In the past, I've also put the bacon strips on a cooling rack set inside the cookie sheet- the extra fat drips off as it cooks, kinda like on the grill...

*sigh.* As usual, it looks like San Jose is not participating in a cool Bay Area initiative. After living here for just short of two years, I'm beginning to think that the whole "Velveteen Rabbit...

Wow, those sheets are like birth control. And that's coming from a proud Apple whore...

Mmmm, now I've got a fierce craving for chicken biryani & preserved lemon...

I just use a glass dish with a lid- Pyrex makes some great ones that hold a flattened disc of pie dough perfectly! I think I got mine at Target, but they are available at Amazon too:

Personally, I won't buy peaches (or berries!) from the supermarket anymore. I grew up in Hawaii and for nearly three decades, *never* had a good peach. I didn't understand why people liked them: ...

Ooooh, nifty! I really hope Google will enable personal maps in the next iPhone rev...

There's an element of the purge process that isn't often mentioned, which I hope will spark some conversation and suggestions: parting with past gifts from loved ones. I recall an AT post from not...

Thanks, Arroyo!

I adore that bubble-shaped table (is it wicker? bamboo?). Does anyone recognize it or know where I can get one?

As a former US ex-pat in Australia, I really miss a good meat pie. But I can guarantee that there's a nation of folks who'll fight for their right to an individual-sized pie! Nothing beats it on ...

Does it have to be olive oil or can I use one with less scent (like vegetable oil)?

When I have to run in for one or two emergency ingredients, self-check is a lucky break- it's SOOOOO much faster than waiting in a line behind several people with a mountain in each basket. (Somet...

Wow, I love the lounge room wallpaper- so pretty!

I agree about making it from recycled materials, but mostly it seems unnecessary. I just put a bucket under the faucet when I'm getting the hot water flowing (in the shower in the morning, and in ...

Wow, this would be *awesome*! Here's hoping....

This is a *very* smart business move for WalMart- if it works, they'll save a bundle on shipping costs and probably get a more "environmentally sensitive" label from the masses of people who are tr...

This summer, the Starbucks near me was selling re-usable tumblers that were styled to look like their cold drink cups: clear, tapered, *screw-on* flat lid, green straw and the mermaid logo. I thin...

I really love the indoor greens- were they real boxwood or artificial?