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But you *can* paint tile. It's called refinishing and I see it done all the time on home improvement shows. Miracle Method is one company that I've seen used. In fact, their website shows a before ...

how about just non-lettuce salad? like red or green cabbage? shredded carrots? steamed broccoli? broccoli with sunflower seeds, chick peas and feta is a favorite of mine.

Qtica cuticle cream is what I use (massage therapist, CONSTANT hand washing) because it is what the nail techs use. Lanolin is also great.

It's a cultural thing. My Korean roommate did. My Iranian roommate didn't. There was many a heated discussion in our house about how rice should be (sticky or not, rice cooker or pot, etc.). Rath...

The sexy, spicy broccoli is one my absolute favorite recipes. However, I'm breastfeeding and my daughter is miserable (which means we all are miserable) after raw broccoli. I'm please to report t...

it's *sort of* considered an aphrodisiac. . . it's recommended in Eastern medicine as a food to increase fertility.

I miss parsley. As a breastfeeding mom, I found out the hard way that it diminishes supply. Luckily, after foregoing the particularly parsley-laden dish I'd been eating a lot, my supply returne...

Simplest thing in the world, really. All you are doing is adding the sugar to the hot water while you are brewing the tea. Sugar dissolves poorly in cold liquids, so by adding the sweetener during ...

how about just balancing it out with a splash of lemon juice?

My mother passed in '99. I got married in '06 and my dad passed their china, glassware (not crystal) and silverware down to us. We use it, but with a little one we don't use it as often as we'd li...

sally599 triggered my memory of Alton Brown's episode of the "avocado experiment" because he used avocados for the fat content, most notably in ice cream. that might be an avenue worth exploring ...

I'm too lazy to look up and cite my source, but it's out there. The heat/pain scale is rated on how many squirts of sugar water it takes to tame the fire of the chilies. Therefore : sugar. Plain o...

Things to NOT use the microwave for: aluminum. (Hey, if you've never used one before I'd hate for you to learn the hard way.)

Hate to disagree, but the cheese used is most often Rico. The same stuff used on nachos at the movies. You can find it at warehouse clubs and some grocery stores. Is tasty on movie popcorn (but ver...

And once you've found a good sipping tequila, you should try Bull's Blood -- shot of tequila with a bloody mary mix/tomato juice back. Alternate sipping between the two.

Yup -- my mom (an allergist) used to refer to it as "You can have all you want . . . of everything you hate." Because allergies have to do with exposure and therefore stuff you haven't been exposed...

Wash from the back and use the spray (as opposed to stream) setting on the faucet are key. Even with low pressure, having the water spread out instead of in a single stream works best.

Migas or Chiliquiles are my favorite uses. However, they are a starch and work like a dream to thicken any soup. Or as a little bit of extra crunch for a tortilla soup topper.

My mother had a small cup hook near the sink (but out of the way enough that there was no chance of it accidentally falling down a sink drain). I've used that and/or a thumb tack on the wall near ...

Do you have a microwave available? Bean burritos are quick and, if you make 'em yourself, they are reallllly inexpensive. Smear some canned refried beans - I like fat free - on a tort...