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Display Name: hugglesthebear
Member Since: 8/30/10

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Check first if she has neutropenia. I did when I had cancer, and I couldn't eat a lot of different foods, not just fresh/uncooked but also some particular juices, like grapefruit, and kimchi, anything fermented, etc. Be very careful.


Good Meals For a Young Mother Fighting Cancer?
Good Questions

12/7/10 10:27 AM

I made a vegan version, and it’s HEAVEN. I’m not vegan, I just didn’t have eggs and butter and prefer not to eat animal proteins for health reasons. This turned out amazing and I actually prefer this to the original:
1 3/4 cups lukewarm water
1 1/2 tbs yeast
1 1/2 tbs salt
4 tbs flax seed (crushed, not whole) + 12 tbs warm water (stir it and leave it until it becomes thicker and gooey, this replaces eggs and adds an amazingly nutty flavor to the bread)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup of coconut oil
7 cups unbleached all purpose flour


Recipe: No-Knead Challah
12/1/10 12:44 AM

I made this with flax seed instead of eggs and also let it rise for 5 hours instead of 2 hrs. Result was AMAZING. My god, why would I ever buy bread ever again?


Recipe: No-Knead Challah
11/30/10 10:46 AM

BOO CONFERENCE CALL

PRESS MUTE


Weekend Meditation: Playfulness
11/7/10 5:17 PM

I have never understood wine cozies.


Dress Up Your Wine With A Cute Cozy
Craft

11/4/10 7:09 AM

In Korea, I used to eat Asian pears because they weren't as expensive and small as they are here. They were huge, juicy, incredibly sweet and crispy fruits. Oh how I miss them.


What Can I Cook With Asian Pears?
Good Questions

10/27/10 12:25 AM

Raise your hand if you've been dreaming about a world made out of Jello since you were a kid! Me! boing...boing...


Sleeping Secret: I Dream of Croissants
10/20/10 1:08 PM

I wonder if these people ever smelled the air while driving past chicken coops...


A Table Made From a Chicken Coop
10/20/10 1:07 PM

Daily Nuance...you're posting that complaint to all the wallpaper posts...I'm getting the troll spray.


5 Wonderfully Quirky Wallpapers
Roundup

10/14/10 11:14 PM

I love the old stuff. New stuff is cool for ambiance, but old stuff...wow, the workmanship!


Quick History: Wallpaper
Retrospect

10/14/10 11:13 PM

I kinda love it. I'd love it even more if you guys did more diy kind of wallpaper art, like those people that bought paper from Paper Source and called it wallpaper - that's good stuff. And cheap!


The Writing on the Wall: Wallpaper with Words
10/14/10 11:11 PM

next time you see small and red dates that are fresh you should grab them. Those are Asian varieties and they're VERY good when they're not dried.


What Can I Do With Fresh Dates?
Good Questions

10/7/10 10:24 PM

LEMON! Tie a lemon on a string and place it near - VERY near - the TP, or spray the whole area with pure lemon juice, just place lemon everywhere around the TP area. This deterred some badly behaved foster kittens from being on the couch, where they liked to pee.


Help! How Can I Stop My Toilet Paper Shredding Cat?
Good Questions

10/6/10 5:17 PM

We moved from Chicago to DC. We took just these: laptop, computer, clothes, important documents, books we love, kitchen stuff I couldn't part with because I love cooking. So take just the essentials and stuff you just can't part with. Cost us under a thousand to move everything via FEDEX as WELL as get us tickets to transport ourselves. And it was partly paid for by the furniture we sold on craigslist.


Moving: Pack it or Replace it?
10/6/10 8:04 AM

1. buy an ikea/thrift chair.
2. prime it.
3. paint it whatever color.
4. save upwards 500 dollars.


Vibrant and Bold Side Chairs
Product Roundup

10/5/10 3:19 PM

I lived for 5 years in a very bad apartment in Chicago, where, you know, your snot freezes in the winter. I took out all of my plastic grocery bags, and wedged them in between window cracks with a butter knife. The difference was amazing. Then, when it got really cold (-13 degrees), I bought cellophane and lined the windows with it (the outer edges beyond any cracks), made sure there were no cracks, and blow dried it until everything was tight. Hope that helps. It was NECESSARY for me.


DIY Ways to Insulate Windows?
Good Questions

10/4/10 6:10 PM

I lived in a bad area of Chicago alone as a female. I lived in absolute fear that turned into numbness, but that never means it got any safer - I just felt numb to it. I suggest you ditch this place, because your only other alternative is putting up fake alarm company stickers on your window (doesn't work) or having your curtains closed pretty much all the time (depressing). it's not worth it. Take it from someone who's done this for 3 years - after that, all you ever want is a safe building in life.


Tips to Help With New Studio Safety Concerns?
Good Questions

10/1/10 9:17 AM

mix yogurt, oatmeal, honey and bananas and scrub your skin with it, then leave it on. You won't believe how soft and even your skin feels/looks.


How Can I Make Facial Scrubs Out of Kitchen Ingredients?
Good Questions

9/30/10 1:37 PM

is this french week on the kitchn or something?


Who Eats A Better Lunch: You Or A French 3-Year-Old?
9/30/10 3:24 AM

I had this happen way too many times even when the cooking temperature wasn't high because the alarm was too close to the kitchen. It was SO annoying we took it out. But shower caps is a good solution.


Help! I Set Off the Fire Alarms When Searing Meat!
Good Questions

9/30/10 3:20 AM