A few additions for canteloupes (I used to work on a farm that grew them): look at the stem end--there should be a little scooped out area where the stem fell away cleanly when it was picked (you c...

This sounds yummy. Do you have a recommendation for a good, widely available brand of applejack or apple brandy?

Can't you paint over the tile backsplash? I remember reading about that previously on AT. I think that there is special paint for porcelain tile...you might have to sand first. You could easily ...

I saw these at my local Home Goods store for about $6.

Gosford Park is on Netflix watch instantly right now...thanks for this post, I've been meaning to watch it for years!

You could also try line-drying them to avoid wrinkles. I take my cotton napkins out of the washer, shake them out, pull on the edges to smooth out the wrinkles, and hang them on a drying rack so t...

Retrogrouch-- Not sure where you are, but I can usually find Yorkshire (the only tea my British husband and his family will drink) and Yorkshire Gold (dismissed by them as too fancy) at TJ Ma...

These are very common in the UK, I have used them in the houses of family and friends when I've traveled there. I am not a fan. My main objection is temperature--in a cold bathroom, I end up shiv...

bncampbell: I bought St. Germain about a month ago at the Liquor Mart in Boulder, if you ever find yourself up that way...

I make chapatis on the stove in an enameled cast-iron skillet and don't need oil. Also, to puff them (on an electric stove), put a cooling rack over the burner and turn it up to HIGH (just make su...

I did this years ago as a way to display my Mom's 70's-era collection of feminist, pro-ERA buttons. I used plain ivory fabric and left extra around the edges (i.e. sticking out of the hoops). It ...

The prints are gorgeous, but make me nervous. They look like they have been cut out of books (note the ragged left edge on some of the close-ups). Maybe the books were otherwise damaged and these...