we've stuffed the mail slot with fabric and blocked the draft at the bottom of the front door, but i still need to seal off the windows (they're double-paned, but it's an old house and the seals ar...

my mom had called me worried that with all the canned tomatoes i use (at least one meal a week when they're out of season), i should be buying them in some other packaging. however, i haven't seen...

i will get on board as someone who thought she hated guy fieri, only to find that it's easy to love someone who enjoys food (and accessible, "normal people" food, at that) so much. he brings atten...

these are really nice-looking, and i like the idea (though it'd probably be impractical for a lot of people). probably a bit "greener" to do this with repurposed old suitcases?

love the charley harper woodpecker!

this is pretty widely available in western pa. i like it, though i try to use as little foil as possible.

this is so nice-looking! i wonder if a similar setup with different plants would work for our cats... absolutely love it.

ooh, whole foods in pittsburgh carries it! we've started buying from a local farm, but i'll get some and compare.

mmm, the muir glen fire-roasted tomatoes are amazing... i'd probably have to say local milk and eggs from family farms. they cost up to double their "regular" counterparts, and i have...

mtv cribs visited a place very much like this some years ago, and it belonged to a spanish-speaking singer (unfortunately, that's all i can remember). i was blown away. great to be reminded of it!

yes to cavatappi! campanelle is second, angel hair when i'm going long. and i can't leave out pastina, but that's kind of its own special thing.

le chat noir, starry night, and the great wave off kanagawa. oh, and a lot of marilyn monroe and audrey hepburn.

my eagle scout brothers taught me that if you mix dryer lint and vaseline, it makes an emergency fire starter that you can stuff in a film canister. take some out, pull it apart a little, and ligh...

wow, those are genius. even if your decor isn't skull-friendly, it's a great metaphor.

not sure it counts as green, but definitely interesting! it would be a good potential solution for a rental with bad walls you're not allowed to paint...

i used the garbage can method this year just as a whim for some reds that sprouted in the cupboard, and was amazed to find ten little tiny potatoes when i turned it out today - the yield would've b...

clean up, wash prep stuff, clear off the table, post pictures of/updates about the food.

isn't it bad for the phone to rest on a big magnet?

those all look fantastic. i was just thinking it's time to break pumpkin cake back out - my favorite recipe is at http://southern...

as a pre-wedding gift, i received (along with a handed-down recipe box of family favorites) the pennsylvania dutch cook book (1948) and bach for more: fireside classics (a fundraiser for the clevel...