oh - i have one! most amazing miso cod!
mix together 1/4 cup sake, 1/4 cup mirin, approx 4 tablespoons white miso paste, and 3 tablespoons sugar. marinate cod, sea bass, or an...
i've been looking into alternative dishware for summer bbqs, and wasara is an excellent option. although a little on the $$ side for disposable piece, they are gorgeous so i can justify it. one th...
recently i've begun putting the clothes that are still clean, but need to be re-ironed before waring again, back on hangers and hung on one side of the closet.
when i'm ready to iron...
i've had my knives sharpened at northwestern cutlery. the store is fantastic ... filled to the gills with awesome cooking equipment, as well as aprons and chefs whites, baking supplies and knives....
ahhh this is a great idea. i take a water bottle with me on all my trips and fill up from the drinking fountain in airports, and the water from the fountains is notoriously gross-tasting. this wi...
my dad is allergic to mold and many perfumes, so any gifts of plants or flowers we received were immediately put into the garage. :( if i were you, i would bake up some cookies or muffins (withou...
just the past few months i've started handling clothes-to-be-ironed differently. everything that needs to be ironed goes on a hanger, but hangs on one side of the closet. when i'm ready, i just t...
things i always do before signing a lease:
1. come to an agreement with the landlord to have the place professionally cleaned. (i have TERRIBLE pet allergies and moving in after a cat has li...
oh yes i do! the list is: 1) fix my RAID drive and make another backup of it. 2) clean off my G5 tower and donate to a school. 3) rip all my old VHS to DVD and archive. 4) clean up the tags in m...
hannah, i feel your pain. this turkeyday i made a pumpkin cake with burnt caramel frosting. i was slightly hung-over and impatient and did not let the frosting cool enough before spreading it. i...
i've made ginger-infused vodka, and i found that filtering the cheaper brands of vodka thru a new brita filter 3-4 times helps take a bit of the bitter edge off the less-$$ alcohol.
i've been waiting for DP to open for a few weeks, hooray! unfortunately i dont live close enough to it to shop there consistently, but i will definitely take field trips there as often as i can. ...
i bought some inexpensive Flor tiles from CB2 and made a large mat for just inside my front door. in the winter-y months i put out a drip tray with river rocks in it to put snowy boots on. works ...
it's SO relative! personally, i would never send a holiday ecard. but i'm a crafty person and the expectation is that would make them, of course. and generally, i'm too busy at the xmas holiday t...
i successfully got a bordeaux stain out of white curtains with oxy clean! i let the stain dry (while the party went on ... too much trouble to get a ladder to take them down!). took down the curt...
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oh - i have one! most amazing miso cod! mix together 1/4 cup sake, 1/4 cup mirin, approx 4 tablespoons white miso paste, and 3 tablespoons sugar. marinate cod, sea bass, or an...
these look amazing. *jealous*
i've been looking into alternative dishware for summer bbqs, and wasara is an excellent option. although a little on the $$ side for disposable piece, they are gorgeous so i can justify it. one th...
recently i've begun putting the clothes that are still clean, but need to be re-ironed before waring again, back on hangers and hung on one side of the closet. when i'm ready to iron...
i have a set of 4 russel woodard chairs like this that i would love to have professionally painted. the pers...
i've had my knives sharpened at northwestern cutlery. the store is fantastic ... filled to the gills with awesome cooking equipment, as well as aprons and chefs whites, baking supplies and knives....
ahhh this is a great idea. i take a water bottle with me on all my trips and fill up from the drinking fountain in airports, and the water from the fountains is notoriously gross-tasting. this wi...
my dad is allergic to mold and many perfumes, so any gifts of plants or flowers we received were immediately put into the garage. :( if i were you, i would bake up some cookies or muffins (withou...
just the past few months i've started handling clothes-to-be-ironed differently. everything that needs to be ironed goes on a hanger, but hangs on one side of the closet. when i'm ready, i just t...
things i always do before signing a lease: 1. come to an agreement with the landlord to have the place professionally cleaned. (i have TERRIBLE pet allergies and moving in after a cat has li...
oh yes i do! the list is: 1) fix my RAID drive and make another backup of it. 2) clean off my G5 tower and donate to a school. 3) rip all my old VHS to DVD and archive. 4) clean up the tags in m...
:( it's closed now. so sad!
hannah, i feel your pain. this turkeyday i made a pumpkin cake with burnt caramel frosting. i was slightly hung-over and impatient and did not let the frosting cool enough before spreading it. i...
i've made ginger-infused vodka, and i found that filtering the cheaper brands of vodka thru a new brita filter 3-4 times helps take a bit of the bitter edge off the less-$$ alcohol.
thank you yellowrice.
i've been waiting for DP to open for a few weeks, hooray! unfortunately i dont live close enough to it to shop there consistently, but i will definitely take field trips there as often as i can. ...
i bought some inexpensive Flor tiles from CB2 and made a large mat for just inside my front door. in the winter-y months i put out a drip tray with river rocks in it to put snowy boots on. works ...
it's SO relative! personally, i would never send a holiday ecard. but i'm a crafty person and the expectation is that would make them, of course. and generally, i'm too busy at the xmas holiday t...
i loved smoked gouda, or italian smoked scarmorza (which is v similar to mozzarella) ... so earthy and delicious!
i successfully got a bordeaux stain out of white curtains with oxy clean! i let the stain dry (while the party went on ... too much trouble to get a ladder to take them down!). took down the curt...