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i had just one basket at the bottom of my stairs and it worked well - as long as you actively manage it. unfortunately when we moved into our new house i stopped doing it because the ...

i made a quilt for my son - i found a wonderful modern quilt pattern: http://www.ohfransson.com/photos/quilt_gallery/15.html

or crafting supplies!

i like sweet and salty - fleur de sel caramels. and i put a little extra salt on top.

am i the only one really disappointed this season? i didn't really feel feel much spark from any cheftestant. i like kevin a lot but even watching him get screwed over by sous chef selection was (t...

facebook is my least favorite option - mostly because people don't really take the time to respond. evite is slightly above facebook because you can make it seem a bit more personal - ...

@Tiamat: no i don't live in japan - my mother is japanese. which makes me a bit of an outsider (a supergaijin ;)) here is the link on how to make cookie envelopes

i bought these cookie cutters a few years ago and i LOVE them! they work wonderfully with a good, basic cut-out recipe or gingerbread. takes no time at all to use (you do need to use a...

i have this book, and it's good from a philosophical standpoint. i didn't find them to be too preachy; they gave some good guidelines to get kids to eat real food. (i also confess that i am a paren...

this is a great discussion! my baby is due to arrive the 22nd. we clearly have several years to contemplate the subject and all of you have some awesome ideas that my husband and i can chew on.

i second yespositively - LOTS of fresh ginger!

given the current state of the economy, we've given our holidays a much-needed makeover. instead of lots of gifts for friends, we agreed to go all go out to a nice dinner and have a white elephant ...

this is not exactly a tool, but i love collecting pretty boxes and containers for baked goods. the martha stewart line always has cute containers, and world market used to have different size food-...

i made three batches of cookie dough and froze the little scoops. best decision ever! whenever we have company or i need a gift to take somewhere i just pop a batch in the oven. cannot recommend th...

my father always made his with fresh tarragon butter

@Megan - what is natural anti-bac spray?

i have my grandmother's china - wedgewood and haviland pieces. we bought a shabby china cabinet and i look at them every day. they are not necessarily my style but it makes me happy to look at them...

i got a costco membership after i bought the book "fix, freeze, and feast" which is based on wholesale quantities of meat. the chicken breast i get is in individually-sealed packets which makes it ...

jennifer has one more episode to get it together. her performance has just been pathetic. i will say that even though eli's concoction looked supremely disgusting, circus circus is no ...

i feel like there's only 2 routes with a glider. spend as little as possible and get a glider used or for free with the intention of freecycling it (the route i took) or investing in apiece of furn...