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FWIW, you can buy a reusable pod for the Keurig K-cup machines- they're about $10 bucks, and work great for your favorite coffee....

There's this one which uses a cartridge that swaps out with the normal holder: http://www.amazon.com/Keurig-K-Cup-Reusable-Coffee-Filter/dp/B000DLB2FI

And there's also this one, which has a little flap and can go into the normal holder directly: http://www.ekobrew.com/

For the impatient (like myself), the chocolate brownie link is here:

http://www.goodlifeeats.com/2011/06/chocolate-covered-brownie-ice-cream-sandwich-recipe.html

I'm with Adora- the point of those cardboard bottles surrounding the refill bag is lost on me. FWIW, you can buy Method cleaning products in refill bags (I've seen the hand soap and laundry detergent in this option) without the extra packaging...

Lovely tour, but I'd be scared to be in a home in CA with that many books piled up next to the front door- I hope there's *lots* of (low) windows! :/

FWIW, I've been given to understand that the 'don't start eating everyone has been served' thing holds for dinner parties where you are expected to wait until the host/ess is seated and ready to eat (after serving everyone else, presumably), but *not* at some restaurants where the group's meals are not brought out all at once (rather poor table service, IMHO)... That said, unless I truly am ready to gnaw off my own arm, I agree that it's much more polite to wait for everyone to have their food before digging in!

Lots of great ideas here- thanks for the post! I would ask that you reconsider the suggestion about putting a beloved pair of heels on the coffee table, though- don't do it unless they're *never* worn, or else it will just look like you forgot to put them away in the closet (and make the room smell less pleasant)... :P

I'll have to try this sometime! I usually just turn my oven on to the lowest setting while I'm making the dough; when it's ready to rise, I turn off the heat and pop the bowl into the warm oven. If you have your ingredients measured out before you start, the short amount of time to mix everything together isn't long enough for the oven to get very hot. I also drape a damp tea towel over the top of the bowl/pan to keep the dough from drying out...

I liked Domino and I'm happy to see that they're reviving it for a one-off, but what I *really* want to see is Blueprint for the iPad. C'mon, MSLO- make it happen!

My other alternatives to throwing out a too-sweet flavored tea include bringing the box to share at work, and "cutting" it with plain black/green/white tea- just cut open the pouches and mix them in a jar. Often, that's enough to get a hint of flavor without the overkill.

Oh, how I miss sitting in Degraves, sipping a perfect Melbourne cappuccino... *sigh*