I look, but not too closely, just to see how much stuff the person has in front of me. I'm more afraid of people looking and judging what I'm buying, especially at the regular supermarket, where I ...

Love rutabegas, though I call them turnips. My family always eats them mashed at Thanksgiving.

Love twiced baked potatoes but rarely make them. They're particularly awesome when you mash refried beans in with the potato filling. mm.

@taraht: the 4th street co-op on 4th st b/t bowery and 2nd ave is pretty much all bulk bins. And you don't have to be a member to shop in there. Also, Flatbush food co-op on Cortleyou in Brooklyn a...

Pimm's. I love it.

What a great idea! Thanks!

I had a co-worker last year who kept talking about this. She had a big sweet tooth and really wanted to lose weight by taking the tablets and then eating the healthy things she normally wouldn't in...

Holy cow, yes, I want that thing. Though, I would probably spend way too much time opening and closing the pockets and re-arranging the fruit.

I had thrown some acorn squash seeds in my compost bin last fall, thinking nothing of it. Well, come spring time, I found there were about 5 little squash plants growing in there. I thought about t...

Thanks. I was wondering how conserves were different from jam or preserves.

I think any thing made of actual wood from Ikea is great. And I second the statement about their knives--I have a chef's knife from them that I got for less that $5 and it's terrific--just needs to...

When I lived in Brooklyn, I got pretty much everything at the Flatbush Food Coop, with occasional fill ins from Key Foods (though the one near me was pretty gross) and Shop Rite. Going to Trader Jo...

Baking soda and water is great, as others have said. So is Bon Ami, but I haven't seen that in the stores for a while.