I use lump charcoal, which only works for me because I don't grill much at a time. It seems to burn too quickly to cook larger pieces of meat or to successfully grill for, say, an hour or so for a ...
I still love this company; considering the toys are honest-to-goodness American-made and can be recycled, I think the price can't be beat.
The beds are worth checking out too; they're quite e...
Monika, great info there, thanks.
Many people say to save wild salmon you have to eat it. Do they mean instead of farmed salmon, or even if you don't eat salmon you should be buying it to sav...
Ditto! I would be afraid of chipping the beautiful plates. It's something I would consider giving as a gift (to someone very special), but I don't think I could buy it for myself.
Today I had a pearl couscous salad with tuna, fennel, olives, herbs and lemon vinaigrette. I love grain-based salads for lunches as they keep me going through my long afternoon. A big lunch is more...
These are all great suggestions, but another thing I think worth mentioning is that bread made with whole grain flour will last longer than an all-white loaf. Sure, it's more dense to begin with, b...
I sometimes just do plain yoghurt (full-fat, please) drizzled with dark honey and cinnamon, but when I wake up just starving I have homemade whole wheat crackers and cheese, or a hard-cooked egg.
In Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything Vegetarian, there's a recipe for a no-cook nut/dried fruit tart crust that you can fill with whatever you like, really. The recipe couldn't be simpler: you ...
Those are beautiful, but you are right, a bit impractical for cupboard/pantry storage. I could see a row of them on a shelf somewhere, with pretty pasta shapes in them or something.
I ...
I used to freeze pasta with sauce in individual portions, but I found they needed to be eaten within the week or they turned mushy.
Since it's summer, I would try freezing some lighter food, ...
Yikes! The soap I use, Planet, has the highest level of dioxane out of all those tested. I emailed them to see what they had to say.
Since I only hand wash (no dishwasher), I've discovered th...
Forgot to say Bauer Pottery makes beautiful stuff, too! I have a few of their vases and some of their really old bowls and casseroles. Similar to Fiestaware.
I can't stand Corelle; I love silverware, plates and glasses with heft. I feel almost as though I'm eating off a paper plate with Corelle, which my mother has had for years and years.
...
Betsy, I have the Wusthoff/Emeril Knife; it's okay but I started making my own bread also and it doesn't quite cut it for the crusty round loaves I've been making. Also, I've had to sharpen it twic...
Pictures, the weekly menu and shopping list, all held up with magnets that I made that I'm rather proud of. They're the kind made with glass "rocks" and you glue an image to the back of them, then ...
I eat pasta about once a week (2.5 ounces) and refuse to switch to whole wheat. It doesn't taste right, and I'd rather eat my paltry amount and enjoy it.
Besides, there's an article about dur...
I love that Mark Bittman is addressing the need for Americans to cut back on meat consumption. I used to think it wasn't dinner without some animal protein on the plate; now I'm more likely to be i...
I've been looking for violet mustard locally for a while now. I had in France and should've brought back more! It goes especially well with rabbit, and should not be heated at all or the flavor wil...
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Thank you, Faith!
I use lump charcoal, which only works for me because I don't grill much at a time. It seems to burn too quickly to cook larger pieces of meat or to successfully grill for, say, an hour or so for a ...
I still love this company; considering the toys are honest-to-goodness American-made and can be recycled, I think the price can't be beat. The beds are worth checking out too; they're quite e...
Monika, great info there, thanks. Many people say to save wild salmon you have to eat it. Do they mean instead of farmed salmon, or even if you don't eat salmon you should be buying it to sav...
Ditto! I would be afraid of chipping the beautiful plates. It's something I would consider giving as a gift (to someone very special), but I don't think I could buy it for myself.
Today I had a pearl couscous salad with tuna, fennel, olives, herbs and lemon vinaigrette. I love grain-based salads for lunches as they keep me going through my long afternoon. A big lunch is more...
These are all great suggestions, but another thing I think worth mentioning is that bread made with whole grain flour will last longer than an all-white loaf. Sure, it's more dense to begin with, b...
I sometimes just do plain yoghurt (full-fat, please) drizzled with dark honey and cinnamon, but when I wake up just starving I have homemade whole wheat crackers and cheese, or a hard-cooked egg.
In Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything Vegetarian, there's a recipe for a no-cook nut/dried fruit tart crust that you can fill with whatever you like, really. The recipe couldn't be simpler: you ...
Those are beautiful, but you are right, a bit impractical for cupboard/pantry storage. I could see a row of them on a shelf somewhere, with pretty pasta shapes in them or something. I ...
I used to freeze pasta with sauce in individual portions, but I found they needed to be eaten within the week or they turned mushy. Since it's summer, I would try freezing some lighter food, ...
Yikes! The soap I use, Planet, has the highest level of dioxane out of all those tested. I emailed them to see what they had to say. Since I only hand wash (no dishwasher), I've discovered th...
Forgot to say Bauer Pottery makes beautiful stuff, too! I have a few of their vases and some of their really old bowls and casseroles. Similar to Fiestaware.
I can't stand Corelle; I love silverware, plates and glasses with heft. I feel almost as though I'm eating off a paper plate with Corelle, which my mother has had for years and years. ...
Betsy, I have the Wusthoff/Emeril Knife; it's okay but I started making my own bread also and it doesn't quite cut it for the crusty round loaves I've been making. Also, I've had to sharpen it twic...
A combination of blueberries and huckleberries.
Pictures, the weekly menu and shopping list, all held up with magnets that I made that I'm rather proud of. They're the kind made with glass "rocks" and you glue an image to the back of them, then ...
I eat pasta about once a week (2.5 ounces) and refuse to switch to whole wheat. It doesn't taste right, and I'd rather eat my paltry amount and enjoy it. Besides, there's an article about dur...
I love that Mark Bittman is addressing the need for Americans to cut back on meat consumption. I used to think it wasn't dinner without some animal protein on the plate; now I'm more likely to be i...
I've been looking for violet mustard locally for a while now. I had in France and should've brought back more! It goes especially well with rabbit, and should not be heated at all or the flavor wil...