A light, warm, golden sunny yellow (like Benjamin Moore's sunnyside up) would look nice with the grey (and the burgundy, which is hardly even there. I wouldn't paint the cabinetry, though. I like t...

Just made my stock yesterday after doing a big cure-induced freezer purge. The season's last peaches were cut and frozen in anticipation of my ginger peach pie last week. I've also got my menu pla...

My husband and I bought our 1961 rambler in January and this poor little house spent about 30 years totally neglected. The kitchen is a decent space -- not huge, not a ton of counter space. We boug...

Love the lights, and love the guys at Graypants! I've had the pleasure of seeing the scrap lights in person, and they really are gorgeous and elegant- much more so than the materials would imply.

dinner tonight: done! thanks!

I think 3 dales for breakfast would taste " furry, mealy, and doughy". :) I'm totally torn between Keller and Bayless as well: Hubert seems to wow the critics, but seems to miss with t...

I work nights, so when I'm home to cook dinner, the house has thankfully already cooled off significantly. But during the day, I've been keeping to cool breakfasts of kefir and fruit and chopped sa...

I've got a 5 page list of to do's since we bought this house- change handles on the kitchen cupboards, doors on bedrooms, new mailbox, hem curtains, etc... But thanks to your little inspirational p...

I've got a santoku and a bread knife in the more pastel-y colors. The santoku I've had for a couple of years (3 ) now and the coating is now chipping in some places. Not as sharp as it used to be, ...

Ha! Did this in my chopped salad last night. I thought it was perfect- my husband complained that it was too much.

Genius! Those CRACK-ers have been a non stop temptation for me. Hadn't thought of ice cream, though I will try this recipe- motivates me to bust out the IC maker!

I love Txori! I'm lucky enough to be pals with the pastry chef there....

Funny- that's exactly what we did. My mom and mother in law helped me cook the day before, but I was making stuff weeks ahead. Food for $75: $350. Totally worth it. The food was awesome too! I went...

Yeast is available only during the winter season at Trader Joes. I usually buy extra for the rest of the year. Someone in our corporate office seems to think people only bake in the winter. No pie ...

I've been really into Kefir lately for breakfast on the go. High in protein, and probiotic! My next project is to make my own homemade blackberry kefir after my berries ripen in the yard!

Wow. Lot's of TJ's haters. Can't really hate, as they are my employer. To answer a previous question, yes, there is still white whole wheat and the apf at Trader Joe's. I am not surpri...

It seems like every restaurant we eat it is an inspiration for me- I have a few things that have stuck in my repetoire. The flavors for my crab cake with mango jalapeno salsa are influenced b...

Can't live without mine- I prefer charcoal to propane, and it's fool proof. So much easier than fluid.

Hilarious- I like to just go by myself commando style and dart about through the masses of children. Last week I made it in and out of the market in 15 minutes- and I had more than enough produce ,...

I've been throwing my leftover brown rice into salads- with hardy greens like mustard and kale and tangy vinaigrettes. Yum.