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Ooh, I want this.

Honey will usually do the same job as corn syrup, texture/crystallization-wise. If you can stand a little honey flavor. Which I'm guessing you can. :)

I like my side-by-side, but I do wish the freezer half was wider. Wide enough to slide in a sheet pan, say. Probably because I'm only cooking for one, I never keep that many perishables around, bu...

I wanted one of these so badly when I was a kid.

I'm confused. You have three of these now, but also you're going to "look into installing these babies" "if and when" you own an apartment? Did more than one person write this article?

Since the grapefruit is itself believed to be a hybrid of a pomelo and an orange, calling this new fruit a grapefruit might not be so inaccurate.

Another vote for boysenberry.

I bought it on Amazon, here , and then when it turned out to have a cheapo vinyl-and-particle-board shelf, I had a custom piece of glass cut...

I made that pear and gruyere pie after watching that episode online a couple weeks ago and it was GOOD.

This is Ben. Thanks for the comments, everybody! I actually documented the process of painting that wall here: http://flickr.com...

I just want a hi-res image of that cover.

How about putting in fluorescent bulbs? A fluorescent at the same wattage should put out more light. And you can buy fluorescents that look cuter than the standard ice cream swirl type.

For the reader whose daughter is allergic to a protein in cow's milk, is she also allergic to goat's milk? Butter, cheese, yogurt, and ice cream are all available in goat's milk versions, with a l...

Coffee made this way really is a lot less bitter, so you can get away with adding less sweetener to it, which is another plus. Can be pretty caffeine-heavy, though, so be careful at first. :)

I would be remiss if I didn't mention my friend's excellent artisan chocolate company, Eclipse Chocolat , which specializes in exotic spice combinations in ...