I don't think I'd like the flavor of bay leaf in a soup like this. I would do a miso broth with a hit of dashi, and some eggs for even more protein. Perfect!

Good coffee and good tea are luxuries I can't do without! I get wonderful freshly ground coffee from a stand in the farmer's market. (I'm considering getting a French press as I've become increasin...

Kitschy? Really? Handmade may not be to your taste, but everything I see here has a definite purpose and I would certainly use most of them on an everyday basis. What's wrong with decor in the kitc...

One summer I lived with a girl who fried bacon with water in the pan, just enough to cover the bottom. She told me it was to keep the bacon fat from spattering all over the place. Believe it or not...

OMG, I remember that episode of Reading Rainbow. My dad would cook us breakfast on Saturdays and I would order my breakfast "diner style" after that. I can't believe the show is getting canceled, s...

What kind of sausage do you use? I was imagining Italian bulk sausage, but what you've got in the pan appears to be hard sausage instead.

Mmmm, I love eggs in purgatory. I've got a recipe from Giada de Laurentiis that I use frequently. It calls for making pancakes out of leftover mashed potato and serving the sauce and eggs atop the ...

This is a beautiful home. I really love the hanbok as a decorative element. I have several vintage kimono that I'd love to display, but can't really figure out how to incorporate them into my livin...

We're lucky to have a great farmer's market where we live - it's kind of a local institution. There's an elderly gentleman who sells his handmade leather goods and sometimes brings extra produce fr...

I, too, have open shelving in my kitchen very similar to these stainless steel shelves, and the dust and grease hasn't really been an issue. It was surprising to me because we don't have a ventilat...

I love that several of these dishes are meatless. I'm always on the lookout for tasty dishes with no meat.

I love this apartment! It looks so warm and cozy. I disagree with the negative comments about "clutter" - certainly it isn't minimalistic, but this apartment has personality and warmth. Looks like ...

Love the vintage fabrics in the quilts! I collect vintage kimono - I'm obsessed with the patterns and the colors. Each one is different. I enjoy seeing how they "play" together in these quilts.

All the lush tropicals in pots remind me of my Taiwanese grandmother's container garden, which is on the roof of her house. She grows bamboo and jasmine and orchids...right in the middle of the cit...

I spent five minutes typing out a comment and it got eaten. Ugh. Anyhow, I see a ton of people have already suggested taking a stained glass class and creating your own panel to hang ...

It is certainly doable - but you need to take a few things into consideration. Naturally it will not be as well insulated as standard double-paned windows but since you mentioned you have original ...

When I was a kid, my piano teacher told me that Bosendorfer is like the Rolls-Royce of pianos, so I'm guessing it must sound very nice. That said, the design kind of makes me go "meh." Looks like a...

Want. I think if I had a window nook like that, I might never leave.

I'm not really big on keeping magazines in the bathroom, but I do like the idea of the curtain wire for hanging items in the bathroom. We have a tiny little bathroom and this would be a great idea ...

I live near a well-known "Amish town" but have never visited as I have been told by friends that it is mostly a tourist trap. Sort of like the Disney World of Amish life. I'm sure there are smaller...