well, i don't have a dutch oven, but i do have a slow cooker. does anyone have any tips on converting this recipe to work in a counter-top application? by how much would i have to in/de-crease t...

this is the first time i've tried gardening on my balcony. i bought one of those Topsy Turvy upside-down tomato planters and have one roma and one cherry plant in it. it's still early days, but t...

Vancouver, BC just had its first farmer's market of the season last Saturday! hurrah!

i made this for the boy and i last night and it was really great. neither of us are huge lentil fans, but we both loved how flavourful and filling it was, especially served over basmati rice.

i'm not even catholic, but i used Lent as a specific window of time to give up sugar (in all forms) and artificial sweeteners after reading "

i rarely eat at my dining room table (although, in this apartment, it's more like a dining corner). it's usual active purpose is for crafting, package wrapping, goodwill/garbage staging. sometimes...

i sleep with two pillows, so for years i only had two. then came the boyfriend, so i bought a third -- because i wasn't giving either of my pillows! then i learned he likes to sleep with two pill...

i have the opposite problem: great hardwood floors but dingy beige walls i'm not allowed to - and my landlord won't - paint. it's quite frustrating.

is it just me, or is anyone else disturbed that the woman in the first photo doesn't seem to have any feet?

1. i live within 3 blocks of the hospital, police station and fire hall, so i get a lot of sirens. 2. my building is less than 13 feet from the one neighbouring it and we all keep our windo...

is that the FAKSE rug from Ikea? i'm seriously considering it for my living room. very nice pad.

very sad that canadians can't have clean floors, too.