I adore this tool! Bought it for help in making pie crusts, but now I use it to divide dough (fabulous for scones), scooping veggies and it can even double for a spatula.

Thanks for this book! It has been bugging me for years and I could not remember the name. In grade school the teacher read this book and we all had to make our own dictionary with delicious foods...

I'd love to know if anyone has used the eggshells. I've got a bunch of old recipies from my greatgrandma and she writes about using eggshells when making large vats of coffee at the church. I thi...

I'm in Seattle as well and when I bought my condo it had the same taupey walls that were really dark. There are so many shades of white that could work -- I would go to Miller paints in Ballard an...

For Christmas gifts (yes, I know they are REALLY late) I've been doing subversive cross stitch and then plan to make them into pillows. Well, my mom will make them into pillows cause the cross sti...

Sparrow in gold -- will look amazing on my red wall!

HonoluluSu -- I agree, the bagless vacuums are such a pain. Especially my last one which had a HEPA filter which I had to bang against the garbage to get rid of the dust and hair on it every time ...

My problem with CFL is that they do not work for dimming. The majority of my lights dim and I've tried to use CFLs, however they flicker something awful. Any suggestions to deal with that issue?

Wow, I didn't realize I was so tech savy but I'm one of the three out of ten woman that actually enjoys talking about HDTV. In fact I've had to educate my (male) friends who had not set up their T...

This is another great resource looking for working cell phones: http://www.wirelessfoundation.org/CalltoProtect/ Phones ...

I would go with red curtains -- mirror the lipstick on the print. It would definitely add to the room, and if the color is dark enough shouldn't detract from the bedspread/print focal points. So ...

One option for the seating -- instead of chairs think about using a bench. If you get it slightly smaller than the table legs then it can go under the table when not in use, become a seat in the l...

I have friends who refuse to use my microwave to reheat anything (something about the radiation) -- but they use the convention oven feature. I'm willing to risk radiation for the ease of use -- a...

I'll bring this up from a lower thread in hopes of some good suggestions! With summer weather approaching and windows/doors being left open, what do you do when the neighbors smoke? My balcony is ...

Love to ventilate -- but what do you do when the neighbors smoke? My balcony is right next to my neighbor's, and she is a chain smoker (along with her boyfriend). Having a west facing apartment i...