Laetitiae I happen to know exactly where this house is, and it is in an irrigated neighborhood. The greenery is watered with non-potable water diverted from the salt river (seriously non-pota...

I live in Tucson, where water is our most expensive utility, and the cost of having a grass lawn is therefore prohibitive. There are a lot of much more creative and visually interesting ways to xe...

My goodness that looks heavenly. I think I'll try it the next time I have houseguests.

I find that the best way to get a toilet bowl clean is some dish soap and a good scrub.

In my desk at Work, I have: Chocolate Covered Almonds TJ's Dark Chocolate Wedges High Protein Granola Bars A coffee cup, a fork and a spoon. I find that dark ch...

I am now kicking my self for pulling all the flowers off of my bolted arugula and throwing them out. I had no idea they were worth eating.

Those of us who do grow things appreciate those of you who have brown thumbs come zucchini season. :)

I put Herbes de Provence and Garlic under the skin and roast it upright--the skin gets crisp, the meat stays moist, and there's almost no mess, provided that you put a roasting pan under the doohic...

Judi, I was just about to post the same thing. I love guanciale, (which is cured hog jowl, and is a product typical of the area around Rome) but it is next to impossible to find in the states.

This a very common system in German homes, and it works quite well. German toilets, however, typically have very little or no water in them, and can smell rather strongly as a result. The plus side...

Costco has a sectional that is remarkably similar to this one for a little more than 2k. I saw it yesterday at my local costco, and it looks quite sturdy and clean-lined--a real departure from the...

I have a humidifier that I run at night when I sleep. It helps combat the chronic dryness that all of us suffer from in the Arizona desert, and helps me breathe more easily during the night and the...

I'm not allergic to it, but I tend to avoid soy protein because too much soy estrogen tends to make me break out.

For surface cleaning, I'm a huge fan of Simple Green in various dillutions. (The gallon jug comes with a dillution table for different cleaning applications). I also use it to clean my (sealed conc...

I went to Target yesterday (in Tucson, AZ) and they still had these for sale.