Living in Omaha, we don't run into a lot of traffic problems so my 10 to 15 minute commute is perfect. It's out of the neighborhood that I live in and I use the time in my car on the way home from...

We grew these last year! They were the most amazing eggplant ever ever. They were so great done in a quick sear and they aren't bitter at all. Just make sure to get them small! I intended to bu...

I'm with twosavoie...no Jackstack!? On his way up to Omaha, my dad stopped and brought me some burnt ends from Arthur Bryant's and they were incredible...but not quite Jackstack...man...I really l...

This is the kitchen I see in my dreams...someday...someday...

In my last apartment complex there were a lot of college students. The city will only give recycling bins to units of four or less and we had 18. We tried but were denied. My neighbor and I were...

I wish that I was a little less lazy and could force myself to ride to work. But between the eight miles it takes to get to work and the early hours I drive. I got my bike out over the weekend, a...

We keep ours on the oven bar. But when I'm working I usually have two or three out (one in my waistband as an apron, one over my shoulder, and one sitting on the counter) I'm not sure exactly how...

After spending a year in a market garden there was no way I could go back to not composting. It was like this world opened up. The first thing I did when I moved into my duplex was to go buy a ch...

Even in Omaha, where I think we have a pretty low cost of living, I find things at Whole Foods to be less expensive. Mind you, my ethical systems is built up around how I eat so getting as much or...

When I make plantain chips I always bake them. If you slice them thin enough they get nice and crispy like you might get at a restaurant (and oh the plantain chips and black bean dip at La Parril...

I had a boyfriend who moved in with me and brought just one thing with him, his record player and speakers. When we broke up he took his clothing but the record player and speakers stayed. It is ...

Oh Heidi from 101 Cookbooks has one where she cuts them in half, coats them in olive oil and puts them cut side down in a pan on high heat and covers it for a few minutes then puts pecorino and may...

I've found that with all of the recycling I do, I seldom take out more than one small bag every other week. It helps that I live in a dorm-type situation and am a volunteer who can't even afford t...

Eggplant! In our wonderful, wonderful market garden here in Indiana we have over a hundred eggplant plants. On Friday we harvested 150 pounds...which we certainly don't have a market to sell out ...