My favorite slow-cooker meals are osso bucco and a bean and vegetable stew I make with as many types of beans as I can find, and apple juice instead of water. Mmm, mmm, good.

That vacuum is a thing of beauty. I assume it cleans well, too!

Tomatoes are important. Use a tomato knife. http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_detail.html?s=BO5700

Grilled rounds of polenta, topped with garlicky goat cheese and fresh basil from my windowsill garden.

Instead of all that butter and cream, use Yukon Gold potatoes, and mash in a cup or so of low-fat sour cream and enough low- or reduced-fat milk to get to the consistency you like.

I'm dreaming of a new vacuum...

My favorite hot sandwich would have to be sliced hangar steak, grilled medium-rare, with asparagus, frisee, and celery root aioli.

What a stunner!

Who knew a chair could be so much fun?!

The square skillet is my favorite piece. You could even use it to make panini - just weigh down your sandwich with one of the lids from the other pieces! The color is so cheery, too. Who doesn't...

Black tea and berries. Delicious!

Love the Kaboost! It would bring my son up to table height, so that he and my late grandmother could dine together.

So handy, and such great colors!

I keep buying small vacuums in the hopes that they will work well. I'd love to win one, instead!

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Judy Garland. And Adam Sandler's Chanukah Song. On my snazzy red Geneva!

LOVE the jars. But clear glass isn't the best way to store spices, unless you then store the jars in a dark cabinet.

If it were mine, that TV would make Blue's Clues bluer, Mad Men madder, and those incessant reruns of Buffy the Vampire Slayer I can't stop watching? Even Buffier!

While a Roman shade would look lovely, it'll compromise access to the storage on top of your units.