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If you have a Mac, Apple has a nifty little widget called "Unit Converter" you can download. It gives you conversions for weight, volume, length, temperature, currency and many units. I've lived in this country for 30 years and still have problems with inches and centimeters, and Fahrenheit and Celsius.

I love Earl Grey tea and definitely have to try this out. But yes, where will I get bergamot at this time of the year (or any time) in Chicago?

Very beautiful!

If you clean the stove top daily right after cooking when it's still warm it takes only a minute, without any elbow grease. At the same time wipe the front and you're done. Works with gas and electric stoves, I've had both. With the gas stove I vacuum the burner box every few days and wipe it out.
To clean the inside of the oven without ANY work or any harmful oven cleaners check this site: http://www.websiterepairguy.com/articles/household_tips/clean_oven.html
I have done this with an absolutely disgusting stove that had probably never been cleaned. After a few days it looked like new. It's the best tip I've ever gotten from the internet!

Perfect!

Adorable! My grandson would love to have this in his room!

Great! I use used coffee cans which don't look pretty at all.

I just use baking soda. Add water to the pot/pan, add a good amount of baking soda and bring to a boil and let simmer for a while. Be careful, it easily boils over and you'll have a big mess on your hands. Let cool until you can stick your hands in it without burning yourself and scrub with the hard part of a sponge. You won't need to scrub much. It's less work than the instructions above. Unless the food is seriously burnt, it comes right off during the simmering part.

YUM! I don't know if I can wait all night, though...