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Display Name: Hyacinth
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Sprinklers on the produce!


What's Your Grocery Store Pet Peeve? Reader Survey
4/27/12 5:21 PM

My cat loves potted arugula.


6 Plants Your Cats Will Love
WikiHow

6/9/11 11:21 PM

Where can I buy some in Ma south shore???


Precious & Brief! Recipes for Sour Cherry Season
6/3/11 3:36 PM

Brand new cast iron pans are relatively inexpensive. I think you can buy them for less than $20.


Can I Rescue a Nonstick Pan That Has Lost Its Coating?
Good Questions

5/16/11 6:23 PM

Good Earth original caffeine free is another great all natural tea made with herbs and spices that also tastes sweet without any sweetener added. And I paid $3.89 for 18 tea bags. It is hard to find though. Trader Joes used to carry it. I have found it at Roche Bros and Hannafords.


Product Review: Aveda Comforting Tea
3/21/11 6:03 PM

Also be sure to look for mini sweet peppers at Trader Joes (unfortunately in a plastic clamshell).


Product Love: Trader Joe's Organic Micro Greens
3/11/11 2:44 PM

Larry David describes these clothes as not worn to completion.


5 Ways to Keep Worn (But Not Dirty) Clothes Organized
3/8/11 9:18 PM

Why not choose a spring form pan?


What Is the Most Universal Round Cake Pan Size?
Good Questions

3/3/11 3:58 PM

I'm using mine to make champagne vinegar (for salad dressing). I found a couple of online recipes which say to pour it into a wide mouth jar or measuring cup and let it sit uncovered at room temperature for 4 to 6 weeks.


What Can I Do With Leftover Champagne?
Good Questions

1/3/11 12:19 PM

We rotate through our collection of Playmobil advent calendars every year. They make several different ones!


Advent Calendar Roundup
11/18/10 3:51 PM

They keep for many months in the fridge in a small jar.

We enjoy the chipotle challenge: a piece of chipotle on extra old cheddar, chased by beer.


Ingredient Spotlight: Chiles en Adobo
11/18/10 3:47 PM

You must try prunes in armagnac. Here's a recipe:
http://www.latimes.com/features/la-fo-homemaderec10c-2008dec10,0,351866.story


Spirit Spotlight: Feisty Armagnacs
Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits

10/30/10 9:39 AM

Pollyannashandbook, to make a rum glaze simply whisk one cup confectioners sugar with about 3 tablespoons dark rum until smooth. Drizzle on cooled cookies.


Recipe: Chewy Molasses Cookies with Crunchy Lemon Glaze
10/27/10 10:40 PM

I make cookies like these with a dark rum glaze. Mmmmmmmm.


Recipe: Chewy Molasses Cookies with Crunchy Lemon Glaze
10/27/10 1:59 PM

Duck confit. Using recipe from NY Times.


What's Cooking This Weekend?
Weekend of September 11-12, 2010

9/11/10 8:56 PM

Just what I need - if it comes with a screen protector.


Keeping Your iPad Clean in the Kitchen With the iSkin Duo | Apartment Therapy Unplggd
7/1/10 6:14 PM

In addition to meal preparation, home ec should teach basic sewing skills like sewing on a button, hemming, and darning.


Bring Back Home Ec? | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn
5/26/10 4:51 PM

Last year a friend gave me a lemon balm plant which I planted in the ground. It grew into a shrub! This spring it is surrounded by millions of babies.


From the Garden: Five Lemon-Scented Herbs | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn
5/8/10 10:13 AM

I recently had a mojito made with basil, grapefruit juice, and Fresca. Awesome!


Spring and Summer Drinks: Cocktails with Basil | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn
5/8/10 10:02 AM

Dust accumulates on ceiling fan blades when the fan is unused for a while. So when you eventually turn it on, the dust is blown all over the room!


5 Places We Forget To Clean That Come Back To Haunt Us | Apartment Therapy Re-Nest
5/8/10 8:40 AM