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Even within the US are food cravings...my PA Dutch dad can't get enough of the liverwurst I bring him when I visit him in Michigan, and my mom always asks for Tastycakes.

It's so interesting reading everyone's comments and experiences! I was delightfully surprised when my husband and I got an apartment together to find that we have very similar tastes. It made choosing colors and furniture much easier!

Sugar snap peas are one of my all time favorite snacks, period! They're so hardy and easy and SO delicious! Plus I can eat a whole bag, get the delightful crunch of chips and none of the guilt. ;-)

Interesting--and the comments are even more so! My bedroom is a deep, chocolate brown with crisp white trim and blue accents, and I absolutely love it. It's been that way for over 4 years, and the only thing that affects my sleep quality (besides a snoring husband) is my own stress levels. The color just makes me happy and calm when I'm already awake.

If I don't stock vanilla beans (scandalous, I know) could I use some vanilla extract or something?

Been there! Our stove was unhooked for close to four weeks during a kitchen remodel. We did lots of crockpot--I like to roast whole chickens in mine, and then use the meat for a variety of meals. I also used the microwave a good bit, and we did lots of sandwiches. Also, I know cooking can be relaxing, but takeout can be good sometimes too.

I'm with Jane...pretty much everything I host is buffet style. I'll plate dessert sometime, especially if it's something + ice cream (toss that ice cream right back into the freezer), but our dinner parties are cheerfully awkward events, since there isn't really a space big enough in our apartment for a table with guests AND food. We even make our guests walk with their plates from the kitchen (where the buffet is) to the living room (where we set up a table that can accommodate more than 3 people). We're such low-class folks. ;-)

This is hilarious to me, reading everyone's favorite chores! =)

I kind of like making the bed, doing dishes, and sweeping/vacuuming...mostly because those three little chores can make my whole apartment feel put together in about an hour total. I'm also a freak about keeping everything on a horizontal surface neatly stacked. Huge pile of mail or magazines? Fine by me, as long as it's neatly stacked.

I hate scrubbing the shower, but the boy does that...we switch off ironing because we both hate it. Everything else is pretty neutral, I guess!

@Brooklynnina, my husband is the same way. I freeze my chicken breasts by twos (enough for both of us to have dinner, and me to have lunch the next day) and I've found that I can thaw it in about 20 minutes flat by putting the ziploc baggy into a bowl of the hottest water my tap can produce. In that time I'll prep everything else (or check email) and dinner's on the table in less than an hour!

Somewhere along the way I became crazy about wonton soup when I'm sick. If I'm sick enough to stay home, there's very little chance that I'm cooking, so the takeout factor is nice. I guess it's the combination of hot broth, saltiness, and nice big bites of dumpling. Yum.