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yay, finally! i want a naruto pillow!

Your chicken in a pot w/ milk recipe got me interested, so i read through the comments and then decided to try the zuni style first. At the farmers market last night i bought Maurice, a chicken wh...

i'm feeling this too, just mix in a bit of depression. It's good that your other is working on his own home projects and even though u are home, u r working.

i also don't like boxy and have a beautiful vintage curvy "sofette" which I got off craigslist. So far the estimates I've gotten for reupholstery is $800.

very cool!

has anyone spraypainted one?

i don't buy packaged "faux meat" meals at a grocery store, but at a restaurant i am apt to eat a faux meat meal, especially if I am in a mixed group with non-veggies. It's comforting to them to eat...

Ripping out carpet & refinishing old wood floors is something i would absolutely do again myself, painting and plastering i do myself, sanding old reclaimed wood (for buthcher block & shelves) is a...

very cool house!

3 bean vegetarian chill! my version (adapted from the Calorie Commando) includes the addition of a disc of Mexican chocolate & red wine!

i also use the mini le creuset w/lid for my salt! Same idea, but I love the carribean blue color the mini comes in.

Yep, when stuff is hot...the explosion happens! Immersion (stick blenders ) are usually better for hot stuff, but if you have to blend hot stuff, do it slowly & keep your hand firmly pressing the t...

i recently used pure tung oil from the realmilkpaint website. I refinished the floors myself, stained them, and then applied the pure tung oil according to the directions on the website. The only...

beautiful!

i don't like those big clunky ironing boards either! What happened to the boards that flip out of the wall or door like the older homes had? those are the best!

In my apartment the cheap windows that neither keep noise (i'm on a somewhat busy street) or cold air out are what i'd call a secondary deal breaker because it makes me consider moving.

i love the whitewashed plaster interior of the house and how it sits anonymously in front of the ocean, not blocking it.

i find "how Not To's" very informative actually!

love it; got some for xmas too

nice home & yard, but not "modest".