Not about searching, per se, but about sifting through your findings -- like you guys, I make my "dream list" at the beginning of the apartment search, but I also think long and hard about the non-...

vintage slip. or sometimes nothing. i've definitely been known to pad around the house wearing my fleecy blanket wrapped around me like a robe, though, especially when woken in the mi...

I just got a card catalog for Christmas after YEARS of searching -- it's smallish and beatiful: about the width of a file cabinet, around 4 1/2 feet tall, and lovely oak. Sigh. LOVE. ...

Wooden alphabet blocks are some of my favorite all-purpose holiday decorations. I have a big bucket of very old ones that I picked up at a thrift store years ago, and I always use them to make holi...

My number 1 trick for making room appear cleaner (and BE cleaner too, I suppose) is to wipe down the "Hand Traffic" areas - door jambs, doorknobs, lightswitches, cabinet pulls/edges, etc. Somehow t...

I'm with Phoxx on this - garlic powder is not a substitute for fresh garlic but an entirely different (and good) ingredient. To me, it has a completely different taste and is thus used for complete...

You know, I've never like Norman Rockwell's paintings very much, but I actually really enjoyed the photographs. I'd be happier seeing those than the, to me, tired old paintings!

Okay, let me first offer a disclaimer: This is not a real solution. At all. Just a quick, pretty temporary fix. Instead of painting the cabinets (at least the top ones), I'd suggest removing the do...

Actually, while i doubt that i would do the baking part with freshly-made pasta, this is an AWESOME idea of using up leftover pasta. I often make more pasta than I want for that night's dinner, and...

Hmm. I agree with the dorm-room criticism, I think. I think I'd like it better if they were a uniform color, essentially just preserving the geometry and repetition of the cds. I wonder, can you sp...

Does it matter whether canned pumpkin is "pumpkin" or another type of squash? Not to me. As long as it isn't chockfull of food colorings, flavor boosters, and preservatives, I'm...

Two things I've found: One: Avoid overcooking it. Though you want to simmer it long enough to extract all the sweet, sweet flavors, cook it too long and it ends up bitter. Which is gro...

Remember the futuristic society that Bill and Ted were supposed to create (by way of their excellent adventures, of course!)? I'd like those guys to visit (particularly if George Carlin were still ...

Take pictures of everything. And takes lots of shots of everything. You never regret having too many pictures - especially with digital!

favorite color to wear: black favorite color in home: red favorite go-to color for everything: white using the color scheme of a 50's diner: priceless

my ken onion chef's knife. i splurged on it a few months ago and absolutely adore it. i use it for everything : not only is it the best knife i own, it takes the place of several other not-s...

Oh! My mom and I have been trading fig recipes back and forth all summer! I'd love to be able to give her this book.

Please, oh please, oh please! I've been using my grandmother's old crockpot for years, and it died in a round of chili-making this summer. I will make love it and use it to make curries, and chilis...

Growing up in the South, my dad (and thus the rest of us) tried every possible trick to keep the deer out of the garden. Tin foil (as well as pie pans, etc) works no better - though no worse - than...

Oh wow. The slipcover for my couch. And then, you know, important stuff. Like dresses.