I am rather surprised nobody gets up early. My mom was always an early bird, and she always got so much done before my brother and I woke up. I thought this was normal...but I guess not...

The melted butter seems a bit excessive...I just use the spreadable stuff and I have never burnt a grilled cheese!

Jamina1-Sometimes your best bet is to take your knives to a professional knife-care specialist who will sharpen and hone your knives. The tools you have just hone them. Having good knives also ma...

I could never get into red velvet cake. I am not sure if I have just had bad cake or if it is just my aversion to red food coloring (always made me sick). The beet version might be nice, if I eve...

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My giant jars are filled with shells, tons and tons of shells. I have been collecting and buying them for years whenever at the beach. My dad puts them in bowls, but it bothered me that they got ...

Actually, it is not often the hens who are illegal and noisy, it is the roosters. Roosters are illegal to prevent cock-fighting and I believe many cities who had a "chicken" law are revising it to...

I wish I could cook more often, soon enough though. I too love eggs with a generous dash of herbs and toast with jam, yummmm...

According to my Romanian mother-in-law a woman is not fit for marriage until she can successfully make polenta. :) Old world thinking. I love the stuff but my husband has had enough. It is wonder...

My mom has an ancient dutch oven that belonged to my great-grandmother. It is solid cast-iron, not enameled, is in wonderful condition, and of course perfectly seasoned the old fashioned way. I c...

We have our own heavy cotton curtains over vertical blinds provided by our landlord. My husband and I need a dark-as-humanly-possible room to sleep as we both grew up in non-urban areas. I will l...

I am wondering if this would work with my mini-food processor...sounds lovely with chocolate sauce...

All I can say is "WOW" so cool.

What a great way to start the day! Thanks for the inspiration!

Making peace is a very difficult undertaking for some folks, and many have not learned how to have that conversation, either on the apologizing end or the forgiving end. I was surprised by STH's c...

I have a friend who makes these for christmas and makes cute meringue mushrooms to "grow" on the log. Its wonderful!

that is an awful lot of barn just for chickens...I wonder where they went...it looks like a wonderful project, enjoy!

I love twine, my family has always used it as "ribbon". Another interesting alternative is the finished edge you cut off of fabric before you "hem" it. My mom just helped us finish our curtains a...

I try other teas, especially "bedtime"-type teas, but I always find C.S. suits my needs the best, especially for the price. I think Pelican Punch was before my time...but I am intrigued... ...

Entertaining should reflect the occasion and lifestyle of those throwing it. If one is a very casual person, even the most formal of occasions may be rather relaxed...it should just be authentic.