@any such name - It depends on how strong of a cucumber taste you want and how fresh the cucumbers are, but you can probably have sufficiently cucumber-y water in about a half hour. @e...

I love Fresh Picks. The quality of their produce is outstanding and they are always so nice. I recommend them to everyone I know.

Charlotte and itsakitty, I have a thriving jasmine plant that I have successfully kept for the past three years on a Chicago windowsill. They just need sun and a lot of water.

I get a little frisson of joy whenever I get to use my zester. Sad, but true.

An alternative for a microplane nutmeg grater is a porcelain ginger grater. Not only is it wonderful for ginger and nutmeg, you can use it to grate chocolate and parmesan in a pinch. Also, it's r...

I just moved to a bigger apartment in a quieter building. I'm now within five blocks of public transportation, a new Brazilian restaurant, a great bar/live music venue, two parks, a bike shop, and...

If you have rosemary and thyme, leave them out of the shower as well. They're highly prone to rot as houseplants.

I went on a house tour last year and saw a home in which the owners had converted one of their many unused fireplaces into a laundry chute. Genius.

I'm in the process of moving to a new place, but I plan on hanging the pot rack over the radiator. It's opposite the stove, so it's a great way to use what would otherwise be wasted space.

Actually, they usually have Marimekko fabric at the Crate and Barrel factory outlets. It's typically cheaper than regular retail but as particlebored mentioned, they recently had the fabric on cle...

I have a red bread box and a few red kitchen towels. I love the glossy red kitchen. It would be such an improvement over the industrial beige of my apartment kitchen.

Kimberlina, I had the exact same experience. Well, without the six-year-old. Royal icing is the dessert equivalent of cement and is about as easy to clean up. Never, ever again wil...

I made these once for my parents' dog and they were a big hit. You can even roll the dough a little thinner and bake them as people crackers.

I disagree that spice racks are useless to serious cooks! My collection of spices is vast, but very organized. The spices in jars that I use frequently are in a small rack on the counter. I have...

I have the same table, too. It's a little wobbly, but I suspect that's due more to the uneven floors in my apartment. Jvasco, I would suggest picking up some of those sticky felt squares. Judicio...

Food-wise, I am allergic to spinach and bananas. Which is a shame, because I used to love spinach. Many of my friends have odd--and in one case, extensive--food allergies. It can be ...

While the Art Institute shop can have some interesting stuff, some of this is way overpriced. I got a recycled paper magazine rack almost identical to the one shown here for about $30 at Pier One.

The Moosewood Low-Fat cookbook is fantastic. They don't really do that many substitutions, so the recipes stand on their own. Everything I've tried has been delicious.

Lately, my favorite feature on my Macbook is the "schedule" option on the Energy Saver. If I know I'll need to be on the computer after I get home from work, I can set it to be ready to go when I ...

I have a tiny, tiny kitchen, but I'd make room for this.