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I did two things: 1) live off of the farmer's market, a pint of tomatoes, crackers and cheese could be dinner. 2) I borrowed a friend's kitchen for an evening and made a big batch of baked ziti and macaroni and cheese, etc. so that I had some more real food (stored in the freezer so that it could be taken out and reheated as necessary). Other than that, sandwiches became a lot of my evening meals.

What a fun rug! I'd love it for my living room.

Question - I love the fireplace, especially how bright it is - my current fireplace has black tiles on the ground and fake painted brick on the inside. Does anyone know how to re-tile the area in-front of the fireplace? Does it require special tiles or special heat-resistant grout? (There is still a gas fireplace in the fireplace). Thanks

While I do love the truly wrinkly free button down shirts that I have, unfortunately I only have two, and the rest of my button downs seem to love wrinkles. So whenever I need to wear a button down (as opposed to a knit shirt), I pull it out of the closet, frantically iron in my room and run off to work. I also iron frequently when I sew. I have been borrowing my roommate's iron for the past 4 months as my attempt to clean my iron resulted in somehow killing the iron, but she's moving out, so I'm desperate for a good iron!

One of my big goals for the summer is to grow my own herbs (basil for pesto and for tomato and mozzarella salads), mint, cilantro, etc. I would love to have some pots to put them in (I've heard mint can spread like a weed in a garden and should really be in a pot). If the pots were large enough I'd grow tomatoes (home-grown always taste the best in tomato sandwiches).

Not cardamom (a 2 week trip to India has created a serious cardamom aversion), but either mustard or cloves (I realize that those are two very different spices, but I love cloves in cookies, and mustard in my main course dishes).

oh! I've been looking for one just like this! A somewhat recent 'Real Simple' had a bunch of crock-pot recipes that looked really good (especially a black bean and pork stew), but alas, I have no crock-pot.

Two options - for herbal I love ginger tea, for real tea, I love lady grey (it's a bit milder than earl grey)

I'd like to have a "catch up with old friends who apparently just moved back to the area" sort of party - and what better way to do that then with a nice, informal dinner party?

Ooh - gorgeous. And the white towel would be perfect in my white with black accent bathroom.