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I really, really try to look past errors in spelling and grammar because I know you folks post a lot. I can't, however, get over the use of apostrophes to indicate plurality. It's atla...

Blogger Lang Cook (Fat of the Land) has a bunch of recipes for nettles. Haven't tried them, but most look worth trying.

I love Izakaya: The Japanese Pub Cookbook by Mark Robinson. You should definitely pick it up.

If you're just worried about them being a nuisance, you can use fly paper/tape or those yellow sticky tabs - sold in garden supply stores - the color is supposed to be attractive to flying insects....

This debunks the "all Al foil is recycled" myth: http://agmetalminer.com/2009/04/30/greenwashing-and-...

This is a really disappointing post. First off, if you click the link, you still need to search around for the list. More importantly: the pets listed aren't all consider...

As a biologist, I have to respectfully disagree with Michelle of Montreal. Yes, the mutation of viruses is natural and normal. However, this occurs most rapidly in close quarters. The...

I used to volunteer for a bird rescue center where I learned the baby bird rejection thing is a total myth. Birds have almost no sense of smell, so will not generally reject a chick that is replace...

JudiAU is totally correct. Dishwashing by hand = 20 gallons Dishwashing w/ Energy Star dishwasher = 4 gallons

Love that kitchen faucet! Any ideas where I could get one?

We use it in our home, but it's definitely harder to reuse because it's a bit thinner and tears rather easily. Because of this, we've largely transitioned to using containers with reusable lids.

I don't think the Good Food website hyperlink is correct...

We put some lamps on timers so they turn on a little before we arrive from work. This circumvents (at least some of) the wasteful energy concerns, while also providing that welcoming light home.

Where can I get those magnets!?!

For the record, it should read "For all you Fliqlo Screensaver fans, we've found that Twemco - who possesses over 30 years experiences of manufacturing clocks in this kind - is still producin...

That doesn't look like clover to me. I'd guess Soleirolia soleirolii (baby's/angel's tears).

Definitely my santoku chef's knife.