Love that movie. Jeremy Northam is my favorite actor, and he's incredible as Ivor Novello. And I really enjoyed the kitchen details, too! The knives, the politics among the staff, etc.

I took a tip from a friend of mine and make iced tea mixing several flavors - a favorite is the Black Cherry Berry with a little Bengal Spice. Another is True Blueberry, Wild Berry Zinger, and agai...

I like to add almond and vanilla to most baked items. The full amount of vanilla called for plus a very small amount (less than 1/4 tsp) of almond to boost it. I find that almond is very str...

I have a similar product, but it's a different brand (Tribest). I like it a lot, and I can buy parts for it.

Maybe this is too easy for them, but what about Buckeyes? Instead of peanut butter they could try some exotic nut-butters, like hazelnut or macadamia. Sometimes a small amount of paraffin - serious...

I made a clementine cake with half clementines, half Meyer lemons. I'll bet you could do it just using Meyer lemons, just taste a fe...

You know, I got a VitaMix, and it's not that thrilling. Honestly, it's not. I got tired of cleaning out the giant pitcher when I just made myself a protein shake. And later on I bought myself a "pe...

Clabber was mentioned in The Color Purple by Alice Walker, too - Harpo stops by to see Celie and has a glass of clabber with cornbread crumbled into it.

cscamp20 , possibly the floors are heated? Eichler homes, at least some of them, were originally built with heating in the floors. I grew up in the Bay Area and know a guy in Cupertino whose ...

Finally made this and LOVED it! So delicious, and so much easier than standing over a griddle. Thanks so much for the recipe!

Lentils - grown in the Palouse (eastern WA/western ID). Fiddlehead ferns, perhaps? Salmonberries (Rubus spectabilis) Mussels are farmed in the Sound, too. Hops! Cra...

The IKEA 365 spice mill is really good, too. Useful for grindable salt, nutmeg, pepper, etc. It's dishwasher-safe and the ceramic pa...

I have a Turkish one that has an American flag ribbon attached. It has 26 little 'eyes' and one huge one we call 'the nuclear option.'

For most squash, I just use those little tiny saws that are sold around Halloween for pumpkin-carving. I buy them on sale in early November and keep several sizes around. And of course I do use the...

I had to try Hendrick's because my son's name is Hendrik. And wow, it's delicious! We generally make G&Ts with it.

Those look like rolled oats to me, not steel-cut? Which only makes sense. Steel-cut wouldn't be good in granola.

Indeed, that looks like an aebleskiver pan. The Dutch do have something similar, but they are smaller and flatter, sort of lentil-shaped. They are called poffertjes and are made with half wheat and...

A Turkish friend of mine eats these - she cooks them with onions and salt, and eats them cold. If you search for "green almond dish" you'll find some recipes. I've never had 'em myself, though.

Learn to pee standing up! Chicks can do it.

A lot of the methods of "attachment parenting" work nicely for a family in a small space. Co-sleeping instead of having a huge wooden crib - there are small folding co-sleeper cribs that attach to ...