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State Historical societies have FANTASTIC old photos and they will make prints of for you for a reasonable charge. You can search most of their photographs online by keyword to find what you want.

I had a 20x30 print of a 1890s photo of 2 farmers and their bounty printed for my kitchen from the Wisconsin Historical Society for like $70. I had to get a frame for it, but it was still a fantastic deal. And I'm pretty sure no one will have one like it!

1. Remove the scalloped trim if you can.

2. Remove cupboard doors on the top part. Leave them off.

3. Paint the inside and outside white (or paint the outside all one color, and the insides white).

It's nice having storage in the bedroom, but the pink has GOT TO GO! The scalloped edges might not be so bad without the pink.

What a great idea to pack them up ahead of time! I love croutons on my salad, and I keep them in a separate small baggy as otherwise they get all soft sitting in the greens all day.

The problem with salad for lunch is that I need A LOT of salad to fill me up as a mean, so I throw on hard boiled eggs, cubed cheese, nuts, raisins etc. to make it as hearty as possible.

Now I'm skeptical about how well they'll fit my vintage mason jars...

And I want the red! why don't they have that color anymore?

It would be cool if someone made lids like this that closed. Like those bag toppers that have been posted here before, that give plastic bags a snap tight lid. Now that would be useful!

I've had my Chefmate one from Target for years and it's fantastic. I probably paid around $30 for it. You don't have to spend a ton to get a good one!

I have an Oxo folding grater that I love! The fold is at the top and it has a nice big easy to hold handle, and it fits flat in my drawer. This doesn't seem as sturdy as that one.

I made #1 a couple weeks ago and it was great!! Very easy, and it made a yummy week's worth of meals (for 1 person). I used mushrooms and spinach, but you could definitely add nearly anything to it.

@natomaton-- that's my sneaky personal rule, too!

But, really, I don't care about double-dipping. I just don't do it if others will be freaked out.

We're too freakin' germ phobic in the US nowadays. When I was in Japan everyone visiting a temple drank from the same water ladle. No biggie. Even when I went to church here as a kid we all drank from the same communion cup (do they still do that?). No one died.

I always have breakfast-- but I only feel like eating after I've been up and drinking coffee for 2 hours or so. No rolling out of bed and eating for me!

If I'm on campus I'll eat exactly what's in the picture-- a clif bar and a banana or apple.

At home I'll have cereal (I love Trader Joe's Raisin Bran) or an English muffin with peanut butter.

Oh this is brilliant! I am terrible at eyeballing pasta portions. I always make too much or too little! I'm going to download it for my ipod touch.

And what's up with the cooking snobbery Oneisco? Sorry, but anything that helps people cook is good in my book.

I'm a good cook-- my dad was a chef-- and usually I never use measuring devices when I cook. My dad taught me to eyeball most ingredients. For some reason, pasta alludes me though!