I have to say that I really like the idea of nesting tables (and the beautiful examples above are no exception), but I've never seen them put to use in the houses I've seen them in, nor can I imagi...

Great advice. We entertain 5 people at least a couple of times a week. I think that you hit the nail on the head with only one tricky dish at a time. A list is always helpful too And ...

I'm going to second everyone else's notions to stirfry it. In Thailand lots of people eat young garlic shoots like these for breakfast either simply stirfried with oyster or fish sauce or bean sauc...

Everyone and their mother at my parents' house! She always makes an interesting turkey (Creole, Moroccan, etc.) and the stuffing--usually cornbread something. Everyone else chips in and will bring:...

I recently brought friends a huge tub of homemade hummus, bags of cut-up veggies; fruit salad; baked ziti ready to either freeze or put directly in the oven; bagged nice salad greens with homemade ...

@jeffzelli: I'm with you--skip the fake sausage. A lot of people forget that vegetarians might not like the taste of meat at all (and anything that tries to mimic it's taste). My mom m...

I will definitely make some of these! I made Martha Stewart's Earl Grey tea cookies last night and they were so easy ...

Yours are very similar to mine, but I would also add silicone spatula, food processor (I definitely use mine at least 3x a week for dips, purees, doughs, etc.), vegetable peeler, and cast iron skil...

Who knew they also made it with mashed potatoes--how strange and intriguing! I guess it makes it slightly healthier than the typical stick of butter!

Haha. This is so funny. I definitely look, I definitely judge, but it's human nature and I don't get worked up about it, and neither would I if someone thought my buying habits are funny. I mean co...

Oh wow! Thank you so much for the PB pinwheel recipe! I'm not a candy maker or a dessert person normally, but this is such an old-fashioned and sentimental Southern holiday thing! All of the older ...

We end up placing a lot of things on our stovetop (next to our sink) to dry because we're plagued with the same situation and have no room between our low-hanging cabinets and the counter to hang a...

@Tchivai: Ooooo. Dilled green beans--we call those Dilly Beans in the South. I also love pickled okra on my relish tray.

Love hard cider! We used to make it in college--we'd go get unpasteurized cider in nearby VT and add champagne yeast. So yummy. Vermont has a couple of nice local hard cider brews too (NOT Woodchuc...

I guess with super wet fruit, it may be a problem to freeze the filling directly in the crust. However, my family freezes apple and strawberry-rhubarb pies all the time with the filling already tuc...

They also go in Som Tam! I noticed you didn't include them in your Som Tam recipe that you posted a few weeks ago (and of course, it still tastes delicious without them), but I never had a batch of...

Ours can't fit in a drawer (our widest one is about 7"!), and we don't have any counter space, so ours is in a plastic silverware holder on top of our microwave...

My fav way to eat lentils lately, especially the de Puy green lentils is simmer them for 15-20 min. In the meantime, saute onion, carrot, and fennel (if it's around) in olive oil. Toss drained lent...

Oddly enough, one of the current CVS coupons you get with your CVS card is $2 off their brand of nuts. Yesterday I got a whole pound of plain almonds for $3.99--much cheaper than the health food st...

I've had this before--it is comforting! Also, like marguerite, I've often had leftover cornbread and milk. My grandfather said that when he was growing up, cornbread and clabber milk, ...