I do the same, with a numbered list, but actually in Excel - that way it's easy to search for something later...but silverware and a plate or two is also in my "unpack first" box.
I keep a list on the freezer door of what I've frozen, when, and how many containers, and cross off as I go. Labelling seemed great but unlikely/more of a pain - if I know what the possibilities a...
I do this every couple of months for my ferns, more for the deep watering than the cleanliness - I use cool-ish water and leave the plants in the shower for 10 or 15 minutes, then in the tub until ...
Made this with, well, wheatberries b/c I had some I needed to use up, and butternut squash instead of carrots, and it's delicious. Fantastic, even. And I'm looking forward to trying farro some ti...
I often substitute evaporated skim milk for cream in soups and dishes like this - a slightly richer alternative to a straight skim milk-cream substitution.
I made a copy of CB2's sleepy hollow platform bed for around $200 last year - I love the finished product but how I will ever move it...well, I'm not worrying about that yet. I didn't think of us...
can you explain what you mean by "shave a zucchini"? Do you then cook it, or just toss it raw with oil/vinegar? I am always stuck for good things to do with zucchini, particularly when it seems t...
I have the cuisinart immersion blender/whisk/processor and absolutely love it. I have found it to puree soup much better than my blender, and I love having a mini food processor, which I would not...
re catalogs,
I try to keep the number I get at 0 by making calling the company to cancel the first thing I do when I walk in the door with mail that has a catalog in it. So far, it has worke...
...the only problem with ordering the vegetarian meals on flights is that sometimes (I particularly had this experience on Virgin Air) they consist of maybe 100 calories, as they are basically just...
I'd love to give this book to my mother - after 15 years of needing true apartment therapy, she's finally moving to a new space, where she has the energy to decorate/remodel, but this book would ge...
recently on hgtv, I saw someone deal with this by covering each door with a painted piece of thin plywood that had a cutout the approximate shape of a regular full-length mirror in the middle of ea...
savory for me, definitely. Brown some diced onions in olive oil (my grandmother would have just cooked it in schmaltz - rendered chicken fat - but that's not a staple of my veggie kitchen), add in...
-the butterscotch oatmeal cookies on the back of tollhouse butterscotch chips are so addictive I don't even make them anymore, because I could literally eat the whole batch myself.
-th...
re: roomba question
Differentiating between wood floors and rugs - I have a newish-one, which can get itself on and off my rugs and back onto the floor with no problem, but I don't think it d...
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How is polenta carb-free?
Love the couch in the after photos...where is it from?
I do the same, with a numbered list, but actually in Excel - that way it's easy to search for something later...but silverware and a plate or two is also in my "unpack first" box.
I keep a list on the freezer door of what I've frozen, when, and how many containers, and cross off as I go. Labelling seemed great but unlikely/more of a pain - if I know what the possibilities a...
I do this every couple of months for my ferns, more for the deep watering than the cleanliness - I use cool-ish water and leave the plants in the shower for 10 or 15 minutes, then in the tub until ...
Made this with, well, wheatberries b/c I had some I needed to use up, and butternut squash instead of carrots, and it's delicious. Fantastic, even. And I'm looking forward to trying farro some ti...
I often substitute evaporated skim milk for cream in soups and dishes like this - a slightly richer alternative to a straight skim milk-cream substitution.
I made a copy of CB2's sleepy hollow platform bed for around $200 last year - I love the finished product but how I will ever move it...well, I'm not worrying about that yet. I didn't think of us...
can you explain what you mean by "shave a zucchini"? Do you then cook it, or just toss it raw with oil/vinegar? I am always stuck for good things to do with zucchini, particularly when it seems t...
Horizon 9 would look fantastic on my bed with my new spring/summer coverlet...and would be so comfortable too!
re smoothie - I didn't use ice cubes, and found it to do only an okay job with frozen fruit - so I doubt slushy drinks will be the best use.
I have the cuisinart immersion blender/whisk/processor and absolutely love it. I have found it to puree soup much better than my blender, and I love having a mini food processor, which I would not...
re catalogs, I try to keep the number I get at 0 by making calling the company to cancel the first thing I do when I walk in the door with mail that has a catalog in it. So far, it has worke...
...the only problem with ordering the vegetarian meals on flights is that sometimes (I particularly had this experience on Virgin Air) they consist of maybe 100 calories, as they are basically just...
I'd love to give this book to my mother - after 15 years of needing true apartment therapy, she's finally moving to a new space, where she has the energy to decorate/remodel, but this book would ge...
recently on hgtv, I saw someone deal with this by covering each door with a painted piece of thin plywood that had a cutout the approximate shape of a regular full-length mirror in the middle of ea...
savory for me, definitely. Brown some diced onions in olive oil (my grandmother would have just cooked it in schmaltz - rendered chicken fat - but that's not a staple of my veggie kitchen), add in...
-the butterscotch oatmeal cookies on the back of tollhouse butterscotch chips are so addictive I don't even make them anymore, because I could literally eat the whole batch myself. -th...
re: roomba question Differentiating between wood floors and rugs - I have a newish-one, which can get itself on and off my rugs and back onto the floor with no problem, but I don't think it d...