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Lots of great details. I love the Chinese marriage bed, but wonder what it's doing in the living room. Why not use it in the master bedroom?

I love sliced garlic!!

First of all, depending on the dish, it sometimes adds a lot both to the tase and visually.

Also, I hate cleaning the garlic press, especially if I only need one clove, so it saves time.

To get the health benefit from the garlic you need to let it sit on your cutting board for a few minutes when you slice rather than crush.

Blogged about it here http://ruthsrealfood.blogspot.com/2011/07/cooking-for-beginners-garlic.html

It's hot but I still made a homemade tomato soup from lots of fresh tomatoes. Soooo good.

Oops, so it is vegan week. I agree with Orchid64. I think it is important to look at the tried and true diets that sustained traditional cultures for generations. That's why I avoid high fructose corn syrup, food colourings, and anything else my grandmother and yours didn't grow up with.
Similarly, no traditional diet that I've ever heard of is vegan, because (in my opinion and obviously not everyone will agree) it can't sustain life cradle to grave over generations. Traditional cultures didn't have modern medicine and supplements to bail them out.
That said, a vegan diet full of fresh, very high quality food may be better that eating the typical, all-processed diet.

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if you don't see any issues with HFCS, maybe this will be informative http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
It's a very interesting video that explains how HFCS is metabolised differently by the body.

Annie, you had difficulty finding great Hanukkah decorations on the web because decorating isn't part of the Hanukkah tradition. On the other hand, I've seen artists do wonderfully beautiful interpretations of menorahs.
As for the wreath, I'll bet if played a word association game with 100 people of various faiths and threw out the word "wreath", almost all of them would say Christmas. I certainly would.
Happy upcoming holidays everyone!

What about ghee/clarified butter? I doesn't have the liquid that regular butter does, so I imagine it'd work well in a pastry. Has anyone tried it?

Lesley, it's the adjective "pokey" which has negative connotations, not London. What did you want them to call it, a pokey Parisian flat? It's in... um... London.

Anyone with a Curious George pillow deserves a super cool vote :)

The dining room table and chairs aren't my personal taste, but other than that, it's great. The picture of the sofa with the bed in the background looks like it came out of a journal (meant as a compliment).
Enjoy your home!