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I made the best boeuf bourguignonne of my life in my pressure cooker. 20 minutes...what's not to love.

If you are including the veggies to add dimension to a sauce, then fine. If you are adding them to trick the recipient into eating them without their knowledge...no. My mother-in-law did this to my husband and he has to be the pickiest person I know. She would literally pulverize an onion till it was a pile of watery sludge, then add it to the dish. I will never do this to my kids. The veggies are in plain sight. They can see what everything is and are encouraged to try and appreciate different foods. Sorry--I have no patience for this stuff.

RDECO54...stovetop heating will destroy vitamins and nutrients in food too. The most sensitive being folic acid, and vitamins B and C (common in vegetables). Milk is the least worrisome I'd say.

I just went on a rampage in the utensil drawer...it took me all of 5 minutes. Why did I not do this ages ago?

mcb1223 is right...you need to breathe through your mouth, not your nose. Breathing through my nose causes instant stinging and tears...for me it's really bad. Breathing through the mouth will buy me about 2 minutes...then the tears start. I just try to be a really fast chopper in those 2 minutes. I think this bread trick is designed to keep your mouth open.

Try to keep in mind how you feel when you are a guest in someone's home. I'm sure you don't inspect every nook and cranny for cleanliness...or even mind if there is a little clutter here and there. I don't mind a little dirt or clutter in other's homes, and I think most people feel that way, too. You are spending time together, and that is what is really important.

Where are the table and chairs from?

Scamps?! Are you kidding...the Scamp is like the Airstream's poor, ugly, hillbilly cousin.

So, the plastic keeps the potato fresh for a week or two longer than without...great...except the plastic will not biodegrade for 1,000 years and will end up in the middle of the ocean with some poor animal choking on it. Hmmmmm. Plastic is never "green", people.

I have a framed mirror behind each of my bedside table lamps. They are the width of the table and about as tall as the lamp itself...it's a nice effect.