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I'm using my processor tonight - we're having pesto pasta. I don't use it daily or even weekly, but when I need it, I need it! I keep it in the pantry.

I use the waffle iron about once a week, to make grilled cheese sandwiches. The plates reverse to flat, so it's perfect for that.

The only appliances we keep on the counter are coffee grinder, coffee maker, KitchenAid mixer, and toaster. We use all of them daily except for the mixer, which is too big to move.

I have nearly 200 cookbooks and I don't organize them by color, but by subject - general cookbooks (such as Joy of Cooking and Fannie Farmer) baking, vegetarian, Mexican, etc.

I hope no one gives me one for Christmas!

Not having a railing is probably not legal in my area, but something no one seems to notice is the dirt dropping off between the open risers. My parents had stairs like that and the baby grand piano underneath, and it was always covered in dirt. I would never have them.

I take old fashioned rolled oats and make granola. Then breakfast doesn't take any time at all to make. Oh, it's cold, not hot? Well, the coffee is plenty hot!

I don't really see the problem of shopping for yourself. If you can afford whatever it is you're buying, oftentimes you get the best prices now.

Can you make it a pot luck? If not then it's helpful to have a helper who can pitch in - peeling potatoes, making gravy, opening wine, whatever.
Also a comprehensive list is important. A chronological timeline from start to finish, so you know what time things need to go in the oven, etc.
Think about how you want your table to look and set it up the night before.
Simple is fine. Don't overdo the sides. Stick to the basics. Be sure you have plenty of wine!

Healthy? Sugar free? No! I bought Butterfingers and Junior Mints. I bought four packages, and if we're lucky we'll each get one piece to eat.

Butternut squash are not that hard. That's one of the reasons I grow them. Th other is that they taste great.

It looks like our kitchen when we moved in! First, the carpet has to go. That's too unhygenic for words.

We lived with our kitchen for 5 years, then it went in a major addition/remodel. Sometimes these kitchens look great in these tiny pictures, but in reality are no good. Our cabinets were awful in several ways, and the lighting was really bad. Also, the vintage appliances had broken knobs, etc.

Nostalgia is nice, but a kitchen has to be functional.