I love the look, but I'd be worried about the plants' roots getting under the stones and un-leveling them over time. Does anyone have experience with this?

Generally speaking, I use unsalted butter for baking and cooking and save the salted butter for spreading. But, I have a good friend who swears that all her baked goods taste best when she uses sa...

I was looking for a new spatula last fall, and I was having trouble finding one that met all my criteria - sturdy, silicone, all one piece for easy cleaning, fit well in my hand, and scraped bowls ...

I agree w/ bepsf. Your russian blue is beautiful!

It warmed up early here in Texas, so I got a head start. I built the raised beds last month (I opted for cinder blocks over treated lumber), then added an organic garden soil and amended with some...

I belong to a cookbook club, but buying a new cookbook every month is just out of the question for me. Luckily, my library usually has at least 1 or 2 copies of the newest cookbooks out there. So...

Generally, it depends on how many hands I need. In my house, I'm handier than my husband, so often times the most he can do is run and fetch me whatever tool I need (which I totally appreciate, ho...

I try to pick up before I leave, but oftentimes I'm in such a hurry that it just doesn't get done.

I bought one once when I was in grad school, but that was during an especially financially desperate time in my life. I put one of those plastic mattress liners on it, just for peace of mind (whet...

I love this list - but I would have loved to have had it 3 weeks ago, when I still had shopping to do!

bepsf - i learned a great travel trick from a friend of my mom's. she brings an empty water bottle (or canteen) through security. then, she fills it up at the water fountain in the terminal. no ...

I learned a quick tip from Giada - dump the sauce into the pan, then pour some wine into the jar (I usually do about 1/5 the jar). Screw the lid back on, shake, and pour into the pot - you add fla...

Here in Austin the city doesn't accept styrofoam for recycling. But a local plastics recycler, Cycled Plastics (http://www.cycledplastics.com/), does. They're open regular business hours, and acc...

Oh sweet mother... I may have to make this tonight.

Fresh Dungeness crab is one of the things I miss most about living in the Bay Area. It just doesn't taste the same when it's been frozen, shipped halfway across the country, and then defrosted. N...

I purchased a 3-cup KitchenAid food processor about 5 years ago, when I was still a single girl cooking for one. Now that I cook and bake for two (or more) on a regular basis, I'm definitely glad ...

I agree - the IKEA CFLs I bought only lasted 1 1/2 years, tops. I also had trouble with the Bright Effects CFLs at Lowes - they didn't last long either. Really disappointing, considering the pote...

Any kind of berry - blackberry, raspberry, boysenberry, olallieberry. Yum!

That picture made me seriously queasy...

Pink Lady!