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Thanks everybody! I have also only ever seen these canned, and what a treat to have received them fresh because the flavor is much, much better. I had no idea! And @ kaybates2, yes indeed :)

Hm. That dude needs to wash his pants.

Isa and Terry!! Seventeenthing that suggestion.

And how about the ridiculously yummy gratin dauphinois from March?

http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/how-to/how-to-make-gratin-dauphinois-111029

Cumbersome cucumbers.

When I was staying in Amsterdam for a few months and subletting an apartment from a couple I was completely obsessed with their electric kettle. I bought a very small cheap one from an Asian market here, but it is nowhere near the quality of the one I used in Amsterdam. I still have yet to get the one I want. One of my good friends came back with one from Ireland, and I was very jealous. They're so much faster! And no, Estelle, they're not common at all here unfortunately.

Agreed.

Hi everybody thanks for all the suggestions! Unfortunately I bought a set the day before my question was posted, but I think it may turn out alright. I ended up finding something on overstock - a stainless steel and copper set with only a couple of key pieces, a really good price, and some very positive reviews. I also bought a cast iron pan at a local store for about $20 and have already gotten a lot of mileage out of it. Fortunately, I did inadvertently follow the advice of many of you and focus more on my knives, and after about a year or so of lusting, finally bought this: SEXY!
and also got a matching paring knife. I'm pretty excited =) I hope it works out!

Holy smokes I had no idea this was such a contentious topic. I absolutely LOVE the bed on the floor. I also love most of the examples above. I'm half Japanese though I don't have any contact with the Asian half of my family, and was raised without any Asian influence, so I can't really attribute my love for low beds to that I don't think... Although who knows, I do love to sit on the floor, and have always thought there are just too many chairs in the world!
I live in the desert where there aren't many concerns about mould or bedbugs (it's even too hot for fleas here, so my dog is a pretty clean fella as well). I just think beds on the floor are beautiful, relaxing, and much more practical. I'm all for minimizing in any way, and I just don't see the point of a bed frame. If your floor is dirty I think the problem is with the floor not the bed... and I don't ever wear my shoes around the house!
And personally I think when a guy has his bed on the floor it screams practical, efficient, and zen to me =) My boyfriend had his bed on the floor when I met him and I just thought his bedroom, which had a mattress a small desk and a little framed picture of an elk was so charmingly tranquil.