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I planted mine in two different batches and the leaves on the first batch have almost all gone crisp and fallen off. The fruits are still OK, although I have had to remove some of the more recentl...

I have the zojirushi and I love it! I can even make mochi from glutinous rice in it.

Here is a good NYTIMES article, you can't even have a propane tank if it is more than 1 pound.

Been pescatarian for the past 8 years, before that I was veg (not vegan) from age 15. When I first became a vegetarian, my thought was not to cook meat/fish/seafood. Then the holidays came. My m...

I like my Cream of Wheat buttery and salty, but then I've enver been a big fan of sweet breakfasts, I never put sugar on my cold cereal either. I haven't had it in a while, but with the atrocious ...

I'm not fine with killing animals so I don't eat them. I fall into the "if you won't kill it, don't eat it" camp. I don't eat meat, but I will eat seafood. I have no problem opening clams and oy...

Apologies for the long post, but: Imagine if you had food and water, but gathering the fuel you needed to cook put your life at risk and exposed you to the constant threat of rape. That is w...

If your neigbor is willing to let you treat the tree, and you're willing to spend the time, check out www.gardensalive.com. they have the best organic products. We had an old apple tree that was ...

If you are pregnant or trying to get pregnant, stay away from Rue, it can cause a miscarriage. I'm not sure what level of contact is safe, just something to be aware of.

Hmmm. It is one thing to meet the animal and see it blissfully happy while it is unaware of its fate. But how many people could watch the actual slaughter and still feel like they're eating "happy...

Thank you! I had the Kachumber Cooler at Table a few months ago and loved it! now I can make my own.

I've been making cucumber juice all summer for cucumber gimlets (hendricks, cucumber juice, lime juice and St. Germain or a little superfine sugar. I put mine through a chinoise to get the pulp ou...

mint ice cream or sorbet would work, as well as the above mentioned strawberry or raspberry. Rhubarb sorbet could also work.

Our family has accused us of ruining their kids because we invited all the children to our wedding. One reason we did that was because many prople were traveling from out of town and we knew how h...

Making your own wedding cake is a lot of work. If you just want to make numerous 8" or 10" cakes and serve them separately or in short stacks, it can work. But if you want to make a cake with la...

Wonk doesn't have the Stillwell on display in DUMBO, they have the Lowrider (I think that's the name), which is pretty much the same design without the storage. We just ordered the Stillwell (the ...

Instead of paint, which can be labor intensive between sanding, cleaning and priming, (and still end up looking kind of bland) why not try wallpaper? Find something with a great pattern and turn i...