Take yogurt out of your list there - the active yogurt cultures (bacteria) eat the lactose and excrete it as lactic acid, so it's perfectly safe for those of us with lactose intolerance. Even high...

My grandma put pickle juice in all her mayonnaise-based salads - egg, potato, tuna, chicken, salmon. It's also great for making homemade onion dip.

My must haves are 6 qt sauce pan 11 qt stock pot 10" cast iron skillet tongs flat spatula wooden spoon flat whisk 8" santoku knife 4" paring kn...

Please, think of the environment with your fridge too! Your fridge (and freezer) are MUCH more efficient when they're full. If I'm cleaning out the fridge in preparation for a trip or something, ...

Using egg for smaller recipes is easy if you know that 1 large egg = 2 Tablespoons. Halving a recipe? Whisk the egg a bit and use 1T. You can freeze the rest for later use. I do bake...

I have two - a (somewhat) fancy one that I bought brand new and use for food, and one that I bought at a garage sale to use for crafting. They're great for roasts and turkeys, and also the only wa...

I use mine whenever I'm frying or simmering anything other than water. It stops most everything from splattering except, of course, when I lift it to stir. It reduces my stovetop cleaning by abou...

I'm not sure where you live, but here in Chicago it's against the law (and common sense) to wear headphones while biking. You're so vulnerable to the whims of road rage on a bicycle, wouldn't you ...

The potholders go over the handle of your pot rather than your hand. They were always sold at church bazaars in my hometown, maybe that's where they came up with the name?

I replaced one of my cabinet doors with a white glass door. I use dry-erase markers to keep my shopping list, leave notes for my boyfriend, keep reminders at hand, and make art. It was a bit more...

I honestly think that TiVO is a better overall invention than television is - it improves the TV experience by more than 100%. For those who watch little TV, the few shows they like ...

Even though my sister and I are both in our late 30's, Santa still fills our stockings each Christmas. Instead of toys, we get all our medicine cabinet staples so we have fresh drugs each year:

Really, not a single word on how they *sound*? I'm a woman who is concerned with style, of course, but the whole purpose of headphones is the sound quality. Don't pander to women, AT! I'm disapp...

jamilkb - "but who can remember 100's of labels???" Why would you have more (or different) labels than you do folders? I use the labels like I would for folders, but some messages fit...

I love the labels in gmail - you can put multiple labels on a single message (you can't put it in more than one folder, can you?), then archive it so your inbox stays clean. Simply scroll down to ...

I'm lactose-intolerant, so I'd like to start making my own ice creams with lactose-free milk rather than having nothing but sorbet. I want to learn them all. :)

The least expensive cut flowers I've seen have been at Trader Joe's and occasionally at Aldi supermarkets - much cheaper than Dominick's or Jewel. For potted plants, I go to garage and...

I love the idea of papering the inside back, but i'd get the faux (i.e. cheaper) silver leaf to do the outside. It would look like a DWR piece!

My famous kitchen sink burgers!

If there is a reason for gender-specific design, I say go for it! All the hullabaloo surrounding the ponytail-friendly headrest in Volvo's feminine prototype confused me - that would come i...