I'm a fast eater, and it stems from childhood. My elementary school had 50 minutes for lunch/recess -- and as soon as you finished your lunch, you could have recess for the rest of the time. We usu...

Caroline Pines is a dreamy color. Lovely place!

I love the yellow ones in salad. The ones I get tend to be firmer and less watery than regular red tomatoes, so they hold their shape better. Ditto for on top of pizza.

I only turn the oven on about once a week; everything else gets reheated or cooked quickly on the stovetop. I try to do the bulk of my cooking that one night. And wear very little clothing and keep...

I have an island that has a center cabinet with shelves on both ends. I have to say that if I were doing it again, I would look for one that had enclosed space. The shelves need to be dusted every ...

mulberries for sure. we had a huge mulberry tree over the driveway when I was a kid. birds would eat them and leave purple splatters on the cars. (funny, that's my main association with them. the f...

I made this a couple of weeks ago. I had good luck just piling all of the eggplant onto my microwave tray -- I stopped every few minutes to rotate/toss them as they shrunk down. My cu...

I love eating outside -- especially breakfast on the porch. It's such a nice way to appreciate the day. I am totally taking a cue from you and getting a tablecloth for my patio table -- it looks so...

freshly picked strawberries creme fraiche great balsamic = the taste of summer. really, just riffing on a theme here...

lots of tea chocolate-covered espresso beans a couple of microwaveable soups microwave popcorn ... I would love to keep chocolates or cookies in there, but I just can...

La Cuisine in Alexandria, Va., sharpens knives.

I'll throw in a plug for Alton Brown here. Not as many recipes in his books as some others, but the discussions on cookware, techniques, etc. might make it useful. Personally, I found ...

oatmeal with honey, plus toast with butter.

This is a really inspiring reno--tight space, tight budget, great result. Your persistence really paid off. Thank you for sharing!

This "Heavenly Pie" recipe is delicious -- like a chocolate cheesecake. The tofu makes the texture amazing. http...

my favorite pork shoulder recipe is pulled pork. it's SO good: http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/000325pull...

I've become a total convert to the steamfresh (and similar) veggies over the winter. They're often a bit cheaper than buying fresh and taste really good. I also am a huge fan of TJ's frozen roasted...

I see two totally different colors in that closet -- a pink/coral above the shelf and lilac below. Is that just the lighting/my computer/my eyes?

I totally agree with this -- I started checking out cookbooks a couple of years ago when my shelf space became more limited. My rule of thumb is that I need to make 3 recipes in the time it's check...

It's like you're reading my mind -- this is on my list for this weekend. I'm pretty sure I have things in my cabinets that moved in with us in fall '05.