way to get a proper muffin top is to bake the whole thing and pop the top! I could see myself building elaborate (yet tiny) layer cakes, lol.

I use my immersion chiller (runs cold water through 50' of copper tubing). I know this isn't something everyone has readily available, but my fellow homebrewers should have one, and have hopefully ...

I have an old dive mask in my junk drawer that I use whenever I am chopping more than one onion (which is typically once a week or more...). People often get confused when they open my...

If you are getting them because they are the hip thing right now, then don't. If you are getting them because you like them (regardless of popularity), then go for it. I love the way s...

SO glad that I am not the only one who wants to punch Rachel Ray in the face every time she opens her mouth! ...doubly so when she says EVOO. Just reading the headline of this post, th...

@kitchenhacker - You aren't alone! I only count three essential tools there as well. Death to the garlic press! It only does one thing (and unitaskers aren't allowed in my tiny kitchen), and it do...

I am a homebrewer and I almost always have a batch of Apfelwein fermenting alongside my beers. A delicious 5 gallon batch can be made for about $23 worth of ingredients and 10 minutes of prep time ...

To add a little to what juice said. The Ikea GRUNDTAL system is truly amazing. Basically it is a bunch of different racks (spice racks, dish drainer, etc) all designed to hang off the ...

Sounds pretty good, I must try this one!

Thinking about this a little more... Whenever I make a whole batch of cookies, I end up eating way too many in one sitting. If I could make a couple cookies at a time, it would be much...

Genius! I am trying this at some point this weekend!

Going to have to try those scones!

Love the beer, love the Brewery. You want silky, get your hands on Squatters' Captain Bastard's Oatmeal Stout (Salt Lake City, Utah)!

I prefer the chest freezer. Cheaper to operate (and buy), plus it fit in the space under my stairs where an upright wouldn't. If you come up with a good organizing system, it is not ha...

Hope I don't get flamed for this... I like to keep a selection of Yellow Tail on hand for all of the above needs. I am on a fairly limited budget at this point in my life and my wine-l...

I made savory oatmeal last night! I sauteed garlic, onions and spinach (out of mushrooms!), then cooked the oats in 50/50 chicken broth/water with the veggies and salt and pepper.

@ratheartsbikes -- can you share some links to these savory recipes?

@rosebud- I am in Utah. This is the first time I have noticed them at Costco! I like to make a point of carefully walking every food aisle of Costco every couple months so I don't m...