I would adore these if it weren't for the bottom crust, which is a texture I don't care for. (I don't like coconut texture.) I live in BC now, and I've totally forgotten that most Amer...

My husband and I painted our first apartment's kitchen pink--with the off white trim and cupboards and the brown floor, we decided pink would make it a fun, Neapolitan kitchen. (The little counter ...

I use glass jars with plastic lids (or the containers the spices come in), all of them labeled on top and side with a Sharpie. The jars & lids are pretty cheap and tend to crack, but I'll start buy...

I love my Jenaer glass teapot. Too bad they don't make my style anymore. http://www.hiandlomodern.com/IMAGES/GLAS...

I keep a stick of butter out on the counter at all times. (I do this all year 'round, but my kitchen is chilly enough right now that even now the butter's not spreadable on a room-temp piece of bre...

On my counter: a pretty crock to hold all my wood spoons, scraper spatulas, and whisk; a repurposed wine bottle (for olive oil); salt & pepper grinders; a pretty and well used chopping board; dish ...

I usually store chocolate chips and nuts long-term in the freezer. But that reminds me, I have a bag of almonds I'd planned to use for something else and they're still in the pantry.

I'd never heard of apple pie with cheese until I was visiting my now-husband in Canada and he made pies. When I reported home that I'd had such a fabulous treat--and that I'd been teased about an u...

My mom tried to get me a dutch oven like hers one year for Christmas, but couldn't find one. Instead, she and I picked out a stock pot that would be big enough for anything I wanted to make--pastas...

Anyone know of an app that will let me keep track of grocery prices at several stores?

I love octopus, but my husband who has worked on a prawn boat and dealt with the octopuses that get into the traps and don't get out in time, has told me stories that make me a little sad to eat th...

I usually make brown basmati rice, boiling it with a ratio of approximately 1 c rice to 4 c water. After 25 minutes, I drain the rice, which gets rid of the extra starch and after 10 minutes of ste...

I think my cat would think this was a new game just for her...

I have a magnetic strip, but for the moment I'm using my Cutco knife block--and it stores knives on their flat sides. (I like it, but I miss the magnetic strip, which I just don't have wallspace fo...

We cut up a clean white tee shirt one time when it became evident that cheesecloth just wasn't going to meet our needs. It worked perfectly, but I hated cutting up a shirt that we'd bought for my h...

Milk (not skim, though) works when you're eating hot things, but I'm not sure it would do the same for your skin... I've used rubbing alcohol after cutting some really hot peppers without gloves, b...

Oh, I miss fresh-pressed cider! I'm literally salivating right now. (The only cider I see around here is hard cider.) Drink a glass for me!

I had a tiny wedding and didn't bother registering anywhere. A few friends gave us gift cards. Some family gave us checks. But I already had quality stuff for my well-established kitchen, so I didn...

I have a black bean enchilada recipe that calls for 2 cups of shredded zucchini; when I find myself with a zuke in the fridge, that's what I make. Plus, it's a great recipe for using partial or oth...

I didn't know walnut shells could be toxic to other plants. That's just weird. How much salt can actually go in my compost pile? Salt content is why I don't put stuff like rice and Sal...