I'm heading south to visit my boyfriend, and we're going to his mom's; it will just be the three of us, I think, which will be nice and peaceful. The only tradition I insist upon is my gre...

I like these, and I use them, but the bristles wear out about twice as fast as regular drug store toothbrushes. I've been wondering if it's better to use TWO recycled toothbrushes or one ordinary ...

Akay is basically right. A tea gown is a sort of glorified robe that women could put on and come down to breakfast looking reasonably respectable, but - and this is key- without a corset. One cou...

Turkey soup with spaetzle. Stuffing with a fresh baguette from last November's Gourmet magazine. I made apple sauce and cranberry relish last week and there's plenty left. Every year I have Than...

This is great. Full of character and a really functional workspace. Love the stove!

Peas/corn/edemame Homemade chicken stock Homemade tomato sauce Shredded cheese Bread and bread ends ground to crumbs Bacon Blueberries/Rhubarb/Cranberries (for b...

It looks great! The backsplash and counters look much better against the white. I especially approve of leaving the stairs and hutch unpainted. Now they add a needed pop of warmth your otherwise...

Thanks siobhan!

I'm with Blandwagon. The coal insert is gorgeous (could use a little polishing) and so is the wood mantle. Ask your landlord if you can replace the tile. I think a slate black tile would make th...

Holly here. I sent in photos of the actual R&B beds. I'm not certain why this is the photo posted. But the ones I'm looking at are the low footboard versions, like this:

I'm going to ignore the eco debate and say how much I love this house. Lots of warm woods and gorgeous textiles and old furniture and shelves full of books. I dream about having a house just like...

You can never have too many places to hang things up. Wall space is prime real estate in the tiny kitchen. If you're on a serious budget the white plastic coated racks that are meant...

I have turquoise rimmed plates with a wheat sheaf in the middle that my grandpa gave away with purchases at his grocery store. VERY fifties. I have full service for twelve of that stuff, includi...

If you have only one basin (and no garbage disposal): Start with soap in the empty, plugged basin. Turn on a thin stream of water, and start washing glassware with it. When there's an inc...

The article is kind of hilarious. It's like a public service announcement for why watching too much performance art is dangerous. "I spend all day thinking about the perfect shade of gray." In a ...

I was once served a banana fritter with softly whipped cream drizzled with golden syrup at restaurant in Scotland. I dream about it sometimes...

I use one of these tacked horizontally as a "headboard". It takes up no space, but makes the bed look a little more finished.

Watch your spelling. Offers for "dinning tables" and "wrot iron chairs" suggest that the seller is either careless or clueless, and makes anything else they write about the item slightly suspect.

ScottyT - I don't think you're lowering the discussion, you're providing a very helpful tip! My mouth handles spicy better than my digestion sometimes and there are precautions that can be taken...

Eggplant. It fell firmly into the "slimy" category and I wouldn't touch it. Bananas were also "slimy" and smelled weird. Since I was an experimental eater as a kid and liked almost everything el...