Copperbrill was made to clean Mauviel copper pots, and works wonders. It's pretty easy to use, and since it's designed specifically to take the tarnish off copper, it doesn't require too much elbow...

They are probably some variety of green table grape. Most grapes at the grocery store are sprayed and overwatered to make them very large and juicy. I'm sure if your friend grew these, he didn't do...

Finally got it done. Here is a pic: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/p...

We often use butter that has a high water content. When I'm browning butter for something, I can hear when the water has evaporated out enough that the butter is starting to turn brown. There are l...

Oh man, Whole Foods Broccoli Crunch. I could eat that for lunch for weeks. We make our own broccoli salad with raisins, sunflower seeds, red onion, celery, walnuts, bacon (!), and a sw...

Cake pan is on sale in stores for 29.99. And it does double duty as a mold for meatballs. :) We just put our meatloaf mix into the wells, and it made perfect portions.

Cost Plus World Market is where I get my Fido jars.

Good way to put the day behind you. Especially if you lit a candle with it.

Last I checked, fluoride in too strong a concentration is really dangerous, so I doubt you can buy your own. But now that a lot of places have fluoridated water, it may not be a problem.

I've used a deviled egg tray as an earring sorter for a couple years now....I thought it was original, lol. Mine is a white porcelain egg-shaped tray with about 14 egg compartments. N...

We never have green onions in our house.....until I was smart to overbuy and chop leftovers into baggies to freeze. Now I always have green onions on hand! I'll be making this tomorro...

So not about the bedding, but the cookie reminded me: Le Pavillon hotel in New Orleans serves hot cocoa and PB&J every night at 10pm in their lobby. We went down in our pjs.....and ran into a coupl...

Not quite the same, but Midori Sours are my absolute favorite drink.

Absolute favorite is Pantone's Dark Citron. I love that color so much, everyone I know calls it "Amanda Green".

Alstromeria really do last a really long time, even without water changes and clipping. Plus, they come in a bunch of colors.

I know making air popped popcorn probably tastes better, but we used a bag of prepopped Trader Joe's popcorn and it turned out fabulously. :)

LoriSF, you beat me to it. I was going to say it would be super easy, especially from Ikea, to buy two bookcases and put a tabletop over them. I would never pay 1,000 or even 200 for something I co...

I'll second (or third....or fourth.) the suggestion for cooking. We can usually use a bottle before it goes bad, but if you regularly use wine for pan sauces or risotto, this is a good option becau...

I second the comment about contamination. As long as you keep your salt close to the stove, the heat will keep the salt dry and kill off any lingering germs. My salt and pepper are in little stone ...