Rianne's Profile

On the mantle, with pretty colored stones in them. on top of one of the bookcases, holding different pretty stones.

scattered throughout the house serving various practical functions until such time as I need them for flowers - holding scrapers in the kitchen until I need it, then I stick the scrapers in a wide mouthed glass and use the vase.

masquerading as a mason jar - unless it's an arrangement that doesn't work in a mason jar, 80% of all flowers that come into the house go into wide mouthed quart jars.

at goodwill where I can pay $.50 to get them out of storage if I suddenly REALLY NEED a generic vase in a shape I don't already own?

Better than Bouillon here, too. though they don't have a low-sodium option.

We use jars for everything. everything. carrying berries to work for lunch. storing pens, grains, beans, cereal. Instead of canisters for sugar, flour, etc.

Classico pasta sauce, TJ's salsa and several other grocery store items come in jars whose lists are the same size as narrow mouth mason jars, so we keep both the jar and the lid - allows us to use two-part lids with some things and also means we've got one-piece lids for things that need it.

We have cats, and we use towels!

usually, we use hand towel sized kitchen towels instead of bath towels, but same idea. Works like a dream, no waste.

I've been eyeing exactly those towels for exactly this purpose. Nice to see I wasn't completely out of my mind!

I buy it at a welding supply place. weird, right?

wary, not weary. gah. otherwise, awesome tip!

I use canning jars. or empty salsa jars.

Our pantry is an assortment of Besta units and I LOVE them. adjustable, easy to put together, customizable. We did a mix of solid and opaque doors, and I just love them.

My favorite biscotti EVER were a NYTimes recipe from ~1999, which featured olive oil and red wine. They were simply divine.