we have reluctantly instituted this practice due to the drought and a general push toward less consumption. it's not as bad as i would have thought. but no asparagus! ew, i know.

after breaking one of the twirly kind and seeing the outrageous price of the rabbit, i found the swing-a-way (love them) version of the waiter's corkscrew and can't believe i hadn't used one before...

i like parsley, but i have made two dishes where it is a main ingredient in a sauce (broccoli pasta linked from this site and a lasagne from epicurious) and HATED both - could not stand that much p...

words to look up: couche, boule, banetton :) i have just gotten into making yeast breads (for some reason i thought it was hard?) so i'll have to look into these - so far it's mostly b...

my problem is that i can sometimes find things for great prices that work as-is (like the 6'x8' kilim rug i found on CL for $15 this week - ha!) but i am the worst at looking at an item and thinkin...

thanks! she has a zillion photos - i was having a hard time finding it!

the flickr guidelines require linking photos hosted on flickr to their flickr pages - which i think is a great idea because then we can easily follow them to the photostream. no link at all here? o...

sorry to above commenters...but i would buy this in 2 seconds if i hadn't already filled my le creuset quota for the next bazillion years (so! expensive!) i love it.

looking closely, i think i can see the prongs of plate hangers like eskay is talking about. these are not expensive and come in different sizes - just make sure to get the right size for your plate...

this is available in most if not all areas of alameda county that are served by WM (oakland resident here). my green kitchen bin did not snap tight and had some ant problems, so when i moved (and l...

CFLs are great for this. i agree that it can feel like an energy waster, but as someone whose commute includes a several-block walk through a rather dark residential neighborhood (ok, not in the su...

hilarious!

two-prong, too few, or poorly placed outlets. tiny stall shower. a landlord who asks you to meet him in the parking lot of a shopping center instead of at the actual apartment.

i believe most, if not all IKEA stores also take CFLs for recycling (not just their own brand) so if you're near one, that's a great resource. mine also takes dead batteries - perhaps all?

i have had great luck with two, uh, bottom-shelf grocery store wines that were not mentioned here: Rex Goliath and Cycles Gladiator California Cabernet Sauvignons. plus, they have pretty labels, wh...

maybe i'll try one of these - i've never had anything made with lavender that didn't taste like some kind of cosmetic! ick. it reminds me of bergamot in earl grey, which i also dislike - like my te...

I'm going to try to make this incredible salad I had at a restaurant last weekend - frisee with a really simple (shallot?) vinaigrette, served with a fried egg on top and really crispy thin sourdou...

hey it's about time! :)

i have to say that my $150 ikea hogbo mattress has been the mooost comfortable one i can remember. my mom even loves it - it'll be the guest bed when she visits! so i would try their pillows any da...

i always find that handwashing with a heavy-duty ("pots and pans") scrub sponge or just a plastic scrubbie gets them off just fine - but i bet that baking soda would work just as well as toothpaste...